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Sidney Fenn Elementary School

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Sidney Fenn Elementary School ranks 240 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

240^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Sidney Fenn Elementary School is a K–5 school at 320 N Spring Grove St in Medina, Ohio, serving 604 students as the largest of the five Medina City School District elementary schools in this comparison set. Across ten years of SchoolDigger rankings, Sidney Fenn has never fallen below the 83rd percentile of Ohio elementary schools, earning 4 or 5 stars every year — an average of roughly the 88th percentile, or the top 12% of the state. That decade-long stability is the school's signature; several nearby schools have swung far more widely from year to year.

On the 2025–26 Ohio State Tests, the school averaged about 81.8% proficient across seven grade/subject measures — roughly 3 points above its district and 18 points above the state. It scored above the state in all seven and at or above the district in six of seven; 5th-grade science (78.1% vs. 79.1%) was the lone exception. Within Medina City School District, Sidney Fenn ranks third of five on raw proficiency, behind Ralph E. Waite Elementary and Ella Canavan Elementary School. Its standout strength is chronic absenteeism: 7.6% versus a 15.2% district rate, roughly half the district figure every year on record. The school also ranks unusually high for its low-income students (89th percentile in 2025–26) and special education students (88th percentile), despite serving a population that is about 29% economically disadvantaged.

Two things to weigh. First, Sidney Fenn carries the highest student-to-teacher ratio among its Medina City School District peers at 19.5 students per teacher, up from 18.1 the year before. Second, 2025–26 results softened modestly: its rank fell from 92nd to 85th percentile, with declines in 5th-grade science, 5th-grade ELA, and 3rd-grade math, though 4th-grade ELA improved. The one clear red flag is a 15th-percentile gifted-and-talented ranking, but that is a single decade-old data point. Nearby, Granger Elementary School and Sharon Elementary School in Highland Local post stronger results (93.3% and 91.0% average proficiency), though they serve roughly one-third Sidney Fenn's low-income population.

604

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,646

Per pupil spending ?

29.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

93.6%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 6.4% (any vaccine)

320 N Spring Grove St
Medina, OH 44256-1969

(330) 636-4100

District: Medina City School District

Students who attend Sidney Fenn Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Claggett Middle School
High:	Medina High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.3%

Two or more races:

7.1%

Hispanic:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Ohio elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg79%

Ohio avg64%

240^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	82.1	240 of 1560	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	86.9	121 of 1558	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	120 of 1577	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.2	253 of 1596	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	156 of 1588	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	83.3	272 of 1610	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	186 of 1676	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	228 of 1636	86.1%	★★★★☆
2017	81.2	243 of 1651	85.3%	★★★★☆
2016	84.7	167 of 1678	90.0%	★★★★★
2015	85.1	137 of 1684	91.9%	★★★★★
2014	78.7	271 of 1687	83.9%	★★★★☆
2013	75.0	411 of 1701	75.8%	★★★★☆
2012	79.9	207 of 1709	87.9%	★★★★☆
2011	78.7	247 of 1686	85.3%	★★★★☆
2010	76.0	364 of 1662	78.1%	★★★★☆
2009	79.0	234 of 1610	85.5%	★★★★☆
2008	78.0	274 of 1582	82.7%	★★★★☆
2007	55.4	911 of 1609	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	80.6	184 of 1504	87.8%	★★★★☆
2005	73.5	369 of 1501	75.4%	★★★★☆
2004	59.3	699 of 1471	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	95.8	15 of 824	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	75.0	162 of 1021	84.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	82.1	202 of 1452	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	83.2	193 of 1452	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	65 of 1466	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	208 of 1483	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	260 of 1488	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	233 of 1467	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	115 of 1502	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	83.0	162 of 1518	89.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	42.2	643 of 759	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	82.1	166 of 1467	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	80.3	214 of 1473	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.6	42 of 1484	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	76.3	272 of 1447	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	386 of 1419	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	461 of 1404	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	561 of 1465	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.6	377 of 1465	74.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	82.7	195 of 1467	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	86.7	105 of 1466	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	105 of 1485	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	282 of 1498	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.7	58 of 1518	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	80.3	296 of 1499	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	185 of 1535	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	263 of 1536	82.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	107 of 914	88.3%	★★★★☆
2025	78.1	104 of 935	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	59 of 900	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	60.3	233 of 856	72.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	310 of 1181	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	83.9	99 of 1175	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	111 of 1190	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	80.1	212 of 1215	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	132 of 1242	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	183 of 1249	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	124 of 1271	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.5	202 of 1309	84.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)98th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

Female (2026)86th percentile~ school

White (2026)74th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)15th percentile-71 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts84%+19 vs state

Mathematics81%+18 vs state

Science78%+15 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sidney Fenn Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Sidney Fenn Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sidney Fenn Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Claggett Middle School
High : Medina High School

What is the racial makeup of Sidney Fenn Elementary School?

Students at Sidney Fenn Elementary School are 83% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Sidney Fenn Elementary School a good school?

Sidney Fenn Elementary School ranks 240^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sidney Fenn Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 604 students attended Sidney Fenn Elementary School.

What district is Sidney Fenn Elementary School in?

Medina City School District

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