Enrollment
298
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENTOR EXEMPTED VILLAGE·NCES 390454902250
Sterling Morton Elementary School
9292 Jordan Dr, Mentor, OH 44060 · (440) 257-5954 · Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Ohio public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
14.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
142 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
33%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
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
65.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -7.0pp since 2021
Math
66.8%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 66.8% |
| 2023-24 | 77.2% | 78.4% |
| 2022-23 | 78.2% | 71.2% |
| 2021-22 | 71.9% | 66.9% |
% 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
70.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Sterling Morton Elementary School
Sterling Morton Elementary School's state test result (70.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Morton Elementary School this school | 298 | 47.7% | 70.4% |
| Edgewood Early Childhood Center Seven Mile | 288 | 44.4% | N/A |
| Mines Elementary School Warren | 327 | 48.0% | 71.8% |
| Orchard Park Elementary School Kettering | 294 | 49.0% | 84.7% |
| Hill View Elementary School Sylvania | 340 | 49.7% | 82.5% |
| Rock Creek Elementary School Rock Creek | 313 | 47.0% | 63.8% |
Matched among Ohio elementary 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 Sterling Morton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #457 of 673 | #9 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #745 of 1,569 ▼ 341 | #15 of 25 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #756 of 1,569 ▼ 317 | #13 of 25 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #231 of 1,514 | #9 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #1,287 of 1,808 | #23 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #178 of 1,582 | #5 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.5% | #849 of 1,590 | #17 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.7% | #303 of 767 | #8 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #508 of 561 | #6 of 6 |
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
298
-20 (-6%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 381
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 298 | 21 | 14.2:1 | 48% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 296 | 18.4 | 16.1:1 | 52% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 19.4 | 16.5:1 | 40% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 23 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 293 | 17.4 | 16.8:1 | 41% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 308 | 18 | 17.1:1 | 40% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 24% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 22 | 18.4:1 | 18% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 381 | 19 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sterling Morton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (293 to 298); teachers up 21% (17.4 to 21).
About Sterling Morton Elementary School
Sterling Morton Elementary School, located in Mentor, Ohio, is a small elementary school. It serves 298 students in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Ohio is roughly 404 students; this school is 26% smaller than that.
Mentor Exempted Village enrolls 6,896 students in 13 schools, including Sterling Morton Elementary School.
At Sterling Morton Elementary School, White students make up 81% of the student body. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. By the diversity index, Sterling Morton Elementary School comes in at 33%.
At Sterling Morton Elementary School, 21 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.2:1. That ratio is under the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 48% of enrollment. The gap from the 39% average for public schools in Lake County is 9 points.
allk12 grades Sterling Morton Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Sterling Morton Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Ohio schools: 70.4% actual against 70.8% predicted.
In the county around the school, Lake County, median household income is about $80,925, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Sterling Morton Elementary School is among the 65 public schools in Lake County.
The next-closest public school is Cardinal Autism Resource and Education School (CARES), about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Sterling Morton Elementary School had 318 students in 2020-21 and 298 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease.
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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
- Mentor High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- 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
Other schools in Mentor
- Mentor High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- Cardinal Autism Resource and Education School (CARES)1.1 mi · 82
- Mckinley Elementary School1.7 mi · 239
- Fairport Harding High School1.8 mi · 291
- Shore Middle School2.8 mi · 752
- Maple Elementary School2.9 mi · 432
- Orchard Hollow Elementary School3.0 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About Sterling Morton Elementary SchoolHow large is Sterling Morton Elementary School?
Sterling Morton Elementary School enrolls approximately 298 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Sterling Morton Elementary School serve?
Sterling Morton Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Sterling Morton Elementary School have?
Sterling Morton Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is Sterling Morton Elementary School?
Sterling Morton Elementary School reports a student body of 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Sterling Morton Elementary School in?
Sterling Morton Elementary School is part of Mentor Exempted Village.
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