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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AKRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360243000012

AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

47 BLOOMINGDALE AVE, AKRON, NY 14001 · (716) 542-5050 · Erie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL561 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of New York public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools

Enrollment
561
Elementary
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
208 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K326%
Kindergarten8515%
Grade 18415%
Grade 28515%
Grade 38716%
Grade 48114%
Grade 510719%

This year's kindergarten class (85) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).

Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
44379%
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Two+
265%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
8215%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
27749%
Female
28451%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→AKRON MIDDLE SCHOOL→AKRON HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within AKRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
70.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
73.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2570.0%73.0%
2023-2454.0%71.0%
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school56137.1%64.8%
BIG TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HAMBURG
53537.9%61.0%
PORTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORTVILLE
53438.2%67.2%
SOUTHWESTERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JAMESTOWN
58835.2%50.4%
HERMAN L BRADT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCHENECTADY
60238.2%N/A
SCHUYLERVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCHUYLERVILLE
56437.2%54.5%
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Erie County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
64.8%#567 of 2,335#19 of 115
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
73.0%#590 of 2,342
▼ 56
#16 of 115
▲ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
70.0%#525 of 2,343
▲ 184
#13 of 115
▲ 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
561#596 of 2,585#36 of 123
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.1:1#869 of 2,338#62 of 119
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
35.3%#1,750 of 2,388#73 of 119
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
37.1%#1,776 of 2,534#70 of 122
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.9%#1,659 of 1,757#60 of 68
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
561
+41 (+8%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 696
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2556150.711.1:137% (208)
2023-245475110.7:142% (228)
2022-2356243.512.9:143% (239)
2020-215204611.3:141% (211)
2017-185724113.9:139% (221)
2015-165904313.7:143% (256)
2010-116995014.0:130% (212)
2000-018485216.3:134% (285)
1990-916964316.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

The public elementary school AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in AKRON, New York. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 561 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in New York enroll about 443 students on average.

District-wide, AKRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has 3 schools and 1,210 students.

At AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 79% of students are White. It is also 15% Native American and 5% multiracial. The diversity index for AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 35%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reported 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.1:1. Elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1, 1.8 more students per teacher than here. There are 208 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 37% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Erie County average 51%.

AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% of New York public elementary schools.

The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 64.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 61.4%.

American Community Survey estimates for Erie County show that median household income comes to about $72,839, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Erie County counts 226 public schools with about 122,519 students.

AKRON HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds 3 other public schools. AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.

Under the NCES locale system, AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Rural: Fringe.

Enrollment rose 8% over 4 years, reaching 561 in 2024-25.

The allk12 page for AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Erie County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
950,622
Census ACS
Median income
$72,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
122,519 students

Quick facts

School name
AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
AKRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
47 BLOOMINGDALE AVE, AKRON, NY 14001
Phone
(716) 542-5050
County
Erie County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
561
Teachers (FTE)
51
Student–teacher ratio
11.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
208 (37%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
360243000012
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in AKRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Other Akron Elementary schools

3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Akron Elementary. AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 561 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 79% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of AKRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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