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Shore Middle School

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Shore Middle School ranks 274 th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 74% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Shore Middle School is a 752-student school serving grades 6–8 in Mentor, Ohio, one of two middle schools in the Mentor Exempted Village district. For 2025-26 it ranks 274th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools — the 74th percentile, or 4 stars — comfortably above the state average. The school has climbed steadily since bottoming out at the 59th percentile in 2020-21 and has now held the 72nd–74th percentile range for three straight years, though it has not quite returned to its 2015-16 peak.

Academically, Shore beats the state average on all seven grade-level Ohio State Tests, averaging roughly 67.6% proficient versus about 56.4% statewide. Grade 7 is the standout: ELA 7 at 80.1% and Math 7 at 64.4%, the school's four-year high in that subject. Algebra I is a striking outlier at 98.6% proficiency, more than 37 points above the state — but this reflects a small accelerated cohort of 8th graders rather than the whole school, since general 8th-grade math proficiency sits at 61.2%. Eighth grade is Shore's softest year overall. The school also posted one of the sharpest two-year gains in the area on its special education results.

Locally, the fairest comparison is Memorial Middle School, the district's other middle school about three miles away, which ranks at the 87th percentile while serving a lower-poverty population. Shore trails the district average on nearly every test largely because its sibling school is stronger — not because Shore is weak. Notably, Shore enrolls a higher share of low-income students (35.11% free/reduced lunch) than every nearby school that outranks it, and does so on the lowest per-pupil spending in the comparison group. The clearest area for improvement is attendance: chronic absenteeism is 20.7%, above the district and above Memorial, though it has improved by nearly 9 points since 2021-22.

752

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,369

Per pupil spending ?

35.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

5670 Hopkins Rd
Mentor, OH 44060-2058

(440) 255-4444

District: Mentor Exempted Village

Students who attend Shore Middle School usually attend:

High:

Mentor High School

Feeder schools for Shore Middle School:

Elementary:	Bellflower Elementary School
	Lake Elementary School
	Orchard Hollow Elementary School
	Sterling Morton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.4%

Two or more races:

5.7%

Hispanic:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 59th percentile in 2021 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (71% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 74th (2026) from a 59th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Ohio median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg73%

Ohio avg57%

274^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Mentor Exempted Village

170^th of 773Mentor Exempted Village 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	73.6	274 of 1046	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.6	280 of 1036	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	295 of 1046	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	378 of 1048	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	377 of 1017	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	428 of 1037	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	313 of 1050	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	243 of 1010	75.9%	★★★★☆
2017	70.8	315 of 1038	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	77.2	212 of 1050	79.8%	★★★★☆
2015	65.4	392 of 1035	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.4	296 of 1008	70.6%	★★★★☆
2013	74.5	257 of 1001	74.3%	★★★★☆
2012	74.3	260 of 989	73.7%	★★★★☆
2011	73.5	263 of 925	71.6%	★★★★☆
2010	74.3	236 of 895	73.6%	★★★★☆
2009	70.5	292 of 858	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	76.6	177 of 835	78.8%	★★★★☆
2007	71.1	268 of 837	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.2	369 of 732	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	68.5	228 of 692	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	50.9	206 of 565	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.9	283 of 576	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	204 of 658	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	135 of 643	79.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	256 of 947	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	76.0	228 of 938	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	303 of 942	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	381 of 943	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	407 of 925	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	411 of 910	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.7	361 of 917	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	255 of 897	71.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	56.3	288 of 521	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	57 of 270	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	78.2	54 of 262	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	49 of 239	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	39 of 249	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	21 of 247	91.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	402 of 996	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.2	307 of 983	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	314 of 989	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	272 of 974	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	347 of 947	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	410 of 923	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	294 of 945	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.3	184 of 924	80.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	276 of 955	71.1%	★★★★☆
2025	68.4	311 of 954	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	276 of 958	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	358 of 963	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	342 of 946	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.9	414 of 924	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	247 of 933	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	218 of 916	76.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	56.9	111 of 260	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.3	60 of 263	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	85 of 254	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	111 of 245	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.8	200 of 239	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.0	128 of 219	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	138 of 206	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	171 of 579	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	50.0	214 of 572	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	303 of 563	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	409 of 590	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	306 of 790	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.0	316 of 777	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	331 of 795	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	393 of 805	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	382 of 809	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	427 of 781	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.5	294 of 796	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	268 of 781	65.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)71st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)70th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile~ school

White (2026)61st percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)57th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)45th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I99%+37 vs state

English Language Arts72%+13 vs state

Science66%+5 vs state

Mathematics64%+12 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, February 15, 2022

My daughter is currently at this school. We have had so many issues with academic's. She is not getting the proper help that she needs. She is on a IEP for OHI. I’m not pleased with someone on her team. She is struggling with academics this year and we are still not getting academics support. I do have to say another member of her team has done nothing but support her in so many different ways.

When it comes to bullying the school needs to do more! We have things put in place against another student and the school itself is not following or Disciplining the student that continues to break the rules. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Ohio State Tests Biology (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	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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 Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Shore Middle School	Public	6-8	5670 Hopkins Rd	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 255-4444	752	47	16.1	35.1%	642 (85.4%)	18 (2.4%)	36 (4.8%)	9 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)	73.6	274^th of 1046 public middle schools	73.8%		73.6	280^th of 1036 public middle schools	73.0%	6		66.1				66.7	64.4	61.2				71.3	80.1	63.2			98.6	$9,369
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	8979 Mentor Ave	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 974-2250	852	54	15.7	27.0%	726 (85.2%)	36 (4.2%)	33 (3.9%)	25 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.8%)	84	131^st of 1046 public middle schools	87.5%		81.4	164^th of 1036 public middle schools	84.2%	33		75.3				74.0	75.5	80.2				73.2	82.8	74.2			100.0	$10,067
Eastlake Middle School	Public	6-8	35972 Lake Shore Blvd	Eastlake	44095	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 942-5696	330	26	12.6	64.5%	250 (75.8%)	31 (9.4%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (10.0%)	56.4	503^rd of 1046 public middle schools	51.9%		50.1	565^th of 1036 public middle schools	45.5%	62		61.5				57.7	51.7	51.6				58.6	55.6	55.6		81.8	100.0	$14,028
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	135 Cedarbrook Dr	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 392-5250	602	39	15.4	—	94 (15.6%)	88 (14.6%)	368 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.0%)	21.8	810^th of 1046 public middle schools	22.6%		23.3	781^st of 1036 public middle schools	24.6%	29		42.7				30.8	21.4	33.8				27.7	37.1	37.1	100.0		100.0	$12,121
Henry F Lamuth Middle School	Public	5-7	6700 Auburn Rd	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 354-4394	703	36	19.5	37.1%	537 (76.4%)	38 (5.4%)	80 (11.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.8%)	71.8	300^th of 1046 public middle schools	71.3%		73.2	283^rd of 1036 public middle schools	72.7%	17	72.5				52.1	63.5	46.2	100.0			76.0	63.9	70.1					$14,113
Kirtland Middle School	Public	6-8	9152 Chillicothe Rd	Kirtland	44094	Lake County	Kirtland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 256-3358	262	13	20.1	12.2%	250 (95.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	89.6	53^rd of 1046 public middle schools	94.9%		91.6	36^th of 1036 public middle schools	96.5%	17		77.8				88.0	76.3	81.0				83.8	88.6	86.4			89.7	$14,316
Willoughby Middle School	Public	6-8	5000 Shankland Rd	Willoughby	44094	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 975-3600	509	45	11.3	52.5%	294 (57.8%)	143 (28.1%)	22 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.4%)	44.6	628^th of 1046 public middle schools	40.0%		42.4	640^th of 1036 public middle schools	38.2%	12		52.4				44.9	48.8	27.6				59.1	58.5	45.7		73.7	55.0	$14,547
Willowick Middle School	Public	6-8	31500 Royalview Dr	Willowick	44095	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 943-2950	404	31	13.2	63.4%	253 (62.6%)	77 (19.1%)	21 (5.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.1%)	46.1	615^th of 1046 public middle schools	41.2%		41.1	650^th of 1036 public middle schools	37.3%	35		52.9				53.3	35.5	45.0				50.0	62.1	47.8		86.7	80.0	$15,094
School of Innovation	Public	3-8	32500 Chardon Rd	Willoughby	44094	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 946-5000	448	26	17.2	26.6%	355 (79.2%)	16 (3.6%)	13 (2.9%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.8%)	92.5	23^rd of 1046 public middle schools	97.8%		95.5	3^rd of 1036 public middle schools	99.7%	20	85.3	86.5	93.0	100.0	82.2	84.6	89.5	78.4	91.9	94.7	94.7	95.8	98.6	85.1		100.0	100.0	$14,009
Chardon Middle School	Public	4-7	424 North St	Chardon	44024	Geauga County	Chardon Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 285-4062	716	43	16.6	25.0%	631 (88.1%)	14 (2.0%)	34 (4.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.5%)	90.5	38^th of 1046 public middle schools	96.4%		89.1	58^th of 1036 public middle schools	94.4%	20	90.2			94.4	81.8	87.3	76.7	100.0		79.5	87.3	73.9	79.2	98.3			100.0	$14,507

Frequently Asked Questions about Shore Middle School

What high school do graduates of Shore Middle School attend?

Students who attend Shore Middle School usually go on to attend Mentor High School

What is the racial makeup of Shore Middle School?

Students at Shore Middle School are 85% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Shore Middle School a good school?

Shore Middle School ranks 274^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Shore Middle School in?

Mentor Exempted Village

How many students attend Shore Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 752 students attended Shore Middle School.

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