Summary:
Zip code 44256 is home to four high schools — three comprehensive high schools serving grades 9–12 and one vocational career center serving grades 7–12 — with a combined listed enrollment of 4,179 students. Medina High School (1,767 students) is the largest, followed by Highland High School (989), Medina County Career Center (787), and Buckeye High School (636). The three comprehensive schools belong to Medina City School District, Highland Local, and Buckeye Local; the career center is part of Medina County Joint Vocational School District.
Highland is the clear standout: it ranks 13th of 773 schools statewide (98th percentile, 5 stars), with the highest average proficiency at 92.7%, the highest graduation rate at 99.3%, the lowest chronic absenteeism at 11.5%, and the lowest free/reduced-lunch rate at 10.92%. Medina High, the largest school, posts a solid 78.3% average proficiency and 98.0% graduation rate but has the group's highest chronic absenteeism at 24.6% — more than double Highland's. Buckeye, the smallest comprehensive school, is close behind Medina academically (77.1% average proficiency, 98.5% graduation rate, 14.5% chronic absenteeism), though it is stronger in government, history, and Algebra I while Medina is stronger in Biology and English II.
All three comprehensive high schools outperform the state in every tested subject, and Highland improved in all six from 2024–25 to 2025–26 while Medina and Buckeye declined in five of six. Notably, Highland spends the least per student ($7,933) versus Buckeye ($9,188) and Medina ($10,765), and student-teacher ratios do not track directly with achievement. The career center, with the lowest ratio at 12.4, has no test, graduation, absenteeism, poverty, or spending data provided, so it should not be judged academically against the comprehensive schools on this data set.
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