Summary:
ZIP code 44060 has two middle schools — Memorial Middle School and Shore Middle School — both part of the Mentor Exempted Village district and both serving grades 6 through 8. Together they enroll about 1,604 students. The district is ranked 170th of 773 in Ohio, placing it in the 78th percentile with 4 stars, so families here are choosing between two schools in a comparatively strong district.
Memorial Middle School (852 students) is the higher-performing of the two. In 2025–26 it ranked 131st of 1,046 schools — the 87th percentile, with 4 stars — beating the district average in all eight reported assessments and exceeding the state in every subject. Its average proficiency across those eight tests was 79.4%, versus 71.5% at Shore, and that gap widened from 5.8 points the year before. Standouts include 8th grade math at 80.2% (up 14.3 points in a year) and 7th grade ELA at 82.8%.
Shore Middle School (752 students) ranked 274th of 1,046 — the 74th percentile, also with 4 stars. It outperformed the state in all eight subjects but trailed the district in seven of eight. Its brightest spot is Algebra I, where 98.6% were proficient; both schools sit near 100% on that End of Course exam, which likely reflects a select group of advanced students rather than all 8th graders. Shore's 7th grade ELA (80.1%) is only 2.7 points behind Memorial, but its 8th grade math (61.2%) trails by 19 points. Shore also has higher chronic absenteeism (20.7% vs. 18.0%; district 16.1%) and a larger share of students from low-income families (35.11% vs. 27%).
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