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Firestone Community Learning Center

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Firestone Community Learning Center ranks 592 nd of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

592^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 31% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Firestone Community Learning Center is a public high school in Akron, Ohio, serving 1,085 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Akron City School District, which is ranked 615 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Firestone Community Learning Center has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio high schools over the past decade, with its performance on state tests generally below the Akron City and Ohio state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate has improved slightly, reaching 88.0% in 2024-2025, but it remains lower than the state average of 96.8%. Additionally, Firestone Community Learning Center has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 43.5% to 59.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average of 14.1% for Copley High School, a nearby high-performing school.

While Firestone Community Learning Center performs relatively well for its White students, it struggles with its African American, Hispanic, and Multi-racial student populations, ranking in the bottom 30-50% of Ohio high schools for these subgroups. The school also has lower rankings for its Special Education, Low Socio-Economic Status, and Gifted and Talented student populations. Compared to nearby schools, Akron Early College High School consistently outperforms Firestone Community Learning Center across various metrics, while Cuyahoga Falls High School, located outside the Akron City School District, also performs better than Firestone Community Learning Center on most measures.

1,033

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,663

Per pupil spending ?

43.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

470 Castle Blvd
Akron, OH 44313-6432

(330) 873-3315

District: Akron City

Feeder schools for Firestone Community Learning Center:

Elementary:	Case Community Learning Center
	Judith A Resnik Community Learning Center
	King Community Learning Center
	Portage Path Community Learning Center
Middle:	Litchfield Community Learning Center

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.7%

White:

29.0%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (54% vs 62% meeting standards)

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

!English II scores 16 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg48%

Ohio avg62%

592^nd of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	36.3	592 of 855	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	632 of 864	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	644 of 867	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	625 of 836	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	576 of 819	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	558 of 836	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	562 of 800	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	49.1	412 of 773	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.1	538 of 784	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.5	516 of 778	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.3	511 of 769	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.8	469 of 767	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.0	536 of 832	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.0	503 of 818	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.9	432 of 819	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.2	403 of 791	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.3	298 of 767	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.8	293 of 756	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.2	294 of 696	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.2	238 of 689	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.7	365 of 681	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	142 of 328	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.2	213 of 318	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	227 of 323	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	203 of 306	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	155 of 284	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	177 of 303	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	162 of 279	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	21.9	499 of 606	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	545 of 596	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	466 of 628	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	421 of 550	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	563 of 809	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	606 of 798	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	636 of 813	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	610 of 794	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	549 of 775	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	539 of 781	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	574 of 751	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	189 of 244	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	260 of 280	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	45.7	231 of 308	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.4	198 of 312	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.8	193 of 349	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	165 of 272	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	401 of 538	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	203 of 270	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	230 of 273	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.2	101 of 270	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	109 of 260	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	143 of 239	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.6	82 of 207	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.0	52 of 184	71.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	33 of 37	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.0	17 of 30	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	16 of 28	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	477 of 815	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	579 of 822	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	546 of 805	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	486 of 773	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	384 of 763	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	351 of 779	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	327 of 758	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	591 of 817	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	660 of 816	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	650 of 819	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	639 of 808	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	594 of 778	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	586 of 792	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	513 of 763	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	181 of 254	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	187 of 242	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.3	143 of 239	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	169 of 222	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	141 of 211	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	109 of 208	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	127 of 201	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	394 of 617	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	359 of 598	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	464 of 614	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	208 of 748	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	308 of 754	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	361 of 756	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	234 of 749	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.3	196 of 727	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	221 of 739	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	168 of 718	76.6%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)72nd percentile+41 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)23rd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-8 vs school

Homeless (2025)11th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government69%-3 vs state

American History64%-7 vs state

Biology56%-10 vs state

Algebra I52%-7 vs state

English II44%-16 vs state

Geometry39%-4 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
Firestone Community Learning Center	Public	9-12	470 Castle Blvd	Akron	44313	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 873-3315	1,033	72	14.3		300 (29.0%)	555 (53.7%)	66 (6.4%)	13 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (9.5%)	36.3	592^nd of 855 public high schools	30.8%		27	632^nd of 864 public high schools	26.9%	40		69.4	64.2							55.7	44.0	39.3	52.1	$14,663
Summit Academy Secondary - Akron	Public, Charter	9-12	464 S Hawkins Ave	Akron	44320	Summit County	Summit Academy Secondary - Akron	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 434-2343	60	9	6.6		31 (51.7%)	23 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.0%)	16.3	696^th of 855 public high schools	18.6%		9.8	734^th of 864 public high schools	15.0%	38		83.3	37.5							25.0	25.0	0.0	0.0	$8,489
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
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
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
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
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
Copley High School	Public	9-12	3807 Ridgewood Rd	Copley	44321	Summit County	Copley-Fairlawn City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 664-4822	895	63	14.1	23.6%	632 (70.6%)	137 (15.3%)	30 (3.4%)	37 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	55 (6.1%)	71.5	172^nd of 855 public high schools	79.9%		68.9	212^th of 864 public high schools	75.5%	40		76.7	87.2							81.9	83.4	58.0	75.2	$16,823
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Firestone Community Learning Center

How many students attend Firestone Community Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,033 students attended Firestone Community Learning Center.

What schools feed into Firestone Community Learning Center?

Firestone Community Learning Center is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Case Community Learning Center
Elementary : Judith A Resnik Community Learning Center
Elementary : King Community Learning Center
Elementary : Portage Path Community Learning Center
Middle : Litchfield Community Learning Center

What district is Firestone Community Learning Center in?

Akron City

What is the racial makeup of Firestone Community Learning Center?

Students at Firestone Community Learning Center are 54% African American, 29% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Is Firestone Community Learning Center a good school?

Firestone Community Learning Center ranks 592^nd of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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