Enrollment
320
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AKRON CITY·NCES 390434800053
Ritzman Community Learning Center
629 Canton Rd, Akron, OH 44312 · (330) 761-1510 · Summit County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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 | 26 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
61%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
61.6%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.3pp since 2021
Math
61.6%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.6% | 61.6% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 62.9% |
| 2022-23 | 62.2% | 65.6% |
| 2021-22 | 59.3% | 61.7% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ritzman Community Learning Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Summit County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #887 of 1,569 ▼ 71 | #29 of 67 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #864 of 1,569 ▼ 180 | #33 of 67 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #938 of 1,514 | #37 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 320 | #1,193 of 1,808 | #47 of 78 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #84 of 1,582 | #13 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #361 of 1,590 | #24 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #557 of 992 | #19 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
320
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 373
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 320 | 24.3 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 28.1 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 23.9 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 23 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 24.2 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 24 | 16.7:1 | 63% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 23 | 14.9:1 | 55% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 35% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 373 | 21 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ritzman Community Learning Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (360 to 320); teachers unchanged (24.2 to 24.3).
About Ritzman Community Learning Center
Families in Akron, Ohio, are served by Ritzman Community Learning Center, a small elementary school. In all, 320 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That is 21% below the average of about 404 students for elementary schools in Ohio.
Ritzman Community Learning Center belongs to Akron City, a district of 47 schools and 20,570 students.
Federal enrollment data show Ritzman Community Learning Center is 56% White. Other groups make up 25% Black, 11% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Summit County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Ritzman Community Learning Center comes to 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.2:1. Elementary schools in Ohio have an average ratio of 17.9:1.
The county, Summit County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $71,622 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Summit County has 149 public schools with about 69,214 students, including Ritzman Community Learning Center.
Ritzman Community Learning Center is about 0.2 miles from Summit Academy Akron Elementary School, its nearest public school. Ritzman Community Learning Center has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Ritzman Community Learning Center as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 326 in 2020-21, 320 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.2:1 to 13.2:1.
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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
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Nearby schools
- Summit Academy Akron Elementary School0.2 mi · 120
- Ellet Community Learning Center0.5 mi · 860
- Hyre Community Learning Center0.5 mi · 679
- Summit Academy Akron Middle School0.9 mi · 67
- Hatton Community Learning Center1.2 mi · 431
- Windemere Community Learning Center1.2 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About Ritzman Community Learning CenterHow large is Ritzman Community Learning Center?
Ritzman Community Learning Center enrolls approximately 320 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Ritzman Community Learning Center serve?
Ritzman Community Learning Center serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ritzman Community Learning Center have?
Ritzman Community Learning Center employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Ritzman Community Learning Center?
Student demographics at Ritzman Community Learning Center are roughly 56% White, 4% Hispanic, 25% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Ritzman Community Learning Center?
Ritzman Community Learning Center is overseen by Akron City in Summit County.
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