Medina Central School District

The Medina Central School District in New York serves approximately 1,400 students across three schools: Medina Junior-Senior High School, Clifford Wise Intermediate School, and Oak Orchard Primary School. The district faces several challenges, including consistently low performance on state assessments, high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and potential equity concerns.

Medina Junior-Senior High School, the district's only high school, has a relatively strong 4-year graduation rate of 88.7% but a concerning 9.3% dropout rate. Proficiency rates on state assessments, particularly in English Language Arts, are below the state average. The school also has a high percentage of students (45.93%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Clifford Wise Intermediate School and Oak Orchard Primary School, the two elementary schools, both have significantly lower proficiency rates on state assessments compared to the state average, with Clifford Wise Intermediate School's 5th-grade math proficiency rate being the highest at 50%.

The high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 45.93% at Medina Junior-Senior High School to 54.94% at Clifford Wise Intermediate School, indicate that the district serves a population with significant economic challenges. Additionally, the predominantly white student populations across the schools raise questions about the district's efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. Further investigation and targeted interventions may be necessary to address these challenges and improve educational outcomes for all students in the Medina Central School District.