Firestone Park Elementary School

Firestone Park Elementary School is an elementary campus of tight-knit scale in Akron, Ohio, run under Akron City, works with 311 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 23% smaller than typical.

Across the 47 schools in Akron City (20,570 students total), Firestone Park Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Firestone Park Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is Black (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% White, 16% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Firestone Park Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, census data for Summit County shows median household earnings sit near $71,622, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Summit County runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,214 students), of which Firestone Park Elementary School is one.

Garfield Community Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Firestone Park Elementary School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 318 (now 311). White enrollment moved from 32% to 26% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2024.

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