Spring Hill Elementary

Spring Hill Elementary, a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Akron, Ohio, overseen by Springfield Local, enrolls 478 students, covering grades K through 3.

Spring Hill Elementary is one of 14 schools operated by Springfield Local, a district that hosts 5,814 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Spring Hill Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 13% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Hispanic. Compared to Summit County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Spring Hill Elementary shows 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.3:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Summit County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Spring Hill Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.3%; this one delivers 49.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Summit County put median household earnings sit near $71,622, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Spring Hill Elementary is one of 149 public schools in Summit County (combined enrollment of about 69,214 students).

Nearest neighbor: O H Somers Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Spring Hill Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Spring Hill Elementary at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 65.5%.

Spring Hill Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Spring Hill Elementary's enrollment has climbed 17% since 2018, when it stood at 409 (now 478). Over the same period, the White share fell from 89% to 75%. Class-load math has rose: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 in 2025.

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