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Hyre Community Learning Center

Public Grades 6-8

793^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 23% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Hyre Community Learning Center is a public middle school in Akron, Ohio, serving 654 students in grades 6-8. 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.

Hyre Community Learning Center consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Ohio middle schools, with a ranking between 727-860 out of over 1,000 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in Math ranged from 24.8% to 31.5%, compared to the state average of 47.6% to 51.9%. Hyre also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 43.5% to 51.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, Hyre Community Learning Center performs significantly worse than the nearby Miller-South Visual Performing Arts and National Inventors Hall of Fame School Center for STEM, which are both higher-performing schools within the Akron City School District. However, Hyre outperforms the nearby Akros Middle School, a public charter school, across most academic metrics. The nearby Field Middle School, which is part of the Field Local School District, significantly outperforms Hyre Community Learning Center in academic achievement and student outcomes.

679

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,037

Per pupil spending ?

64.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2385 Wedgewood Dr
Akron, OH 44312-2401

(330) 761-7930

District: Akron City

Students who attend Hyre Community Learning Center usually attend:

High:

Ellet Community Learning Center

Feeder schools for Hyre Community Learning Center:

Elementary:	Betty Jane Community Learning Center
	Hatton Community Learning Center
	Ritzman Community Learning Center
	Windemere Community Learning Center

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.6%

African American:

32.4%

Two or more races:

12.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (38% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg29%

Ohio avg55%

793^rd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Middle 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	22.1	793 of 1036	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	775 of 1046	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	781 of 1048	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	729 of 1017	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	742 of 1037	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	727 of 1050	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	663 of 1010	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.5	705 of 1038	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.9	681 of 1050	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.9	613 of 1035	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.2	699 of 1008	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.0	651 of 1001	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.3	584 of 989	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.7	510 of 925	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.9	575 of 895	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.5	478 of 858	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.1	484 of 835	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.4	457 of 837	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.6	333 of 732	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.0	331 of 692	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	36.3	306 of 400	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	306 of 442	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	262 of 429	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	256 of 436	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	328 of 413	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	311 of 385	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	232 of 405	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.4	153 of 384	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	30.2	416 of 565	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	373 of 576	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	537 of 658	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	427 of 643	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	792 of 938	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	752 of 942	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	769 of 943	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	710 of 925	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	683 of 910	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	666 of 917	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	662 of 897	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	177 of 194	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	191 of 196	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	171 of 173	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.7	239 of 241	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	269 of 274	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	144 of 164	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	443 of 521	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	748 of 983	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	714 of 989	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	694 of 974	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	616 of 947	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	628 of 923	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.8	597 of 945	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	485 of 924	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	744 of 954	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	753 of 958	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	729 of 963	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	726 of 946	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	733 of 924	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	702 of 933	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	611 of 916	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	232 of 263	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	205 of 254	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	229 of 245	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	210 of 239	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	194 of 219	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	181 of 206	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	186 of 205	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	500 of 572	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	471 of 563	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	482 of 590	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	712 of 777	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	726 of 795	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	698 of 805	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	699 of 809	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	699 of 781	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	682 of 796	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	633 of 781	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)31st percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)9th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I81%+21 vs state

English Language Arts35%-22 vs state

Science33%-30 vs state

Mathematics27%-23 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)						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 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	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Hyre Community Learning Center	Public	6-8	2385 Wedgewood Dr	Akron	44312	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7930	679	50	13.7		337 (49.6%)	220 (32.4%)	21 (3.1%)	15 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (12.7%)	22.1	793^rd of 1036 public middle schools	23.5%		23.8	775^th of 1046 public middle schools	25.9%	18		33.3				25.7	31.5	24.8				30.5	40.4	33.5	80.8	$16,037
Summit Academy Akron Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2791 Mogadore Rd	Akron	44312	Summit County	Summit Academy Akron Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 252-1510	67	5	14.8		29 (43.3%)	23 (34.3%)	2 (3.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (17.9%)	15.8	848^th of 1036 public middle schools	18.1%		12	896^th of 1046 public middle schools	14.3%	48		29.2				11.8	21.7	12.0				41.2	30.4	24.0		$6,965
Mogadore Junior High School	Public	7-8	130 S Cleveland Ave	Mogadore	44260	Summit County	Mogadore Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 628-9943	112	11	10.6		108 (96.4%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	72.1	295^th of 1036 public middle schools	71.5%		69.4	342^nd of 1046 public middle schools	67.3%	47		69.0					50.0	63.3					85.2	65.5		$12,117
Tallmadge Middle School	Public	6-8	484 East Ave	Tallmadge	44278	Summit County	Tallmadge City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 633-4994	614	33	18.8	31.6%	466 (75.9%)	34 (5.5%)	23 (3.7%)	61 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.4%)	75.7	255^th of 1036 public middle schools	75.4%		71.7	298^th of 1046 public middle schools	71.5%	43		71.3				67.2	57.5	75.6				66.7	72.2	67.7	100.0	$12,997
Schrop Intermediate School	Public	4-6	2215 Pickle Rd	Akron	44312	Summit County	Springfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 798-1007	382	21	18.6	73.3%	317 (83.0%)	8 (2.1%)	12 (3.1%)	19 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)								(n/a)	67.8			55.1	49.2	64.8				58.5	61.0	51.9				$13,029
Akros Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	265 Park St	Akron	44304	Summit County	Akros Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 374-6704	127	8	15.4		7 (5.5%)	101 (79.5%)	2 (1.6%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.2%)	13.8	868^th of 1036 public middle schools	16.2%		14	875^th of 1046 public middle schools	16.3%	7		33.3				29.7	8.1	21.4				27.0	16.2	19.0		$11,008
National Inventors Hall of Fame School Center for STEM	Public	5-8	199 S Broadway St	Akron	44308	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 761-3195	391	26	15.0		125 (32.0%)	141 (36.1%)	19 (4.9%)	66 (16.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.0%)	77.2	229^th of 1036 public middle schools	77.9%		62.7	433^rd of 1046 public middle schools	58.6%	204	73.5	77.2			55.1	59.4	60.4	59.1			82.7	73.1	80.0	75.9	100.0	$18,056
Jennings Community Learning Center	Public	6-8	227 E Tallmadge Ave	Akron	44310	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-2002	846	60	14.1		87 (10.3%)	283 (33.5%)	170 (20.1%)	251 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.4%)	14.5	860^th of 1036 public middle schools	17.0%		11.8	903^rd of 1046 public middle schools	13.7%	43		23.8				25.8	21.5	12.3				26.8	32.4	25.1	95.7	$13,181
Field Middle School	Public	6-8	1379 Saxe Rd	Mogadore	44260	Portage County	Field Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 673-4176	442	30	14.8	41.2%	367 (83.0%)	30 (6.8%)	14 (3.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.0%)	77.8	220^th of 1036 public middle schools	78.8%		75.1	256^th of 1046 public middle schools	75.5%	36		72.3				67.7	74.8	81.1				61.5	73.8	63.5	100.0	$12,129
I Promise School	Public	3-8	400 W Market St	Akron	44303	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-1516	478	49	9.7		58 (12.1%)	274 (57.3%)	40 (8.4%)	50 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	54 (11.3%)	4.5	1015^th of 1036 public middle schools	2.0%		4.4	1026^th of 1046 public middle schools	1.9%	11	17.1	10.4	17.6	22.5	24.4	9.2	2.7	9.0	17.6	9.9	22.0	6.6	6.7	7.4		$6,131

Frequently Asked Questions about Hyre Community Learning Center

Is Hyre Community Learning Center a good school?

Hyre Community Learning Center ranks in the bottom 23.5% of Ohio middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hyre Community Learning Center?

Students at Hyre Community Learning Center are 50% White, 32% African American, 13% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Hyre Community Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 679 students attended Hyre Community Learning Center.

What district is Hyre Community Learning Center in?

Akron City

What high school do graduates of Hyre Community Learning Center attend?

Students who attend Hyre Community Learning Center usually go on to attend Ellet Community Learning Center

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