The brief
A Mentor Exempted Village school serving grades Kindergarten – 12th.
Cardinal Autism Resource and Education School (cares) is listed in Mentor Exempted Village, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
About this school's data2 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Based on limited data: 25% component coverage.
- We don't have enough verified data to rate this school fairly. This can happen when a school is very new, very small, or has limited test score reporting to the state. Our rating model requires at least 2 of 4 data components (academics, student progress, college readiness, and resources) to generate a meaningful score. Schools below this threshold receive a Limited Profile to avoid misleading ratings. Learn more about our methodology
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 44060; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Cleveland school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $85,881
- Median home value
- $227,200
- Median rent
- $1,156/mo
- College educated
- 35.1%
- Homeownership
- 81.3%
- Poverty rate
- 5.5%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 44060; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 7
- Car-Dependent
- Bike Score
- 26
- Somewhat Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 1,131/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Mentor. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Mentor), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Cardinal Autism Resource and Education School (cares) serve?
Cardinal Autism Resource and Education School (cares) serves students in grades Kindergarten through 12th.
How many students attend Cardinal Autism Resource and Education School (cares)?
Cardinal Autism Resource and Education School (cares) has an enrollment of approximately 76 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cardinal Autism Resource and Education School (cares)?
The student-teacher ratio at Cardinal Autism Resource and Education School (cares) is 12.7:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
Is Cardinal Autism Resource and Education School (cares) a charter school?
No, Cardinal Autism Resource and Education School (cares) is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Cardinal Autism Resource and Education School (cares) a Title I school?
No, Cardinal Autism Resource and Education School (cares) is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 12th
- Enrollment
- 76
- Student-teacher ratio
- 12.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 6
- Type
- Special_ed
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Large Suburb
- County
- Lake County
- Phone
- (440) 257-5951
- Schools in district
- 13
- District spending per student
- $15,847
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 5.4%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 44060)
- 60,257
- Area average commute
- 22.6 min
- Area median age
- 46.1
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Ohio Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.