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North High School

Public Grades 9-12

706^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 17% of Ohio high schools

Summary

North High School is a public high school located 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 Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. North High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio high schools over the past decade, with a ranking between 706-763 out of 819-867 schools.

North High School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, student engagement, and serving the needs of its diverse student population. The school's 4-year graduation rate ranges from 86.1% to 89.2%, slightly below the Akron City average of around 88-89%. Additionally, North High School has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 43.5% to 53.5% in recent years, significantly higher than the Akron City average of around 30-35%. The school consistently underperforms the Akron City and Ohio state averages on the Ohio State Tests across all subject areas, with proficiency rates typically 10-20 percentage points lower than the district and state.

While North High School has struggled for many years, the school's proximity to several higher-performing Akron-area high schools, including Firestone Community Learning Center, East Community Learning Center, and Buchtel Community Learning Center, highlights the disparities in educational outcomes. Addressing the challenges at North High School will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to school improvement, focusing on areas such as student engagement, targeted interventions, and support for struggling students.

900

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,378

Per pupil spending ?

75.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

985 Gorge Blvd
Akron, OH 44310-2407

(330) 761-2665

District: Akron City

Feeder schools for North High School:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.1%

Asian:

30.1%

Hispanic:

18.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (37% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!English II scores 39 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg48%

Ohio avg62%

706^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	15.3	706 of 855	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	728 of 864	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	737 of 867	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	729 of 836	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	763 of 819	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	720 of 836	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	731 of 800	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.4	747 of 773	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.8	748 of 784	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.8	746 of 778	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.0	765 of 769	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.4	745 of 767	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.6	731 of 832	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.4	749 of 818	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.4	727 of 819	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.0	656 of 791	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.2	629 of 767	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.8	648 of 756	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.1	525 of 696	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.7	569 of 689	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.6	615 of 681	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	213 of 328	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.0	256 of 318	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	228 of 323	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	237 of 306	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	256 of 284	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	224 of 303	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	208 of 279	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	74 of 77	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	77 of 78	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	84 of 86	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	86 of 87	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.2	83 of 84	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	73 of 76	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.7	87 of 87	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	38.7	329 of 606	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	471 of 596	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	549 of 628	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	517 of 550	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	94 of 128	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	99 of 111	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	86 of 107	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	73 of 111	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.0	104 of 119	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	70 of 112	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	71 of 100	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	694 of 809	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	708 of 798	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	692 of 813	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	685 of 794	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	708 of 775	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	700 of 781	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	707 of 751	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	237 of 244	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	232 of 270	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	255 of 273	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.0	269 of 270	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	234 of 260	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	226 of 239	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	178 of 207	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	180 of 184	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	9 of 37	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	41.4	13 of 24	45.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	668 of 815	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	701 of 822	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	684 of 805	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	670 of 773	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	706 of 763	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	668 of 779	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	685 of 758	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	673 of 817	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	731 of 816	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	745 of 819	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	743 of 808	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	754 of 778	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	720 of 792	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	726 of 763	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	25.6	192 of 242	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	193 of 239	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	211 of 222	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	150 of 208	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	177 of 201	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	167 of 617	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	28.6	441 of 598	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	438 of 614	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	636 of 748	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	674 of 754	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	704 of 756	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	681 of 749	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	697 of 727	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	677 of 739	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	681 of 718	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)76th percentile+58 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+56 vs school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)21st percentile+5 vs school

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

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

White (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)4th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)3rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History56%-16 vs state

American Government55%-18 vs state

Biology39%-26 vs state

Algebra I32%-27 vs state

English II21%-39 vs state

Geometry17%-26 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
North High School	Public	9-12	985 Gorge Blvd	Akron	44310	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-2665	900	63	14.2		81 (9.0%)	325 (36.1%)	167 (18.6%)	271 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.1%)	15.3	706^th of 855 public high schools	17.4%		10.4	728^th of 864 public high schools	15.7%	22		54.6	55.6							39.0	21.1	16.8	32.0	$13,378
Steel Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1570 Creighton Ave	Akron	44310	Summit County	Steel Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 633-1383	82	8	10.9		17 (20.7%)	53 (64.6%)	3 (3.7%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.8%)	2.7	833^rd of 855 public high schools	2.6%		21.6	664^th of 864 public high schools	23.1%	169		38.9	14.3							13.9	7.7	0.0	4.2	$12,683
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
Cascade Career Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1458 Brittain Rd	Akron	44310	Summit County	Cascade Career Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 633-5990	102	5	20.4		23 (22.5%)	59 (57.8%)	3 (2.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (14.7%)	0.8	854^th of 855 public high schools	0.1%		2	862^nd of 864 public high schools	0.2%	8			14.3							8.3	2.7		0.0	$13,263
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
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
Cuyahoga Falls High School	Public	9-12	2300 4th St	Cuyahoga Falls	44221	Summit County	Cuyahoga Falls City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 926-3808	1,198	79	15.1	55.7%	901 (75.2%)	92 (7.7%)	47 (3.9%)	90 (7.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (5.4%)	48.4	489^th of 855 public high schools	42.8%		38.7	559^th of 864 public high schools	35.3%	70		84.5	68.4							63.5	69.2	37.2	36.4	$14,030
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
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
Schnee Learning Center	Public, Charter	9-12	2222 Issaquah St	Cuyahoga Falls	44221	Summit County	Schnee Learning Center	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 922-1966	71	5	14.2	64.8%	52 (73.2%)	5 (7.0%)	2 (2.8%)	5 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.9%)								(n/a)											50.0			$13,238

Frequently Asked Questions about North High School

What schools feed into North High School?

North High School is fed by the following schools:

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

What district is North High School in?

Akron City

What is the racial makeup of North High School?

Students at North High School are 36% African American, 30% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend North High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 900 students attended North High School.

Is North High School a good school?

North High School ranks in the bottom 17.4% of Ohio high schools.

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