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Barber Community Learning Center

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1291^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Barber Community Learning Center is an elementary school in Akron, Ohio, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 274 students. 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.

Barber Community Learning Center faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 43.5% to 47.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the Akron City and Ohio state averages. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on Ohio State Tests, is also consistently lower than the Akron City and Ohio state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was 36.7%, compared to 42.1% for Akron City and 63.4% for the state. The school's performance varies across different student groups, with particularly low rankings for Asian students and students with disabilities.

Compared to nearby schools in the Akron City School District, such as Forest Hill Community Learning Center, Henry L Robinson Community Learning Center, and Betty Jane Community Learning Center, Barber Community Learning Center generally performs worse on academic measures, with lower proficiency rates and higher chronic absenteeism. The performance of charter schools in the area is mixed, with some outperforming Barber Community Learning Center and others performing worse, particularly in mathematics and English Language Arts.

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: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (37% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 27 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg43%

Ohio avg64%

1,291^st of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 25Elementary 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	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
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
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
2025	55.8	115 of 281	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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 (2025)59th percentile+42 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

White (2021)17th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

African American (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)4th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics38%-26 vs state

Science37%-27 vs state

English Language Arts37%-27 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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		48 (11.9%)	104 (25.7%)	68 (16.8%)	153 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.4%)	24.4	1192^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	23.5%		26.7	1171^st of 1577 public elementary schools	25.7%	21	42.3		47.5	46.4	28.8				42.4	37.5	57.7				$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		4 (1.6%)	223 (89.6%)	4 (1.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)	13.1	1351^st of 1558 public elementary schools	13.3%		11.4	1379^th of 1577 public elementary schools	12.6%	28	14.7		45.7	30.0	8.8				42.9	42.5	32.4				$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		186 (53.6%)	87 (25.1%)	23 (6.6%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.7%)	30.3	1115^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.4%		35.1	1085^th of 1577 public elementary schools	31.2%	30	28.8		56.7	58.7	38.5				55.2	36.2	53.8				$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		162 (60.9%)	48 (18.0%)	20 (7.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.0%)	63.2	660^th of 1558 public elementary schools	57.6%		61.7	723^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	54.2%	63	74.2		63.4	78.4	50.0				65.9	75.7	68.8				$14,268

Frequently Asked Questions about Barber Community Learning Center

How many students attend Barber Community Learning Center?

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

Is Barber Community Learning Center a good school?

Barber Community Learning Center ranks in the bottom 17.1% of Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Barber Community Learning Center in?

Akron City

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

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.

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