Summary:
Mentor Exempted Village is a large suburban district in Ohio serving roughly 6,734 students across 11 schools — seven elementary schools, two middle schools, one high school, and one small alternative school. It ranks 170th of 773 districts statewide (78th percentile) with 4 stars, and in 2025-2026 seven of the ten ranked schools earned 4 stars. Mentor High School is the largest school at 2,217 students, while CARES is the smallest at 82.
Several schools stand out. Hopkins Elementary is the strongest elementary overall, ranking at the 87th percentile with very strong test scores (5th Grade ELA at 93.7% proficient) and the lowest known free/reduced-lunch rate at 15.67%. Memorial Middle also ranks at the 87th percentile, beat the district in all eight reported test areas, and reports 100% proficiency in Algebra I. Mentor High School ranks at the 85th percentile with a 97.2% graduation rate and End-of-Course scores well above state levels. Lake Elementary is the biggest improver, climbing from the 42nd percentile to the 71st in two years despite the highest known poverty rate (52.94%), and Bellflower Elementary has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 5.0%.
The clearest pattern is attendance: every elementary school is below the district's 16.1% chronic absenteeism rate, both middle schools are above it, and the high school is at 25.0%. The clearest decline is Orchard Hollow Elementary, which fell from the 82nd percentile and 4 stars to the 64th percentile and 3 stars, with sharp drops in 3rd and 5th Grade Math. Sterling Morton and Fairfax also have 3 stars, though both are improving. Notably, higher poverty does not guarantee lower performance, and spending and class size show no simple link to results. CARES, a specialized autism program, should be viewed separately.
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