Photo: Brandon Bisel · CC BY-SA 4.0Akron’s public schools score below 70% of Ohio districts on tests and graduation
In Akron, 23% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Ohio average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Akron, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Ohio, not nationally.
From Ohio state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Akron’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 639 Ohio towns with household incomes within a quarter of Akron’s, its schools beat 4%, lower than their 30% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 60% and 52% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $22,438 per student, against $16,610 across Ohio (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
25 elementary schools, then nine middle and nine high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Middlebury Academy, Edge Learning, Summit Academy Akron Elementary School, Towpath Trail High School, Summit Academy Akron Middle School, Summit Academy Secondary - Akron, Cascade Career Prep High School, Imagine Akron Academy, Akros Middle School, Akron Preparatory School, Main Preparatory Academy, Imagine Leadership Academy, Steel Academy, Case Preparatory Academy, Akron Career Tech High School, AkroTech High School, Archbishop Hoban High School (private), St. Sebastian School (private), Our Lady of the Elms Elementary School (private), Our Lady of the Elms School (private), St. Mary Elementary School (private), Emmanuel Christian Academy (private), St. Anthony of Padua Elementary School (private), St. Vincent de Paul Elementary School (private), Julie Billart School- Akron (private), Arlington Christian Academy (private), Red Line Advocacy (private) and Chesterton Academy of Akron (private) are in town. APS Online, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Akron’s grade
C: better than 30% of Ohio school districts, #954 of 993 Ohio towns. Both inputs trail the Ohio average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Akron, with each school’s own grade.
Akron’s public schools are run by Akron City School District. Parts of Akron (7% and 3% of its land) are served by Woodridge Local and Coventry Local instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Akron vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Akron’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Akron | C | Akron City |
| Cuyahoga Falls | B− | Woodridge Local PK–12 · Cuyahoga Falls City K–12 |
| Coventry | B− | Coventry Local |
| Springfield | B− | Springfield Local |
| Fairlawn | A | Copley-Fairlawn City |
| Bath | A+ | Revere Local |
| Copley | A | Copley-Fairlawn City |
| Barberton | C+ | Barberton City |
| Tallmadge | B+ | Tallmadge City |
| Mogadore | A− | Mogadore Local |
Every school in Akron
72 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Preschool at North High School).
Questions about Akron’s schools
Are Akron’s schools good?
On Ohio’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Akron children attend score below 70% of Ohio’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #954 of 993 Ohio towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Akron in?
Akron City School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 19,873 students in 44 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Akron are served by Woodridge Local and Coventry Local.
Where do Akron kids go to high school?
One of 9 high schools, depending on your address: Firestone Community Learning Center, Buchtel Community Learning Center, East Community Learning Center, Garfield Community Learning Center, North High School, Ellet Community Learning Center, Akron Early College High School, National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM HS at Robinson CLC and Akron Alternative Academy.
What is Akron’s graduation rate?
86% of the class of 2023 in Akron City School District graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio.
How much does Akron spend per student?
$22,438 in Akron City School District (FY2024), against $16,610 across Ohio. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Akron?
Yes: Archbishop Hoban High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 841 students), St. Sebastian School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 382 students), Our Lady of the Elms Elementary School (catholic · all-girls, grades PK–12, 360 students), Our Lady of the Elms School (catholic · all-girls, grades PK–12, 306 students), St. Mary Elementary School (Catholic, grades K–8, 231 students), Emmanuel Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 222 students), St. Anthony of Padua Elementary School (Catholic, grades K–8, 219 students), St. Vincent de Paul Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 215 students), Julie Billart School- Akron (Catholic, grades K–8, 118 students), Arlington Christian Academy (religious, grades K–8, 85 students), Red Line Advocacy (religious, grades 1–12, 17 students) and Chesterton Academy of Akron (Catholic, grades 9–12, 13 students). Akron also has 16 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Akron families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Ohio. Stars are from neighbors.