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Sterling Morton Elementary School

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Sterling Morton Elementary School ranks 774 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

774^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Sterling Morton Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mentor, Ohio, serving 296 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Mentor Exempted Village School District, which is ranked 211 out of 828 school districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sterling Morton Elementary School has shown a mixed performance in academic achievement compared to the district and state averages. While the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts have been higher than the district and state in some grade levels and years, they have also been lower in other areas, particularly in 5th-grade Science. The school's performance for different student subgroups has also varied, with male students and white students generally outperforming their peers, while students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds have struggled. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 9.2% in 2023-2024 to 17.0% in 2024-2025, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Sterling Morton Elementary School's per-student spending of $9,138 in 2018-2019 was lower than Fairfax Elementary School ($11,291) and Orchard Hollow Elementary School ($10,724). Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio has increased from 14.2 in 2021-2022 to 16.4 in 2022-2023, which is higher than Lake Elementary School (13.9) and Orchard Hollow Elementary School (16.1). These comparisons suggest areas for improvement, as some nearby schools have demonstrated stronger academic results and more favorable resource allocation.

298

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,131

Per pupil spending ?

47.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9292 Jordan Dr
Mentor, OH 44060-1010

(440) 257-5954

District: Mentor Exempted Village

Students who attend Sterling Morton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Shore Middle School
High:	Mentor High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.9%

Hispanic:

7.7%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Ohio median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Mentor Exempted Village's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg75%

Ohio avg64%

774^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Mentor Exempted Village

211^th of 828Mentor 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
2025	57.5	774 of 1558	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.6	416 of 1577	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	471 of 1596	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	574 of 1588	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	745 of 1610	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	577 of 1676	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.4	347 of 1636	78.8%	★★★★☆
2017	76.2	409 of 1651	75.2%	★★★★☆
2016	78.3	358 of 1678	78.7%	★★★★☆
2015	76.4	394 of 1684	76.6%	★★★★☆
2014	83.6	98 of 1687	94.2%	★★★★★
2013	78.7	272 of 1701	84.0%	★★★★☆
2012	68.2	660 of 1709	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	81.1	173 of 1686	89.7%	★★★★☆
2010	69.4	583 of 1662	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	81.6	158 of 1610	90.2%	★★★★★
2008	83.7	111 of 1582	93.0%	★★★★★
2007	78.9	233 of 1609	85.5%	★★★★☆
2006	71.2	434 of 1504	71.1%	★★★★☆
2005	71.8	415 of 1501	72.4%	★★★★☆
2004	76.7	293 of 1471	80.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	24.1	628 of 765	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	76.7	141 of 956	85.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	744 of 1452	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.6	514 of 1466	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	669 of 1483	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	728 of 1488	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.6	473 of 1467	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	634 of 1502	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.8	356 of 1518	76.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	854 of 1473	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	77.9	249 of 1484	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	390 of 1447	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	494 of 1419	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	634 of 1404	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.9	316 of 1465	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	177 of 1465	87.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	714 of 1466	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.4	322 of 1485	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	234 of 1498	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	374 of 1518	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	45.1	898 of 1499	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.2	543 of 1535	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.6	329 of 1536	78.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	664 of 935	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	505 of 900	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	613 of 1175	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.9	355 of 1190	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	459 of 1215	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	597 of 1242	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.6	705 of 1249	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.9	443 of 1271	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.7	320 of 1309	75.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)51st percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

White (2025)48th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2021)18th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics67%+3 vs state

English Language Arts65%~ state avg

Science57%-7 vs state

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Schools Near Sterling Morton Elementary School

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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)			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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th 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	Total
Sterling Morton Elementary School	Public	K-5	9292 Jordan Dr	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 257-5954	298	21	14.1	47.7%	241 (80.9%)	15 (5.0%)	23 (7.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	57.5	774^th of 1558 public elementary schools	50.3%		75.6	416^th of 1577 public elementary schools	73.6%	358	56.8	62.2	73.8	64.4	62.2	70.5	62.2	$12,131
Mckinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	602 Plum St	Fairport Harbor	44077	Lake County	Fairport Harbor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 354-4982	239	17	14.0		179 (74.9%)	7 (2.9%)	31 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.2%)	26.3	1164^th of 1558 public elementary schools	25.3%		47.1	956^th of 1577 public elementary schools	39.4%	208	36.0	52.1	52.9	16.0	47.9	52.9	48.0	$11,177
Maple Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	560 W Jackson St	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 392-5440	432	27	16.0		90 (20.8%)	50 (11.6%)	239 (55.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.8%)	22.6	1221^st of 1558 public elementary schools	21.6%		25.5	1185^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.9%	36	34.8	50.7	63.6	26.1	33.3	27.3	50.0	$10,699
Orchard Hollow Elementary School	Public	K-5	8700 Hendricks Rd	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 257-5955	359	24	15.1	22.8%	310 (86.4%)	6 (1.7%)	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.4%)	78.7	346^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.8%		81.1	291^st of 1577 public elementary schools	81.5%	55	66.7	84.9	92.4	82.0	66.0	78.8	86.9	$13,691
Elm Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	585 Elm St	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 392-5520	429	25	17.1		65 (15.2%)	57 (13.3%)	260 (60.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.0%)	17.5	1289^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.3%		35.8	1077^th of 1577 public elementary schools	31.7%	212	42.6	41.2	55.8	25.9	23.5	27.9	38.9	$12,284
Lake Erie Bilingual Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	268 N State St	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Lake Erie Bilingual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(440) 578-0722	49	7	6.7		3 (6.1%)	6 (12.2%)	39 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)								$11,432
Buckeye Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	175 Buckeye Rd	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 352-2191	366	19	19.6	37.4%	245 (66.9%)	28 (7.7%)	61 (16.7%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.3%)	69	548^th of 1558 public elementary schools	64.8%		69	557^th of 1577 public elementary schools	64.7%	9		74.0	75.9		63.4	79.3		$11,820
Chestnut Elementary School	Public	K-5	341 Chestnut St	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 392-5350	425	25	17.0		79 (18.6%)	63 (14.8%)	243 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.9%)	33.5	1087^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.2%		37.6	1063^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	32.6%	24	51.6	59.7	43.2	57.8	25.8	40.5	60.9	$11,275
Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	7625 Pinehurst Dr	Mentor On The Lake	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 257-5953	272	19	13.9	52.9%	214 (78.7%)	8 (2.9%)	18 (6.6%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.6%)	60.1	734^th of 1558 public elementary schools	52.9%		50.8	914^th of 1577 public elementary schools	42.0%	180	63.6	76.9	67.5	63.6	66.7	47.5	78.2	$12,397
Fairfax Elementary School	Public	K-5	6465 Curtiss Ct	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 255-7223	310	19	16.3	29.4%	256 (82.6%)	14 (4.5%)	13 (4.2%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.4%)	64.6	635^th of 1558 public elementary schools	59.2%		72.1	497^th of 1577 public elementary schools	68.5%	138	51.0	73.7	81.7	53.1	70.2	83.3	69.4	$14,827

Frequently Asked Questions about Sterling Morton Elementary School

What district is Sterling Morton Elementary School in?

Mentor Exempted Village

What schools do graduates of Sterling Morton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sterling Morton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shore Middle School
High : Mentor High School

How many students attend Sterling Morton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 298 students attended Sterling Morton Elementary School.

Is Sterling Morton Elementary School a good school?

Sterling Morton Elementary School ranks 774^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sterling Morton Elementary School?

Students at Sterling Morton Elementary School are 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

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