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Akron Early College High School

Public Grades 9-12

2^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 100% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Akron Early College High School is a public high school serving 375 students in grades 9-12 in Akron, Ohio, which is part of the Akron City School District. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top high schools in Ohio, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and exceptional academic performance that far exceeds the district and state averages.

Akron Early College High School's students demonstrate remarkable achievement, with 100% proficiency in American Government and American History, compared to just 65.3% and 60% for the Akron City district, respectively. The school also boasts a 100% four-year graduation rate, far surpassing the district average. Notably, the school's performance is exceptional across diverse student subgroups, ranking 1st in Ohio for African American students and 2nd for male students. As an early college high school, Akron Early College High School provides students with the opportunity to earn college credits while in high school, preparing them for success in higher education.

While the school's academic excellence is undeniable, it does face some challenges, such as relatively high chronic absenteeism rates. However, Akron Early College High School significantly outperforms the other high schools in the Akron City School District, as well as nearby charter schools, in terms of academic achievement, graduation rates, and college readiness. This suggests that the school's unique early college model and focus on academic excellence are highly effective in providing a high-quality education to its diverse student population.

399

Students ?

25.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,092

Per pupil spending ?

38.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

225 S. Main St.
Akron, OH 44308

(330) 761-1661

District: Akron City

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

30.6%

African American:

29.6%

White:

25.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (96% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Ohio high schools

✓100% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school96%

District avg48%

Ohio avg62%

2^nd of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	2 of 855	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	13 of 864	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	18 of 867	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	10 of 836	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	79.7	68 of 819	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	15 of 836	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	2 of 800	99.8%	★★★★★
2017	88.6	10 of 773	98.7%	★★★★★
2016	86.4	5 of 784	99.4%	★★★★★
2015	84.1	7 of 778	99.1%	★★★★★
2014	84.3	5 of 769	99.3%	★★★★★
2013	84.0	4 of 767	99.5%	★★★★★
2012	82.5	5 of 832	99.4%	★★★★★
2011	83.7	6 of 818	99.3%	★★★★★
2010	83.5	10 of 819	98.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	1 of 328	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	3 of 318	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	3 of 323	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	2 of 306	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	8 of 284	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	1 of 303	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	1 of 279	99.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	73.8	25 of 78	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	40 of 86	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.3	22 of 87	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	21 of 84	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	27 of 76	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	20 of 87	77.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	97.9	4 of 119	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	3 of 112	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	2 of 100	98.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	81.2	109 of 798	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	90.5	16 of 813	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	18 of 794	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	73.7	154 of 775	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	27 of 781	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	17 of 751	97.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	74.2	51 of 280	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	18 of 308	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	72.8	67 of 538	87.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	94.8	8 of 822	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	1 of 805	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	4 of 773	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	17 of 763	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	3 of 779	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	1 of 758	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	2 of 817	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	6 of 816	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	13 of 819	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	3 of 808	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	80.2	94 of 778	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	92.8	8 of 792	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	1 of 763	99.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	89.4	30 of 754	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	4 of 756	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	19 of 749	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	6 of 727	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	25 of 739	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	1 of 718	99.9%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

African American (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2021)97th percentile+5 vs school

White (2024)96th percentile~ school

Female (2024)86th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)82nd percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2024)68th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government100%+27 vs state

American History100%+29 vs state

English II99%+38 vs state

Algebra I98%+39 vs state

Biology96%+30 vs state

Geometry82%+39 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
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
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
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 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
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
National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM High School at Robinson CLC	Public	9-12	1156 4th Ave	Akron	44306	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 761-1661	319	24	13.5		105 (32.9%)	139 (43.6%)	11 (3.4%)	45 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	49.9	468^th of 855 public high schools	45.3%		55.9	389^th of 864 public high schools	55.0%	79		91.5	79.5							44.4	71.4	26.9	53.8	$15,283
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
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
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
East Community Learning Center	Public	6-12	80 Brittain Rd	Akron	44305	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7920	923	80	11.6		180 (19.5%)	573 (62.1%)	55 (6.0%)	19 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (10.3%)	26	646^th of 855 public high schools	24.4%		13.4	708^th of 864 public high schools	18.1%	62	17.8	67.3	66.7	14.8	15.0	8.0	21.3	18.9	17.6	22.3	30.6	38.6	38.6	$15,971

Frequently Asked Questions about Akron Early College High School

What is the racial makeup of Akron Early College High School?

Students at Akron Early College High School are 31% Asian, 30% African American, 26% White, 9% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

How many students attend Akron Early College High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Akron Early College High School.

Is Akron Early College High School a good school?

Yes! Akron Early College High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 2^nd of 855 Ohio high schools.

What district is Akron Early College High School in?

Akron City

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