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Akron Preparatory School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1347^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Akron Preparatory School is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Akron, Ohio, with 378 students. Despite being part of the Akron Preparatory School District, which is ranked 727 out of 828 districts in the state, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Ohio elementary schools over the past 10 years and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Akron Preparatory School faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 64.8% to 69.0% over the past 5 years, well above the state average. Academically, the school's performance is well below state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with only 3.1% of 8th graders proficient in math in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 47.6%. The school also struggles to effectively serve its student subgroups, with African American, male, and economically disadvantaged students all ranking in the bottom 30% of their respective peer groups statewide. Additionally, Akron Preparatory School's per-student spending of $7,645 in 2018-2019 is lower than the nearby Akron City public schools, which range from $8,138 to $11,543 per student.

Interestingly, the public schools in Akron's Akron City district, such as Leggett Community Learning Center, Mason Community Learning Center, and Seiberling Community Learning Center, generally outperform Akron Preparatory School on test scores and other metrics, despite serving similar student populations. This highlights the need for Akron Preparatory School to address its challenges and provide a quality education for all its students.

359

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,871

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 E Market St Ste 3360
Akron, OH 44305-4018

(330) 247-6232

District: Akron Preparatory School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.1%

Two or more races:

7.0%

Hispanic:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (24% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,347^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

936^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

727^th of 828Akron Preparatory School 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	13.5	1347 of 1558	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1267 of 1577	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1368 of 1596	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	1342 of 1588	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1318 of 1610	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1311 of 1676	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1437 of 1636	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	1491 of 1651	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	28.6	1239 of 1678	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.7	1309 of 1684	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	436 of 615	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.5	288 of 603	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.5	420 of 610	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	342 of 601	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	348 of 533	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	305 of 605	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	378 of 598	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1280 of 1452	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1238 of 1466	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1259 of 1483	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1266 of 1488	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1202 of 1467	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	1412 of 1502	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	1277 of 1473	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1153 of 1484	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	1209 of 1447	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1185 of 1419	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	1151 of 1404	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1124 of 1465	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1292 of 1465	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	1296 of 1466	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1157 of 1485	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1307 of 1498	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1298 of 1518	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	1254 of 1499	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	1401 of 1535	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1392 of 1536	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	936 of 1036	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	930 of 1046	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	966 of 1048	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	903 of 1017	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	843 of 1037	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	932 of 1050	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	926 of 1010	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.3	874 of 1038	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.9	747 of 1050	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.9	739 of 1035	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	343 of 442	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	336 of 429	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	314 of 436	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	322 of 413	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.4	206 of 385	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	288 of 405	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	333 of 384	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	814 of 938	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	815 of 942	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	850 of 943	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	875 of 925	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	754 of 910	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	870 of 983	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	882 of 989	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	867 of 974	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	839 of 947	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	719 of 923	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	846 of 945	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	857 of 924	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	915 of 954	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	882 of 958	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	856 of 963	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	774 of 946	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	737 of 924	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)29th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)22nd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

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

Male (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science27%-36 vs state

English Language Arts27%-34 vs state

Mathematics20%-36 vs state

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Friday, October 25, 2019

I made the mistake taking my kid to this school 2 months later and i already put her in another school disnt even tell them that we were taking her out till the day after hwr last day my daughter was so happy. Close Quote

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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 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	Total
Akron Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	1200 E Market St Ste 3360	Akron	44305	Summit County	Akron Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 247-6232	359	21	17.5		8 (2.2%)	309 (86.1%)	10 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.0%)	13.5	1347^th of 1558 public elementary schools	13.5%		18.7	1267^th of 1577 public elementary schools	19.7%	80	35.5	18.8	55.3	25.8	19.4	14.3	3.1	3.1	36.2	22.6	29.0	23.8	24.2	25.0	$9,871
Case Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	107 S Arlington St	Akron	44306	Summit County	Case Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 394-0485	313	17	18.4		19 (6.1%)	262 (83.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.9%)	12	1368^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.2%		5.9	1496^th of 1577 public elementary schools	5.1%	128	23.8	22.7	5.7	26.1	0.0	4.0	4.5	13.6	45.7	47.8	47.6	16.0	31.8	22.7	$10,424
Middlebury Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	88 Kent St	Akron	44305	Summit County	Middlebury Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 752-2766	253	15	16.8		13 (5.1%)	202 (79.8%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (12.6%)	21	1243^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	20.2%		15.4	1317^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.5%	74	40.9	27.5	46.7	33.3	26.1	0.0	0.0	10.0	73.3	33.3	39.1	20.0	28.6	15.0	$11,036
Mason Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	700 E Exchange St	Akron	44306	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-2237	395	31	12.6		65 (16.5%)	225 (57.0%)	38 (9.6%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (15.2%)	15.6	1320^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.3%		37.6	1063^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	32.6%	257	15.2		46.8	56.4	17.4				36.2	38.5	21.7				$11,803
Seiberling Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Brittain Rd	Akron	44305	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7956	463	32	14.6		120 (25.9%)	237 (51.2%)	27 (5.8%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	64 (13.8%)	12.8	1358^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.8%		10.3	1399^th of 1577 public elementary schools	11.3%	41	34.0		28.2	32.8	11.3				37.2	39.1	43.4				$12,320
Barber Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	665 Garry Rd	Akron	44305	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7911	431	34	12.7		52 (12.1%)	127 (29.5%)	34 (7.9%)	171 (39.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.4%)	17.4	1291^st of 1558 public elementary schools	17.1%		24.1	1207^th of 1577 public elementary schools	23.5%	84	36.7		42.3	43.1	28.3				46.2	23.5	40.0				$12,149
Glover Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	935 Hammel St	Akron	44306	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 773-1245	344	24	14.4		62 (18.0%)	178 (51.7%)	22 (6.4%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (19.8%)	16.4	1307^th of 1558 public elementary schools	16.1%		25.8	1184^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.9%	123	34.0		55.8	24.2	22.9				34.0	36.4	39.6				$14,147
David Hill Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1060 E Archwood Ave	Akron	44306	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 773-1129	349	27	13.1		28 (8.0%)	236 (67.6%)	36 (10.3%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.6%)	11.8	1372^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	11.9%		15.2	1324^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.0%	48	40.0		20.7	33.3	28.6				27.6	24.4	40.0				$13,313
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
Main Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	1035 Clay St	Akron	44301	Summit County	Main Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(234) 738-1925	103	10	10.8		1 (1.0%)	88 (85.4%)	6 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.8%)	20.4	1250^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.8%		26.1	1180^th of 1577 public elementary schools	25.2%	70	20.0		23.1		20.0	64.3			23.1		40.0	35.7			$15,786

Frequently Asked Questions about Akron Preparatory School

What is the racial makeup of Akron Preparatory School?

Students at Akron Preparatory School are 86% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% White.

How many students attend Akron Preparatory School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Akron Preparatory School.

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Akron Preparatory School ranks in the bottom 13.5% of Ohio elementary schools.

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