Summary:
ZIP code 44314 in Akron, Ohio is home to four public schools — three elementary schools (Sam Salem Community Learning Center, Rimer Community Learning Center, and Pfeiffer Elementary School) and one middle school (Innes Community Learning Center), serving 1,501 students total. There is no high school in the ZIP. All four belong to Akron City, a district ranked 643rd of 773 in Ohio (17th percentile, 1 star).
Sam Salem is the academic leader here: 31st percentile, the only 2-star school, and 3rd-grade ELA at 69.2% — above the state (63.4%) and 22 points above its district. Rimer is the math standout (4th-grade math 63.4%, near the state's 67.3%) but the ZIP's steepest decliner, sliding from 49th to 24th percentile in three years. Pfeiffer improved the most (+6.3 points) but remains lowest-performing. Innes is a school of extremes: 81.8% Algebra I proficiency (20 points above state) alongside 8–16% grade-level math.
Two things stand out for families. First, attendance tracks closely with achievement: all three elementaries beat the district's 40.9% chronic absenteeism rate (Rimer 33.1%, Sam Salem 35.5%, Pfeiffer 38.2%), while Innes sits at 63.9% — the clearest red flag in the data. Second, every grade-level math and ELA result at all four schools falls below the state average, with only two exceptions. Trajectories are diverging: Pfeiffer and Innes are improving while Rimer and Sam Salem slipped. Spending does not explain results — Pfeiffer receives the highest per-student funding yet posts the lowest proficiency. The strongest levers visible are attendance and early-grade reading.
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