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
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Ohio public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 31% smaller than its 8th grade class (51).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.8% | 21.9% |
| 2023-24 | 25.2% | 15.9% |
| 2022-23 | 25.3% | 17.6% |
| 2021-22 | 22.2% | 10.8% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Marion C Seltzer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #1,411 of 1,569 ▲ 42 | #124 of 172 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #1,466 of 1,569 ▼ 2 | #141 of 172 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.9pp | #431 of 1,514 | #61 of 167 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #1,032 of 1,808 | #89 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #483 of 1,582 | #54 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #232 of 1,590 | #28 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #450 of 992 | #59 of 98 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
356
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 665
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 356 | 22 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 22 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 23 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 29 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 22 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 21 | 16.7:1 | 100% (350) |
| 2010-11 | 502 | 34 | 14.8:1 | 90% (453) |
| 2000-01 | 717 | 46 | 15.6:1 | 84% (602) |
| 1990-91 | 665 | 33 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marion C Seltzer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (415 to 356); teachers unchanged (22 to 22).
About Marion C Seltzer Elementary School
In Cleveland, Ohio, part of Cuyahoga County, Marion C Seltzer Elementary School is an elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 8, and the school has 356 students.
Cleveland Municipal runs Marion C Seltzer Elementary School along with 92 other schools, enrolling 33,065 students in total.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Marion C Seltzer Elementary School. The largest is Black students, at 42%. Other students are 37% Hispanic and 17% White. That is higher than the 29% Black share among all Cuyahoga County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 22 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.2:1. That is lower than the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio.
Marion C Seltzer Elementary School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 13% of Ohio public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Among Cuyahoga County residents, the median household income is $64,468, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Marion C Seltzer Elementary School is one of 352 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Constellation Schools: Madison Community Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 352 students in 2020-21 and 356 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.1:1 to 16.2:1.
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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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