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Sterling Morton Elementary School

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Sterling Morton Elementary School ranks 477 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

477^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Sterling Morton Elementary School is a K–5 school serving 298 students in Mentor, Ohio, a suburban Lake Erie community, and is part of the Mentor Exempted Village district. In 2025–2026 it ranked 477th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 69th percentile, 3 stars — while its district ranked 170th of 773 (78th percentile, 4 stars). That 69th-percentile finish is essentially this school's long-run norm: averaged across ten reported years it sits near the 68th percentile, so this is a steady performer rather than a school on the rise or in decline.

On tests, its composite proficiency was 75.1 — about 11 points above Ohio's 63.8 and only roughly 1.5 points below its own district's 76.6. Fifth-grade science (77%) is the standout: the highest reported fifth-grade science score among nearby schools that report one. All four Mentor elementaries cluster within about four points (71.5 to 75.7), with Sterling Morton second of the four and within a point of Lake Elementary School. It out-performs Fairfax Elementary School and Orchard Hollow Elementary School while serving a higher-poverty population than either, on the lowest per-pupil spending in the comparison set ($9,138) and a 14.1 student–teacher ratio. Mckinley Elementary School is the closest school, 1.68 miles away, yet its composite is roughly 22 points lower — district lines predict results here far better than distance does.

The strongest story is how well the school serves students who often lag elsewhere: in 2025–2026 its special education students ranked in the 86th percentile statewide and its low-income students in the 74th, both 4-star results above the school's own overall standing. Chronic absenteeism was 11.2%, well under the district's 16.1% and down from 19.0% in 2021–2022. One caution: with roughly 50 students per grade, a single student can move a proficiency rate about two points, so 10–20 point swings may reflect cohort differences rather than real change. The weak 2024–2025 results fit that pattern — every subgroup dipped, then every subgroup rebounded.

298

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,131

Per pupil spending ?

47.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 — 79th percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (75% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg77%

Ohio avg64%

477^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary 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	73.3	477 of 1560	69.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	78.2	310 of 1452	78.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	71.5	376 of 1467	74.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	65.9	584 of 1467	60.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	76.0	129 of 914	85.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	72.0	352 of 1181	70.2%	★★★★☆
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)

Special Education (2026)86th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)79th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)70th percentile~ school

Male (2026)60th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2021)18th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science77%+14 vs state

English Language Arts76%+10 vs state

Mathematics74%+11 vs state

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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)			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 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%)	73.3	477^th of 1560 public elementary schools	69.4%		57.5	774^th of 1558 public elementary schools	50.3%	297	77.0	74.5	71.8	75.4	78.7	69.2	79.0	$12,131
Mckinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	345 Vine 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%)	39.2	1037^th of 1560 public elementary schools	33.5%		26.3	1164^th of 1558 public elementary schools	25.3%	127	43.2	64.9	45.8	29.7	70.3	54.2	62.2	$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%)	24.8	1196^th of 1560 public elementary schools	23.3%		22.6	1221^st of 1558 public elementary schools	21.6%	25	25.0	59.6	52.1	25.0	50.0	45.2	47.5	$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%)	68	567^th of 1560 public elementary schools	63.7%		78.7	346^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.8%	221	63.5	68.3	83.9	65.1	73.0	64.3	82.5	$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%)	22.7	1225^th of 1560 public elementary schools	21.5%		17.5	1289^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.3%	64	50.0	52.6	30.2	38.6	33.3	20.6	59.1	$12,284
Lake Erie Bilingual Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	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	K-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%)	76.7	386^th of 1560 public elementary schools	75.3%		69	548^th of 1558 public elementary schools	64.8%	162		86.1	79.7		73.0	74.6		$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%)	44.7	972^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	37.7%		33.5	1087^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.2%	115	61.1	72.7	51.6	72.2	47.3	39.1	61.1	$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%)	73.9	460^th of 1560 public elementary schools	70.5%		60.1	734^th of 1558 public elementary schools	52.9%	274	65.0	76.8	81.6	80.0	75.0	73.7	77.5	$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%)	72	498^th of 1560 public elementary schools	68.1%		64.6	635^th of 1558 public elementary schools	59.2%	137	60.3	86.8	74.2	68.3	76.3	72.7	81.0	$14,827

Frequently Asked Questions about Sterling Morton Elementary School

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

What district is Sterling Morton Elementary School in?

Mentor Exempted Village

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.

Is Sterling Morton Elementary School a good school?

Sterling Morton Elementary School ranks 477^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sterling Morton Elementary School?

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

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