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Marion-Sterling Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1525^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Marion-Sterling Elementary School is an alternative public school in the Cleveland Municipal District, serving grades PK-9 with 258 students. The school is ranked 675 out of 828 schools in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating significant challenges.

Marion-Sterling's test scores are significantly lower than the Cleveland Municipal and Ohio state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 3.7% of 3rd graders were proficient in Math, compared to 35% for Cleveland Municipal and 64.4% for Ohio. The school struggles particularly in Math, with proficiency rates ranging from 0% to 15% across grade levels, compared to 19.3% to 35% for Cleveland Municipal. English Language Arts proficiency is also low, ranging from 4.8% to 31.6% at Marion-Sterling compared to 22.7% to 36.5% for Cleveland Municipal.

Despite spending $12,252 per student, which is higher than nearby schools like Franklin D. Roosevelt ($11,542) and Mary B. Martin ($11,467), Marion-Sterling's academic outcomes remain poor. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.6 to 13.5 over the past few years, compared to higher ratios at some nearby schools like Harvey Rice (18.9) and Wade Park (18.2). The persistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 51.5% to 56.1%, are a significant concern and likely contribute to the school's poor performance.

236

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,583

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3033 Central Ave
Cleveland, OH 44115-3044

(216) 838-1550

District: Cleveland Municipal

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.8%

Hispanic:

5.1%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (11% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Science scores 57 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg29%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,525^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,013^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^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	3.7	1525 of 1558	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1443 of 1577	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	1506 of 1596	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	1519 of 1588	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	1566 of 1610	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	1543 of 1676	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1510 of 1636	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.9	1558 of 1651	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.6	1579 of 1678	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.9	1629 of 1684	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.4	1660 of 1687	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.3	1654 of 1701	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.9	1697 of 1709	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.0	1658 of 1686	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.4	1660 of 1662	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.5	1603 of 1610	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.2	1569 of 1582	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.9	1556 of 1609	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.3	1488 of 1504	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.3	1473 of 1501	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.4	1405 of 1471	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	580 of 615	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	401 of 603	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.9	534 of 610	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	500 of 601	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	494 of 533	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	498 of 605	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	476 of 598	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	28.2	723 of 956	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	1387 of 1452	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	1363 of 1466	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	1419 of 1502	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	1463 of 1518	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	1433 of 1473	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1342 of 1484	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	1372 of 1447	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	1340 of 1419	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	1364 of 1404	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1347 of 1465	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1362 of 1465	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.8	1440 of 1466	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	1466 of 1485	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	1463 of 1498	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	1479 of 1518	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	1438 of 1535	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1431 of 1536	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	1013 of 1036	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	1002 of 1046	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	1009 of 1048	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	944 of 1017	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	966 of 1037	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	885 of 1050	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	946 of 1010	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	943 of 1038	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.3	1020 of 1050	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.2	1008 of 1035	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.7	986 of 1008	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.3	983 of 1001	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.5	983 of 989	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.1	912 of 925	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.6	891 of 895	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.8	787 of 858	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.5	824 of 835	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.6	724 of 837	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	5.3	689 of 732	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	419 of 442	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	394 of 429	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	373 of 436	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	329 of 413	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	309 of 385	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	291 of 405	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	336 of 384	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	5.5	862 of 917	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	860 of 897	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	958 of 983	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	962 of 989	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	922 of 974	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	866 of 947	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	871 of 923	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	804 of 945	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	877 of 924	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	846 of 954	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	946 of 958	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	900 of 916	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)24th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

Male (2025)11th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2019)6th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-44 vs state

Mathematics8%-49 vs state

Science6%-57 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
Marion-Sterling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3033 Central Ave	Cleveland	44115	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1550	236	19	12.4		9 (3.8%)	212 (89.8%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	3.7	1525^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.1%		8.3	1443^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	8.5%	82	11.8	0.0	3.7	15.0	11.8	0.0	6.7	11.1	14.8	31.6	22.2	4.8	20.0	5.6		$14,583
Stepstone Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3328 Carnegie Ave	Cleveland	44115	Cuyahoga County	Stepstone Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 260-6400	186	12	15.5		0 (0.0%)	179 (96.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)								(n/a)
Phoenix Village Academy Primary 2 dba Wings Academy 1	Public, Charter	K-8	2450 Prospect Ave E	Cleveland	44115	Cuyahoga County	Phoenix Village Academy Primary 2 dba Wings Academy 1	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 812-0244	99	4	24.7		2 (2.0%)	93 (93.9%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
University of Cleveland Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	1906 E 40th St	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	University of Cleveland Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 361-9720	138	11	12.5		1 (0.7%)	126 (91.3%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	5.1	1499^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.8%		4.9	1519^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.7%	20	30.0	6.3	5.9	26.7	20.0		12.5	11.8	5.9	6.7	20.0		31.3	5.6		$14,476
George Washington Carver	Public	PK, KG-8	2200 E 55th St	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1450	327	19	17.2		4 (1.2%)	304 (93.0%)	11 (3.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	8.3	1438^th of 1558 public elementary schools	7.7%		6.5	1481^st of 1577 public elementary schools	6.1%	43	14.3	12.5	20.6	33.3	25.0	0.0	11.1	4.2	23.5	29.2	46.4	8.3	19.2	12.5		$13,628
Alfred Benesch	Public	K-8	5393 Quincy Ave	Cleveland	44104	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1300	214	15	14.2		4 (1.9%)	198 (92.5%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	2.2	1546^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.8%		2	1569^th of 1577 public elementary schools	0.5%	23	4.5	14.3	3.0	5.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	6.1	15.8	7.7	15.4	0.0	9.1		$14,520
Campus International School	Public	K-8	2160 Payne Ave	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8000	690	45	15.3		172 (24.9%)	431 (62.5%)	29 (4.2%)	27 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.1%)	62.9	670^th of 1558 public elementary schools	57.0%		52.7	878^th of 1577 public elementary schools	44.3%	208	52.9	57.4	76.9	87.0	55.3	35.6	24.5	32.1	70.9	84.1	70.6	54.8	58.1	54.4	85.0	$14,717
Dike School of Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	2501 E 61st St	Cleveland	44104	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-9150	296	15	19.7		1 (0.3%)	284 (95.9%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	10.1	1403^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	9.9%		6	1494^th of 1577 public elementary schools	5.3%	91	35.7	3.7	25.9	15.4	3.6	7.4	3.8	3.7	32.1	26.9	39.3	33.3	20.0	11.1		$16,168
Village Preparatory School Cliffs	Public, Charter	K-8	1417 E 36th St	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Village Preparatory School Cliffs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 456-2070	674	31	21.5		8 (1.2%)	612 (90.8%)	13 (1.9%)	19 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.3%)								(n/a)
East Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4129 Superior Ave	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	East Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 539-0595	212	12	17.6		4 (1.9%)	185 (87.3%)	5 (2.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.6%)	13.5	1346^th of 1558 public elementary schools	13.6%		13.8	1341^st of 1577 public elementary schools	15.0%	5	10.0	5.6	21.4	57.9	40.0	4.3	47.6	27.8	21.4	21.1	45.0	21.7	28.6	5.6		$12,774

Frequently Asked Questions about Marion-Sterling Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Marion-Sterling Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Marion-Sterling Elementary School 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 Marion-Sterling Elementary School in?

Cleveland Municipal

Is Marion-Sterling Elementary School a good school?

Marion-Sterling Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.1% of Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Marion-Sterling Elementary School?

Students at Marion-Sterling Elementary School are 90% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Marion-Sterling Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 236 students attended Marion-Sterling Elementary School.

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