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Pfeiffer Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
1363rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools
Better than 13% of Ohio elementary schools
Summary

Pfeiffer Elementary School is a K–5 school serving 194 students in the Akron City School District at 2081 9th St SW in Akron, Ohio, and it is smaller than most nearby Akron elementary schools. The district ranks 643rd of 773 in Ohio, at the 17th percentile with 1 star, and Pfeiffer's 2025–2026 rank is 1363rd of 1560 statewide — the 13th percentile, with 1 star. Its recent history sits in the bottom quartile: 13th percentile in 2025–2026, 8th in 2024–2025, 22nd in 2023–2024, and 21st–24th in the four years before that, with no sustained upward trend.

Among nearby schools in the same district, Pfeiffer is not the lowest performer but lags the stronger ones: Voris Community Learning Center (40th percentile, 2 stars), Sam Salem Community Learning Center (31st, 2 stars), and Rimer Community Learning Center (24th, 1 star) all rank above it, while Helen Arnold Community Learning Center (6th, 0 stars) and Crouse Community Learning Center (2nd, 0 stars) rank below, and McEbright Community Learning Center is close behind at 16th. Coventry Elementary School, in Coventry Local, ranks 489th of 1560 at the 69th percentile with 3 stars. Chronic absenteeism at Pfeiffer is 38.2%, better than the district's 40.9% but higher than Voris (24.6%), Rimer (33.1%), Sam Salem (35.5%), and Coventry (11.0%). The student-teacher ratio is 11.5, lower than most nearby schools.

Pfeiffer improved in six of seven tested areas from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, but scores mostly remain below district and state levels. The brightest spot is 5th-grade English Language Arts at 57.9%, above the district's 55.9% and above several nearby Akron schools, though it trails Voris Community Learning Center, Sam Salem Community Learning Center, and the state's 70.4%. Math is the main weakness: 18.9% in 3rd grade (down from 29.6%), 30.8% in 4th, and 21.1% in 5th. Subgroup results are a serious concern, with female students at the 1st percentile statewide and African American and low-SES students in the low teens.

194
Students ?
11.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,336
Per pupil spending ?
87.1%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
64.7%
Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 2081 9th St SW
       Akron, OH  44314-2438

(330) 848-5244

District: Akron City


Students who attend Pfeiffer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Innes Community Learning Center
High:    Garfield Community Learning Center
Racial breakdown:

African American:
45.4%
White:
32.5%
Two or more races:
14.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Ohio average (32% vs 64% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school32%
District avg43%
Ohio avg64%
1,363rd of 1,560
Ohio public elementary schools ?
Bottom 13%▼ down 16 pts since 2016
From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
21st of 25Elementary Schools in the Akron City
643rd of 773Akron 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202613.11363 of 156012.6%★☆☆☆☆
20258.51431 of 15588.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202422.21235 of 157721.7%★☆☆☆☆
202319.41265 of 159620.7%★☆☆☆☆
202219.81246 of 158821.5%★☆☆☆☆
202119.41227 of 161023.8%★☆☆☆☆
201934.51201 of 167628.3%★☆☆☆☆
201811.91447 of 163611.6%★☆☆☆☆
201717.91354 of 165118.0%★☆☆☆☆
201633.51197 of 167828.7%★☆☆☆☆
201551.21013 of 168439.8%★★☆☆☆
201424.51357 of 168719.6%★☆☆☆☆
201321.81412 of 170117.0%★☆☆☆☆
201210.01562 of 17098.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201116.71466 of 168613.0%★☆☆☆☆
201026.31345 of 166219.1%★☆☆☆☆
200924.91324 of 161017.8%★☆☆☆☆
200824.41308 of 158217.3%★☆☆☆☆
200731.11273 of 160920.9%★☆☆☆☆
200629.01221 of 150418.8%★☆☆☆☆
200530.31195 of 150120.4%★☆☆☆☆
200427.61198 of 147118.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202619.9547 of 63113.3%★☆☆☆☆
202522.2509 of 61517.2%★☆☆☆☆
202436.6359 of 60340.5%★★☆☆☆
202334.3380 of 61037.7%★★☆☆☆
202236.6349 of 60141.9%★★☆☆☆
201950.3287 of 60552.6%★★★☆☆
201829.7451 of 59824.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20262.41431 of 14521.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.31371 of 14525.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.21179 of 146619.6%★☆☆☆☆
202319.51183 of 148320.2%★☆☆☆☆
202226.41113 of 148825.2%★☆☆☆☆
201938.91033 of 150231.2%★★☆☆☆
201810.01384 of 15188.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202615.81269 of 146713.5%★☆☆☆☆
20259.91350 of 14738.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202428.11125 of 148424.2%★☆☆☆☆
202325.91105 of 144723.6%★☆☆☆☆
202226.11074 of 141924.3%★☆☆☆☆
202124.61033 of 140426.4%★☆☆☆☆
201943.7950 of 146535.2%★★☆☆☆
201815.01308 of 146510.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202615.81241 of 146715.4%★☆☆☆☆
20253.81424 of 14662.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.91209 of 148518.6%★☆☆☆☆
202320.71186 of 149820.8%★☆☆☆☆
202217.91212 of 151820.2%★☆☆☆☆
202114.91201 of 149919.9%★☆☆☆☆
201933.51117 of 153527.2%★☆☆☆☆
201812.51355 of 153611.8%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20233.91168 of 12153.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201937.7941 of 127126.0%★☆☆☆☆
20183.41285 of 13091.8%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Male (2026)15th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile~ school
African American (2026)13th percentile~ school
White (2023)4th percentile-17 vs school
Female (2026)1st percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts39%-26 vs state
Science37%-26 vs state
Mathematics24%-39 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, December 6, 2012

Open Quote These children work harder than any others i have ever seen. The Staff is excellent, and genuinely care about their students. That is hard to honestly say these days! Pfeiffer PTA has also improved their quality this year and has proved to be an excellent resource for the students and staff. Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Pfeiffer Elementary School

Students at Pfeiffer Elementary School are 45% African American, 32% White, 14% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

Pfeiffer Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Ohio elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 194 students attended Pfeiffer Elementary School.

Students who attend Pfeiffer Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Innes Community Learning Center
High : Garfield Community Learning Center

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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