State/Public Elementary Open

Medill Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 1160 Sheridan Dr, Lancaster, Fairfield County, 43130

620
Pupils
24.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Medill Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lancaster, Fairfield County. The school has 620 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lancaster City school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.9:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Lancaster City

Enrollment & staffing

Medill Elementary School enrolls 620 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.9:1.

Male students
341 (55%)
Female students
279 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
24.9
Student-teacher ratio
24.9:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 6.5% Two or more races and 3.2% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White53987%
Two or more races406.5%
Black or African American203.2%
Hispanic or Latino182.9%
Asian3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

356 of the school's 620 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 280 qualify for free lunch and 76 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Medill Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 20, state house district 77.

School district: Lancaster City

Medill Elementary School is one of 10 schools in Lancaster City, based in Lancaster, Ohio. The district serves 6,248 students district-wide and employs 303 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 620 students, Medill Elementary School is close to the district average of about 625 students per school.

6,248
District students
10
Schools
303
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

55%
Reading proficient
43%
Math proficient
19%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Distant

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