Summary:
The Medina Central School District in New York has only one high school, Medina Junior-Senior High School, which serves grades 7-12. The school has an enrollment of 614 students and a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families, with a 45.93% free and reduced-price lunch rate.
Academically, Medina Junior-Senior High School's performance is mixed. While the school performs better than the state average on some Regents exams, such as Chemistry and Common Core Algebra II, its proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments in English Language Arts and Math are generally lower than the state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate of 84.3% is also slightly lower than the state average. One significant challenge the school faces is a high chronic absenteeism rate of 34.1%, which may be contributing to its academic struggles.
Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $16,570 and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.2, the variability in its academic performance suggests that simply increasing funding or reducing class sizes may not be enough to drive significant improvements. The school and district may need to examine how resources are being allocated and utilized to support effective teaching and learning, as well as address the root causes of the high chronic absenteeism rate.
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