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Hyre Community Learning Center

2385 Wedgewood Dr, Akron, OH 44312 · (330) 761-7930 · Summit County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL679 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Ohio public middle schools
  • DTest 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.
  • C+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 middle schools

Enrollment
679
Middle
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 482
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 623334%
Grade 723434%
Grade 821231%
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
33750%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
213%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
22032%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
152%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
8613%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
32948%
Female
35052%

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
34.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -5.2pp since 2021
Math
40.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +8.5pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2534.8%40.7%
2023-2435.7%39.4%
2022-2339.6%42.1%
2021-2240.0%32.3%
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Hyre Community Learning Center ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Summit County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
40.7%#562 of 637
▼ 2
#25 of 29
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
34.8%#580 of 637
▼ 7
#24 of 29
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+1.6pp#361 of 629#15 of 29
Enrollment
ranked largest first
679#136 of 654#9 of 30
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.7:1#89 of 577#10 of 27
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
63.1%#88 of 579#6 of 27
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-15.9%#124 of 410#9 of 23
Ranked against other public middle 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
679
-115 (-14%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 791
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2567949.513.7:1N/A
2023-2465451.112.8:1N/A
2022-2371353.113.4:1N/A
2020-217944916.2:1N/A
2017-1880750.216.1:1N/A
2015-167554915.4:165% (488)
2010-117904816.5:159% (465)
2000-018214916.8:129% (238)
1990-917914318.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hyre Community Learning Center.

Since 2017-18: students down 16% (807 to 679); teachers down 1% (50.2 to 49.5).

About Hyre Community Learning Center

The public middle school Hyre Community Learning Center is located in Akron, Ohio. The school reports 679 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 41% bigger than the 482 average for middle schools in Ohio.

Hyre Community Learning Center is one of 47 schools in Akron City, which enrolls 20,570 students in total.

No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Hyre Community Learning Center. The largest is White students, at 50%. Smaller groups are 32% Black, 13% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. 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.

Teachers at Hyre Community Learning Center total 49.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.7:1. That is 3.3 students per teacher below the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio.

allk12 grades Hyre Community Learning Center a D. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.

County data help place the school in context: in Summit County, the median household income is $71,622, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Summit County has 149 public schools and roughly 69,214 students.

The closest public school, Summit Academy Akron Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles from Hyre Community Learning Center. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

For locale, NCES codes Hyre Community Learning Center as City: Mid-size.

Enrollment is down 14% from 2020-21, when Hyre Community Learning Center had 794 students, to 2024-25, when it had 679. Students per teacher fell from 16.2 in 2020-21 to 13.7 in 2024-25.

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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
Hyre Community Learning Center
District
Akron City
Address
2385 Wedgewood Dr, Akron, OH 44312
Phone
(330) 761-7930
County
Summit County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
679
Teachers (FTE)
50
Student–teacher ratio
13.7:1
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
390434800031
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Hyre Community Learning Center
How large is Hyre Community Learning Center?
Hyre Community Learning Center enrolls approximately 679 students in grades 06-08.
Is Hyre Community Learning Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hyre Community Learning Center is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Hyre Community Learning Center have?
Hyre Community Learning Center employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Hyre Community Learning Center?
Student demographics at Hyre Community Learning Center are roughly 50% White, 3% Hispanic, 32% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Hyre Community Learning Center in?
Hyre Community Learning Center is part of Akron City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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