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Enrollment
807
High
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD LOCAL·NCES 390500603827
Springfield Junior/Senior High School
1880 Canton Road, Akron, OH 44312 · (330) 798-1002 · Summit County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL807 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Ohio public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
630 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 132 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 143 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 150 | 19% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Springfield Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
49.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -4.2pp since 2021
Math
36.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 51.2% | 41.4% |
| 2022-23 | 48.8% | 34.3% |
| 2021-22 | 53.2% | 34.0% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Springfield Junior/Senior High School
Springfield Junior/Senior High School's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Junior/Senior High School this school | 807 | 78.1% | 52.3% |
| Sidney High School Sidney | 791 | 77.6% | 51.2% |
| Bethel High School Tipp City | 521 | 68.5% | 69.0% |
| Kenton Ridge Middle/High School Springfield | 1,025 | 89.1% | 58.0% |
| Van Wert High School Van Wert | 509 | 85.1% | 54.0% |
| Madison High School Middletown | 438 | 80.6% | 60.5% |
Matched among Ohio high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Springfield Junior/Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Summit County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #380 of 403 | #15 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #531 of 776 ▼ 83 | #18 of 27 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #594 of 774 ▼ 19 | #19 of 27 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.7pp | #180 of 742 | #5 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 807 | #203 of 888 | #16 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #307 of 739 | #16 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.7% | #294 of 749 | #16 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.1% | #64 of 435 | #1 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #113 of 484 | #6 of 21 |
Ranked against other public high 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
807
-216 (-21%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 1,023
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 807 | 52 | 15.5:1 | 78% (630) |
| 2023-24 | 849 | 47.7 | 17.8:1 | 57% (488) |
| 2022-23 | 828 | 45.5 | 18.2:1 | 52% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 1,023 | 55 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 999 | 65.2 | 15.3:1 | 59% (585) |
| 2015-16 | 1,108 | 66 | 16.8:1 | 61% (676) |
| 2010-11 | 730 | 42 | 17.4:1 | 50% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 922 | 54 | 17.1:1 | 10% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 1,023 | 64 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Springfield Junior/Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (999 to 807); teachers down 20% (65.2 to 52).
About Springfield Junior/Senior High School
Springfield Junior/Senior High School is classified as a high school. It is located in Akron, Ohio. The school serves 807 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in Ohio is roughly 565 students; this school is 43% above that.
The district, Springfield Local, operates 4 schools serving 1,742 students.
White students make up 82% of enrollment at Springfield Junior/Senior High School. Smaller groups are 6% Asian, 5% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Summit County is roughly 74% White. Springfield Junior/Senior High School's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 15.5:1 comes from the school's 52 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. The lunch program counts 78% of students at Springfield Junior/Senior High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Summit County, the average is 34%.
The allk12 Grade for Springfield Junior/Senior High School is C-. Compared with Ohio public high schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Ohio, Springfield Junior/Senior High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 52.3% actual against a predicted 59.3%.
In the county around the school, Summit County, the median household income is $71,622, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Summit County is home to 149 public schools and about 69,214 public school students.
Nearby, Spring Hill Elementary is about 1.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Springfield Junior/Senior High School ranks 3rd of 4 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 52.3% against a local average of 64.5%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 21% enrollment decrease, from 1,023 in 2020-21 to 807 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.6:1 to 15.5:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Springfield Local
- Spring Hill ElementaryElementary · 478 students
- Schrop Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 382 students
- Springfield Preschool CenterElementary · 75 students
Other schools in Akron
- Firestone Community Learning CenterHigh · 1,033 students
- Buchtel Community Learning CenterHigh · 994 students
- East Community Learning CenterHigh · 923 students
- Garfield Community Learning CenterHigh · 912 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 900 students
- Ellet Community Learning CenterHigh · 860 students
Other Springfield Junior/Senior High schools
One other US public school is named Springfield Junior/Senior High. Springfield Junior/Senior High School is the largest of the 2.
- Springfield Junior/Senior High SchoolSPRINGFIELD, CO · 128 students
Nearby schools
- Spring Hill Elementary1.2 mi · 478
- O H Somers Elementary School2.1 mi · 336
- Ritzman Community Learning Center2.3 mi · 320
- Mogadore High School2.3 mi · 201
- Mogadore Junior High School2.3 mi · 112
- Greater Summit County Early Learning Center2.5 mi · 102
Frequently asked questions
About Springfield Junior/Senior High SchoolHow many students attend Springfield Junior/Senior High School?
Springfield Junior/Senior High School enrolls approximately 807 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Springfield Junior/Senior High School serve?
Springfield Junior/Senior High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Springfield Junior/Senior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Springfield Junior/Senior High School is approximately 15.5:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Springfield Junior/Senior High School?
At Springfield Junior/Senior High School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Springfield Junior/Senior High School public or private?
Springfield Junior/Senior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Springfield Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.