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East Community Learning Center

Public Grades 6-12

646^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 24% of Ohio high schools

Summary

East Community Learning Center is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in the Akron City School District in Akron, Ohio, with an enrollment of 1,070 students. Over the past several years, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Ohio high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating it is performing significantly below average compared to other schools in the state.

East Community Learning Center significantly underperforms the Akron City School District and the state of Ohio in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 14.8% of 6th-grade students were proficient in math, compared to 24.4% in Akron City and 51.9% statewide. The school's proficiency rates in science, English language arts, and end-of-course exams are all well below the district and state averages. Additionally, East Community Learning Center has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 43.5% to 73.1% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing East Community Learning Center to other high schools in the Akron City School District, it becomes clear that the school is among the lowest-performing in the district. Schools like Garfield Community Learning Center, Ellet Community Learning Center, and Akron STEM High School all outperform East Community Learning Center on various academic metrics, suggesting that the challenges faced by East Community Learning Center are not necessarily shared by all schools in the district.

923

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,971

Per pupil spending ?

91.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Brittain Rd
Akron, OH 44305-4222

(330) 761-7920

District: Akron City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.1%

White:

19.5%

Two or more races:

10.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (29% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg36%

Ohio avg58%

Middle school

940^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

646^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	940 of 1036	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	962 of 1046	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	985 of 1048	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	972 of 1017	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	1002 of 1037	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	984 of 1050	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	941 of 1010	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.9	959 of 1038	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.5	970 of 1050	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.7	824 of 1035	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.1	871 of 1008	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.9	910 of 1001	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.7	869 of 989	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.3	839 of 925	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	406 of 442	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	414 of 429	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	407 of 436	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	404 of 413	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	385 of 385	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	393 of 405	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	370 of 384	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	11.2	641 of 658	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	643 of 643	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	893 of 938	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	922 of 942	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	912 of 943	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	893 of 925	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	899 of 910	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	889 of 917	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	867 of 897	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.4	188 of 194	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.1	196 of 196	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.0	173 of 173	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	917 of 983	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	926 of 989	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	924 of 974	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	916 of 947	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	917 of 923	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	892 of 945	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	874 of 924	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	888 of 954	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	884 of 958	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	914 of 963	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	939 of 946	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	895 of 933	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	882 of 916	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	236 of 263	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	252 of 254	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	236 of 245	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	237 of 239	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	203 of 206	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	190 of 205	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	745 of 777	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	777 of 795	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.4	796 of 805	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	790 of 809	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.0	780 of 781	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	766 of 796	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	772 of 781	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	646 of 855	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	708 of 864	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	791 of 867	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	779 of 836	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	754 of 819	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	751 of 836	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	737 of 800	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	718 of 773	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.7	737 of 784	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.7	733 of 778	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.9	720 of 769	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.6	722 of 767	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.7	730 of 832	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.1	747 of 818	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.5	750 of 819	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.3	746 of 791	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.5	698 of 767	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.9	680 of 756	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.8	653 of 696	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.3	625 of 689	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	18.9	582 of 681	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	143 of 328	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.1	209 of 318	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.6	270 of 323	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	272 of 306	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	261 of 284	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	261 of 303	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	251 of 279	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	16.7	541 of 606	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	593 of 596	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	591 of 628	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	535 of 550	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	606 of 809	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	656 of 798	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	753 of 813	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	733 of 794	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	707 of 775	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	725 of 781	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	716 of 751	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	236 of 244	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	257 of 280	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.1	307 of 308	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	4.9	250 of 260	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	599 of 815	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	671 of 822	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	742 of 805	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	717 of 773	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	695 of 763	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	700 of 779	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	695 of 758	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	653 of 817	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	741 of 816	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	781 of 819	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	772 of 808	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	736 of 778	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	745 of 792	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	733 of 763	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	195 of 254	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	186 of 242	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	228 of 239	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	208 of 222	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	182 of 211	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	196 of 208	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	187 of 201	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	270 of 617	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.7	494 of 598	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	523 of 614	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	659 of 748	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	697 of 754	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	737 of 756	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	720 of 749	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	673 of 727	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	692 of 739	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	677 of 718	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile~ school

African American (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)3rd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2019)3rd percentile-4 vs school

High school

African American (2025)56th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2022)4th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)3rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government67%-5 vs state

American History67%-4 vs state

Geometry39%-4 vs state

Algebra I39%-21 vs state

English II31%-30 vs state

Biology22%-43 vs state

English Language Arts19%-38 vs state

Science18%-45 vs state

Mathematics13%-37 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
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
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
Ellet Community Learning Center	Public	9-12	309 Woolf Ave	Akron	44312	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 794-4120	860	67	12.9		460 (53.5%)	242 (28.1%)	35 (4.1%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (12.9%)	37.7	583^rd of 855 public high schools	31.8%		28.4	624^th of 864 public high schools	27.8%	41		67.8	66.1							67.0	53.1	25.8	44.2	$16,207
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
Garfield Community Learning Center	Public	9-12	1326 Brown St	Akron	44301	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 848-4141	912	68	13.4		194 (21.3%)	536 (58.8%)	53 (5.8%)	32 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (10.6%)	13.4	713^th of 855 public high schools	16.6%		13.7	706^th of 864 public high schools	18.3%	7		63.0	44.0							25.3	21.4	14.2	32.6	$14,751
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
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
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
Akron Alternative Academy	Public	9-12	65 Steiner Ave	Akron	44301	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-3262	154	8	19.2		35 (22.7%)	85 (55.2%)	10 (6.5%)	9 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.7%)								(n/a)		47.4												$17,221
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

Frequently Asked Questions about East Community Learning Center

What district is East Community Learning Center in?

Akron City

How many students attend East Community Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 923 students attended East Community Learning Center.

Is East Community Learning Center a good school?

East Community Learning Center ranks in the bottom 24.4% of Ohio high schools.

What schools feed into East Community Learning Center?

East Community Learning Center is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barber Community Learning Center
Elementary : David Hill Community Learning Center
Elementary : Mason Community Learning Center
Elementary : Seiberling Community Learning Center

What is the racial makeup of East Community Learning Center?

Students at East Community Learning Center are 62% African American, 20% White, 10% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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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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