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What's the most underrated thing about MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
569
High
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDINA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361896001716
MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
2 MUSTANG DR, MEDINA, NY 14103 · (585) 798-2710 · Orleans County
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL569 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of New York public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
276 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 107 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 106 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 92 | 16% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MEDINA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
53.9%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
41.7%
NY avg 57.4% . -11.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.9% | 41.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.4% | 53.4% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 569 | 48.5% | 46.0% |
| OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL OLEAN | 668 | 50.4% | 52.2% |
| GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GLENS FALLS | 628 | 44.3% | 66.0% |
| JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL JOHNSTOWN | 554 | 51.6% | 52.9% |
| NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL NORWICH | 516 | 49.4% | 60.3% |
| CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL CORTLAND | 582 | 44.8% | 71.7% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #804 of 1,135 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #716 of 1,109 ▼ 131 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #898 of 1,135 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 569 | #470 of 1,216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #433 of 1,058 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.0% | #689 of 1,070 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.5% | #712 of 1,167 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #449 of 743 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
569
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 9.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 569 | 53.7 | 10.6:1 | 49% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 609 | 56.8 | 10.7:1 | 45% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 614 | 54.7 | 11.2:1 | 46% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 58 | 9.8:1 | 53% (303) |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 49.1 | 12.8:1 | 52% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 631 | 52 | 12.1:1 | 48% (304) |
| 2010-11 | 580 | 40 | 14.5:1 | 29% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 643 | 48 | 13.4:1 | 21% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 490 | 32 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a medium-sized high school in MEDINA, New York, (ZIP code 14103). Its 569 students are spread across grades 7 through 12.
The MEDINA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT system has 3 schools and 1,335 students.
White students make up a majority at MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, at 77%. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census figures show Orleans County is about 86% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 39% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 53.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 10.6:1. That matches the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 49%.
allk12 grades MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL a C-. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 11.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New York schools.
Across Orleans County, the median household income is $65,969, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Orleans County has 13 public schools and roughly 5,767 students.
The closest public school, CLIFFORD WISE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, is about 0.2 miles from MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 6th among 7 schools close by.
MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 571 to 569.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Orleans County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,608
Census ACS
Median income
$65,969
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MEDINA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CLIFFORD WISE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 383 students
- OAK ORCHARD PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 383 students
Other schools in MEDINA
- ORLEANS-NIAGARA BOCESCombined · 473 students
- CLIFFORD WISE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 383 students
- OAK ORCHARD PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 383 students
Nearby schools
- CLIFFORD WISE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 383
- OAK ORCHARD PRIMARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 383
- ORLEANS-NIAGARA BOCES1.8 mi · 473
- ROYALTON-HARTLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL3.5 mi · 328
- ROYALTON-HARTLAND HIGH SCHOOL3.6 mi · 337
- L A WEBBER MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL7.8 mi · 238
Frequently asked questions
About MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 569 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 77% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MEDINA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.