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Enrollment
1,014
High
DISTRICT 883 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMHERST EXEMPTED VILLAGE·NCES 390451902116
Marion L Steele High School
450 Washington St, Amherst, OH 44001 · (440) 988-4433 · Lorain County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,014 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Ohio public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
346 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 234 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 277 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 266 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 237 | 23% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Amherst Exempted Village. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
80.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.9pp since 2021
Math
61.4%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.6% | 61.4% |
| 2023-24 | 84.6% | 57.5% |
| 2022-23 | 75.9% | 64.0% |
| 2021-22 | 83.5% | 56.2% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
77.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Marion L Steele High School
Marion L Steele High School's state test result (77.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion L Steele High School this school | 1,014 | 34.1% | 77.0% |
| Findlay High School Findlay | 1,592 | 36.1% | 67.2% |
| Bowling Green High School Bowling Green | 799 | 31.4% | 67.0% |
| Monroe High School Monroe | 871 | 34.9% | 73.9% |
| Riverside Jr/Sr High School Painesville | 1,578 | 32.4% | 66.4% |
| Rutherford B Hayes High School Delaware | 1,612 | 35.0% | 72.5% |
Matched among Ohio high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Marion L Steele High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lorain County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #125 of 403 | #4 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #219 of 776 ▲ 25 | #6 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #116 of 774 ▼ 34 | #4 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.2pp | #487 of 742 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,014 | #137 of 888 | #7 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #572 of 739 | #14 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.4% | #230 of 749 | #7 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.1% | #294 of 435 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #127 of 484 | #5 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,014
-55 (-5%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 1,060
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 1,014 | 52.5 | 19.3:1 | 34% (346) |
| 2023-24 | 1,065 | 51.5 | 20.7:1 | 32% (340) |
| 2022-23 | 1,039 | 49.5 | 21.0:1 | 28% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 1,069 | 53 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,239 | 61.2 | 20.2:1 | 17% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 1,249 | 62 | 20.1:1 | 21% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 1,383 | 71 | 19.5:1 | 17% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 1,210 | 60 | 20.2:1 | 3% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 1,060 | 50 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marion L Steele High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,239 to 1,014); teachers down 14% (61.2 to 52.5).
About Marion L Steele High School
Marion L Steele High School is a large high school found in Amherst, Ohio. School enrollment was 1,014 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Ohio is roughly 565 students; this school is 79% larger than that.
Amherst Exempted Village counts 3,533 students in its 4 schools, and Marion L Steele High School is one of them.
Marion L Steele High School is 76% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 78% White, within a few points of the school. Marion L Steele High School's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Marion L Steele High School, 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 19.3:1. That is higher than the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. Roughly 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 33% average for public schools in Lorain County.
allk12 grades Marion L Steele High School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 75.9% for a school in Ohio with Marion L Steele High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Marion L Steele High School posts 77.0%.
In Lorain County (population about 317,129), the median household income is $73,347, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Marion L Steele High School is one of 92 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Walter G. Nord Middle School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Marion L Steele High School. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, Marion L Steele High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 55 fewer students in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Marion L Steele High School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lorain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
317,129
Census ACS
Median income
$73,347
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,516 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amherst Exempted Village
- Powers Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,104 students
- Amherst Junior High SchoolMiddle · 859 students
- Walter G. Nord Middle SchoolElementary · 556 students
Other schools in Amherst
- Powers Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,104 students
- Amherst Junior High SchoolMiddle · 859 students
- Walter G. Nord Middle SchoolElementary · 556 students
Nearby schools
- Walter G. Nord Middle School0.2 mi · 556
- Amherst Junior High School1.0 mi · 859
- Powers Elementary School1.1 mi · 1,104
- Lorain Preparatory Academy2.2 mi · 416
- Toni Wofford Morrison ES2.5 mi · 324
- Frank Jacinto Elementary3.3 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About Marion L Steele High SchoolHow many students attend Marion L Steele High School?
Marion L Steele High School enrolls approximately 1,014 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Marion L Steele High School serve?
Marion L Steele High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marion L Steele High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marion L Steele High School is approximately 19.3:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Marion L Steele High School?
Student demographics at Marion L Steele High School are roughly 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Marion L Steele High School in?
Marion L Steele High School is part of Amherst Exempted Village.
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