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Miller-South Visual Performing Arts

Q: Is Miller-South Visual Performing Arts a good school?

Miller-South Visual Performing Arts ranks 467 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-8

467^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 55% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Miller-South Visual Performing Arts is a public middle school in Akron, Ohio, serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 398 students. The school is part of the Akron City School District, which is ranked 615 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Miller-South consistently outperforms the Akron City and Ohio state averages on state assessments across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 90.3% of 5th graders proficient or better in Science, compared to 42.1% for Akron City and 63.4% for Ohio. The school's performance is particularly strong in English Language Arts, with 95.2% of 5th graders and 74% of 8th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 50.1% and 27% for Akron City, respectively. In Mathematics, Miller-South's performance is also impressive, with 91.8% of 4th graders and 49.4% of 7th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 44.8% and 23.6% for Akron City.

While Miller-South's overall performance is impressive, the school's ranking for gifted and talented students is relatively low, ranging from 110th to 160th out of 173-196 Ohio middle schools in the past few years. However, the school's performance is consistently strong across different student subgroups, and it has experienced a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates, from 47.4% in 2022-2023 to 21.5% in 2023-2024. Additionally, Miller-South outperforms the nearby Litchfield Community Learning Center, Jennings Community Learning Center, and Innes Community Learning Center on state assessments, as well as the Akros Middle School, a public charter school in the Akron area.

403

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,647

Per pupil spending ?

18.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1055 East Ave
Akron, OH 44307-1441

(330) 761-1765

District: Akron City

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.1%

African American:

28.5%

Two or more races:

11.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (71% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg34%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

342^nd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

467^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Middle 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	342 of 1558	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	447 of 1577	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	334 of 1596	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	395 of 1588	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	519 of 1610	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.5	317 of 1676	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	281 of 1636	82.8%	★★★★☆
2017	71.4	552 of 1651	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	82.1	238 of 1678	85.8%	★★★★☆
2015	88.3	63 of 1684	96.3%	★★★★★
2014	82.6	123 of 1687	92.7%	★★★★★
2013	82.7	132 of 1701	92.2%	★★★★★
2012	80.8	171 of 1709	90.0%	★★★★★
2011	82.5	125 of 1686	92.6%	★★★★★
2010	81.3	180 of 1662	89.2%	★★★★☆
2009	81.8	147 of 1610	90.9%	★★★★★
2008	85.3	70 of 1582	95.6%	★★★★★
2007	87.5	21 of 1609	98.7%	★★★★★
2006	83.4	108 of 1504	92.8%	★★★★★
2005	89.1	31 of 1501	97.9%	★★★★★
2004	92.1	6 of 1471	99.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	111 of 615	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	83 of 603	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	67 of 610	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	55 of 601	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	83.6	55 of 533	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	81 of 605	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	89.3	46 of 598	92.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	330 of 1452	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	433 of 1466	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	372 of 1483	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	422 of 1488	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	521 of 1467	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.9	361 of 1502	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	315 of 1518	79.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	46.5	50 of 78	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	61 of 108	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.2	42 of 128	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	128 of 219	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	92 of 126	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.1	573 of 759	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	125 of 1473	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	93 of 1484	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	26 of 1447	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	59 of 1419	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	108 of 1404	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	43 of 1465	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	39 of 1465	97.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	423 of 1466	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	488 of 1485	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.2	162 of 1498	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	342 of 1518	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	486 of 1499	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.7	160 of 1535	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	242 of 1536	84.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	70.9	47 of 202	76.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	143 of 1175	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	195 of 1190	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	47 of 1215	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	74.8	298 of 1242	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	400 of 1249	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.2	94 of 1271	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	119 of 1309	90.9%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	467 of 1036	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	420 of 1046	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.2	295 of 1048	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	342 of 1017	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	385 of 1037	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	395 of 1050	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	343 of 1010	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.1	447 of 1038	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	81.8	155 of 1050	85.2%	★★★★☆
2015	84.1	114 of 1035	89.0%	★★★★☆
2014	79.7	130 of 1008	87.1%	★★★★☆
2013	80.8	111 of 1001	88.9%	★★★★☆
2012	79.2	144 of 989	85.4%	★★★★☆
2011	81.8	98 of 925	89.4%	★★★★☆
2010	84.6	53 of 895	94.1%	★★★★★
2009	89.9	7 of 858	99.2%	★★★★★
2008	88.2	14 of 835	98.3%	★★★★★
2007	88.8	11 of 837	98.7%	★★★★★
2006	88.2	10 of 732	98.6%	★★★★★
2005	91.3	9 of 692	98.7%	★★★★★
2004	91.0	7 of 400	98.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	165 of 442	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	89 of 429	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	64 of 436	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	91 of 413	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	78 of 385	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	96 of 405	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	72 of 384	81.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	479 of 938	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	456 of 942	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	363 of 943	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	422 of 925	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	419 of 910	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	420 of 917	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	355 of 897	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	160 of 194	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.1	151 of 196	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.3	110 of 173	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	157 of 241	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	202 of 274	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	108 of 164	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	432 of 521	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	294 of 983	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	165 of 989	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	56 of 974	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	92 of 947	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	80.4	119 of 923	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	139 of 945	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	96 of 924	89.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	348 of 954	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	282 of 958	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	147 of 963	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	188 of 946	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	315 of 924	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	341 of 933	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	351 of 916	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	115 of 263	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.9	55 of 239	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	64 of 205	68.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	238 of 777	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.4	233 of 795	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	87 of 805	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	184 of 809	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	169 of 781	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	195 of 796	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	191 of 781	75.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)77th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)36th percentile-36 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)18th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I94%+34 vs state

Science79%+16 vs state

English Language Arts78%+18 vs state

Mathematics57%~ state avg

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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)						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 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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	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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
Miller-South Visual Performing Arts	Public	4-8	1055 East Ave	Akron	44307	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 761-1765	403	30	13.6		222 (55.1%)	115 (28.5%)	16 (4.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.4%)	58.7	467^th of 1036 public middle schools	54.9%		63.2	420^th of 1046 public middle schools	59.8%	47	90.3	68.5		91.8	77.4	42.9	49.4	23.8		87.7	95.2	57.6	75.3	74.0	93.8	$16,647
Innes Community Learning Center	Public	6-8	1999 East Ave	Akron	44314	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7900	673	54	12.5		176 (26.2%)	342 (50.8%)	47 (7.0%)	27 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (11.9%)	8.2	953^rd of 1036 public middle schools	8.0%		10.4	921^st of 1046 public middle schools	12.0%	32		24.7				15.1	11.6	8.3				16.4	22.8	13.1	94.4	$14,570
I Promise School	Public	3-8	400 W Market St	Akron	44303	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-1516	478	49	9.7		58 (12.1%)	274 (57.3%)	40 (8.4%)	50 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	54 (11.3%)	4.5	1015^th of 1036 public middle schools	2.0%		4.4	1026^th of 1046 public middle schools	1.9%	11	17.1	10.4	17.6	22.5	24.4	9.2	2.7	9.0	17.6	9.9	22.0	6.6	6.7	7.4		$6,131
National Inventors Hall of Fame School Center for STEM	Public	5-8	199 S Broadway St	Akron	44308	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 761-3195	391	26	15.0		125 (32.0%)	141 (36.1%)	19 (4.9%)	66 (16.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.0%)	77.2	229^th of 1036 public middle schools	77.9%		62.7	433^rd of 1046 public middle schools	58.6%	204	73.5	77.2			55.1	59.4	60.4	59.1			82.7	73.1	80.0	75.9	100.0	$18,056
Akros Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	265 Park St	Akron	44304	Summit County	Akros Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 374-6704	127	8	15.4		7 (5.5%)	101 (79.5%)	2 (1.6%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.2%)	13.8	868^th of 1036 public middle schools	16.2%		14	875^th of 1046 public middle schools	16.3%	7		33.3				29.7	8.1	21.4				27.0	16.2	19.0		$11,008
Jennings Community Learning Center	Public	6-8	227 E Tallmadge Ave	Akron	44310	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-2002	846	60	14.1		87 (10.3%)	283 (33.5%)	170 (20.1%)	251 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.4%)	14.5	860^th of 1036 public middle schools	17.0%		11.8	903^rd of 1046 public middle schools	13.7%	43		23.8				25.8	21.5	12.3				26.8	32.4	25.1	95.7	$13,181
Litchfield Community Learning Center	Public	6-8	470 Castle Blvd	Akron	44313	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 873-3330	469	44	10.6		107 (22.8%)	297 (63.3%)	21 (4.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.3%)	22.4	792^nd of 1036 public middle schools	23.6%		23.2	781^st of 1046 public middle schools	25.3%	11		41.8				30.2	29.9	18.7				28.7	44.5	27.3	100.0	$16,048
Coventry Middle School	Public	5-8	3257 Cormany Rd	Akron	44319	Summit County	Coventry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 644-2232	427	28	15.2		354 (82.9%)	29 (6.8%)	9 (2.1%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	70.6	318^th of 1036 public middle schools	69.3%		66.9	386^th of 1046 public middle schools	63.1%	68	78.4	81.9			68.2	62.1	60.6	52.3			86.4	61.1	70.1	61.3	94.7	$13,659
Barberton Middle School	Public	5-8	477 4th St NW	Barberton	44203	Summit County	Barberton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 745-9950	741	51	14.5	77.3%	514 (69.4%)	127 (17.1%)	24 (3.2%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.8%)	42.3	641^st of 1036 public middle schools	38.1%		40.6	654^th of 1046 public middle schools	37.5%	13		59.2				36.8	39.6	30.1				44.9	52.9	54.6	92.6	$13,936
Barberton Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	5-8	633 Brady Ave	Barberton	44203	Summit County	Barberton City	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(330) 753-1025	6	0			5 (83.3%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Miller-South Visual Performing Arts

How many students attend Miller-South Visual Performing Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 403 students attended Miller-South Visual Performing Arts.

What district is Miller-South Visual Performing Arts in?

Akron City

Is Miller-South Visual Performing Arts a good school?

Miller-South Visual Performing Arts ranks 467^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Miller-South Visual Performing Arts?

Students at Miller-South Visual Performing Arts are 55% White, 29% African American, 11% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

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