Jennings Community Learning Center

Summary:

Jennings Community Learning Center is a public middle school in Akron, Ohio, serving 757 students in grades 6-8. The school has a diverse student population, with 40.03% African American, 29.19% Asian, 13.21% Hispanic, and 11.1% White students. However, Jennings Community Learning Center consistently underperforms compared to the Akron City district and the state of Ohio on standardized tests, with only 18.7% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Science, compared to 30.2% in Akron City and 62.1% statewide.

Jennings Community Learning Center also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, at 39.9% compared to the state average of 17.8%. The school's performance lags behind many of the nearby middle schools, such as Hyre Community Learning Center, Litchfield Community Learning Center, and Miller-South Visual Performing Arts, which all outperform Jennings Community Learning Center on standardized tests and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. One bright spot for the school is its Algebra I performance, where 100% of students were proficient or better, significantly higher than the Akron City and state averages.

Addressing the challenges at Jennings Community Learning Center, such as supporting the academic achievement of its diverse student population, including English Language Learners, students with disabilities, and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, will be crucial for improving the educational outcomes for the students. The school's performance lags behind both the Akron City district and the state of Ohio, and it underperforms compared to many of the nearby middle schools in the area.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 227 E Tallmadge Ave
       Akron, OH  44310-2337


(330) 761-2002

District: Akron City

SchoolDigger Rank:
903rd of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,639 Help


Students who attend Jennings Community Learning Center usually attend:

High:    North High School

Feeder schools for Jennings Community Learning Center:

Elementary:    Findley Community Learning Center
    Forest Hill Community Learning Center
    Harris/Jackson Community Learning Center
    Leggett Community Learning Center

Student/teacher ratio:  13.2 Help
Number of students:  762

Racial breakdown:

African American:
36.9%
Asian:
29.4%
Hispanic:
16.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Jennings Community Learning Center ranks worse than 86.3% of middle schools in Ohio. It also ranks 5th among 7 ranked middle schools in the Akron City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.82. (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 Jennings Community Learning Center has the largest middle school student body size in the Akron City School District. Student population at Jennings Community Learning Center is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (36.9%), Asian (29.4%), Hispanic (16.8%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jennings Community Learning Center is 13.2. 5 middle schools in the Akron City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Jennings Community Learning Center employs 57.5 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jennings Community Learning Center is $14,639. 5 middle schools in the Akron City School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jennings Community Learning Center:

SchoolDigger ranks Jennings Community Learning Center 903rd of 1046 Ohio public middle schools. (See Jennings Community Learning Center 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 Jennings Community Learning Center

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Rank History for all students at Jennings Community Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 12.93 367th 400 8.3%
2005 13.90 632nd 692 8.7%
2006 15.29 651st 732 11.1%
2007 18.85 714th 837 14.7%
2008 22.72 701st 835 16.0%
2009 19.92 722nd 858 15.9%
2010 9.97 814th 895 9.1%
2011 9.92 836th 925 9.6%
2012 7.17 912th 989 7.8%
2013 8.78 917th 1001 8.4%
2014 5.86 930th 1008 7.7%
2015 12.95 891st 1035 13.9%
2016 9.27 942nd 1050 10.3%
2017 7.68 939th 1038 9.5%
2018 10.02 894th 1010 11.5%
2019 8.24 946th 1050 9.9%
2021 11.53 889th 1037 14.3%
2022 11.64 873rd 1017 14.2%
2023 10.24 918th 1048 12.4%
2024 11.82 903rd 1046 13.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Jennings Community Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.97 183rd 205 10.7%
2019 14.20 189th 206 8.3%
2021 12.72 202nd 219 7.8%
2022 10.88 225th 239 5.9%
2023 13.66 220th 245 10.2%
2024 20.94 209th 254 17.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jennings Community Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.91 97th 107 9.3%
2019 15.60 114th 127 10.2%
2021 17.04 122nd 134 9.0%
2022 22.17 93rd 110 15.5%
2023 19.46 96th 113 15.0%
2024 16.76 114th 123 7.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jennings Community Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.12 836th 924 9.5%
2019 9.47 860th 945 9.0%
2021 12.52 805th 923 12.8%
2022 12.60 825th 947 12.9%
2023 10.39 868th 974 10.9%
2024 11.74 866th 989 12.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Jennings Community Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 22.78 9th 11 18.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Jennings Community Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.66 835th 897 6.9%
2019 6.47 848th 917 7.5%
2021 7.12 840th 910 7.7%
2022 6.62 857th 925 7.4%
2023 5.96 877th 943 7.0%
2024 8.23 853rd 942 9.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Jennings Community Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.17 633rd 643 1.6%
2019 12.47 633rd 658 3.8%
2022 18.31 533rd 565 5.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Jennings Community Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 16.89 257th 274 6.2%
2022 12.10 231st 241 4.1%
2023 5.96 170th 173 1.7%
2024 0.64 193rd 196 1.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Jennings Community Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.46 836th 916 8.7%
2019 5.93 877th 933 6.0%
2021 8.04 845th 924 8.5%
2022 8.94 849th 946 10.3%
2023 8.13 867th 963 10.0%
2024 7.99 871st 958 9.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Jennings Community Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 1.05 72nd 73 1.4%
2019 2.07 65th 66 1.5%
2021 1.84 68th 69 1.4%
2022 2.52 66th 67 1.5%
2023 3.03 65th 67 3.0%
2024 1.93 76th 76 0.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Jennings Community Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.42 344th 384 10.4%
2019 11.62 388th 405 4.2%
2021 16.64 371st 385 3.6%
2022 14.13 387th 413 6.3%
2023 16.82 381st 436 12.6%
2024 18.99 356th 429 17.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jennings Community Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.61 184th 192 4.2%
2019 6.31 219th 222 1.4%
2021 8.71 224th 228 1.8%
2022 8.59 238th 247 3.6%
2023 7.27 238th 249 4.4%
2024 10.09 224th 239 6.3%
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Rank History for White students at Jennings Community Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.88 753rd 781 3.6%
2019 4.65 765th 796 3.9%
2021 7.87 736th 781 5.8%
2022 3.87 784th 809 3.1%
2023 3.23 775th 805 3.7%
2024 2.46 783rd 795 1.5%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Jennings Community Learning Center

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 306 187 8 2 1 n/a n/a 0 504
1989 375 254 7 2 1 n/a n/a 0 639
1990 450 282 8 4 8 n/a n/a 0 752
1991 469 275 9 1 1 n/a n/a 0 755
1992 431 264 11 4 0 n/a n/a 0 710
1993 461 315 15 1 0 n/a n/a 0 792
1994 444 294 15 3 0 n/a n/a 0 756
1995 393 310 7 1 0 n/a n/a 0 711
1996 393 310 7 1 0 n/a n/a 0 711
1997 387 310 13 7 0 n/a n/a 0 717
1998 386 299 9 6 0 n/a n/a 0 700
1999 352 281 14 5 0 n/a n/a 0 652
2000 339 311 10 0 0 n/a n/a 0 660
2001 342 318 8 2 0 n/a n/a 0 670
2002 312 346 10 6 1 n/a n/a 7 682
2003 312 346 10 6 1 n/a n/a 7 682
2004 262 360 12 12 0 n/a n/a 5 651
2005 238 364 11 12 1 n/a n/a 8 634
2006 206 326 7 11 0 n/a n/a 25 575
2007 230 303 16 16 0 n/a n/a 28 593
2008 225 274 32 14 0 n/a n/a 31 576
2009 198 245 55 22 1 n/a n/a 38 559
2010 224 281 81 17 0 n/a n/a 51 654
2011 187 269 65 24 0 1 51 0 597
2012 173 272 90 41 0 1 52 0 629
2013 161 234 101 43 1 0 42 0 582
2014 135 236 143 49 1 1 36 0 601
2015 129 209 168 53 0 1 39 0 599
2016 106 214 212 53 0 0 40 0 625
2017 100 200 227 44 0 0 33 0 604
2018 115 235 261 49 0 0 27 0 687
2019 132 253 271 53 0 0 42 0 751
2020 112 264 271 66 0 0 52 0 765
2021 95 290 246 78 0 0 64 0 773
2022 84 275 239 89 0 0 51 0 738
2023 84 303 221 100 0 0 49 0 757
2024 79 281 224 128 1 1 48 0 762

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 Jennings Community Learning Center

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 504 31.0 16.2 0
1989 639 37.0 17.2 n/a
1990 752 41.8 17.9 n/a
1991 755 40.0 18.8 n/a
1992 710 39.0 18.2 41.4
1993 792 41.0 19.3 42.9
1994 756 39.0 19.4 47.1
1995 711 39.2 18.1 51.2
1996 711 39.2 18.1 51.2
1997 717 38.2 18.8 50.8
1998 700 41.7 16.8 50.3
1999 652 41.8 15.6 62.4
2000 660 46.9 14.1 64.2
2001 670 44.7 15.0 57.8
2002 682 43.2 15.8 65.3
2003 682 43.2 15.8 65.3
2004 651 41.2 15.8 70.6
2005 634 43.1 14.7 76.4
2006 575 46.8 12.3 79.6
2007 593 40.7 14.6 81.1
2008 576 42.8 13.5 n/a
2009 559 42.7 13.1 89.4
2010 654 49.6 13.1 95.5
2011 597 42.6 14.0 94.5
2012 629 39.0 16.1 94.9
2013 582 41.0 14.1 n/a
2014 601 40.0 15.0 99.5
2015 599 n/a n/a 100
2016 625 46.0 13.5 100
2017 604 44.0 13.7 n/a
2018 687 47.1 14.5 n/a
2019 751 50.1 14.9 n/a
2020 765 43.6 17.5 n/a
2021 773 44.6 17.3 n/a
2022 738 48.5 15.2 n/a
2023 757 59.0 12.8 n/a
2024 762 57.5 13.2 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 Jennings Community Learning Center

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 504 31.0 16.2 0
1989 639 37.0 17.2 n/a
1990 752 41.8 17.9 n/a
1991 755 40.0 18.8 n/a
1992 710 39.0 18.2 41.4
1993 792 41.0 19.3 42.9
1994 756 39.0 19.4 47.1
1995 711 39.2 18.1 51.2
1996 711 39.2 18.1 51.2
1997 717 38.2 18.8 50.8
1998 700 41.7 16.8 50.3
1999 652 41.8 15.6 62.4
2000 660 46.9 14.1 64.2
2001 670 44.7 15.0 57.8
2002 682 43.2 15.8 65.3
2003 682 43.2 15.8 65.3
2004 651 41.2 15.8 70.6
2005 634 43.1 14.7 76.4
2006 575 46.8 12.3 79.6
2007 593 40.7 14.6 81.1
2008 576 42.8 13.5 n/a
2009 559 42.7 13.1 89.4
2010 654 49.6 13.1 95.5
2011 597 42.6 14.0 94.5
2012 629 39.0 16.1 94.9
2013 582 41.0 14.1 n/a
2014 601 40.0 15.0 99.5
2015 599 n/a n/a 100
2016 625 46.0 13.5 100
2017 604 44.0 13.7 n/a
2018 687 47.1 14.5 n/a
2019 751 50.1 14.9 n/a
2020 765 43.6 17.5 n/a
2021 773 44.6 17.3 n/a
2022 738 48.5 15.2 n/a
2023 757 59.0 12.8 n/a
2024 762 57.5 13.2 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 Jennings Community Learning Center

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,751
2022 $12,031
2023 $13,894
2024 $14,639

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Jennings Community Learning Center

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 946th of 1050 Middle schoolsRanks 918th of 1048 Middle schools
 2.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Jennings Community Learning Center)26.713.5
 13.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Akron City)3921.2
 17.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Jennings Community Learning Center)2323.6
 0.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Akron City)32.729.9
 2.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Jennings Community Learning Center)18.312.6
 5.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Akron City)32.318
 14.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.547.6
 9.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Jennings Community Learning Center)26.724.9
 1.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Akron City)44.335.6
 8.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)67.764.8
 2.9%
8th Grade Science (Jennings Community Learning Center)15.323.7
 8.4%
   8th Grade Science (Akron City)37.230.5
 6.7%
   8th Grade Science (Ohio)68.264
 4.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Jennings Community Learning Center)21.612.2
 9.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Akron City)2712.5
 14.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.346.4
 10.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Jennings Community Learning Center)18.121.6
 3.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Akron City)32.428.9
 3.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)58.357.5
 0.8%
End of Course Algebra I (Jennings Community Learning Center)76.294.4
 18.2%
   End of Course Algebra I (Akron City)33.523.5
 10%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ohio)61.153
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students751757
 0.8%
African American253303
 19.8%
American Indian00
Asian271221
 18.5%
Hispanic53100
 88.7%
Pacific Islander00
White13284
 36.4%
Two or More Races4249
 16.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Jennings Community Learning Center

Students who attend Jennings Community Learning Center usually go on to attend North High School

Students at Jennings Community Learning Center are 37% African American, 29% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% Two or more races.

Jennings Community Learning Center ranks in the bottom 13.7% of Ohio middle schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 762 students attended Jennings Community Learning Center.


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