Marion-Sterling Elementary School

As a small elementary-level community in Cleveland, Ohio, Marion-Sterling Elementary School serves 236 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by Cleveland Municipal. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 42% below typical.

Marion-Sterling Elementary School is one of 93 schools operated by Cleveland Municipal, a district that works with 33,065 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Marion-Sterling Elementary School lists that nearly all students (90%) are Black. Beyond that, the school logs 5% Hispanic, 4% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

On the resource side, Marion-Sterling Elementary School shows 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Marion-Sterling Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Cuyahoga County put the typical household earns roughly $64,468 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cuyahoga County's 352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students), Marion-Sterling Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Stepstone Academy, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marion-Sterling Elementary School has declined 28%, going from 329 students in 2018 to 236 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 94% to 90%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

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