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Pfeiffer Elementary School

2081 9th St SW, Akron, OH 44314 · (330) 848-5244 · Summit County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% 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.
  • DThree-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
194
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
17 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
Kindergarten3820%
Grade 13820%
Grade 23719%
Grade 33216%
Grade 43015%
Grade 51910%

This year's kindergarten class (38) is 100% larger than its 5th grade class (19).

Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
6332%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
137%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
8845%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Two+
2814%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
21%
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
9549%
Female
9951%

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
31.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -4.7pp since 2021
Math
21.0%
OH avg 56.1% . -12.9pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 down about 13 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2531.8%21.0%
2023-2452.7%30.0%
2022-2342.2%30.8%
2021-2236.5%33.9%
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Pfeiffer Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Summit County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
21.0%#1,420 of 1,569
▼ 133
#62 of 67
▼ 13
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
31.8%#1,377 of 1,569
▼ 264
#61 of 67
▼ 15
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-8.8pp#57 of 1,514#1 of 62
Enrollment
ranked largest first
194#1,596 of 1,808#68 of 78
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-17.4%#338 of 992#11 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
194
-18 (-8%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 272
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2519416.811.6:1N/A
2023-242021612.6:1N/A
2022-232101712.3:1N/A
2020-212121613.3:1N/A
2017-1823515.515.2:1N/A
2015-161561015.6:1100% (156)
2010-112381515.9:158% (139)
2000-012551913.4:145% (116)
1990-912721222.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pfeiffer Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 17% (235 to 194); teachers up 8% (15.5 to 16.8).

About Pfeiffer Elementary School

Pfeiffer Elementary School is a small elementary school based in Akron, Ohio. In all, 194 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. That is 52% below the average of about 404 students for elementary schools in Ohio.

Akron City oversees Pfeiffer Elementary School and 46 other schools, with 20,570 students in total.

About 45% of students at Pfeiffer Elementary School are Black, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 32% White, 14% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Summit County's residents are about 14% Black, 31 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at Pfeiffer Elementary School are from different groups.

The school has 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.6 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Ohio is 17.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.

Pfeiffer Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 5% of Ohio public elementary schools.

In the surrounding county, Summit County, the median household earns about $71,622 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Summit County has 149 public schools with about 69,214 students, including Pfeiffer Elementary School.

Pfeiffer Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Eagle Elementary of Akron, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Pfeiffer Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools.

In the federal locale system, Pfeiffer Elementary School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Federal enrollment counts decreased from 212 (2020-21) to 194 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 11.6:1, from 13.3:1.

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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
Pfeiffer Elementary School
District
Akron City
Address
2081 9th St SW, Akron, OH 44314
Phone
(330) 848-5244
County
Summit County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
194
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
11.6:1
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
390434800048
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Pfeiffer Elementary School
How many students attend Pfeiffer Elementary School?
Pfeiffer Elementary School enrolls approximately 194 students in grades KG-05.
Is Pfeiffer Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pfeiffer Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pfeiffer Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pfeiffer Elementary School is approximately 11.6:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pfeiffer Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pfeiffer Elementary School are roughly 32% White, 7% Hispanic, 45% Black, 14% Two or more.
Is Pfeiffer Elementary School public or private?
Pfeiffer Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Akron City.
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