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Enrollment
1,767
High
DISTRICT 890 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDINA CITY SD·NCES 390443801306
Medina High School
777 E Union St, Medina, OH 44256 · (330) 636-3200 · Medina County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,767 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Ohio public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
104 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
403 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 43%
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 9 | 473 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 460 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 420 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 414 | 23% |
Student demographics
24%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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Medina City SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
79.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.6pp since 2021
Math
72.8%
OH avg 56.1% . -1.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 down about 1 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.6% | 72.8% |
| 2023-24 | 77.9% | 73.3% |
| 2022-23 | 79.5% | 75.5% |
| 2021-22 | 80.2% | 74.0% |
% 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
82.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 Medina High School
Medina High School's state test result (82.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medina High School this school | 1,767 | 22.8% | 82.1% |
| Brunswick High School Brunswick | 1,910 | 26.1% | 73.6% |
| Milford Sr High School Milford | 1,814 | 22.5% | 77.1% |
| Big Walnut High School Sunbury | 1,299 | 18.4% | 73.3% |
| Lebanon High School Lebanon | 1,604 | 28.4% | 74.7% |
| Little Miami High School Morrow | 1,603 | 20.3% | 74.2% |
Matched among Ohio 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Medina County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #69 of 403 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #103 of 776 ▼ 20 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #132 of 774 ▲ 39 | #4 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.9pp | #170 of 742 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,767 | #35 of 888 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #412 of 739 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.4% | #361 of 749 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.8% | #359 of 435 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #84 of 484 | #1 of 6 |
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
1,767
-311 (-15%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 1,550
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 1,767 | 104.2 | 17.0:1 | 23% (403) |
| 2023-24 | 1,912 | 110.7 | 17.3:1 | 22% (416) |
| 2022-23 | 1,998 | 112.5 | 17.8:1 | 14% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 2,078 | 109 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,248 | 104.6 | 21.5:1 | 17% (383) |
| 2015-16 | 2,189 | 102 | 21.5:1 | 18% (390) |
| 2010-11 | 2,164 | 103 | 21.0:1 | 17% (370) |
| 2000-01 | 1,982 | 120 | 16.5:1 | 2% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 1,550 | 93 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Medina High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (2,248 to 1,767); teachers unchanged (104.6 to 104.2).
About Medina High School
Medina High School is a large high school in Medina, Ohio, administered by Medina City SD. The school counted 1,767 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 213% larger than the average for high schools in Ohio.
Federal data list 12 schools in Medina City SD, with 6,414 students enrolled.
A large majority of enrollment at Medina High School is White, at 87%. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 24%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.0:1. The school has 104.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Ohio is 17.7:1. In all, 23% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Medina County is close, at 26%.
Medina High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 79% of Ohio public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Medina High School is 80.2%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 82.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Medina County show that median household income comes to about $94,968, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Medina County has 49 public schools with about 25,243 students, including Medina High School.
Medina High School's nearest public school is Sidney Fenn Elementary School (about 0.3 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Medina High School places 3rd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Fringe.
The school's student count fell 15% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 19.1:1 to 17.0:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Medina High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- 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
- H G Blake Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
Other schools in Medina
- 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
- Buckeye High SchoolHigh · 636 students
Other Medina High schools
One other US public school is named Medina High. Medina High School is the largest of the 2.
- MEDINA HIGH SCHOOLMedina, ND · 103 students
Nearby schools
- Sidney Fenn Elementary School0.3 mi · 604
- Claggett Middle School0.4 mi · 724
- Eliza Northrop Elementary0.8 mi · 466
- Evolve Academy0.8 mi · 12
- Garfield Elementary School0.9 mi · 216
- Heritage Elementary School1.4 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About Medina High SchoolHow many students attend Medina High School?
Medina High School enrolls approximately 1,767 students in grades 09-12.
Is Medina High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Medina High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Medina High School have?
Medina High School employs 104 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Medina High School?
At Medina High School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Medina High School?
Medina High School is overseen by Medina City SD in Medina County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.