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Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDINA CITY SD·NCES 390443805535
Eliza Northrop Elementary
950 East Reagan Parkway, Medina, OH 44256 · (330) 636-4600 · Medina County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of Ohio public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
147 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54% · 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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
76.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.6pp since 2021
Math
78.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +7.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.8% | 78.6% |
| 2023-24 | 72.4% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.3% | 74.5% |
| 2021-22 | 77.4% | 70.8% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
73.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Eliza Northrop Elementary
Eliza Northrop Elementary's state test result (73.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eliza Northrop Elementary this school | 466 | 31.5% | 73.8% |
| Edgewood Elementary School Marysville | 487 | 29.4% | 80.5% |
| Jerusalem Elementary School Curtice | 423 | 34.8% | 77.5% |
| Olmsted Falls Intermediate Building Olmsted Falls | 507 | 28.0% | 81.0% |
| Ervin Carlisle Elementary School Delaware | 533 | 31.0% | 76.5% |
| Brunswick Memorial Elementary School Brunswick | 362 | 31.8% | 81.3% |
Matched among Ohio elementary 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 Eliza Northrop Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Medina County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #384 of 673 | #17 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #426 of 1,569 ▲ 263 | #18 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #380 of 1,569 ▲ 224 | #17 of 23 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.6pp | #695 of 1,514 | #8 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #606 of 1,808 | #12 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #961 of 1,582 | #17 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.7% | #914 of 1,590 | #5 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.5% | #495 of 767 | #9 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #355 of 992 | #2 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
466
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-13% since 2010-11, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 466 | 25.5 | 18.3:1 | 32% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 31.7 | 18.3:1 | 35% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 558 | 29.4 | 19.0:1 | 21% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 33 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 561 | 26.4 | 21.2:1 | 25% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 25 | 21.2:1 | 25% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | 28 | 19.0:1 | 20% (105) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eliza Northrop Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (561 to 466); teachers down 4% (26.4 to 25.5).
About Eliza Northrop Elementary
Eliza Northrop Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Medina, Ohio, one of the schools in Medina City SD. Enrolled students number 466 students, in kindergarten through 5.
Eliza Northrop Elementary is in Medina City SD, a district with 6,414 students across 12 schools.
White students make up 83% of enrollment at Eliza Northrop Elementary. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Medina County is about 92% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Eliza Northrop Elementary operates with 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 18.3:1. That is close to the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. About 32% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
The allk12 Grade for Eliza Northrop Elementary is B. Compared with Ohio public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 55% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Eliza Northrop Elementary are 3.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (73.8% actual, 76.9% predicted).
In the county around the school, Medina County, the median household income is $94,968, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Medina County is home to 49 public schools and about 25,243 public school students.
Medina High School is located about 0.8 miles from Eliza Northrop Elementary. The five-mile area around Eliza Northrop Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Eliza Northrop Elementary comes in 5th of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Eliza Northrop Elementary is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
In 2020-21, Eliza Northrop Elementary enrolled 470; in 2024-25, 466. The school's ratio rose from 14.2:1 to 18.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Eliza Northrop Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Medina County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
183,660
Census ACS
Median income
$94,968
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
25,243 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Medina City SD
- Medina High SchoolHigh · 1,767 students
- Claggett Middle SchoolMiddle · 724 students
- A. I. Root Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Sidney Fenn Elementary SchoolElementary · 604 students
- Ralph E. Waite ElementaryElementary · 500 students
- Ella Canavan Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
Other schools in Medina
- Medina High SchoolHigh · 1,767 students
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 824 students
- Medina County Career CenterHigh · 787 students
- Claggett Middle SchoolMiddle · 724 students
- A. I. Root Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
Nearby schools
- Medina High School0.8 mi · 1,767
- Sidney Fenn Elementary School1.1 mi · 604
- Claggett Middle School1.2 mi · 724
- Evolve Academy1.6 mi · 12
- Garfield Elementary School1.7 mi · 216
- Heritage Elementary School2.2 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About Eliza Northrop ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Eliza Northrop Elementary?
Eliza Northrop Elementary enrolls approximately 466 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Eliza Northrop Elementary serve?
Eliza Northrop Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Eliza Northrop Elementary?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Eliza Northrop Elementary.
How diverse is Eliza Northrop Elementary?
Eliza Northrop Elementary reports a student body of 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Eliza Northrop Elementary in?
Eliza Northrop Elementary is part of Medina City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.