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Barber Community Learning Center

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1259^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Barber Community Learning Center is a PK–5 elementary school at 665 Garry Rd in Akron, Ohio, serving 431 students within the Akron City school district — the second-largest enrollment among the nine nearby elementary schools compared here.

Barber sits in the bottom fifth of Ohio elementary schools, ranking 1,259th of 1,560 (19th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–26. Its ten-year history is stable at that level, never rising above 1 star or the 23rd percentile, though it has drifted up slightly from the 11th–15th percentile range of 2016–2018. The school's clearest success is attendance: chronic absenteeism fell from 47.6% in 2021–22 to 24.2% in 2025–26, a 23.4-point drop — while the district improved only about 9 points, leaving Barber 16.7 points below the district's 40.9% rate. Class sizes are also relatively small at 12.7 students per teacher, among the lowest locally. Achievement is mixed: averaging its seven state tests, Barber is around 40% proficient versus roughly 43% for the district and 64% for the state. English language arts holds close to district norms — 5th grade ELA is 56.4% versus the district's 55.9% — and 3rd grade math (40.7%) actually beats the district (35.8%). The weak spot is upper-grade math, especially 5th grade math at 21.8% against a 59.1% state figure. Notably, the school's English Language Learner and special education subgroups rank above its overall standing (48th and 42nd percentile), with special education climbing from the 6th to the 42nd percentile in three years.

Compared with neighbors, Barber is not the weakest option. The nearby charters — Edge Learning, Middlebury Academy, Case Preparatory Academy, and Akron Preparatory School — all rank at or below Barber and post chronic absenteeism between 53.1% and 76.2%. A more useful benchmark is Windemere Community Learning Center, 2.05 miles away in the same district with the same PK–5 span: it ranks in the 66th percentile with roughly 72.8% average proficiency and 18.6% absenteeism, showing what is achievable in this district. Note that free/reduced-lunch data is unavailable for these schools and per-student spending figures are several years old.

431

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,149

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

665 Garry Rd
Akron, OH 44305-1760

(330) 761-7911

District: Akron City

Students who attend Barber Community Learning Center usually attend:

High:

East Community Learning Center

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

39.7%

African American:

29.5%

White:

12.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (40% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 29 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg43%

Ohio avg64%

1,259^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Akron City

643^rd of 773Akron 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
2026	20.1	1259 of 1560	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	1291 of 1558	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1207 of 1577	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1306 of 1596	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	1280 of 1588	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1272 of 1610	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	1376 of 1676	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1452 of 1636	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	1471 of 1651	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	1431 of 1678	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.6	1475 of 1684	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.5	1550 of 1687	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.4	1594 of 1701	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.3	1549 of 1709	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.9	1419 of 1686	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.7	1330 of 1662	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.6	1233 of 1610	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.6	1350 of 1582	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.3	1378 of 1609	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.8	1183 of 1504	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.7	1322 of 1501	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.0	1324 of 1471	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	436 of 631	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.5	539 of 615	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	303 of 603	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.9	393 of 610	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	396 of 601	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.4	444 of 533	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	343 of 605	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	438 of 598	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	85 of 89	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	85 of 89	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	29.7	606 of 824	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	738 of 765	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	686 of 956	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	166 of 318	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.8	115 of 281	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	1141 of 1452	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	1206 of 1452	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	1018 of 1466	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1249 of 1483	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1306 of 1488	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	1353 of 1467	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1290 of 1502	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	1402 of 1518	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	1162 of 1467	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	1205 of 1473	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	1095 of 1484	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1168 of 1447	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1113 of 1419	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1097 of 1404	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1168 of 1465	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	1290 of 1465	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	1247 of 1467	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	1245 of 1466	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1305 of 1485	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1226 of 1498	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1165 of 1518	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	1127 of 1499	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	1260 of 1535	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1338 of 1536	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	532 of 914	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.5	733 of 935	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	848 of 900	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	825 of 856	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	22.7	1031 of 1249	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1154 of 1271	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)48th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile+22 vs school

African American (2026)31st percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile~ school

White (2021)17th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)4th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts49%-17 vs state

Science36%-27 vs state

Mathematics34%-29 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)						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 (2016)	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 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
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	100.0%	52 (12.1%)	127 (29.5%)	34 (7.9%)	171 (39.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.4%)	20.1	1259^th of 1560 public elementary schools	19.3%		17.4	1291^st of 1558 public elementary schools	17.1%	32	35.7		40.7	38.2	21.8				47.5	42.1	56.4				$12,149
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	89.5%	120 (25.9%)	237 (51.2%)	27 (5.8%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	64 (13.8%)	25.2	1192^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	23.6%		12.8	1358^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.8%	166	42.1		36.7	30.5	33.3				71.4	35.4	52.6				$12,320
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	100.0%	13 (5.1%)	202 (79.8%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (12.6%)	26.2	1181^st of 1560 public elementary schools	24.3%		21	1243^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	20.2%	62		27.3		53.8		12.5	11.8	27.3		61.5		18.8	23.5	9.1	$11,036
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%)	10.3	1406^th of 1560 public elementary schools	9.9%		12	1368^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.2%	38	21.7	14.8	22.2	3.2	13.0	4.0	12.0	7.4	29.6	16.1	69.6	16.0	28.0	18.5	$10,424
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	88.2%	8 (2.2%)	309 (86.1%)	10 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.0%)	13.1	1362^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	12.7%		13.5	1347^th of 1558 public elementary schools	13.5%	15	25.8	23.7	43.3	24.4	22.6	15.6	10.4	5.3	50.0	17.8	38.7	31.3	22.9	21.1	$9,871
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	100.0%	65 (16.5%)	225 (57.0%)	38 (9.6%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (15.2%)	13.6	1353^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	13.3%		15.6	1320^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.3%	33	29.8		39.2	32.0	19.1				47.1	34.0	40.4				$11,803
Forest Hill Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	850 Damon St	Akron	44310	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-1645	405	30	13.6	93.5%	48 (11.9%)	104 (25.7%)	68 (16.8%)	153 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.4%)	26.8	1172^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	24.9%		24.4	1192^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	23.5%	20	40.8		35.6	40.6	32.7				63.3	40.6	61.2				$13,487
Edge Learning	Public, Charter	K-5	92 N Union St	Akron	44304	Summit County	Edge Learning	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 535-4581	249	17	14.3	100.0%	4 (1.6%)	223 (89.6%)	4 (1.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)	16.6	1305^th of 1560 public elementary schools	16.3%		13.1	1351^st of 1558 public elementary schools	13.3%	46	27.5		27.8	61.5	30.0				38.9	34.6	37.5				$11,440
Betty Jane Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	444 Darrow Rd	Akron	44305	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 794-4117	347	24	14.5	62.1%	186 (53.6%)	87 (25.1%)	23 (6.6%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.7%)	21.7	1237^th of 1560 public elementary schools	20.7%		30.3	1115^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.4%	122	22.7		44.2	54.8	20.5				51.9	46.8	45.5				$14,118
Windemere Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	2283 Windemere Ave	Akron	44312	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7937	266	17	15.5	57.8%	162 (60.9%)	48 (18.0%)	20 (7.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.0%)	70.3	532^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	65.9%		63.2	660^th of 1558 public elementary schools	57.6%	128	73.5		75.0	76.9	45.7				78.1	74.4	85.7				$14,268

Frequently Asked Questions about Barber Community Learning Center

What district is Barber Community Learning Center in?

Akron City

Is Barber Community Learning Center a good school?

Barber Community Learning Center ranks in the bottom 19.3% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Barber Community Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Barber Community Learning Center.

What is the racial makeup of Barber Community Learning Center?

Students at Barber Community Learning Center are 40% Asian, 29% African American, 12% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Barber Community Learning Center attend?

Students who attend Barber Community Learning Center usually go on to attend:

High : East Community Learning Center

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