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Helen Arnold Community Learning Center

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

450 Vernon Odom Boulevard, Akron, OH 44307 · (330) 761-1661 · Part of Akron City School District

Akron’s School Grade C better than 30% of Ohio school districts

Directions
Students
288
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Helen Arnold Community Learning Center

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Ohio’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 38 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 35 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 20.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Akron kids: 9 middle schools

On the path

Where Akron kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Helen Arnold Community Learning CenterYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 49.6%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 57.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Ohio’s 3,056 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

450 Vernon Odom Boulevard, Akron

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K25
Kindergarten56
Grade 139
Grade 243
Grade 351
Grade 435
Grade 539
Enrollment over time
239’20
241’21
231’22
248’23
288’24

Up 20.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 82%Two or more races 8%White 6%Hispanic 3%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Helen Arnold Community Learning Center from Akron families.

Other schools in Akron City School District

The district →
Harris/Jackson Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Akron
C−
473 students14:1
Seiberling Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Akron
C−
463 students15:1
Barber Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Akron
C−
431 students13:1
Crouse Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Akron
D−
429 students14:1
Mason Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Akron
C−
395 students13:1
Case Community Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Akron
C−
371 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Ohio’s other public schools; Akron’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.