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Imagine Leadership Academy

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Imagine Leadership Academy ranks 1162 nd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 1-6

1162^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Imagine Leadership Academy is a small charter elementary school in Akron, OH (44320) serving 145 students in grades 1–6, ranked 1,162 of 1,560 Ohio schools (26th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–26 — a step up from 16th percentile in 2024–25 and 17th percentile in 2023–24, but still in the bottom quartile. Attendance is the clearest positive trend: chronic absenteeism fell from 53.4% in 2021–22 to 23.1% in 2025–26, the lowest year reported. That 23.1% is lower than every nearby Akron City community learning center, including Helen Arnold Community Learning Center (35.6%), Rimer Community Learning Center (33.1%), Schumacher Community Learning Center (36.9%), Crouse Community Learning Center (47.3%), Sam Salem Community Learning Center (35.5%) and Pfeiffer Elementary School (38.2%), and lower than co-located Imagine Akron Academy (34.2%), though higher than Coventry Elementary School (11.0%) and Norton Elementary School (8.3%).

Academics are highly uneven by grade and subject. Third grade math is the standout: 81.5% proficient versus 62.1% statewide, above every nearby school with reported results — Coventry 69.1%, Norton 76.1%, Barberton Intermediate School 48.3%, and the Akron City elementary schools. Third grade ELA (63.0%) sits right at the state's 63.4%. But 5th grade science is 5.9% (state 62.7%), the lowest among nearby schools, and 4th grade math (29.6%), 4th grade ELA (37.0%) and 5th grade ELA (23.5%) all trail the state and many peers. With only 145 students, a few students can shift a grade-level rate sharply.

Subgroup results offer a promising signal: effectiveness for African American students rose to the 63rd percentile (3 stars) and for male students to the 41st percentile (2 stars), both above the school's overall 26th percentile, while female (16th) and low-SES (27th) students remain lower. The only reported per-student spending figure is $4,906 (2018–19), the lowest in the comparison group. Overall, Imagine Leadership Academy is a small, low-ranked urban school making real progress on attendance and 3rd grade math, with 5th grade science its most urgent concern.

145

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,606

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

2405 Romig Rd
Akron, OH 44320-3826

(330) 753-1000

District: Imagine Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.7%

Two or more races:

6.2%

Hispanic:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (39% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Science scores 57 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

Ohio avg62%

1,162^nd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

636^th of 773Imagine Leadership Academy 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
2026	27.9	1162 of 1560	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	1306 of 1558	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	1303 of 1577	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1196 of 1596	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	1161 of 1588	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	1349 of 1610	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1393 of 1676	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	1453 of 1678	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	236 of 631	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.2	399 of 615	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	350 of 603	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	254 of 610	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	259 of 601	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.0	287 of 533	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	317 of 605	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	17.0	1213 of 1452	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	1212 of 1452	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1190 of 1466	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1198 of 1502	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	1064 of 1467	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	1227 of 1473	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1180 of 1484	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1045 of 1447	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	990 of 1419	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.0	1152 of 1404	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1202 of 1465	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	872 of 1467	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.7	1186 of 1466	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1173 of 1485	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1323 of 1535	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	583 of 914	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)63rd percentile+37 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts44%-19 vs state

Mathematics42%-20 vs state

Science6%-57 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th 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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Imagine Akron Academy	Public, Charter	K	2405 Romig Rd	Akron	44320	Summit County	Imagine Akron Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 753-1000	27	4	6.7	88.9%	0 (0.0%)	24 (88.9%)	2 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)								(n/a)										84%	0%	$10,094
Imagine Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	1-6	2405 Romig Rd	Akron	44320	Summit County	Imagine Leadership Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 753-1000	145	10	14.5	91.7%	2 (1.4%)	130 (89.7%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	27.9	1162^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	25.5%		16.5	1306^th of 1558 public elementary schools	16.2%	144	5.9	81.5	29.6	35.3	20.0	63.0	37.0	23.5	53.3			$7,606
Sam Salem Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1222 W Waterloo Rd	Akron	44314	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 848-5231	357	26	14.0	78.2%	164 (45.9%)	112 (31.4%)	23 (6.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (15.7%)	35.9	1078^th of 1560 public elementary schools	30.9%		38.3	1033^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	33.7%	45	43.2	38.5	47.8	43.2		69.2	47.8	68.2		82.2%	0%	$12,912
Pfeiffer Elementary School	Public	K-5	2081 9th St SW	Akron	44314	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 848-5244	194	17	11.5	87.1%	63 (32.5%)	88 (45.4%)	13 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (14.4%)	13.1	1363^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	12.6%		8.5	1431^st of 1558 public elementary schools	8.2%	68	36.8	18.9	30.8	21.1		29.7	30.8	57.9		64.7%	0%	$15,336
Rimer Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	2370 Manchester Rd	Akron	44314	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7905	277	24	11.5	74.0%	107 (38.6%)	118 (42.6%)	10 (3.6%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.0%)	25.4	1190^th of 1560 public elementary schools	23.7%		33.7	1082^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	30.6%	108	45.7	39.0	63.4	40.0		34.1	41.5	50.0		61.2%	2%	$13,839
Schumacher Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	1020 Hartford Ave	Akron	44320	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 873-3386	348	26	13.2	84.2%	21 (6.0%)	270 (77.6%)	20 (5.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.5%)	16.6	1306^th of 1560 public elementary schools	16.3%		14.1	1337^th of 1558 public elementary schools	14.2%	31	40.0	34.0	20.5	40.0		43.4	22.7	52.0		20%	0%	$13,995
Crouse Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Diagonal Rd	Akron	44320	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-1625	429	31	13.6	80.9%	24 (5.6%)	323 (75.3%)	27 (6.3%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (11.0%)	3.1	1535^th of 1560 public elementary schools	1.6%		8.6	1430^th of 1558 public elementary schools	8.2%	105	7.7	14.5	16.7	7.7		25.0	13.8	33.3		78.3%	1.4%	$12,228
Helen Arnold Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Vernon Odom Boulevard	Akron	44307	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-1661	288	25	11.4	74.3%	17 (5.9%)	237 (82.3%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.3%)	6.6	1471^st of 1560 public elementary schools	5.7%		18	1282^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	17.7%	189	24.1	23.5	14.9	6.9		44.1	17.0	31.0		78%	0%	$12,462
Coventry Elementary School	Public	K-4	3089 Manchester Rd	Akron	44319	Summit County	Coventry Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 644-8469	476	24	19.8	—	384 (80.7%)	32 (6.7%)	15 (3.2%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	72.2	489^th of 1560 public elementary schools	68.7%		78.3	357^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.1%	132		69.1	83.7			74.2	72.4			92.9%	6%	$12,557
Barberton Intermediate School	Public	3-5	292 Robinson Ave	Barberton	44203	Summit County	Barberton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 745-5492	655	33	19.8	—	427 (65.2%)	101 (15.4%)	34 (5.2%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	86 (13.1%)	28.6	1149^th of 1560 public elementary schools	26.3%		46.9	945^th of 1558 public elementary schools	39.3%	204	34.9	48.3	61.9	28.1		46.2	53.2	54.5				$13,146

Frequently Asked Questions about Imagine Leadership Academy

What is the racial makeup of Imagine Leadership Academy?

Students at Imagine Leadership Academy are 90% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% White.

How many students attend Imagine Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 145 students attended Imagine Leadership Academy.

Is Imagine Leadership Academy a good school?

Imagine Leadership Academy ranks 1162^nd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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