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Mary Church Terrell

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1232^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Mary Church Terrell is a small elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Cleveland Municipal school district. With just 237 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio elementary schools, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mary Church Terrell faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 47.9% to 56.1% in recent years, well above district and state averages. Academically, the school struggles, with proficiency rates lagging behind both the Cleveland Municipal district and the state of Ohio across nearly all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 35% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 61.3% statewide. Math proficiency is also very low, with only 11.8% of 8th graders meeting standards.

The challenges at Mary Church Terrell appear to be systemic, as nearby Halle, Marion C Seltzer, and Almira schools also struggle with low test scores and high chronic absenteeism. In contrast, Orchard Park Academy and Global Ambassadors Language Academy, both charter schools in the area, outperform Mary Church Terrell and the Cleveland Municipal district on academic measures. Additionally, Harrison Elementary School in the Lakewood City district demonstrates significantly higher academic achievement, suggesting the challenges at Mary Church Terrell may be more closely tied to the Cleveland Municipal district itself.

235

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,396

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3595 Bosworth Rd
Cleveland, OH 44111-6036

(216) 838-6450

District: Cleveland Municipal

Racial breakdown:

African American:

32.8%

White:

28.1%

Hispanic:

25.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cleveland Municipal

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (31% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg29%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,232^nd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

891^st of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 52Elementary Schools in the Cleveland Municipal

675^th of 828Cleveland Municipal among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1232 of 1558	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1162 of 1577	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1106 of 1596	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1179 of 1588	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	1305 of 1610	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1428 of 1676	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1178 of 1636	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.2	1452 of 1651	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	1527 of 1678	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	32.5	1241 of 1684	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.2	1238 of 1687	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.9	1347 of 1701	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.0	1336 of 1709	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.4	1353 of 1686	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.2	1347 of 1662	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.1	1332 of 1610	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.0	1021 of 1582	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.4	936 of 1609	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.0	1135 of 1504	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.1	1139 of 1501	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.5	1068 of 1471	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	43.7	316 of 610	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	342 of 533	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	426 of 605	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.5	173 of 598	71.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	83.6	100 of 1021	90.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	1003 of 1452	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1105 of 1466	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1143 of 1483	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	997 of 1488	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.2	1180 of 1467	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1204 of 1502	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1186 of 1518	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1147 of 1473	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1044 of 1484	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	917 of 1447	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	989 of 1419	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1096 of 1404	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	1234 of 1465	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.9	927 of 1465	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	1207 of 1466	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1111 of 1485	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1079 of 1498	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1297 of 1499	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1360 of 1535	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	1020 of 1536	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	12.1	1199 of 1309	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	891 of 1036	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	799 of 1046	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	810 of 1048	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	891 of 1017	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	949 of 1037	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	831 of 1050	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.3	607 of 1010	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.8	725 of 1038	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.7	793 of 1050	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.1	798 of 1035	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	51.3	647 of 1008	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.7	724 of 1001	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.8	680 of 989	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.5	628 of 925	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.0	632 of 895	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.3	603 of 858	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	51.8	532 of 835	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.0	609 of 837	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.5	632 of 732	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.1	651 of 692	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	44.9	199 of 436	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.3	275 of 413	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	868 of 938	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	757 of 943	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	896 of 910	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	666 of 897	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	38.2	128 of 192	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	863 of 983	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	745 of 989	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	734 of 974	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	840 of 947	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	886 of 923	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	744 of 945	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.6	410 of 924	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	834 of 954	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	748 of 963	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	764 of 946	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	843 of 924	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	774 of 933	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Disabled (2018)90th percentile+62 vs school

African American (2023)48th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

White (2018)8th percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

African American (2023)54th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2018)33rd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-26 vs state

Science31%-32 vs state

Mathematics29%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Mary Church Terrell	Public	PK, KG-8	3595 Bosworth Rd	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6450	235	17	13.8		66 (28.1%)	77 (32.8%)	59 (25.1%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	17 (7.2%)	22	1232^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	20.9%		27.8	1162^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	26.3%	70	45.0	16.7	65.0	29.2	30.0	14.3	23.5	11.8	35.0	45.8	50.0	17.4	29.4	27.8		$13,396
Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	3727 Bosworth Rd	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 688-1900	164	11	14.9		44 (26.8%)	52 (31.7%)	56 (34.1%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	17.7	1287^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.4%		23.3	1220^th of 1577 public elementary schools	22.6%	67	44.4	11.1	41.2	26.3	11.1	19.0	6.7	0.0	23.5	57.9	44.4	23.8	13.3	16.7		$11,875
Wilbur Wright School	Public	PK, KG-8	11005 Parkhurst Dr	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6800	521	30	17.3		120 (23.0%)	206 (39.5%)	127 (24.4%)	23 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.4%)	15.6	1319^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.3%		10.7	1390^th of 1577 public elementary schools	11.9%	71	53.5	25.6	22.8	33.3	41.9	6.8	12.5	15.6	28.1	29.8	41.5	20.5	27.7	18.2		$12,472
Almira	Public	PK, KG-8	3375 W 99th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6150	500	28	17.8		80 (16.0%)	154 (30.8%)	233 (46.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	6	1479^th of 1558 public elementary schools	5.1%		7	1471^st of 1577 public elementary schools	6.7%	8	19.0	17.0	11.3	19.6	28.6	12.8	11.1	15.1	17.0	15.2	23.8	14.9	20.0	18.9		$14,783
Global Ambassadors Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	13442 Lorain Ave	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Global Ambassadors Language Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 315-7942	279	29	9.6	71.0%	44 (15.8%)	82 (29.4%)	127 (45.5%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.0%)	28.9	1130^th of 1558 public elementary schools	27.5%		42.1	1013^th of 1577 public elementary schools	35.8%	117	37.0	53.8	40.6	55.0	33.3	21.4		58.3	56.3	50.0	59.3	35.7	84.6	61.5		$11,758
Village Preparatory School Willard	Public, Charter	K-8	9401 Willard Ave	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Village Preparatory School Willard	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 586-3892	473	27	17.8		28 (5.9%)	287 (60.7%)	112 (23.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.3%)								(n/a)
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3800 W 140th St	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6300	536	23	23.3		128 (23.9%)	154 (28.7%)	162 (30.2%)	40 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (9.1%)	37	1048^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.7%		29.4	1141^st of 1577 public elementary schools	27.6%	93	41.2	33.8	52.5	53.7	65.4	49.1	26.3	17.3	37.3	31.5	56.9	52.7	51.8	36.6	84.2	$14,308
Halle	Public	PK, KG-8	7901 Halle Ave	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0750	410	28	14.6		77 (18.8%)	210 (51.2%)	99 (24.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.4%)	2.6	1541^st of 1558 public elementary schools	1.1%		2.8	1554^th of 1577 public elementary schools	1.5%	13	6.1	21.9	8.3	5.0	0.0	4.4	16.7	12.5	16.7	12.5	9.1	15.9	16.2	22.6		$14,505
Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2080 Quail St	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 529-4230	255	18	14.1	66.7%	139 (54.5%)	29 (11.4%)	11 (4.3%)	51 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.8%)	62	695^th of 1558 public elementary schools	55.4%		54.1	866^th of 1577 public elementary schools	45.1%	171	60.0		70.0	68.0	60.0				70.0	72.0	68.6					$16,554
Orchard Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14440 Triskett Rd	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Orchard Park Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 340-3202	383	22	17.4		56 (14.6%)	146 (38.1%)	60 (15.7%)	75 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.0%)	21.3	1240^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.4%		25.3	1188^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.7%	52	19.5	64.7	68.6	33.3	26.8	28.6	36.4	58.8	54.3	30.8	36.6	23.8	36.4	47.1		$11,142

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary Church Terrell

How many students attend Mary Church Terrell?

In the 2024-25 school year, 235 students attended Mary Church Terrell.

What schools do graduates of Mary Church Terrell attend?

Students who attend Mary Church Terrell usually go on to attend:

High : Bard Early College Cleveland
High : Campus International High School
High : Cleveland Early College High
High : Cleveland High School for the Digital Arts
High : Cleveland School of Architecture & Design
High : Cleveland School of Science & Medicine
High : Cleveland School Of The Arts High School
High : Davis Aerospace & Maritime High School
High : John Marshall School of Business and Civic Leadership
High : John Marshall School of Information Technology
High : Lincoln West School Of Global Studies
High : Lincoln West School of Science & Health
High : MC^2 STEM High School
High : Rhodes School of Environmental Studies

What district is Mary Church Terrell in?

Cleveland Municipal

What is the racial makeup of Mary Church Terrell?

Students at Mary Church Terrell are 33% African American, 28% White, 25% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Mary Church Terrell a good school?

Mary Church Terrell ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Ohio elementary schools.

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