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Mentor Exempted Village School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Ohio for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 1,681 students in Mentor Exempted Village School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Ohio.
Public Middle Schools in Mentor Exempted Village School District have an average math proficiency score of 57% (versus the Ohio public middle school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 74% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Ohio public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (OH)
# Schools
13 Schools
1,244 Schools
# Students
7,067 Students
562,575 Students
# Teachers
403 Teachers
34,189 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Mentor Exempted Village School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 918 school districts in Ohio (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has decreased from 94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#200 out of 929 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
61%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
75%
60%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
73%
63%
Graduation Rate
93%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.29
0.57
# American Indian Students
14 Students
880 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
152 Students
12,445 Students
% Asian Students
2%
2%
# Hispanic Students
299 Students
46,562 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
9%
# Black Students
306 Students
124,734 Students
% Black Students
5%
22%
# White Students
5,938 Students
343,151 Students
% White Students
84%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
597 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
355 Students
34,206 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
166
3,390
# Students in K Grade:
461
15,303
# Students in 1st Grade:
453
14,499
# Students in 2nd Grade:
466
14,677
# Students in 3rd Grade:
521
14,116
# Students in 4th Grade:
497
16,037
# Students in 5th Grade:
525
29,340
# Students in 6th Grade:
536
86,380
# Students in 7th Grade:
551
123,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
539
124,479
# Students in 9th Grade:
517
29,628
# Students in 10th Grade:
549
28,184
# Students in 11th Grade:
606
32,624
# Students in 12th Grade:
680
30,287
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,598 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,287. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,423 is less than the state median of $17,235. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$117 MM
$28,879 MM
Spending
$116 MM
$28,792 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,598
$17,287
Spending / Student
$16,423
$17,235
Best Mentor Exempted Village School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Memorial Middle School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
8979 Mentor Ave
Mentor, OH 44060
(440) 974-2250
Mentor, OH 44060
(440) 974-2250
Grades: 6-8
| 848 students
Rank: #22.
Shore Middle School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
5670 Hopkins Rd
Mentor, OH 44060
(440) 255-4444
Mentor, OH 44060
(440) 255-4444
Grades: 6-8
| 757 students
Rank: n/an/a
Cardinal Autism Resource And Education School (Cares)
Special Education School
5028 Forest Rd
Mentor, OH 44060
(440) 257-5951
Mentor, OH 44060
(440) 257-5951
Grades: K-12
| 76 students
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