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John Marshall School of Engineering

Public Grades 9-12

699^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 12% of Ohio high schools

Summary

John Marshall School of Engineering is a public high school serving grades 9–12 with 459 students in the Cleveland Municipal district on Cleveland’s west side, at 3952 W 140th St.

For 2025–26, the school is ranked 699 out of 795 Ohio high schools, a 1-star rating in the 12th percentile. Its graduation rate is 70.1%, below the district’s 79.6%, and chronic absenteeism is 72.4%, far above the district’s 54.3%. Test-score strengths are American Government (63.8%), American History (52.0%), and Biology (39.4%), where it exceeds district averages, but English II (27.9%), Geometry (9.7%), and Algebra I (24.5%) are below district and all subjects remain far below state averages. Government improved from 49.4%, while History, Biology, English II, and Geometry declined; Geometry fell from 21.6% to 9.7%. The student–teacher ratio rose to 21.8, and per-student spending was $13,319 in 2018–19. Overall, the school’s percentile fell to 12th from 22nd in both 2023–24 and 2024–25.

Nearby comparisons show wide gaps. Bard Early College Cleveland, 0.67 miles away in the same district, is ranked 283 of 795 with a 97.5% graduation rate, 45.6% chronic absenteeism, and test scores from 62.4% to 87.4%. Fairview High School (ranked 214, 91.3% graduation, 20.3% absenteeism), Lakewood High School (ranked 317, 98.2% graduation, 37.5% absenteeism), and Brooklyn High School (ranked 391, 96.8% graduation, 34.8% absenteeism) also outperform it. New Technology West outperforms it in all six 2025–26 subjects. At the same address, John Marshall School of Information Technology and John Marshall School of Business and Civic Leadership have different strengths; this school leads in Government and Biology but trails in several other subjects. The School of One has a lower rank but higher English II, while Lake Erie International High School has much lower graduation and higher absenteeism. For parents, the key concerns are attendance, graduation, and math/English instruction, while social studies and biology are relative strengths; English language learners and some other groups perform comparatively better, though subgroup results have declined.

459

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,775

Per pupil spending ?

0.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2022-23) ?

3952 W 140th St
Cleveland, OH 44111-4974

(216) 838-6100

District: Cleveland Municipal

Racial breakdown:

African American:

33.6%

Hispanic:

31.4%

White:

24.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2019 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (36% vs 63% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg40%

Ohio avg63%

699^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 19% (2019) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 28High Schools in the Cleveland Municipal

689^th of 773Cleveland 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	699 of 795	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	669 of 855	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	671 of 864	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	693 of 867	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	734 of 836	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	759 of 819	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	674 of 836	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	208 of 296	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.0	166 of 328	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	167 of 318	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	218 of 323	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	213 of 306	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.8	258 of 284	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	210 of 303	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	212 of 279	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	24.6	475 of 606	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	560 of 596	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	506 of 628	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	498 of 550	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	72 of 135	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.7	42 of 128	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	56 of 111	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.2	63 of 107	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	62 of 111	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	98 of 119	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	73 of 112	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.1	87 of 100	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	701 of 763	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	693 of 809	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	674 of 798	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	684 of 813	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	732 of 794	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.0	739 of 775	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	647 of 781	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	671 of 751	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	3.9	276 of 283	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	234 of 272	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.0	214 of 270	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	204 of 273	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	211 of 270	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	244 of 260	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	219 of 239	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	160 of 207	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	145 of 184	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	674 of 761	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	639 of 815	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	636 of 822	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	632 of 805	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	671 of 773	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	708 of 763	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	632 of 779	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	648 of 758	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	677 of 765	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	652 of 817	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	650 of 816	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	680 of 819	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	711 of 808	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	714 of 778	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	698 of 792	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	688 of 763	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	520 of 575	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	41.7	332 of 617	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	504 of 598	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	520 of 614	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	6.1	672 of 709	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	642 of 748	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	686 of 754	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	697 of 756	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	723 of 749	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	687 of 727	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	662 of 739	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	617 of 718	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)47th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2026)30th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American Government64%-8 vs state

American History52%-21 vs state

Biology39%-28 vs state

English II28%-35 vs state

Algebra I24%-37 vs state

Geometry10%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)	Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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	Directly certified (2022-23)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
John Marshall School of Information Technology	Public	9-12	3952 W 140th St	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6850	486	30	16.2	0.7%	117 (24.1%)	189 (38.9%)	135 (27.8%)	23 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.3%)	4.5	744^th of 795 public high schools	6.4%		16.7	691^st of 855 public high schools	19.2%	53		40.4	33.8			39.0	20.7	10.4	29.7	$15,528
John Marshall School of Business and Civic Leadership	Public	9-12	3952 W 140th St	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6050	485	26	18.4	0.7%	96 (19.8%)	225 (46.4%)	139 (28.7%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	8.3	714^th of 795 public high schools	10.2%		23.2	657^th of 855 public high schools	23.2%	57		50.5	57.3			30.4	34.0	14.5	30.4	$15,360
John Marshall School of Engineering	Public	9-12	3952 W 140th St	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6100	459	21	21.8	0.8%	113 (24.6%)	154 (33.6%)	144 (31.4%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.2%)	10	699^th of 795 public high schools	12.1%		20	669^th of 855 public high schools	21.8%	30		63.8	52.0			39.4	27.9	9.7	24.5	$14,775
Bard Early College Cleveland	Public	9-12	13501 Terminal Ave	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-9700	344	22	15.6	—	81 (23.5%)	93 (27.0%)	137 (39.8%)	12 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.2%)	60	283^rd of 795 public high schools	64.4%		70.9	182^nd of 855 public high schools	78.7%	101		87.4	69.6			68.4	83.5	62.4	67.0	$18,848
The School of One	Public	7-12	3575 W 130th St	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8850	264	9	29.3	1.3%	46 (17.4%)	156 (59.1%)	56 (21.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	3.3	762^nd of 795 public high schools	4.2%		11.7	723^rd of 855 public high schools	15.4%	39		45.3	38.9			8.1	33.3	4.4	16.7	$15,473
New Technology West	Public	9-12	11801 Worthington Ave	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8700	312	17	18.3	—	77 (24.7%)	95 (30.4%)	123 (39.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	15	673^rd of 795 public high schools	15.3%		19.3	675^th of 855 public high schools	21.1%	2		68.4	55.4			41.8	36.8	17.6	34.9	$15,242
Lakewood High School	Public	9-12	14100 Franklin Blvd	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 529-4021	1,372	80	17.0	—	999 (72.8%)	83 (6.0%)	44 (3.2%)	60 (4.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	182 (13.3%)	58.2	317^th of 795 public high schools	60.1%		66.7	239^th of 855 public high schools	72.0%	78		83.5	84.4			79.0	70.6	48.3	56.0	$19,855
Franklin School of Opportunity - On Site	Public	7-12	13465 Franklin Blvd	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(216) 529-4096	59	0		—	38 (64.4%)	5 (8.5%)	4 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (20.3%)	56.6	340^th of 795 public high schools	57.2%					(n/a)		93.3	90.0			80.0	90.0	7.1	25.0	$4,321
Brooklyn High School	Public	8-12	9200 Biddulph Rd	Brooklyn	44144	Cuyahoga County	Brooklyn City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 485-8162	470	34	14.0	—	227 (48.3%)	49 (10.4%)	133 (28.3%)	27 (5.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	52.5	391^st of 795 public high schools	50.8%		61.8	299^th of 855 public high schools	65.0%	92	52.6	85.7	77.2	32.4	52.6	70.3	66.3	41.6	63.6	$17,751
Lake Erie International High School	Public, Charter	9-12	11728 Detroit Ave	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lake Erie International High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 539-7229	133	7	20.4	—	27 (20.3%)	63 (47.4%)	30 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.8%)								(n/a)										$19,585

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Students at John Marshall School of Engineering are 34% African American, 31% Hispanic, 25% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

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Cleveland Municipal

How many students attend John Marshall School of Engineering?

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended John Marshall School of Engineering.

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