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Portage Path Community Learning Center

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1385^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Portage Path Community Learning Center is an elementary school in Akron, Ohio, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Akron City School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Ohio elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Portage Path Community Learning Center faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, well-below-average test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, and struggles to effectively serve its student subgroups. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.2% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 42.9% in the Akron City district and 64.4% statewide. The school's spending per student, at $11,873 in 2018-2019, is higher than nearby schools, but its academic outcomes remain significantly lower.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Akron City School District, such as Judith A. Resnik Community Learning Center, Findley Community Learning Center, and King Community Learning Center, generally perform better than Portage Path Community Learning Center on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism. This suggests that factors within the district or community may be contributing to the challenges faced by Portage Path Community Learning Center, which has shown no significant improvement in its performance over time.

289

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,920

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

55 S Portage Path
Akron, OH 44303-1035

(330) 761-2795

District: Akron City

Students who attend Portage Path Community Learning Center usually attend:

Middle:	Litchfield Community Learning Center
High:	Firestone Community Learning Center

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.9%

White:

13.5%

Two or more races:

11.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (30% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg43%

Ohio avg64%

1,385^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 25Elementary Schools in the Akron City

615^th of 828Akron City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1385 of 1558	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1323 of 1577	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1356 of 1596	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1337 of 1588	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1262 of 1610	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1482 of 1676	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1360 of 1636	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.5	1424 of 1651	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	1521 of 1678	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.9	1381 of 1684	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.8	1379 of 1687	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.0	1385 of 1701	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.4	1371 of 1709	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.5	1413 of 1686	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.9	1427 of 1662	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.0	1273 of 1610	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.1	1313 of 1582	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.5	1260 of 1609	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.1	1373 of 1504	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.1	1354 of 1501	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.9	1325 of 1471	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	529 of 615	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	370 of 603	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	455 of 610	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.7	303 of 601	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	362 of 533	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	417 of 605	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	347 of 598	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	19.8	885 of 1021	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	1251 of 1452	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1270 of 1466	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1267 of 1483	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1214 of 1488	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	1248 of 1467	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1324 of 1502	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1211 of 1518	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1312 of 1473	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1190 of 1484	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1212 of 1447	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	1168 of 1419	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1076 of 1404	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1287 of 1465	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	1219 of 1465	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	1381 of 1466	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1205 of 1485	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1361 of 1498	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1336 of 1518	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	1315 of 1499	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	1370 of 1535	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1366 of 1536	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	908 of 935	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2018)13th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-31 vs state

Science32%-32 vs state

Mathematics28%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Total
Portage Path Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	55 S Portage Path	Akron	44303	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-2795	289	24	12.1		39 (13.5%)	199 (68.9%)	16 (5.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.1%)	11	1385^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.1%		15.2	1323^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	16.1%	62	31.6	18.2	38.9	26.3	29.5	33.3	34.2	$13,920
King Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	805 Memorial Pkwy	Akron	44303	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 873-3375	378	27	14.0		146 (38.6%)	158 (41.8%)	20 (5.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.7%)	52	861^st of 1558 public elementary schools	44.7%		59.6	761^st of 1577 public elementary schools	51.7%	100	52.3	76.1	46.2	59.1	73.1	41.0	77.3	$14,619
Crouse Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Diagonal Rd	Akron	44320	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-1625	429	31	13.6		24 (5.6%)	323 (75.3%)	27 (6.3%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (11.0%)	8.6	1430^th of 1558 public elementary schools	8.2%		8.3	1444^th of 1577 public elementary schools	8.4%	14	29.3	34.8	27.3	24.1	27.1	17.8	27.6	$12,228
Findley Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	65 W Tallmadge Ave	Akron	44310	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7909	555	39	14.3		40 (7.2%)	166 (29.9%)	172 (31.0%)	138 (24.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.5%)	13.7	1343^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	13.8%		13.6	1343^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	14.8%		31.3	31.4	35.4	27.7	39.1	31.3	42.2	$13,411
Schumacher Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	1020 Hartford Ave	Akron	44320	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 873-3386	348	26	13.2		21 (6.0%)	270 (77.6%)	20 (5.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.5%)	14.1	1337^th of 1558 public elementary schools	14.2%		17	1295^th of 1577 public elementary schools	17.9%	42	35.3	31.8	22.5	27.5	45.5	32.5	39.2	$13,995
Helen Arnold Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Vernon Odom Boulevard	Akron	44307	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-1661	288	25	11.4		17 (5.9%)	237 (82.3%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.3%)	18	1282^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	17.7%		21.1	1245^th of 1577 public elementary schools	21.1%	37	42.9	21.3	33.3	22.9	36.2	30.3	62.9	$12,462
Case Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1420 Garman Rd	Akron	44313	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 873-3350	371	29	12.9		89 (24.0%)	219 (59.0%)	19 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (10.5%)	42.9	995^th of 1558 public elementary schools	36.1%		44.7	981^st of 1577 public elementary schools	37.8%	14	68.5	43.9	60.0	55.6	54.5	45.7	63.0	$12,926
Edge Learning	Public, Charter	K-5	92 N Union St	Akron	44304	Summit County	Edge Learning	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 535-4581	249	17	14.3		4 (1.6%)	223 (89.6%)	4 (1.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)	13.1	1351^st of 1558 public elementary schools	13.3%		11.4	1379^th of 1577 public elementary schools	12.6%	28	14.7	45.7	30.0	8.8	42.9	42.5	32.4	$11,440
Judith A Resnik Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	65 N Meadowcroft Dr	Akron	44313	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 873-3370	355	30	11.8		99 (27.9%)	188 (53.0%)	24 (6.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.8%)	43.9	981^st of 1558 public elementary schools	37.0%		56.2	824^th of 1577 public elementary schools	47.7%	157	38.1	54.5	68.4	40.5	68.2	61.4	58.1	$13,141
Leggett Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	333 E Thornton St	Akron	44311	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-1735	383	30	12.7		51 (13.3%)	199 (52.0%)	48 (12.5%)	38 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (11.7%)	18.8	1277^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.0%		7.4	1460^th of 1577 public elementary schools	7.4%	183	31.3	46.8	45.8	12.5	50.8	43.8	29.2	$13,578

Frequently Asked Questions about Portage Path Community Learning Center

Is Portage Path Community Learning Center a good school?

Portage Path Community Learning Center ranks in the bottom 11.1% of Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Portage Path Community Learning Center in?

Akron City

How many students attend Portage Path Community Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended Portage Path Community Learning Center.

What schools do graduates of Portage Path Community Learning Center attend?

Students who attend Portage Path Community Learning Center usually go on to attend:

Middle : Litchfield Community Learning Center
High : Firestone Community Learning Center

What is the racial makeup of Portage Path Community Learning Center?

Students at Portage Path Community Learning Center are 69% African American, 13% White, 11% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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