The top reported proficiency rate is 78% in Math. The lowest is 73% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Eliza Northrop Elementary
Eliza Northrop Elementary is a pre-K through fifth-grade school in Medina, a county-seat city south of Cleveland that is experiencing active residential growth. The school sits within Medina City Schools, a district that has navigated recent financial and structural changes parents should understand before choosing this school.
The district faced two levy failures in 2023 and early 2024 before voters narrowly approved a continuous emergency operating levy in November 2024—the district's first new operating money since 2014. That passage brings a lasting property-tax shift; homeowners pay a measurable monthly cost per dollar of home valuation. More structurally, following the March 2024 levy failure and enrollment decline, the district carried out significant budget cuts and elementary school consolidation for the 2024-25 school year, moving students out of two elementary buildings, Heritage and Garfield. This redistricting redrew school boundaries across the district. Families shopping for a school in Medina should confirm current boundary lines and understand that assignments may shift again if enrollment patterns change further.
Eliza Northrop's enrollment is solid for an elementary school serving pre-K through fifth grade, drawn from a residential base. About one-third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of multiracial students, Hispanic students, and other groups represented. Special education enrollment and English learner enrollment data were not provided.
On state testing, Eliza Northrop's proficiency rates across tested subjects sit in the bottom quartile relative to other school buildings in Medina County. In math, about three-quarters of tested students scored at proficiency or above; in English language arts, roughly three in four students met proficiency, with a higher rate of test participation. Science proficiency was somewhat lower. The most recent social studies data available is from 2016-17 and thus is dated. Participation rates across subjects are very high, above 99 percent where measured, indicating that nearly all students take the state assessment. The school has only one year of recent comparable testing data, so trend analysis is not yet available.
Medina itself is a walkable county seat with a restored Victorian public square anchoring a nine-block historic downtown district, though newer commercial and residential development concentrates along the northern Route 42 corridor and in subdivisions on the city's north side. Healthcare, education, and manufacturing anchor local employment. The area is one of the fastest-growing parts of Medina County, with active new-home construction and multiple subdivisions in development or recently completed. Housing values have appreciated modestly, and the rental market remains relatively stable relative to national norms, though affordability hinges on the recent property-tax increase tied to the school levy.
For families considering Eliza Northrop, the school offers a traditional pre-K through fifth-grade pathway in an area of growing residential activity. State proficiency data suggests a parent may want to explore the school's instructional supports and classroom structure further, given how the current results sit relative to peer schools in the county. The recent district consolidation and boundary changes are now settled for this school year, but families relocating to Medina should confirm that Eliza Northrop is their assigned school and understand the broader financial constraints the district recently navigated.
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