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Ella Canavan Elementary School

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Ella Canavan Elementary School ranks 244 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

244^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Ella Canavan Elementary School is a K–5 school serving 475 students in Medina, Ohio, part of the Medina City School District. In 2025–2026 it ranked 244th out of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 84th percentile with 4 stars, slightly above the district's 83rd percentile, 4 stars. Its defining story is a sustained turnaround: from 2018–2019 through 2022–2023 it generally sat around the 66th–70th percentile with 3 stars, and since 2023–2024 it has held 83rd–84th percentile and 4 stars for three straight years.

Locally, Ella Canavan is the third-ranked of the five Medina City K–5 elementaries, behind Ralph E. Waite Elementary (88th percentile) and Sidney Fenn Elementary School (85th), and ahead of H G Blake Elementary School (71st) and Eliza Northrop Elementary (60th). It trails Highland Local's Granger Elementary School and Sharon Elementary School, which are top-tier statewide at the 96th–98th percentile with 5 stars, and outranks Brunswick City's Applewood Elementary School and Cloverleaf Elementary School. Chronic absenteeism is a relative strength at 8.8%, well below the district's 15.2% and improved from 13.3% in 2021–2022, though Waite, Northrop and Fenn are lower still. Free/reduced lunch is 25.47%, and the student–teacher ratio rose from 15.4 in 2022–2023 to 18.2 in 2024–2025.

Academically, Ella Canavan is above the state average in all seven reported 2025–2026 grade-subject areas, by at least 10 percentage points each, and above the district in five of seven. Grade 5 is the standout: science 89.6%, math 82.6% and ELA 85.7% — each the highest among same-district peers. The clearest watch item is Grade 4 ELA at 71.8%, below the district's 78.4% and below every same-district K–5 peer, though it remains well above the state's 61.8% and has swung widely year to year. Subgroup results are generally strong, at the 76th–89th percentile in 2025–2026; an old 2017–2018 gifted-and-talented rank at the 17th percentile is too dated to count as a current weakness.

475

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,514

Per pupil spending ?

25.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

89%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 11% (any vaccine)

825 Lawrence St
Medina, OH 44256-2809

(330) 636-4000

District: Medina City School District

Students who attend Ella Canavan Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	A. I. Root Middle School
High:	Medina High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.6%

Two or more races:

6.7%

Hispanic:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (82% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Ohio elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg79%

Ohio avg64%

244^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Medina City School District

133^rd of 773Medina City School District among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	244 of 1560	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	81.7	263 of 1558	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	273 of 1577	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	540 of 1596	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.9	498 of 1588	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.5	490 of 1610	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	509 of 1676	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	681 of 1636	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	81.7	229 of 1651	86.1%	★★★★☆
2016	80.6	284 of 1678	83.1%	★★★★☆
2015	79.7	294 of 1684	82.5%	★★★★☆
2014	80.8	193 of 1687	88.6%	★★★★☆
2013	76.9	332 of 1701	80.5%	★★★★☆
2012	80.2	198 of 1709	88.4%	★★★★☆
2011	78.0	278 of 1686	83.5%	★★★★☆
2010	79.6	235 of 1662	85.9%	★★★★☆
2009	81.8	145 of 1610	91.0%	★★★★★
2008	81.6	176 of 1582	88.9%	★★★★☆
2007	82.8	127 of 1609	92.1%	★★★★★
2006	81.2	164 of 1504	89.1%	★★★★☆
2005	81.1	181 of 1501	87.9%	★★★★☆
2004	82.8	150 of 1471	89.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	68.1	173 of 824	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	111 of 956	88.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	156 of 1452	89.3%	★★★★☆
2025	79.2	294 of 1452	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	348 of 1466	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	532 of 1483	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	435 of 1488	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	341 of 1467	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	481 of 1502	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	668 of 1518	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	43.3	630 of 759	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	348 of 1467	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	72.1	394 of 1473	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	187 of 1484	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	40.7	929 of 1447	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	656 of 1419	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.2	377 of 1404	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	44.9	929 of 1465	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.9	580 of 1465	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	226 of 1467	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	84.4	170 of 1466	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	166 of 1485	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	498 of 1498	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.8	484 of 1518	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.3	557 of 1499	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.5	403 of 1535	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	539 of 1536	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	139 of 914	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	67.9	190 of 935	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	36 of 900	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	63.5	204 of 856	76.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	249 of 1181	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	76.0	282 of 1175	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	309 of 1190	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	516 of 1215	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	400 of 1242	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.0	441 of 1249	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	490 of 1271	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	613 of 1309	53.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2026)89th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)85th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile+10 vs school

White (2026)79th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)17th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science90%+27 vs state

Mathematics83%+20 vs state

English Language Arts79%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Ella Canavan Elementary School	Public	K-5	825 Lawrence St	Medina	44256	Medina County	Medina City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 636-4000	475	26	18.2	25.5%	402 (84.6%)	14 (2.9%)	21 (4.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	81.9	244^th of 1560 public elementary schools	84.4%		81.7	263^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	83.1%	19	89.6	80.0	85.9	82.6		80.2	71.8	85.7	89%	11%	$11,514
H G Blake Elementary School	Public	K-5	4704 Lexington Ridge Dr	Medina	44256	Medina County	Medina City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 636-3900	470	28	16.6	36.6%	361 (76.8%)	29 (6.2%)	32 (6.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.4%)	74.3	451^st of 1560 public elementary schools	71.1%		66.6	593^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	61.9%	142	80.3	54.5	90.0	77.8	100.0	66.2	77.8	77.3	90.9%	7.6%	$13,804
Sidney Fenn Elementary School	Public	K-5	320 N Spring Grove St	Medina	44256	Medina County	Medina City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 636-4100	604	31	19.5	29.3%	503 (83.3%)	19 (3.1%)	31 (5.1%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.1%)	82.1	240^th of 1560 public elementary schools	84.6%		86.9	121^st of 1558 public elementary schools	92.2%	119	78.1	80.7	89.7	72.7		82.6	85.7	83.3	93.6%	6.4%	$11,646
Ralph E. Waite Elementary	Public	K-5	4765 Cobblestone Park Drive	Medina	44256	Medina County	Medina City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 636-4500	500	28	17.7	11.8%	439 (87.8%)	5 (1.0%)	21 (4.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	83.8	193^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	87.6%		86.2	138^th of 1558 public elementary schools	91.1%	55	85.9	83.8	84.0	75.0		87.5	82.7	84.8	90.5%	9.5%	$13,908
Eliza Northrop Elementary	Public	K-5	950 East Reagan Parkway	Medina	44256	Medina County	Medina City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 636-4600	466	25	18.2	31.5%	385 (82.6%)	8 (1.7%)	36 (7.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	65.7	623^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	60.1%		76.2	407^th of 1558 public elementary schools	73.9%	216	61.3	71.2	78.9	54.8		66.2	73.7	82.5	87.9%	7.6%	$13,489
Buckeye Primary School	Public	K-3	3180 Columbia Rd	Medina	44256	Medina County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 722-8257	581	33	17.8	29.1%	507 (87.3%)	16 (2.8%)	31 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)								(n/a)		83.5				87.6			87.5%	7.4%	$11,462
Sharon Elementary School	Public	K-5	6216 Ridge Rd	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Highland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 239-1901	627	32	19.5	8.9%	558 (89.0%)	4 (0.6%)	27 (4.3%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	90	63^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	96.0%		90.9	47^th of 1558 public elementary schools	97.0%	16	77.5	93.9	93.5	89.2		98.8	94.2	90.1	85.9%	13%	$12,261
Granger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1724 Wilbur Rd	Medina	44256	Medina County	Highland Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 239-1901	512	27	18.9	11.1%	447 (87.3%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.3%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.6%)	92.2	27^th of 1560 public elementary schools	98.3%		91.1	42^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	97.3%	15	91.2	93.9	93.0	94.1		92.4	91.5	97.1	89.8%	10.2%	$12,302
Applewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	3891 Applewood Dr	Brunswick	44212	Medina County	Brunswick City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 273-0481	475	28	16.9	39.6%	388 (81.7%)	35 (7.4%)	15 (3.2%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	70.7	519^th of 1560 public elementary schools	66.7%		72.5	482^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	69.1%	37	76.2	68.2	82.2	59.0		69.9	79.7	78.6	89.6%	9%	$13,018
Huntington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1931 Huntington Cir	Brunswick	44212	Medina County	Brunswick City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 273-0484	508	31	16.3	35.8%	442 (87.0%)	9 (1.8%)	25 (4.9%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	79.7	308^th of 1560 public elementary schools	80.3%		75	435^th of 1558 public elementary schools	72.1%	127	82.7	76.6	81.5	85.0		73.8	73.9	88.9	95.3%	4.7%	$12,893

Frequently Asked Questions about Ella Canavan Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Ella Canavan Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ella Canavan Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : A. I. Root Middle School
High : Medina High School

Is Ella Canavan Elementary School a good school?

Ella Canavan Elementary School ranks 244^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ella Canavan Elementary School?

Students at Ella Canavan Elementary School are 85% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Ella Canavan Elementary School in?

Medina City School District

How many students attend Ella Canavan Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended Ella Canavan Elementary School.

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