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Betty Jane Community Learning Center

444 Darrow Rd, Akron, OH 44305 · (330) 794-4117 · Summit County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Ohio public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

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

Enrollment
347
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
0
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
Kindergarten5716%
Grade 16218%
Grade 25516%
Grade 36820%
Grade 45115%
Grade 55416%

This year's kindergarten class (57) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (54).

Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
18654%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
237%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
8725%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
62%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
4413%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · 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
19757%
Female
15043%

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
48.4%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.4pp since 2021
Math
51.3%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.2pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2548.4%51.3%
2023-2455.5%48.8%
2022-2360.1%54.8%
2021-2250.8%51.5%
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Betty Jane Community Learning Center ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Summit County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
51.3%#1,071 of 1,569
▼ 22
#37 of 67
▲ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
48.4%#1,126 of 1,569
▼ 72
#40 of 67
▲ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-1.3pp#362 of 1,514#21 of 62
Enrollment
ranked largest first
347#1,076 of 1,808#42 of 78
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.5:1#212 of 1,582#31 of 67
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
62.9%#311 of 1,590#17 of 67
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-23.4%#183 of 992#4 of 40
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
347
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2534723.914.5:1N/A
2023-2433723.914.1:1N/A
2022-2335127.412.8:1N/A
2020-213522613.5:1N/A
2017-1845328.515.9:1N/A
2015-164673015.6:162% (290)
2010-114262616.4:161% (261)
2000-014753214.8:143% (204)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Betty Jane Community Learning Center.

Since 2017-18: students down 23% (453 to 347); teachers down 16% (28.5 to 23.9).

About Betty Jane Community Learning Center

Betty Jane Community Learning Center is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Akron, Ohio. The school serves 347 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.

Akron City enrolls 20,570 students in 47 schools, including Betty Jane Community Learning Center.

At Betty Jane Community Learning Center, White students make up 54% of the student body. It is also 25% Black, 13% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Summit County is roughly 74% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

A ratio of 14.5:1 comes from the school's 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio.

Betty Jane Community Learning Center is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 22% of Ohio public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

In Summit County (population about 537,864), the median household income is $71,622, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. There are 149 public schools in Summit County, enrolling about 69,214 students in all.

Nearby, Windemere Community Learning Center is about 1.0 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

The school's size has been steady, with 352 students in 2020-21 and 347 in 2024-25.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Betty Jane Community Learning Center. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Summit County at a glance

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Population
537,864
Census ACS
Median income
$71,622
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
149
69,214 students

Quick facts

School name
Betty Jane Community Learning Center
District
Akron City
Address
444 Darrow Rd, Akron, OH 44305
Phone
(330) 794-4117
County
Summit County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
347
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
14.5:1
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
390434800038
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Betty Jane Community Learning Center
What is the total enrollment at Betty Jane Community Learning Center?
Betty Jane Community Learning Center enrolls approximately 347 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Betty Jane Community Learning Center serve?
Betty Jane Community Learning Center serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Betty Jane Community Learning Center?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Betty Jane Community Learning Center.
What is the student diversity at Betty Jane Community Learning Center?
Student demographics at Betty Jane Community Learning Center are roughly 54% White, 7% Hispanic, 25% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Betty Jane Community Learning Center public or private?
Betty Jane Community Learning Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Akron City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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