Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AKRON CITY·NCES 390434805372
Helen Arnold Community Learning Center
450 Vernon Odom Boulevard, Akron, OH 44307 · (330) 761-1661 · Summit County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
25 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
43.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +9.4pp since 2021
Math
25.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +6.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
288
-8 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 14.7:1
% White
6%
was 5%
% Hispanic
3%
was 0%
% Black
82%
was 90%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Helen Arnold Community Learning Center
Helen Arnold Community Learning Center, a compact elementary school in Akron, Ohio, part of Akron City, works with 288 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 29% leaner than the state mean of about 404.
Akron City comprises 47 schools with combined enrollment of 20,570 students; Helen Arnold Community Learning Center is among them.
Demographically, Helen Arnold Community Learning Center lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (82%). Beyond that, the school reports 8% multiracial, 6% White, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Summit County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.
On the resource side, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Helen Arnold Community Learning Center tighter than the state norm the norm.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Summit County put median household income runs about $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 Helen Arnold Community Learning Center is one.
Miller-South Visual Performing Arts is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Helen Arnold Community Learning Center operates from an urban location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Helen Arnold Community Learning Center's enrollment has shrank 3% since 2018, when it stood at 296 (now 288). Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 90% to 82%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.
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Summit County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Akron City
- Firestone Community Learning CenterHigh · 1,033 students
- Buchtel Community Learning CenterHigh · 994 students
- East Community Learning CenterHigh · 923 students
- Garfield Community Learning CenterHigh · 912 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 900 students
- Ellet Community Learning CenterHigh · 860 students
Other schools in Akron
- Firestone Community Learning CenterHigh · 1,033 students
- Buchtel Community Learning CenterHigh · 994 students
- East Community Learning CenterHigh · 923 students
- Garfield Community Learning CenterHigh · 912 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 900 students
- Ellet Community Learning CenterHigh · 860 students
Nearby schools
- Miller-South Visual Performing Arts0.5 mi · 403
- Crouse Community Learning Center0.7 mi · 429
- Reach Center Summit Lake1.0 mi · 29
- Akron Early College High School1.1 mi · 399
- Akron Career Tech High School1.2 mi · 93
- National Inventors Hall of Fame School Center for STEM1.3 mi · 391
Frequently asked questions
About Helen Arnold Community Learning CenterHow large is Helen Arnold Community Learning Center?
Helen Arnold Community Learning Center enrolls approximately 288 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Helen Arnold Community Learning Center serve?
Helen Arnold Community Learning Center serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Helen Arnold Community Learning Center?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Helen Arnold Community Learning Center.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Helen Arnold Community Learning Center?
At Helen Arnold Community Learning Center, the student body is approximately 6% White, 3% Hispanic, 82% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Helen Arnold Community Learning Center public or private?
Helen Arnold Community Learning Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Akron City.
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