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Garfield Community Learning Center

Public Grades 9-12

713^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 17% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Garfield Community Learning Center is a public high school in Akron, Ohio, serving 920 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Akron City School District, which is ranked 615 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garfield Community Learning Center consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Ohio high schools, with proficiency rates significantly below the Akron City and state averages across all subject areas. The school's performance is particularly low in math, with only 14.2% proficient in Geometry and 32.6% proficient in Algebra I, compared to the Akron City averages of 29.6% and 47.2%, respectively. Garfield's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 79.9% and 88.0% in recent years, lower than the state average of around 90%. Additionally, the school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 43.5% to 79.8% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average of around 15-20%.

While Garfield's academic performance is generally lower than nearby Buchtel Community Learning Center, Ellet Community Learning Center, and North High School, the school outperforms some local charter schools, such as Towpath Trail High School and Akron Career Technical High School, which have even lower academic outcomes and higher chronic absenteeism rates. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rate and identifying successful strategies for supporting underperforming student populations could be key areas for improvement at Garfield Community Learning Center.

912

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,751

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1326 Brown St
Akron, OH 44301-2338

(330) 848-4141

District: Akron City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.8%

White:

21.3%

Two or more races:

10.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (33% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg48%

Ohio avg62%

713^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	13.4	713 of 855	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	706 of 864	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	763 of 867	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	768 of 836	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	748 of 819	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	725 of 836	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	706 of 800	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	668 of 773	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	720 of 784	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.4	701 of 778	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.6	705 of 769	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.2	676 of 767	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.9	720 of 832	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.5	730 of 818	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.1	689 of 819	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.3	666 of 791	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.8	651 of 767	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.7	643 of 756	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.9	622 of 696	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.7	589 of 689	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.9	534 of 681	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	218 of 328	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	214 of 318	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	249 of 323	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	276 of 306	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	229 of 284	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	243 of 303	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	228 of 279	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.2	76 of 77	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	17.8	532 of 606	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.8	346 of 596	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	557 of 628	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	530 of 550	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	30 of 128	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	43.0	53 of 111	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	673 of 809	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	681 of 798	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	762 of 813	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	744 of 794	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	726 of 775	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	695 of 781	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	712 of 751	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	0.7	240 of 244	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	276 of 280	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.7	304 of 308	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	201 of 270	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	249 of 273	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	250 of 270	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	237 of 260	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	29 of 37	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.3	16 of 30	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	19 of 24	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	30 of 32	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	678 of 815	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	668 of 822	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	714 of 805	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	713 of 773	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	696 of 763	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	681 of 779	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	690 of 758	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	720 of 817	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	689 of 816	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	736 of 819	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	761 of 808	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	711 of 778	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	732 of 792	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	729 of 763	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	232 of 254	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	217 of 242	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	234 of 239	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	209 of 222	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	191 of 208	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	189 of 201	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	408 of 617	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	263 of 598	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.3	505 of 614	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	688 of 748	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	669 of 754	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	709 of 756	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	707 of 749	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	685 of 727	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	674 of 739	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	684 of 718	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)77th percentile+60 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)2nd percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government63%-10 vs state

American History44%-27 vs state

Algebra I33%-27 vs state

Biology25%-40 vs state

English II21%-39 vs state

Geometry14%-29 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
Garfield Community Learning Center	Public	9-12	1326 Brown St	Akron	44301	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 848-4141	912	68	13.4		194 (21.3%)	536 (58.8%)	53 (5.8%)	32 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (10.6%)	13.4	713^th of 855 public high schools	16.6%		13.7	706^th of 864 public high schools	18.3%	7		63.0	44.0							25.3	21.4	14.2	32.6	$14,751
Akron Alternative Academy	Public	9-12	65 Steiner Ave	Akron	44301	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-3262	154	8	19.2		35 (22.7%)	85 (55.2%)	10 (6.5%)	9 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.7%)								(n/a)		47.4												$17,221
Akron Career Technical High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1115 S Main St	Akron	44301	Summit County	Akron Career Technical High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(234) 888-6050	93	7	14.3		11 (11.8%)	66 (71.0%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (14.0%)	4.9	804^th of 855 public high schools	6.0%		3.9	827^th of 864 public high schools	4.3%	23		45.0	27.3							19.0	4.5	9.1	12.5	$14,439
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
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
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
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
Coventry High School	Public	9-12	1135 Portage Lakes Dr	Akron	44319	Summit County	Coventry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 644-3004	522	39	13.3	54.8%	435 (83.3%)	23 (4.4%)	13 (2.5%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.1%)	41.2	555^th of 855 public high schools	35.1%		37.9	566^th of 864 public high schools	34.5%	11		63.6	79.8							64.0	69.9	16.5	29.6	$12,138
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Garfield Community Learning Center

What schools feed into Garfield Community Learning Center?

Garfield Community Learning Center is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Glover Community Learning Center
Elementary : McEbright Community Learning Center
Elementary : Pfeiffer Elementary School
Elementary : Rimer Community Learning Center
Elementary : Sam Salem Community Learning Center
Elementary : Voris Community Learning Center
Middle : Innes Community Learning Center

Is Garfield Community Learning Center a good school?

Garfield Community Learning Center ranks in the bottom 16.6% of Ohio high schools.

How many students attend Garfield Community Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 912 students attended Garfield Community Learning Center.

What district is Garfield Community Learning Center in?

Akron City

What is the racial makeup of Garfield Community Learning Center?

Students at Garfield Community Learning Center are 59% African American, 21% White, 11% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

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