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I Promise School

Q: Is I Promise School a good school?

I Promise School ranks in the bottom 2.0% of Ohio middle schools.

Q: How many students attend I Promise School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 478 students attended I Promise School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of I Promise School?

Students at I Promise School are 57% African American, 12% White, 11% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 8% Hispanic.

Public Grades 3-8

1015^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

I Promise School is a public middle school located in Akron, Ohio, serving grades 3-8 with a total enrollment of 529 students. 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.

I Promise School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with consistently low proficiency rates on Ohio State Tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 8th grade Mathematics, only 9% of I Promise School students were proficient or better, compared to 14.7% in Akron City and 47.6% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, where it ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio middle schools. Additionally, I Promise School has consistently ranked in the bottom 3-5% of Ohio middle schools over the past few years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the nearby schools within the Akron City School District, such as Hyre Community Learning Center, Litchfield Community Learning Center, Innes Community Learning Center, and Jennings Community Learning Center, also perform poorly compared to the state averages, they generally outperform I Promise School. However, the nearby schools in other districts, such as Tallmadge Middle School and Coventry Middle School, significantly outperform I Promise School and the Akron City School District as a whole.

478

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,131

Per pupil spending ?

400 W Market St
Akron, OH 44303

(330) 761-1516

District: Akron City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.3%

White:

12.1%

Two or more races:

11.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2023 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (13% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Science scores 49 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg35%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,505^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,015^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Middle 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	1505 of 1558	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	1513 of 1577	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	1543 of 1596	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.9	1579 of 1588	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	1605 of 1610	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	1637 of 1676	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	584 of 615	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	544 of 603	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	591 of 610	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	583 of 605	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	0.7	77 of 78	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.3	76 of 78	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	51 of 52	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	12.8	807 of 824	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	914 of 956	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	248 of 281	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	245 of 258	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	217 of 239	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	191 of 213	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	181 of 183	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	159 of 169	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	1425 of 1452	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	1413 of 1466	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	1456 of 1483	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.3	1486 of 1488	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	1481 of 1502	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	1431 of 1473	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	1404 of 1484	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	1392 of 1447	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	1414 of 1419	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	1430 of 1465	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	1415 of 1466	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	1426 of 1485	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	1465 of 1498	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.3	1505 of 1518	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1504 of 1535	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	3.3	200 of 202	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	179 of 183	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	719 of 935	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	737 of 900	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	791 of 856	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	1076 of 1175	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	1136 of 1190	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.1	1189 of 1215	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.2	1241 of 1242	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.3	1249 of 1249	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.2	1256 of 1271	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	1015 of 1036	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	1026 of 1046	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	1034 of 1048	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	0.9	67 of 67	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.4	67 of 67	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	16.2	115 of 123	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	101 of 113	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	103 of 110	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.6	933 of 938	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	939 of 942	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	978 of 983	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	975 of 989	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	970 of 974	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.2	945 of 954	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	939 of 963	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	2.3	785 of 795	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.2	801 of 805	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Asian (2022)1st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)1st percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile+5 vs school

White (2024)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Asian (2023)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics14%-42 vs state

Science14%-49 vs state

English Language Arts12%-49 vs state

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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)						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 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
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%)	4.5	1015^th of 1036 public middle schools	2.0%		4.4	1026^th of 1046 public middle schools	1.9%	11	17.1	10.4	17.6	22.5	24.4	9.2	2.7	9.0	17.6	9.9	22.0	6.6	6.7	7.4		$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		125 (32.0%)	141 (36.1%)	19 (4.9%)	66 (16.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.0%)	77.2	229^th of 1036 public middle schools	77.9%		62.7	433^rd of 1046 public middle schools	58.6%	204	73.5	77.2			55.1	59.4	60.4	59.1			82.7	73.1	80.0	75.9	100.0	$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		7 (5.5%)	101 (79.5%)	2 (1.6%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.2%)	13.8	868^th of 1036 public middle schools	16.2%		14	875^th of 1046 public middle schools	16.3%	7		33.3				29.7	8.1	21.4				27.0	16.2	19.0		$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		87 (10.3%)	283 (33.5%)	170 (20.1%)	251 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.4%)	14.5	860^th of 1036 public middle schools	17.0%		11.8	903^rd of 1046 public middle schools	13.7%	43		23.8				25.8	21.5	12.3				26.8	32.4	25.1	95.7	$13,181
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		222 (55.1%)	115 (28.5%)	16 (4.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.4%)	58.7	467^th of 1036 public middle schools	54.9%		63.2	420^th of 1046 public middle schools	59.8%	47	90.3	68.5		91.8	77.4	42.9	49.4	23.8		87.7	95.2	57.6	75.3	74.0	93.8	$16,647
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		107 (22.8%)	297 (63.3%)	21 (4.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.3%)	22.4	792^nd of 1036 public middle schools	23.6%		23.2	781^st of 1046 public middle schools	25.3%	11		41.8				30.2	29.9	18.7				28.7	44.5	27.3	100.0	$16,048
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		176 (26.2%)	342 (50.8%)	47 (7.0%)	27 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (11.9%)	8.2	953^rd of 1036 public middle schools	8.0%		10.4	921^st of 1046 public middle schools	12.0%	32		24.7				15.1	11.6	8.3				16.4	22.8	13.1	94.4	$14,570
Bolich Middle School	Public	6-8	2630 13th St	Cuyahoga Falls	44223	Summit County	Cuyahoga Falls City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 926-3801	508	36	14.0	63.8%	320 (63.0%)	59 (11.6%)	29 (5.7%)	50 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.8%)	52.3	543^rd of 1036 public middle schools	47.6%		55.2	531^st of 1046 public middle schools	49.2%	12		47.0				54.0	51.3	33.9				63.6	64.5	48.8	95.8	$12,905
Hyre Community Learning Center	Public	6-8	2385 Wedgewood Dr	Akron	44312	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7930	679	50	13.7		337 (49.6%)	220 (32.4%)	21 (3.1%)	15 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (12.7%)	22.1	793^rd of 1036 public middle schools	23.5%		23.8	775^th of 1046 public middle schools	25.9%	18		33.3				25.7	31.5	24.8				30.5	40.4	33.5	80.8	$16,037
Tallmadge Middle School	Public	6-8	484 East Ave	Tallmadge	44278	Summit County	Tallmadge City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 633-4994	614	33	18.8	31.6%	466 (75.9%)	34 (5.5%)	23 (3.7%)	61 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.4%)	75.7	255^th of 1036 public middle schools	75.4%		71.7	298^th of 1046 public middle schools	71.5%	43		71.3				67.2	57.5	75.6				66.7	72.2	67.7	100.0	$12,997

Frequently Asked Questions about I Promise School

What district is I Promise School in?

Akron City

How many students attend I Promise School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 478 students attended I Promise School.

What is the racial makeup of I Promise School?

Students at I Promise School are 57% African American, 12% White, 11% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 8% Hispanic.

Is I Promise School a good school?

I Promise School ranks in the bottom 2.0% of Ohio middle schools.

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