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Buchtel Community Learning Center

Q: Is Buchtel Community Learning Center a good school?

Buchtel Community Learning Center ranks in the bottom 22.0% of Ohio high schools.

Q: How many students attend Buchtel Community Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 994 students attended Buchtel Community Learning Center.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Buchtel Community Learning Center?

Students at Buchtel Community Learning Center are 85% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% White.

Q: What schools feed into Buchtel Community Learning Center?

Buchtel Community Learning Center is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Crouse Community Learning Center Elementary : Helen Arnold Community Learning Center Elementary : Schumacher Community Learning Center

Public Grades 6-12

667^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 22% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Buchtel Community Learning Center is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Akron, Ohio, part of the Akron City School District. With 903 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio high schools over the past decade.

Buchtel Community Learning Center significantly underperforms the Akron City School District and the state of Ohio in academic proficiency across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 13.1% of 8th graders were proficient in Science, compared to 30.5% in Akron and 63% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 43.5% to 71.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. However, Buchtel Community Learning Center performs better for African American students, ranking in the middle third of Ohio high schools, and for special education students, ranking in the top quarter.

While Buchtel Community Learning Center underperforms most nearby public high schools in the Akron area, including Garfield Community Learning Center, Firestone Community Learning Center, and North High School, it outperforms some local public charter high schools, such as Steel Academy and Akron Career Technical High School. The notable exception is Akron Early College High School, which is a top-performing school in the state, ranking 2nd out of 855 Ohio high schools in 2024-2025.

994

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,964

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1040 Copley Rd
Akron, OH 44320-2853

(330) 873-3300

District: Akron City

Feeder schools for Buchtel Community Learning Center:

Elementary:	Crouse Community Learning Center
	Helen Arnold Community Learning Center
	Schumacher Community Learning Center

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.6%

Two or more races:

5.6%

Hispanic:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (24% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg36%

Ohio avg58%

Middle school

1,005^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

667^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	1005 of 1036	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	998 of 1046	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	963 of 1048	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	947 of 1017	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	1000 of 1037	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	1000 of 1050	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	982 of 1010	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.5	998 of 1038	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.5	1004 of 1050	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.1	831 of 1035	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.6	904 of 1008	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.7	924 of 1001	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	432 of 442	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	404 of 429	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	369 of 436	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	375 of 413	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	379 of 385	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	361 of 405	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	361 of 384	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	26.8	451 of 565	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	548 of 576	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	651 of 658	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	638 of 643	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.2	934 of 938	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	929 of 942	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	883 of 943	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	897 of 925	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	898 of 910	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	881 of 917	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	879 of 897	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	0.2	191 of 194	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.1	195 of 196	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	973 of 983	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	954 of 989	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	883 of 974	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	894 of 947	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	919 of 923	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	913 of 945	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	908 of 924	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	936 of 954	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	912 of 958	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	912 of 963	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	903 of 946	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	926 of 933	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	911 of 916	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	553 of 572	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	466 of 563	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	565 of 590	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	667 of 855	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	725 of 864	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	814 of 867	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	778 of 836	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	808 of 819	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	781 of 836	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	754 of 800	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.1	728 of 773	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.8	754 of 784	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.1	725 of 778	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.3	718 of 769	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.7	715 of 767	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.2	727 of 832	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.5	736 of 818	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.4	741 of 819	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.7	698 of 791	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.4	692 of 767	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.6	685 of 756	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.6	668 of 696	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.2	679 of 689	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.4	665 of 681	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	173 of 328	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	229 of 318	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	283 of 323	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	263 of 306	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	275 of 284	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	271 of 303	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	256 of 279	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	15.1	558 of 606	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	589 of 596	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	623 of 628	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	643 of 809	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	701 of 798	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	780 of 813	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	721 of 794	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.2	768 of 775	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	744 of 781	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.2	736 of 751	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	0.2	242 of 244	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	632 of 815	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	703 of 822	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	764 of 805	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	719 of 773	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.2	754 of 763	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	732 of 779	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	730 of 758	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	666 of 817	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	737 of 816	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	795 of 819	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.6	795 of 808	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.9	773 of 778	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.6	773 of 792	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.3	754 of 763	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	187 of 617	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	12.0	582 of 598	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	574 of 614	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school

High school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile+48 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)1st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government70%-3 vs state

American History49%-22 vs state

Algebra I44%-15 vs state

Biology34%-32 vs state

English II25%-36 vs state

Geometry23%-20 vs state

English Language Arts13%-44 vs state

Science13%-50 vs state

Mathematics5%-45 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Buchtel Community Learning Center	Public	6-12	1040 Copley Rd	Akron	44320	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 873-3300	994	75	13.3		42 (4.2%)	841 (84.6%)	46 (4.6%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (5.6%)	20.4	667^th of 855 public high schools	22.0%		10.6	725^th of 864 public high schools	16.1%	58	13.1	69.6	48.9	6.0	6.1	1.9	15.1	16.2	9.0	33.9	24.8	22.7	44.4	$13,964
Summit Academy Secondary - Akron	Public, Charter	9-12	464 S Hawkins Ave	Akron	44320	Summit County	Summit Academy Secondary - Akron	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 434-2343	60	9	6.6		31 (51.7%)	23 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.0%)	16.3	696^th of 855 public high schools	18.6%		9.8	734^th of 864 public high schools	15.0%	38		83.3	37.5							25.0	25.0	0.0	0.0	$8,489
Towpath Trail High School	Public, Charter	9-12	275 W Market St	Akron	44303	Summit County	Towpath Trail High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(234) 542-0102	767	27	28.4		373 (48.6%)	268 (34.9%)	16 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (13.8%)	5.6	793^rd of 855 public high schools	7.3%		4.6	813^th of 864 public high schools	5.9%	20		38.7	29.5							28.8	27.6	0.0	17.7	$8,713
Akron Early College High School	Public	9-12	225 S. Main St.	Akron	44308	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 761-1661	399	16	25.7		102 (25.6%)	118 (29.6%)	21 (5.3%)	122 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.0%)	90.9	2^nd of 855 public high schools	99.8%		88.4	13^th of 864 public high schools	98.5%	11		100.0	100.0							95.9	98.9	81.7	98.1	$10,092
Firestone Community Learning Center	Public	9-12	470 Castle Blvd	Akron	44313	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 873-3315	1,033	72	14.3		300 (29.0%)	555 (53.7%)	66 (6.4%)	13 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (9.5%)	36.3	592^nd of 855 public high schools	30.8%		27	632^nd of 864 public high schools	26.9%	40		69.4	64.2							55.7	44.0	39.3	52.1	$14,663
Akron Career Technical High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1115 S Main St	Akron	44301	Summit County	Akron Career Technical High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(234) 888-6050	93	7	14.3		11 (11.8%)	66 (71.0%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (14.0%)	4.9	804^th of 855 public high schools	6.0%		3.9	827^th of 864 public high schools	4.3%	23		45.0	27.3							19.0	4.5	9.1	12.5	$14,439
AkroTech High School	Public, Charter	9-12	274 Park St.	Akron	44304	Summit County	AkroTech High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(330) 535-4581	67	6	10.9		2 (3.0%)	55 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.9%)								(n/a)			47.6								42.9	9.1	36.4	$12,487
Akron Alternative Academy	Public	9-12	65 Steiner Ave	Akron	44301	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-3262	154	8	19.2		35 (22.7%)	85 (55.2%)	10 (6.5%)	9 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.7%)								(n/a)		47.4												$17,221
North High School	Public	9-12	985 Gorge Blvd	Akron	44310	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-2665	900	63	14.2		81 (9.0%)	325 (36.1%)	167 (18.6%)	271 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.1%)	15.3	706^th of 855 public high schools	17.4%		10.4	728^th of 864 public high schools	15.7%	22		54.6	55.6							39.0	21.1	16.8	32.0	$13,378
Garfield Community Learning Center	Public	9-12	1326 Brown St	Akron	44301	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 848-4141	912	68	13.4		194 (21.3%)	536 (58.8%)	53 (5.8%)	32 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (10.6%)	13.4	713^th of 855 public high schools	16.6%		13.7	706^th of 864 public high schools	18.3%	7		63.0	44.0							25.3	21.4	14.2	32.6	$14,751

Frequently Asked Questions about Buchtel Community Learning Center

What district is Buchtel Community Learning Center in?

Akron City

What schools feed into Buchtel Community Learning Center?

Buchtel Community Learning Center is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Crouse Community Learning Center
Elementary : Helen Arnold Community Learning Center
Elementary : Schumacher Community Learning Center

What is the racial makeup of Buchtel Community Learning Center?

Students at Buchtel Community Learning Center are 85% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% White.

How many students attend Buchtel Community Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 994 students attended Buchtel Community Learning Center.

Is Buchtel Community Learning Center a good school?

Buchtel Community Learning Center ranks in the bottom 22.0% of Ohio high schools.

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