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Ritzman Community Learning Center

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Ritzman Community Learning Center ranks 840 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

840^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Ritzman Community Learning Center is an elementary school in Akron, Ohio, serving 298 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Akron City School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Ritzman Community Learning Center has a 2-star rating and has been ranked between 634 and 1372 out of over 1,500 Ohio elementary schools in the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 840.

Ritzman Community Learning Center consistently outperforms the Akron City School District and the state of Ohio in proficiency rates across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Ritzman's 5th-grade students had a 64.3% proficiency rate in science, compared to 42.1% for Akron City and 63.4% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in mathematics, with 3rd-grade students achieving a 64.4% proficiency rate, compared to 42.9% for Akron City and 64.4% for the state. Ritzman's 4th-grade students also stand out, with a 75.7% proficiency rate in mathematics, significantly higher than the Akron City (44.8%) and state (69.1%) averages.

While Ritzman Community Learning Center has shown strong academic performance, the school has faced challenges with chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 25.2% to 47.4% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state average. The school generally outperforms other Akron City School District elementary schools in the area, such as David Hill Community Learning Center, Betty Jane Community Learning Center, and Seiberling Community Learning Center. However, Windemere Community Learning Center, located within 1.18 miles of Ritzman, has consistently outperformed Ritzman in recent years.

320

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,373

Per pupil spending ?

63.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

629 Canton Rd
Akron, OH 44312-2525

(330) 761-1510

District: Akron City

Students who attend Ritzman Community Learning Center usually attend:

Middle:	Hyre Community Learning Center
High:	Ellet Community Learning Center

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.9%

African American:

25.3%

Two or more races:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Akron City

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg43%

Ohio avg64%

840^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 25Elementary 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	53.4	840 of 1558	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.3	752 of 1577	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	793 of 1596	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	819 of 1588	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.7	812 of 1610	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	991 of 1676	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.0	893 of 1636	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	59.5	873 of 1651	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	68.9	634 of 1678	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	78.1	343 of 1684	79.6%	★★★★☆
2014	70.7	602 of 1687	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.2	368 of 1701	78.4%	★★★★☆
2012	57.6	980 of 1709	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.9	1204 of 1686	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.8	1077 of 1662	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.7	1287 of 1610	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.6	1122 of 1582	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.2	1263 of 1609	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.8	1202 of 1504	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	62.6	638 of 1501	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.4	792 of 1471	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	207 of 615	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	43.3	516 of 956	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	549 of 1021	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	936 of 1452	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.8	590 of 1466	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	737 of 1483	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	813 of 1488	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	896 of 1467	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	988 of 1502	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	863 of 1518	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	35.0	84 of 108	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	105 of 128	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	195 of 219	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	123 of 126	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	747 of 759	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	525 of 1473	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.3	345 of 1484	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	311 of 1447	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	324 of 1419	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	312 of 1404	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	500 of 1465	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	372 of 1465	74.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	640 of 1466	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	791 of 1485	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.2	706 of 1498	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	756 of 1518	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.0	643 of 1499	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	820 of 1535	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	861 of 1536	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	60.1	263 of 900	70.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	718 of 1175	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	749 of 1190	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	779 of 1215	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	694 of 1242	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	762 of 1249	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	893 of 1271	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	858 of 1309	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)71st percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)66th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2019)46th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)22nd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science64%~ state avg

English Language Arts62%~ state avg

Mathematics62%~ state avg

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Schools Near Ritzman Community Learning Center

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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)				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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th 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	Total
Ritzman Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	629 Canton Rd	Akron	44312	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-1510	320	24	13.1		179 (55.9%)	81 (25.3%)	13 (4.1%)	10 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (10.9%)	53.4	840^th of 1558 public elementary schools	46.1%		60.3	752^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	52.3%	88	64.3	64.4	75.7	44.6		65.5	51.4	67.9		$15,373
Summit Academy Akron Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	2503 Leland Ave	Akron	44312	Summit County	Summit Academy Akron Elementary School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 253-7441	120	7	17.1		65 (54.2%)	37 (30.8%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.0%)	9.8	1408^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.6%		12.1	1368^th of 1577 public elementary schools	13.3%	40	10.5	40.9	33.3	10.5		45.5	19.0	26.3		$8,518
Hatton Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	1933 Baker Ave	Akron	44312	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 794-4179	431	28	15.5		205 (47.6%)	128 (29.7%)	23 (5.3%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (14.6%)	30.6	1113^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.6%		31.6	1117^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.2%	4	35.6	61.4	46.3	28.8		64.8	46.3	43.8		$14,156
Windemere Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	2283 Windemere Ave	Akron	44312	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7937	266	17	15.5		162 (60.9%)	48 (18.0%)	20 (7.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.0%)	63.2	660^th of 1558 public elementary schools	57.6%		61.7	723^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	54.2%	63	74.2	63.4	78.4	50.0		65.9	75.7	68.8		$14,268
O H Somers Elementary School	Public	K-6	3600 Herbert St	Mogadore	44260	Summit County	Mogadore Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 628-9947	336	29	11.5	43.2%	317 (94.3%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	75.7	414^th of 1558 public elementary schools	73.4%		77.9	365^th of 1577 public elementary schools	76.9%	49	76.0	72.3	78.8	82.7	67.9	72.3	70.4	78.0	71.4	$14,056
Spring Hill Elementary	Public	K-3	660 Lessig Ave	Akron	44312	Summit County	Springfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 798-1006	478	24	20.3	83.5%	360 (75.3%)	60 (12.6%)	22 (4.6%)	24 (5.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)								(n/a)		45.9				39.6				$10,566
Betty Jane Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	444 Darrow Rd	Akron	44305	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 794-4117	347	24	14.5		186 (53.6%)	87 (25.1%)	23 (6.6%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.7%)	30.3	1115^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.4%		35.1	1085^th of 1577 public elementary schools	31.2%	30	28.8	56.7	58.7	38.5		55.2	36.2	53.8		$14,118
Seiberling Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Brittain Rd	Akron	44305	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7956	463	32	14.6		120 (25.9%)	237 (51.2%)	27 (5.8%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	64 (13.8%)	12.8	1358^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.8%		10.3	1399^th of 1577 public elementary schools	11.3%	41	34.0	28.2	32.8	11.3		37.2	39.1	43.4		$12,320
Greater Summit County Early Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-4	1651 Massillon Rd	Akron	44312	Summit County	Greater Summit County Early Learning Center	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(234) 718-2626	102	4	25.5		69 (67.6%)	13 (12.7%)	5 (4.9%)	8 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.9%)	86.1	142^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	90.9%		81.8	271^st of 1577 public elementary schools	82.8%	129		78.9	100.0			78.9	92.3			$10,846
David Hill Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1060 E Archwood Ave	Akron	44306	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 773-1129	349	27	13.1		28 (8.0%)	236 (67.6%)	36 (10.3%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.6%)	11.8	1372^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	11.9%		15.2	1324^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.0%	48	40.0	20.7	33.3	28.6		27.6	24.4	40.0		$13,313

Frequently Asked Questions about Ritzman Community Learning Center

Is Ritzman Community Learning Center a good school?

Ritzman Community Learning Center ranks 840^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Ritzman Community Learning Center in?

Akron City

What schools do graduates of Ritzman Community Learning Center attend?

Students who attend Ritzman Community Learning Center usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hyre Community Learning Center
High : Ellet Community Learning Center

How many students attend Ritzman Community Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 320 students attended Ritzman Community Learning Center.

What is the racial makeup of Ritzman Community Learning Center?

Students at Ritzman Community Learning Center are 56% White, 25% African American, 11% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

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