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What's one thing Mentor High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
2,217
High
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENTOR EXEMPTED VILLAGE·NCES 390454902244
Mentor High School
6477 Center St, Mentor, OH 44060 · (440) 974-5300 · Lake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,217 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Ohio public high schools
- ATest 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.
- AThree-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
19.6:1
113 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
659 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 515 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 507 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 590 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 605 | 27% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Based on grade levels within Mentor Exempted Village. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
79.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +4.5pp since 2021
Math
67.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +14.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.7% | 67.8% |
| 2023-24 | 80.1% | 66.7% |
| 2022-23 | 78.7% | 65.9% |
| 2021-22 | 75.2% | 53.3% |
% 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
79.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Mentor High School
Mentor High School's state test result (79.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mentor High School this school | 2,217 | 29.7% | 79.3% |
| Stow-Munroe Falls High School Stow | 1,648 | 31.1% | 72.3% |
| Brunswick High School Brunswick | 1,910 | 26.1% | 73.6% |
| Grove City High School Grove City | 1,881 | 33.4% | 69.6% |
| Sylvania Northview High School Sylvania | 1,283 | 28.6% | 79.3% |
| Medina High School Medina | 1,767 | 22.8% | 82.1% |
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 Mentor High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #100 of 403 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #147 of 776 ▼ 4 | #3 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #129 of 774 ▲ 13 | #2 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #128 of 742 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,217 | #11 of 888 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #581 of 739 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #273 of 749 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.7% | #324 of 435 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #148 of 484 | #5 of 8 |
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
2,217
-447 (-17%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 2,317
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 2,217 | 113.4 | 19.6:1 | 30% (659) |
| 2023-24 | 2,318 | 113.2 | 20.5:1 | 30% (690) |
| 2022-23 | 2,405 | 114.8 | 20.9:1 | 20% (484) |
| 2020-21 | 2,664 | 125 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,666 | 119.1 | 22.4:1 | 22% (577) |
| 2015-16 | 2,717 | 124 | 21.9:1 | 22% (602) |
| 2010-11 | 2,800 | 146 | 19.2:1 | 19% (527) |
| 2000-01 | 2,412 | 142 | 17.0:1 | 3% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 2,317 | 125 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mentor High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (2,666 to 2,217); teachers down 5% (119.1 to 113.4).
About Mentor High School
Mentor High School runs as a large high school in Mentor, Ohio. It enrolls 2,217 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 292% above the 565-student average for high schools in Ohio.
Mentor Exempted Village oversees Mentor High School and 12 other schools, with 6,896 students in total.
The share of students at Mentor High School who are White is 81%. Smaller groups are 7% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. A diversity index of 34% means there is a 34% chance two randomly chosen students at Mentor High School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 19.6:1. The school has 113.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 19.6:1 compares with an average of 17.7:1 for high schools in Ohio. Federal data show 30% of students (659) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Lake County averages 39%, higher than here.
Mentor High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 90% of Ohio public high schools.
A school with Mentor High School's lunch-eligibility share in Ohio is predicted to score 77.6%. Mentor High School scores 79.3%, 1.7 points above that line.
In Lake County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $80,925 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Mentor High School, Lake County has 65 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Mentor High School Preschool is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Mentor High School. On state test proficiency, Mentor High School ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Mentor High School had a net loss of 447 students, or 17%. The ratio was 21.3:1 in 2020-21 and 19.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
232,216
Census ACS
Median income
$80,925
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
27,899 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mentor Exempted Village
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
- Shore Middle SchoolMiddle · 752 students
- Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Hopkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Bellflower Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Orchard Hollow Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
Other schools in Mentor
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
- Shore Middle SchoolMiddle · 752 students
- Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Hopkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Bellflower Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Orchard Hollow Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
Nearby schools
- Mentor High School Preschool0.0 mi · 38
- Fairfax Elementary School0.6 mi · 310
- Orchard Hollow Elementary School0.8 mi · 359
- Shore Middle School1.5 mi · 752
- Garfield Preschool1.6 mi · 124
- Memorial Middle School1.6 mi · 852
Frequently asked questions
About Mentor High SchoolHow large is Mentor High School?
Mentor High School enrolls approximately 2,217 students in grades 09-12.
Is Mentor High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mentor High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mentor High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mentor High School is approximately 19.6:1 (113 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mentor High School?
At Mentor High School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 5% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Mentor High School public or private?
Mentor High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mentor Exempted Village.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.