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Miller-South Visual Performing Arts

Q: Is Miller-South Visual Performing Arts a good school?

Miller-South Visual Performing Arts ranks 452 nd of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-8

452^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 57% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Miller-South Visual Performing Arts is a middle school in Akron, Ohio, serving roughly 403 students in grades 4 through 8 as part of the Akron City district. It stands out within its own district: while Akron City ranks 643rd of 773 Ohio districts (17th percentile, 1 star), Miller-South Visual Performing Arts ranks 452nd of 1,046 Ohio middle schools — the 57th percentile, with 3 stars. The school has been above average for the past decade, peaking at the 72nd percentile in 2022–2023.

English language arts is the school's strongest subject. In 2025–2026, every reported ELA grade level beat both the district and the state, including an exceptional 94.1% proficiency in 5th-grade ELA. Math is strong in grades 4–5 and solid in grades 6–7, but 8th-grade math is a clear weak spot at 32.6% — well below the state's 52.0% — and 8th-grade science (48.7%) also trails the state's 61.2%. Attendance is a genuine strength: chronic absenteeism fell to 15.5% in 2025–2026, down from 26.6% two years earlier and far below the district's 40.9%.

Among Akron City middle schools, Miller-South is the second strongest in this comparison, behind only National Inventors Hall of Fame School Center for STEM, and it outperforms Hyre Community Learning Center, Litchfield Community Learning Center, Jennings Community Learning Center, I Promise School, and Innes Community Learning Center in nearly every shared subject. Suburban Copley-Fairlawn Middle School and Coventry Middle School generally do better in math and science, though Miller-South keeps pace in several ELA grades. The school is especially effective for low-income students (73rd percentile, 4 stars) and relatively weaker for gifted students (33rd percentile, 2 stars). Its student-teacher ratio has risen to 13.6, worth watching.

403

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,647

Per pupil spending ?

18.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1055 East Ave
Akron, OH 44307-1441

(330) 761-1765

District: Akron City

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.1%

African American:

28.5%

Two or more races:

11.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (69% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg35%

Ohio avg60%

Elementary school

404^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

452^nd of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Middle Schools in the Akron City

643^rd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	404 of 1560	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	78.7	342 of 1558	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	447 of 1577	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	334 of 1596	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	395 of 1588	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	519 of 1610	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.5	317 of 1676	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	281 of 1636	82.8%	★★★★☆
2017	71.4	552 of 1651	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	82.1	238 of 1678	85.8%	★★★★☆
2015	88.3	63 of 1684	96.3%	★★★★★
2014	82.6	123 of 1687	92.7%	★★★★★
2013	82.7	132 of 1701	92.2%	★★★★★
2012	80.8	171 of 1709	90.0%	★★★★★
2011	82.5	125 of 1686	92.6%	★★★★★
2010	81.3	180 of 1662	89.2%	★★★★☆
2009	81.8	147 of 1610	90.9%	★★★★★
2008	85.3	70 of 1582	95.6%	★★★★★
2007	87.5	21 of 1609	98.7%	★★★★★
2006	83.4	108 of 1504	92.8%	★★★★★
2005	89.1	31 of 1501	97.9%	★★★★★
2004	92.1	6 of 1471	99.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	125 of 631	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	74.4	111 of 615	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	83 of 603	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	67 of 610	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	55 of 601	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	83.6	55 of 533	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	81 of 605	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	89.3	46 of 598	92.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	386 of 1452	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	77.1	330 of 1452	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	433 of 1466	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	372 of 1483	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	422 of 1488	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	521 of 1467	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.9	361 of 1502	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	315 of 1518	79.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	16 of 90	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	46.5	50 of 78	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	61 of 108	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.2	42 of 128	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	128 of 219	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	92 of 126	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.1	573 of 759	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	86.7	96 of 1467	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	85.0	125 of 1473	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	93 of 1484	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	26 of 1447	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	59 of 1419	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	108 of 1404	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	43 of 1465	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	39 of 1465	97.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	355 of 1467	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.6	423 of 1466	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	488 of 1485	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.2	162 of 1498	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	342 of 1518	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	486 of 1499	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.7	160 of 1535	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	242 of 1536	84.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	70.9	47 of 202	76.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	81.5	156 of 1181	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	82.1	143 of 1175	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	195 of 1190	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	47 of 1215	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	74.8	298 of 1242	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	400 of 1249	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.2	94 of 1271	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	119 of 1309	90.9%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	452 of 1046	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.7	467 of 1036	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	420 of 1046	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.2	295 of 1048	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	342 of 1017	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	385 of 1037	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	395 of 1050	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	343 of 1010	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.1	447 of 1038	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	81.8	155 of 1050	85.2%	★★★★☆
2015	84.1	114 of 1035	89.0%	★★★★☆
2014	79.7	130 of 1008	87.1%	★★★★☆
2013	80.8	111 of 1001	88.9%	★★★★☆
2012	79.2	144 of 989	85.4%	★★★★☆
2011	81.8	98 of 925	89.4%	★★★★☆
2010	84.6	53 of 895	94.1%	★★★★★
2009	89.9	7 of 858	99.2%	★★★★★
2008	88.2	14 of 835	98.3%	★★★★★
2007	88.8	11 of 837	98.7%	★★★★★
2006	88.2	10 of 732	98.6%	★★★★★
2005	91.3	9 of 692	98.7%	★★★★★
2004	91.0	7 of 400	98.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	156 of 455	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.2	165 of 442	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	89 of 429	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	64 of 436	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	91 of 413	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	78 of 385	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	96 of 405	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	72 of 384	81.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	486 of 947	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.4	479 of 938	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	456 of 942	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	363 of 943	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	422 of 925	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	419 of 910	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	420 of 917	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	355 of 897	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	125 of 186	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.9	160 of 194	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.1	151 of 196	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.3	110 of 173	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	157 of 241	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	202 of 274	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	108 of 164	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	432 of 521	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	273 of 996	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	68.3	294 of 983	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	165 of 989	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	56 of 974	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	92 of 947	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	80.4	119 of 923	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	139 of 945	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	96 of 924	89.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	373 of 955	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.9	348 of 954	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	282 of 958	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	147 of 963	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	188 of 946	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	315 of 924	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	341 of 933	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	351 of 916	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	119 of 260	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.6	115 of 263	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.9	55 of 239	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	64 of 205	68.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	284 of 790	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.7	238 of 777	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.4	233 of 795	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	87 of 805	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	184 of 809	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	169 of 781	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	195 of 796	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	191 of 781	75.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile+19 vs school

White (2026)87th percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)82nd percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)80th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)77th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)76th percentile~ school

Female (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)66th percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)61st percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)54th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)33rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I88%+26 vs state

English Language Arts76%+15 vs state

Mathematics62%+5 vs state

Science60%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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	18.2%	222 (55.1%)	115 (28.5%)	16 (4.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.4%)	60.2	452^nd of 1046 public middle schools	56.8%		58.7	467^th of 1036 public middle schools	54.9%	15	70.6	48.7		85.3	79.4	55.7	55.4	32.6		73.3	94.1	66.0	77.4	71.1	87.9	$16,647
Innes Community Learning Center	Public	6-8	1999 East Ave	Akron	44314	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7900	673	54	12.5	100.0%	176 (26.2%)	342 (50.8%)	47 (7.0%)	27 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (11.9%)	8.9	938^th of 1046 public middle schools	10.3%		8.2	953^rd of 1036 public middle schools	8.0%	15		21.6				15.6	8.0	13.2				25.8	19.6	27.0	81.8	$14,570
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%)	5.9	995^th of 1046 public middle schools	4.9%		4.5	1015^th of 1036 public middle schools	2.0%	20	13.2	4.5	5.2	33.3	10.3	9.3	11.6	16.4	11.2	23.6	36.8	1.3	26.1	16.4		$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	22.1%	125 (32.0%)	141 (36.1%)	19 (4.9%)	66 (16.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.0%)	81.5	160^th of 1046 public middle schools	84.7%		77.2	229^th of 1036 public middle schools	77.9%	69	67.8	80.7			58.9	58.8	61.0	85.7			81.1	73.8	82.5	81.9	96.4	$18,056
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	94.3%	7 (5.5%)	101 (79.5%)	2 (1.6%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.2%)	27	771^st of 1046 public middle schools	26.3%		13.8	868^th of 1036 public middle schools	16.2%	97		42.9				17.5	30.4	37.1				22.5	63.0	34.3		$11,008
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	100.0%	87 (10.3%)	283 (33.5%)	170 (20.1%)	251 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.4%)	15.7	856^th of 1046 public middle schools	18.2%		14.5	860^th of 1036 public middle schools	17.0%	4		33.8				22.7	19.2	17.6				33.3	28.9	33.8	92.6	$13,181
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	75.0%	107 (22.8%)	297 (63.3%)	21 (4.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.3%)	23.2	800^th of 1046 public middle schools	23.5%		22.4	792^nd of 1036 public middle schools	23.6%	8		39.4				29.4	27.1	23.0				33.6	41.4	42.9	100.0	$16,048
Coventry Middle School	Public	5-8	3257 Cormany Rd	Akron	44319	Summit County	Coventry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 644-2232	427	28	15.2	0.0%	354 (82.9%)	29 (6.8%)	9 (2.1%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	74.5	259^th of 1046 public middle schools	75.2%		70.6	318^th of 1036 public middle schools	69.3%	59	77.8	70.2			76.7	85.1	63.0	62.0			88.9	72.3	70.7	60.0	100.0	$13,659
Barberton Middle School	Public	5-8	477 4th St NW	Barberton	44203	Summit County	Barberton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 745-9950	741	51	14.5	73.1%	514 (69.4%)	127 (17.1%)	24 (3.2%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.8%)	38.3	686^th of 1046 public middle schools	34.4%		42.3	641^st of 1036 public middle schools	38.1%	45	90.9	48.0			72.1	51.1	31.5	29.6			86.4	45.8	56.2	48.2	98.0	$13,936
Copley-Fairlawn Middle School	Public	5-8	1531 S Cleveland Massillon Rd	Copley	44321	Summit County	Copley-Fairlawn City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 664-4875	850	57	14.9	19.2%	561 (66.0%)	134 (15.8%)	39 (4.6%)	37 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	72 (8.5%)	81.9	156^th of 1046 public middle schools	85.1%		82.7	144^th of 1036 public middle schools	86.1%	12	89.6	76.3			82.9	66.2	72.6	77.3			88.5	77.1	82.5	70.0	100.0	$14,352

Frequently Asked Questions about Miller-South Visual Performing Arts

What is the racial makeup of Miller-South Visual Performing Arts?

Students at Miller-South Visual Performing Arts are 55% White, 29% African American, 11% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

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Miller-South Visual Performing Arts ranks 452^nd of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Miller-South Visual Performing Arts in?

Akron City

How many students attend Miller-South Visual Performing Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 403 students attended Miller-South Visual Performing Arts.

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2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesNewSep 15, 2026

2025–26 Ohio State Tests scoresNewSep 15, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJan 6, 2026

2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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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