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Steel Academy

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

833^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 3% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Steel Academy is a public charter high school located in Akron, Ohio, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 135 students. Despite its proximity to several higher-performing schools in the Akron area, Steel Academy has consistently struggled, ranking in the bottom tier of Ohio high schools and receiving poor overall performance ratings.

Steel Academy's key challenges include low graduation rates, ranging from 36.4% to 70% over the past 5 years, which are significantly lower than the state average and nearby schools like Ellet Community Learning Center (88% in 2024-2025) and Akron STEM High School (88% in 2024-2025). The school also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, more than double the state average and much higher than nearby schools. Additionally, Steel Academy students perform significantly below state averages across all subject areas and grade levels, with only 7.7% of students proficient or better in English II and 0% proficient in Geometry, compared to state averages of 60.4% and 42.8%, respectively.

Despite its location in the Akron metropolitan area, Steel Academy's performance has remained consistently poor over the past 8 years, with little to no improvement in its statewide ranking or star rating. The high rates of chronic absenteeism and the school's location in a low-income area of Akron may be contributing to the poor academic outcomes, suggesting that significant interventions and support may be needed to help Steel Academy improve student outcomes and better serve its diverse student population.

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,683

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1570 Creighton Ave
Akron, OH 44310-2656

(330) 633-1383

District: Steel Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.6%

White:

20.7%

Two or more races:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2017 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (13% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2017

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

Ohio avg62%

833^rd of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 14 pts since 2017

From bottom 17% (2017) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

806^th of 828Steel 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	9.1	935 of 1046	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	1044 of 1048	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	1007 of 1017	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	1016 of 1037	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.7	940 of 1038	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	10.5	881 of 989	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	930 of 947	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	912 of 923	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.7	833 of 855	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	664 of 864	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	790 of 867	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	765 of 836	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	760 of 819	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	797 of 836	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	742 of 800	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.3	645 of 773	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	310 of 328	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	268 of 323	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	282 of 284	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	36.5	371 of 596	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	521 of 628	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	399 of 550	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.5	792 of 809	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	759 of 813	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	725 of 775	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.4	791 of 815	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	635 of 822	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	729 of 805	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	694 of 773	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	716 of 763	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	738 of 779	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	745 of 758	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	0.9	812 of 817	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	738 of 819	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	729 of 778	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	755 of 792	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	747 of 763	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	23.4	504 of 614	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	5.3	689 of 727	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.3	714 of 718	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)11th percentile~ school

High school

Disabled (2021)38th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2023)18th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

White (2021)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government39%-34 vs state

American History14%-57 vs state

Biology14%-52 vs state

English II8%-53 vs state

Algebra I4%-55 vs state

Geometry0%-43 vs state

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Schools Near Steel Academy

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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
Steel Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1570 Creighton Ave	Akron	44310	Summit County	Steel Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 633-1383	82	8	10.9		17 (20.7%)	53 (64.6%)	3 (3.7%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.8%)	2.7	833^rd of 855 public high schools	2.6%		21.6	664^th of 864 public high schools	23.1%	169		38.9	14.3							13.9	7.7	0.0	4.2	$12,683
Cascade Career Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1458 Brittain Rd	Akron	44310	Summit County	Cascade Career Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 633-5990	102	5	20.4		23 (22.5%)	59 (57.8%)	3 (2.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (14.7%)	0.8	854^th of 855 public high schools	0.1%		2	862^nd of 864 public high schools	0.2%	8			14.3							8.3	2.7		0.0	$13,263
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
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
Cuyahoga Falls High School	Public	9-12	2300 4th St	Cuyahoga Falls	44221	Summit County	Cuyahoga Falls City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 926-3808	1,198	79	15.1	55.7%	901 (75.2%)	92 (7.7%)	47 (3.9%)	90 (7.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (5.4%)	48.4	489^th of 855 public high schools	42.8%		38.7	559^th of 864 public high schools	35.3%	70		84.5	68.4							63.5	69.2	37.2	36.4	$14,030
Schnee Learning Center	Public, Charter	9-12	2222 Issaquah St	Cuyahoga Falls	44221	Summit County	Schnee Learning Center	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 922-1966	71	5	14.2	64.8%	52 (73.2%)	5 (7.0%)	2 (2.8%)	5 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.9%)								(n/a)											50.0			$13,238
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 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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Steel Academy

How many students attend Steel Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 82 students attended Steel Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Steel Academy?

Students at Steel Academy are 65% African American, 21% White, 10% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Steel Academy in?

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Steel Academy ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Ohio high schools.

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