Edge Learning

Edge Learning is a single public charter elementary school serving grades K-5 in Akron, Ohio. With just 236 students, the school has a predominantly African American student population (89.41%) and struggles with low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism compared to state averages.

Edge Learning has significantly lower proficiency rates on Ohio state tests across all grade levels and subject areas than the state averages. For example, in 5th grade science, Edge Learning had a 10.8% proficiency rate compared to the state average of 64%. The school's mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency rates also lag the state by wide margins. With a 50.2% chronic absenteeism rate, more than half of Edge Learning's students are chronically absent, which likely contributes to the low academic achievement.

Despite the school's academic challenges, its per-student spending of $8,082 is not significantly lower than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 15.9 to 1 is relatively high. These factors suggest that funding and staffing alone may not be the sole contributors to Edge Learning's struggles, which appear to be systemic issues requiring a comprehensive approach to improve outcomes for the Edge Learning student population.