Summary:
The city of Mentor On The Lake, Ohio has only one public elementary school, Lake Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 306 students. The school's student population is predominantly White (78.76%), with smaller percentages of Hispanic (8.5%), African American (3.27%), and students of two or more races (9.15%). Compared to the Mentor Exempted Village district and the state of Ohio, Lake Elementary School's test scores are generally lower across various subjects and grade levels, with only 59.3% proficiency in 5th grade Science compared to the district's 75.3% and the state's 64%.
Lake Elementary School also faces challenges with a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% and a relatively high percentage of students (41.5%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant level of economic disadvantage. Despite these challenges, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.2, which may be a strategy to address the needs of its student population.
Overall, Lake Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years. This suggests that the school may be facing systemic challenges in improving student outcomes and addressing issues of equity and access, particularly for its economically disadvantaged and minority student populations.
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