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
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Ohio public elementary schools
- C-Test 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.
- B+Three-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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 44% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 54% · US 70%
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
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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.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.1% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 51.9% | 29.3% |
| 2022-23 | 42.4% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.7% | 19.7% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Helen Arnold Community Learning Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Summit County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #1,382 of 1,569 ▼ 88 | #59 of 67 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #1,205 of 1,569 ▼ 79 | #44 of 67 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.8pp | #362 of 1,514 | #16 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #1,330 of 1,808 | #54 of 78 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #22 of 1,582 | #1 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.1% | #900 of 1,590 | #54 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #902 of 992 | #35 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 2024-25Enrollment
288
+49 (+21%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 299
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 288 | 25.2 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 20.3 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 22.5 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 239 | 20 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 20.1 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 276 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 96% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 299 | 20 | 14.9:1 | 99% (296) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Helen Arnold Community Learning Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (296 to 288); teachers up 25% (20.1 to 25.2).
About Helen Arnold Community Learning Center
Helen Arnold Community Learning Center is a low-enrollment elementary school in Akron, Ohio. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 288 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Ohio) has about 404 students.
Akron City, which runs Helen Arnold Community Learning Center, has 47 schools and 20,570 students.
About 82% of the student body at Helen Arnold Community Learning Center is Black. Other students are 8% multiracial, 6% White, and 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Summit County residents are about 14% Black. The school's diversity index is 31%, meaning two students picked at random have a 31% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.4:1, with 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio.
Helen Arnold Community Learning Center is graded C by allk12, scoring above 28% of Ohio public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
County data help place the school in context: in Summit County, the median household income is $71,622, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Summit County is home to 149 public schools and about 69,214 public school students.
Miller-South Visual Performing Arts is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Helen Arnold Community Learning Center, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school enrolled 288 students in 2024-25, 49 more than the 239 it had in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Helen Arnold Community Learning Center covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.