Summary:
ZIP code 44308 in Akron, Ohio contains exactly one middle school: National Inventors Hall of Fame School Center for STEM, a STEM-themed grades 5–8 school with 391 students, operating within the Akron City district. Because it is the only middle school in the ZIP, there is no local peer to compare it against, so the most useful comparison is between the school, its district, and the state.
That comparison is striking. In 2025-26 the school ranked 160th of 1,046 Ohio schools — 85th percentile with 4 stars — while the Akron City district ranked 643rd of 773 districts, 17th percentile with 1 star. The school climbed steadily, from 59th percentile in 2023-24 to 78th in 2024-25 to 85th in 2025-26. Across 11 reported assessments in 2025-26, its unweighted average proficiency was 75.3, versus 59.0 statewide and 33.7 in the district; it beat the state in 10 of 11 measures. 8th grade Mathematics (85.7) was 4.6 times the district rate (18.6), the widest relative gap in the data. The Algebra I End-of-Course result was 96.4% proficient, its highest mark, and 2024-25 was reported at 100% (a subset of accelerated students typically takes this exam). ELA was the most consistent strength, averaging 79.8 against 61.9 for the state.
The one soft spot is 5th grade Mathematics, the only measure below the state line in 2025-26 (58.9 vs. 59.1) and also below in 2024-25. Chronic absenteeism was 15.0% versus 40.9% for the district, and the student-teacher ratio was 15:1. Note the gaps: free/reduced-lunch data is unavailable, so the economic profile of the student body cannot be assessed, and per-student spending ($13,511) dates to 2018-19.
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