Cascade Career Prep High School

Cascade Career Prep High School is a public charter high school located in Akron, Ohio, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 78 students. Despite being in operation for over a decade, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in Ohio, with a statewide ranking between 691 and 862 out of 819 to 864 high schools over the past decade.

Cascade Career Prep High School faces significant challenges, including extremely low four-year graduation rates ranging from 30.2% to 63.9%, far below the state average. The school has also experienced alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 99.9% in the 2020-2021 school year. Academically, Cascade Career Prep students perform poorly on state assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from 0% to 21.4% across various subject areas, compared to state averages of 41.6% to 73.9%. The school's rankings for different student subgroups, including female, male, African American, white, low socioeconomic status, and disabled students, are all in the bottom quartile of Ohio high schools, indicating widespread academic struggles.

In comparison, nearby Cuyahoga Falls High School and North High School in the Akron City and Cuyahoga Falls City districts generally have higher graduation rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better academic proficiency scores. Despite the school's small size and potential resource constraints, Cascade Career Prep High School has not shown any meaningful improvement in its key metrics over time, remaining among the lowest-performing high schools in Ohio.