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Medina High School
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Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveWhat 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.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Medina High School
Medina High School is one of the well-populated senior highs in Medina, Ohio, overseen by Medina City SD, with 1,767 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 565 students per school, that is 213% larger than typical.
Across the 12 schools in Medina City SD (6,414 students total), Medina High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, Medina High School logs that nearly all students (87%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 104 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Medina High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 80.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 82.1%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Medina County put the typical household earns roughly $94,968 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Medina County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,243 students), of which Medina High School is one.
The closest other public school is Sidney Fenn Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Medina High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 79.2%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Medina High School has contracted 21%, going from 2,248 students in 2018 to 1,767 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 87% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, members of the Medina High School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Medina County at a glance
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- Buckeye High SchoolHigh · 636 students
- 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
- Helping Hands Preschool1.4 mi · 159