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What tradition at Shore Middle School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
752
Middle
DISTRICT 802 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENTOR EXEMPTED VILLAGE·NCES 390454902245
Shore Middle School
5670 Hopkins Rd, Mentor, OH 44060 · (440) 255-4444 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL752 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
264 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 246 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 255 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 251 | 33% |
Student demographics
26%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
Students here typically continue to
Shore Middle School→Mentor High School
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
70.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.6pp since 2021
Math
71.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +20.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.6% | 71.7% |
| 2023-24 | 68.5% | 66.7% |
| 2022-23 | 70.5% | 60.7% |
| 2021-22 | 71.2% | 50.9% |
% 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
69.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% 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 Shore Middle School
Shore Middle School's state test result (69.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shore Middle School this school | 752 | 35.1% | 69.1% |
| Claggett Middle School Medina | 724 | 34.1% | 74.0% |
| Berry Intermediate School Lebanon | 774 | 32.8% | 73.2% |
| Lebanon Junior High Lebanon | 869 | 32.6% | 69.6% |
| Taylor Middle School Cleves | 599 | 33.4% | 72.7% |
| Talawanda Middle School Oxford | 679 | 38.3% | 70.3% |
Matched among Ohio middle 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 Shore Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #198 of 316 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #265 of 637 ▲ 61 | #5 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #225 of 637 ▼ 4 | #5 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.1pp | #58 of 629 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 752 | #98 of 654 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #258 of 577 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.5% | #328 of 579 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.1% | #184 of 319 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.4% | #23 of 169 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
752
-31 (-4%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 853
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 752 | 46.7 | 16.1:1 | 35% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 757 | 48.7 | 15.6:1 | 37% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 728 | 45.7 | 15.9:1 | 26% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 783 | 50 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 581 | 36 | 16.1:1 | 34% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 36 | 16.1:1 | 31% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 680 | 44 | 15.4:1 | 31% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 883 | 59 | 15.0:1 | 9% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 853 | 46 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shore Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (581 to 752); teachers up 30% (36 to 46.7).
About Shore Middle School
Shore Middle School is a large middle school based in Mentor, Ohio. The school had 752 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Ohio) has about 482 students.
Shore Middle School falls under Mentor Exempted Village, which has 13 schools enrolling 6,896 students.
About 85% of the student body at Shore Middle School is White. Smaller groups are 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 2% Black. The county population is about 86% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 26%, meaning two students picked at random have a 26% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Shore Middle School total 46.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.1:1. That is 0.9 students per teacher below the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 35%.
Shore Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (69.1%) and its predicted rate (75.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Lake County show that the median household income is $80,925, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Shore Middle School is one of 65 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Shore Middle School to another public school is about 1.2 miles, to Orchard Hollow Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 69.1% average proficiency ranks 6th among 7 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Shore Middle School is Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 31 fewer students in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Mentor High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 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
- Mentor High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
- Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Hopkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Bellflower Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Orchard Hollow Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
Nearby schools
- Orchard Hollow Elementary School1.2 mi · 359
- Lake Elementary School1.2 mi · 272
- Mentor High School1.5 mi · 2,217
- Mentor High School Preschool1.5 mi · 38
- Fairfax Elementary School1.5 mi · 310
- Cardinal Autism Resource and Education School (CARES)1.7 mi · 82
Frequently asked questions
About Shore Middle SchoolHow many students attend Shore Middle School?
Shore Middle School enrolls approximately 752 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Shore Middle School serve?
Shore Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shore Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shore Middle School is approximately 16.1:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shore Middle School?
At Shore Middle School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Shore Middle School public or private?
Shore Middle 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.