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Jennings Community Learning Center

Public Grades 6-8

860^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Jennings Community Learning Center is a public middle school in Akron, Ohio, serving 762 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. Jennings Community Learning Center has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Ohio middle schools over the past several years.

Jennings Community Learning Center faces significant challenges in terms of academic achievement, student engagement, and equitable outcomes for its diverse student population. The school consistently underperforms compared to the Akron City School District and the state of Ohio on standardized tests, with only 23.8% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Science, compared to 30.5% for Akron City and 63% for the state. Jennings Community Learning Center also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 37.5% to 47.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, ranking in the bottom 20-30% of Ohio middle schools for most student subgroups.

When comparing Jennings Community Learning Center to other nearby middle schools, such as Hyre Community Learning Center, Innes Community Learning Center, and Litchfield Community Learning Center, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance and student outcomes. However, Jennings Community Learning Center does appear to excel in Algebra I performance, with 95.7% of students proficient or better, suggesting the school may have some strengths in mathematics instruction that could be leveraged to improve overall academic outcomes.

846

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,181

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

227 E Tallmadge Ave
Akron, OH 44310-2337

(330) 761-2002

District: Akron City

Students who attend Jennings Community Learning Center usually attend:

High:

North High School

Feeder schools for Jennings Community Learning Center:

Elementary:	Findley Community Learning Center
	Forest Hill Community Learning Center
	Harris/Jackson Community Learning Center
	Leggett Community Learning Center

Racial breakdown:

African American:

33.5%

Asian:

29.7%

Hispanic:

20.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (33% vs 55% 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 avg29%

Ohio avg55%

860^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	14.5	860 of 1036	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	903 of 1046	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	918 of 1048	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	873 of 1017	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	889 of 1037	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	946 of 1050	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	894 of 1010	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.7	939 of 1038	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.3	942 of 1050	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	891 of 1035	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.9	930 of 1008	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.8	917 of 1001	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.2	912 of 989	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.9	836 of 925	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.0	814 of 895	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	19.9	722 of 858	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.7	701 of 835	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.9	714 of 837	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.3	651 of 732	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.9	632 of 692	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.9	367 of 400	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	361 of 442	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	356 of 429	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	381 of 436	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	387 of 413	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	371 of 385	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	388 of 405	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	344 of 384	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.3	68 of 69	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.9	76 of 76	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	65 of 67	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	66 of 67	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.8	68 of 69	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	65 of 66	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.1	72 of 73	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	18.3	533 of 565	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	633 of 658	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	633 of 643	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	115 of 142	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	114 of 123	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	96 of 113	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	93 of 110	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	122 of 134	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	114 of 127	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	97 of 107	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	831 of 938	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	853 of 942	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	877 of 943	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	857 of 925	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	840 of 910	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	848 of 917	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	835 of 897	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	187 of 194	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.6	193 of 196	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	170 of 173	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	231 of 241	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	257 of 274	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	208 of 262	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	224 of 239	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	238 of 249	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	238 of 247	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	224 of 228	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	219 of 222	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	184 of 192	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	22.8	9 of 11	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	826 of 983	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	866 of 989	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	868 of 974	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	825 of 947	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	805 of 923	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	860 of 945	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	836 of 924	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	823 of 954	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	871 of 958	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	867 of 963	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	849 of 946	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	845 of 924	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	877 of 933	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	836 of 916	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	241 of 263	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	209 of 254	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	220 of 245	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	225 of 239	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	202 of 219	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	189 of 206	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	183 of 205	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	746 of 777	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	783 of 795	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	775 of 805	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	784 of 809	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	736 of 781	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	765 of 796	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	753 of 781	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile~ school

African American (2025)18th percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)18th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

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

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)4th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I96%+36 vs state

English Language Arts28%-29 vs state

Science24%-39 vs state

Mathematics20%-30 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
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
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
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
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
Bolich Middle School	Public	6-8	2630 13th St	Cuyahoga Falls	44223	Summit County	Cuyahoga Falls City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 926-3801	508	36	14.0	63.8%	320 (63.0%)	59 (11.6%)	29 (5.7%)	50 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.8%)	52.3	543^rd of 1036 public middle schools	47.6%		55.2	531^st of 1046 public middle schools	49.2%	12		47.0				54.0	51.3	33.9				63.6	64.5	48.8	95.8	$12,905
Litchfield Community Learning Center	Public	6-8	470 Castle Blvd	Akron	44313	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 873-3330	469	44	10.6		107 (22.8%)	297 (63.3%)	21 (4.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.3%)	22.4	792^nd of 1036 public middle schools	23.6%		23.2	781^st of 1046 public middle schools	25.3%	11		41.8				30.2	29.9	18.7				28.7	44.5	27.3	100.0	$16,048
Miller-South Visual Performing Arts	Public	4-8	1055 East Ave	Akron	44307	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 761-1765	403	30	13.6		222 (55.1%)	115 (28.5%)	16 (4.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.4%)	58.7	467^th of 1036 public middle schools	54.9%		63.2	420^th of 1046 public middle schools	59.8%	47	90.3	68.5		91.8	77.4	42.9	49.4	23.8		87.7	95.2	57.6	75.3	74.0	93.8	$16,647
Roberts Middle School	Public	6-8	3333 Charles St	Cuyahoga Falls	44221	Summit County	Cuyahoga Falls City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 926-3809	372	27	13.6	60.5%	283 (76.1%)	21 (5.6%)	9 (2.4%)	38 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	43.7	621^st of 1036 public middle schools	40.1%		46.9	611^th of 1046 public middle schools	41.6%	10		64.7				38.3	46.6	18.6				49.6	61.3	42.4	67.7	$13,238
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jennings Community Learning Center

How many students attend Jennings Community Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 846 students attended Jennings Community Learning Center.

Is Jennings Community Learning Center a good school?

Jennings Community Learning Center ranks in the bottom 17.0% of Ohio middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Jennings Community Learning Center?

Students at Jennings Community Learning Center are 33% African American, 30% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Jennings Community Learning Center in?

Akron City

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

Students who attend Jennings Community Learning Center usually go on to attend North High School

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