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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AKRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360243000013

AKRON HIGH SCHOOL

47 BLOOMINGDALE AVE, AKRON, NY 14001 · (716) 542-5030 · Erie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of New York public high schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-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 high schools

Enrollment
389
High
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
147 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 99825%
Grade 108823%
Grade 119123%
Grade 1211229%
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
31882%
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
195%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
4311%
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
20352%
Female
18648%

School pathway

Feeds from
AKRON MIDDLE SCHOOL06–08
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
87.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -8.0pp since 2023
Math
72.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -19.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 19 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2587.0%72.0%
2023-2495.0%91.0%
% 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
80.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 81% 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 HIGH SCHOOL

AKRON HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (80.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
AKRON HIGH SCHOOL this school38937.8%80.8%
NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
NEWFANE
39338.2%72.5%
SOUTHWESTERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
JAMESTOWN
37638.0%75.7%
LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
LOWVILLE
38537.1%76.0%
CALEDONIA-MUMFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
CALEDONIA
40437.1%63.5%
DELAWARE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
DELHI
39937.8%63.7%
Matched among New York high 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 HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Erie County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
80.8%#171 of 1,135#13 of 51
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
72.0%#231 of 1,109
▼ 144
#18 of 51
▼ 12
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
87.0%#261 of 1,135
▼ 153
#16 of 51
▼ 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
389#742 of 1,216#43 of 56
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.4:1#386 of 1,058#18 of 50
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
31.7%#779 of 1,070#35 of 50
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
37.8%#886 of 1,167#33 of 53
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-13.7%#326 of 743#16 of 35
Ranked against other public high 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
389
-57 (-13%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 781
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2538937.610.4:138% (147)
2023-243833810.1:142% (162)
2022-234143711.2:141% (170)
2020-214463612.4:139% (175)
2017-1845130.314.9:129% (133)
2015-164422716.4:129% (129)
2010-115133415.1:123% (119)
2000-018566313.6:114% (119)
1990-917815115.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AKRON HIGH SCHOOL.

About AKRON HIGH SCHOOL

AKRON HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school in AKRON, New York, under AKRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. A total of 389 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. Against the 668-student average for high schools in New York, enrollment here is 42% lower.

AKRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which runs AKRON HIGH SCHOOL, has 3 schools and 1,210 students.

The large majority of students at AKRON HIGH SCHOOL, 82%, are White. The remaining shares are 11% Native American and 5% multiracial. Erie County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, AKRON HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 32%.

Its teaching staff equals 37.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.4:1. High schools in New York average about 11.0:1, a similar figure. Around 38% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Erie County is 51%.

Measured against New York public high schools, AKRON HIGH SCHOOL receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 80.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 61.1%.

Census Bureau estimates for Erie County show that median household income is about $72,839, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 226 public schools operate in Erie County, serving about 122,519 students.

The nearest public school is AKRON MIDDLE SCHOOL, at less than a tenth of a mile. AKRON HIGH SCHOOL has 3 other public schools within five miles. The school's 80.8% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.

Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.

Federal counts put enrollment at 446 in 2020-21 and 389 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.4:1 to 10.4:1.

Community posts for AKRON HIGH SCHOOL can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Erie County at a glance

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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 HIGH SCHOOL
District
AKRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
47 BLOOMINGDALE AVE, AKRON, NY 14001
Phone
(716) 542-5030
County
Erie County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
389
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student–teacher ratio
10.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
147 (38%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
360243000013
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named Akron High. AKRON HIGH SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About AKRON HIGH SCHOOL
How large is AKRON HIGH SCHOOL?
AKRON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 389 students in grades 09-12.
Is AKRON HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
AKRON HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at AKRON HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at AKRON HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at AKRON HIGH SCHOOL?
At AKRON HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 82% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is AKRON HIGH SCHOOL in?
AKRON HIGH SCHOOL is part of AKRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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