Enrollment
235
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL·NCES 390437800499
Mary Church Terrell
3595 Bosworth Rd, Cleveland, OH 44111 · (216) 838-6450 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL235 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Ohio public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
13.8:1
17 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 | 22 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 44% larger than its 8th grade class (18).
Student demographics
74%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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
34.2%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.3pp since 2021
Math
29.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +7.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.2% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.2% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.4% | 38.4% |
| 2021-22 | 36.5% | 21.8% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Mary Church Terrell ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,339 of 1,569 ▼ 105 | #115 of 172 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #1,349 of 1,569 ▼ 91 | #112 of 172 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #797 of 1,514 | #112 of 167 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 235 | #1,495 of 1,808 | #147 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #139 of 1,582 | #12 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.3% | #17 of 1,590 | #5 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.6% | #142 of 992 | #35 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
235
-9 (-4%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 381
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 235 | 17 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 237 | 17 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 16 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 244 | 19 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 320 | 23 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 283 | 18 | 15.7:1 | 100% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 332 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 86% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 25 | 15.2:1 | 77% (291) |
| 1990-91 | 381 | 17 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary Church Terrell.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (320 to 235); teachers down 26% (23 to 17).
About Mary Church Terrell
Mary Church Terrell is a small elementary school in Cleveland Municipal, located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school enrolls 235 students, from pre-K through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Ohio is about 404, so this school runs 42% smaller than that.
Cleveland Municipal has 33,065 students in 93 schools, and Mary Church Terrell is one of those schools.
Black students are the largest group at Mary Church Terrell, with 33% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% White, 25% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. That is close to the 29% Black share among all Cuyahoga County residents. Mary Church Terrell has a diversity index of 74%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Mary Church Terrell is 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.8:1. That ratio is under the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio.
The allk12 Grade for Mary Church Terrell is C-. Compared with Ohio public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 15% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Census estimates describe Cuyahoga County this way: median household income is about $64,468, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Cuyahoga County number 352 and enroll about 155,924.
The nearest public school is Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts, at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Mary Church Terrell went from 244 students to 235.
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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
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Mary Church TerrellHow large is Mary Church Terrell?
Mary Church Terrell enrolls approximately 235 students in grades PK-08.
Is Mary Church Terrell an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mary Church Terrell is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mary Church Terrell?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mary Church Terrell is approximately 13.8:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mary Church Terrell?
Student demographics at Mary Church Terrell are roughly 28% White, 25% Hispanic, 33% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Mary Church Terrell in?
Mary Church Terrell is part of Cleveland Municipal.
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