Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL·NCES 390437800504
Marion C Seltzer Elementary School
1468 W 98th St, Cleveland, OH 44102 · (216) 838-6550 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
24.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.6pp since 2021
Math
21.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +11.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
356
-59 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 18.9:1
% White
17%
was 29%
% Hispanic
37%
was 18%
% Black
42%
was 45%
% Asian
1%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Marion C Seltzer Elementary School
Marion C Seltzer Elementary School, a mid-tier K-5 school in Cleveland, Ohio, run under Cleveland Municipal, enrolls 356 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.
Marion C Seltzer Elementary School is one of 93 schools operated by Cleveland Municipal, a district that serves 33,065 students overall.
Demographically, Marion C Seltzer Elementary School records that the most-represented group is Black (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 37% Hispanic, 17% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Marion C Seltzer Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Cuyahoga County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,468 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Marion C Seltzer Elementary School is one of 352 public schools in Cuyahoga County (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students).
Constellation Schools: Madison Community Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Marion C Seltzer Elementary School.
The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Marion C Seltzer Elementary School's enrollment has declined 14% since 2018, when it stood at 415 (now 356). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 18% to 37% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.
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Cuyahoga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,245,873
Census ACS
Median income
$64,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
352
155,924 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Marion C Seltzer Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Marion C Seltzer Elementary School?
Marion C Seltzer Elementary School enrolls approximately 356 students in grades PK-08.
Is Marion C Seltzer Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marion C Seltzer Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Marion C Seltzer Elementary School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Marion C Seltzer Elementary School.
How diverse is Marion C Seltzer Elementary School?
Marion C Seltzer Elementary School reports a student body of 17% White, 37% Hispanic, 42% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Marion C Seltzer Elementary School public or private?
Marion C Seltzer Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cleveland Municipal.
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