Firestone Park Elementary School

Summary:

Firestone Park Elementary School is a public elementary school in Akron, Ohio, serving 315 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Akron City School District, which is ranked 606 out of 839 school districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Firestone Park Elementary School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, attendance, and overall school quality. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 38.2% to 49.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's performance on the Ohio State Tests is significantly lower than the state and Akron City averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 11.9% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to the Akron City average of 39.5% and the state average of 64%. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Ohio elementary schools, with a ranking between 1269 and 1479 out of 1577 to 1696 schools in recent years.

Comparing Firestone Park Elementary School to nearby schools in the Akron City School District, such as Leggett Community Learning Center, Rimer Community Learning Center, and Pfeiffer Elementary School, reveals that these schools generally perform better than Firestone Park Elementary School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better school rankings. Additionally, the two nearby charter schools, Eagle Elementary of Akron and Main Preparatory Academy, have even lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates than Firestone Park Elementary School.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1479 Girard St
       Akron, OH  44301-2163


(330) 773-1308

District: Akron City

SchoolDigger Rank:
1479th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,133 Help


Students who attend Firestone Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Innes Community Learning Center
High:    Garfield Community Learning Center

Student/teacher ratio:  12.9 Help
Number of students:  311

Racial breakdown:

African American:
48.6%
White:
26.0%
Two or more races:
16.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details Firestone Park Elementary School ranks worse than 93.8% of elementary schools in Ohio. It also ranks 26th among 27 ranked elementary schools in the Akron City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.65. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Firestone Park Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (48.6%), White (26%), two or more races (16.1%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Firestone Park Elementary School is 12.9. 16 elementary schools in the Akron City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Firestone Park Elementary School is $15,133, which is the 15th highest among 27 elementary schools in the Akron City School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Firestone Park Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Firestone Park Elementary School 1479th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Firestone Park Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Akron City:

SchoolDigger ranks Akron City 606th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Firestone Park Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Firestone Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 39.14 1046th 1471 28.9%
2005 39.76 1050th 1501 30.0%
2006 35.37 1147th 1504 23.7%
2007 41.63 1133rd 1609 29.6%
2008 46.74 1075th 1582 32.0%
2009 58.11 879th 1610 45.4%
2010 49.69 1081st 1662 35.0%
2011 39.49 1232nd 1686 26.9%
2012 47.71 1146th 1709 32.9%
2013 33.50 1292nd 1701 24.0%
2014 37.95 1228th 1687 27.2%
2015 44.37 1108th 1684 34.2%
2016 27.87 1247th 1678 25.7%
2017 14.21 1418th 1651 14.1%
2018 9.37 1486th 1636 9.2%
2019 11.62 1480th 1676 11.7%
2021 12.50 1345th 1610 16.5%
2022 17.48 1269th 1588 20.1%
2023 12.05 1370th 1596 14.2%
2024 6.65 1479th 1577 6.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Firestone Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.37 1331st 1465 9.1%
2019 15.60 1291st 1465 11.9%
2021 15.27 1164th 1404 17.1%
2022 26.85 1068th 1419 24.7%
2023 15.76 1224th 1447 15.4%
2024 7.52 1392nd 1484 6.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Firestone Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.05 1453rd 1518 4.3%
2019 11.15 1350th 1502 10.1%
2021 9.12 1286th 1467 12.3%
2022 12.94 1263rd 1488 15.1%
2023 7.92 1341st 1483 9.6%
2024 5.95 1394th 1466 4.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Firestone Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.74 1006th 1021 1.5%
2022 29.81 604th 824 26.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Firestone Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.54 1354th 1536 11.8%
2019 10.27 1384th 1535 9.8%
2021 13.91 1216th 1499 18.9%
2022 20.35 1174th 1518 22.7%
2023 15.23 1249th 1498 16.6%
2024 7.44 1372nd 1485 7.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Firestone Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.33 528th 598 11.7%
2019 22.46 501st 605 17.2%
2021 26.68 395th 533 25.9%
2022 47.21 270th 601 55.1%
2023 31.02 410th 610 32.8%
2024 26.12 469th 603 22.2%
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Rank History for White students at Firestone Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.51 1282nd 1309 2.1%
2019 3.71 1232nd 1271 3.1%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Firestone Park Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 481 93 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 577
1989 533 88 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 623
1990 486 125 2 4 2 n/a n/a 0 619
1991 502 110 8 6 3 n/a n/a 0 629
1992 445 108 12 2 3 n/a n/a 0 570
1993 422 108 14 2 2 n/a n/a 0 548
1994 389 100 15 3 2 n/a n/a 0 509
1995 396 100 10 6 0 n/a n/a 0 512
1996 396 100 10 6 0 n/a n/a 0 512
1997 395 147 9 5 0 n/a n/a 0 556
1998 368 141 6 7 1 n/a n/a 0 523
1999 384 126 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 516
2000 406 125 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 537
2001 396 120 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 523
2002 349 149 8 2 0 n/a n/a 19 527
2003 349 149 8 2 0 n/a n/a 19 527
2004 354 154 7 6 0 n/a n/a 26 547
2005 334 148 8 6 0 n/a n/a 24 520
2006 301 163 8 5 0 n/a n/a 40 517
2007 282 147 6 3 2 n/a n/a 44 484
2008 234 110 8 6 2 n/a n/a 39 399
2009 213 111 10 4 2 n/a n/a 35 375
2010 183 121 14 7 2 n/a n/a 43 370
2011 163 139 10 9 1 0 35 0 357
2012 187 149 17 12 0 0 27 0 392
2013 191 203 14 13 0 0 46 0 467
2014 155 210 11 17 0 0 61 0 454
2015 158 196 10 10 0 0 46 0 420
2016 124 173 12 9 0 0 52 0 370
2017 98 165 11 10 0 0 49 0 333
2018 103 158 10 10 0 0 37 0 318
2019 87 193 10 5 0 0 38 0 333
2020 68 180 7 9 0 1 54 0 319
2021 68 179 6 9 0 3 43 0 308
2022 69 173 6 15 0 1 41 0 305
2023 70 169 6 15 0 1 54 0 315
2024 81 151 5 23 0 1 50 0 311

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Firestone Park Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 577 29.0 19.8 0
1989 623 29.0 21.4 n/a
1990 619 28.5 21.7 n/a
1991 629 28.5 22.0 n/a
1992 570 27.0 21.1 36.3
1993 548 28.0 19.6 36.5
1994 509 25.0 20.4 34.2
1995 512 25.4 20.2 40.2
1996 512 25.4 20.2 40.2
1997 556 26.2 21.2 42.1
1998 523 27.8 18.8 42.8
1999 516 27.8 18.6 54.3
2000 537 36.1 14.9 46.7
2001 523 39.1 13.4 43
2002 527 36.7 14.4 57.1
2003 527 36.7 14.4 57.1
2004 547 36.4 15.0 n/a
2005 520 34.5 15.1 63.1
2006 517 35.5 14.6 65.6
2007 484 30.2 16.0 71.1
2008 399 24.7 16.2 n/a
2009 375 22.5 16.7 92.1
2010 370 22.3 16.5 95.7
2011 357 22.5 15.8 87.7
2012 392 21.0 18.6 79.8
2013 467 26.0 17.9 n/a
2014 454 26.0 17.4 99.3
2015 420 n/a n/a 100
2016 370 23.0 16.0 100
2017 333 19.0 17.5 n/a
2018 318 18.8 16.9 n/a
2019 333 21.1 15.7 n/a
2020 319 18.8 16.9 n/a
2021 308 17.8 17.3 n/a
2022 305 19.7 15.4 n/a
2023 315 24.1 13.0 n/a
2024 311 24.0 12.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Firestone Park Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 577 29.0 19.8 0
1989 623 29.0 21.4 n/a
1990 619 28.5 21.7 n/a
1991 629 28.5 22.0 n/a
1992 570 27.0 21.1 36.3
1993 548 28.0 19.6 36.5
1994 509 25.0 20.4 34.2
1995 512 25.4 20.2 40.2
1996 512 25.4 20.2 40.2
1997 556 26.2 21.2 42.1
1998 523 27.8 18.8 42.8
1999 516 27.8 18.6 54.3
2000 537 36.1 14.9 46.7
2001 523 39.1 13.4 43
2002 527 36.7 14.4 57.1
2003 527 36.7 14.4 57.1
2004 547 36.4 15.0 n/a
2005 520 34.5 15.1 63.1
2006 517 35.5 14.6 65.6
2007 484 30.2 16.0 71.1
2008 399 24.7 16.2 n/a
2009 375 22.5 16.7 92.1
2010 370 22.3 16.5 95.7
2011 357 22.5 15.8 87.7
2012 392 21.0 18.6 79.8
2013 467 26.0 17.9 n/a
2014 454 26.0 17.4 99.3
2015 420 n/a n/a 100
2016 370 23.0 16.0 100
2017 333 19.0 17.5 n/a
2018 318 18.8 16.9 n/a
2019 333 21.1 15.7 n/a
2020 319 18.8 16.9 n/a
2021 308 17.8 17.3 n/a
2022 305 19.7 15.4 n/a
2023 315 24.1 13.0 n/a
2024 311 24.0 12.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Firestone Park Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $11,645
2022 $12,512
2023 $14,129
2024 $15,133

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Firestone Park Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1480th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 1370th of 1596 Elementary schools
 2.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Firestone Park Elementary School)4022
 18%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Akron City)45.637.8
 7.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Firestone Park Elementary School)32.550
 17.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Akron City)49.542.8
 6.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Firestone Park Elementary School)3014.3
 15.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Akron City)56.742.8
 13.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Firestone Park Elementary School)23.510.2
 13.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Akron City)41.737
 4.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Firestone Park Elementary School)53.87.7
 46.1%
   5th Grade Science (Akron City)40.634.3
 6.3%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Firestone Park Elementary School)17.910.3
 7.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Akron City)40.630
 10.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Firestone Park Elementary School)33.348.7
 15.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Akron City)51.247.7
 3.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students333315
 5.4%
African American193169
 12.4%
American Indian00
Asian106
 40%
Hispanic515
 200%
Pacific Islander01
White8770
 19.5%
Two or More Races3854
 42.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Firestone Park Elementary School

Students at Firestone Park Elementary School are 49% African American, 26% White, 16% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 311 students attended Firestone Park Elementary School.

Firestone Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Ohio elementary schools.

Students who attend Firestone Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Innes Community Learning Center
High : Garfield Community Learning Center


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