North High School

Summary:

North High School is a public high school in Akron, Ohio, serving 916 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Akron City School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North High School has a diverse student population, with significant Asian (36.24%) and African American (32.42%) representation. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on Ohio State Tests, is consistently lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas. The school struggles particularly in mathematics, with only 11.4% of students proficient in Geometry and 19.9% in Algebra I. North High School has also faced challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, which have increased from 32.7% in 2019-2020 to 53.5% in 2023-2024.

Compared to other nearby schools in the Akron City School District, North High School generally underperforms. For example, Akron STEM High School and Akron Early College High School, both within a 2-mile radius, significantly outperform North High School in academic achievement and graduation rates. While North High School's four-year graduation rate has shown improvement, increasing from 73.2% in 2019-2020 to 89.2% in 2023-2024, it still lags behind the state average.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 985 Gorge Blvd
       Akron, OH  44310-2407


(330) 761-2665

District: Akron City

SchoolDigger Rank:
728th of 864 Ohio High Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  13.2 Help
Number of students:  916

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
36.2%
African American:
32.4%
Hispanic:
13.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  75.2% Help


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Compare Details North High School ranks worse than 84.3% of high schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.45. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at North High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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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.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

North High School:

SchoolDigger ranks North High School 728th of 864 Ohio public high schools. (See North High 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 North High School

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Rank History for all students at North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 13.58 615th 681 9.7%
2005 29.69 569th 689 17.4%
2006 39.08 525th 696 24.6%
2007 29.78 648th 756 14.3%
2008 34.18 629th 767 18.0%
2009 32.97 656th 791 17.1%
2010 15.38 727th 819 11.2%
2011 9.38 749th 818 8.4%
2012 14.62 731st 832 12.1%
2013 1.42 745th 767 2.9%
2014 0.05 765th 769 0.5%
2015 2.81 746th 778 4.1%
2016 4.85 748th 784 4.6%
2017 3.36 747th 773 3.4%
2018 5.98 731st 800 8.6%
2019 10.35 720th 836 13.9%
2021 5.67 763rd 819 6.8%
2022 9.32 729th 836 12.8%
2023 10.60 737th 867 15.0%
2024 10.45 728th 864 15.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.10 177th 201 11.9%
2019 34.06 150th 208 27.9%
2022 11.04 211th 222 5.0%
2023 24.96 193rd 239 19.2%
2024 25.64 192nd 242 20.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.33 71st 100 29.0%
2019 36.35 70th 112 37.5%
2021 18.00 104th 119 12.6%
2022 33.81 73rd 111 34.2%
2023 25.90 86th 107 19.6%
2024 20.40 99th 111 10.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 29.87 438th 614 28.7%
2024 28.64 441st 598 26.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.89 685th 758 9.6%
2019 16.42 668th 779 14.2%
2021 8.41 706th 763 7.5%
2022 13.24 670th 773 13.3%
2023 14.05 684th 805 15.0%
2024 12.87 701st 822 14.7%
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Rank History for Homeless students at North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 41.38 13th 24 45.8%
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Rank History for Female students at North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.68 707th 751 5.9%
2019 10.36 700th 781 10.4%
2021 5.68 708th 775 8.6%
2022 10.91 685th 794 13.7%
2023 12.16 692nd 813 14.9%
2024 8.97 708th 798 11.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.75 517th 550 6.0%
2019 21.59 549th 628 12.6%
2021 25.44 471st 596 21.0%
2022 38.74 329th 606 45.7%
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Rank History for Male students at North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.11 726th 763 4.8%
2019 7.94 720th 792 9.1%
2021 3.39 754th 778 3.1%
2022 4.99 743rd 808 8.0%
2023 6.11 745th 819 9.0%
2024 7.53 731st 816 10.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 0.68 87th 87 0.0%
2019 4.18 73rd 76 3.9%
2021 1.15 83rd 84 1.2%
2022 1.75 86th 87 1.1%
2023 2.87 84th 86 2.3%
2024 1.41 77th 78 1.3%
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Rank History for African American students at North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.77 208th 279 25.4%
2019 25.95 224th 303 26.1%
2021 14.86 256th 284 9.9%
2022 22.55 237th 306 22.5%
2023 25.33 228th 323 29.4%
2024 18.95 256th 318 19.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.32 180th 184 2.2%
2019 19.11 178th 207 14.0%
2021 9.22 226th 239 5.4%
2022 10.95 234th 260 10.0%
2023 2.03 269th 270 0.4%
2024 9.06 255th 273 6.6%
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Rank History for White students at North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.59 681st 718 5.2%
2019 10.11 677th 739 8.4%
2021 4.63 697th 727 4.1%
2022 8.67 681st 749 9.1%
2023 6.19 704th 756 6.9%
2024 11.10 674th 754 10.6%
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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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Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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Enrollment information for North High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 732 376 12 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1122
1989 684 338 12 4 0 n/a n/a 0 1038
1990 660 348 12 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1020
1991 663 333 15 4 0 n/a n/a 0 1015
1992 657 313 19 3 1 n/a n/a -8 985
1993 683 305 17 4 1 n/a n/a 0 1010
1994 656 311 14 4 1 n/a n/a 0 986
1995 615 312 19 6 0 n/a n/a 0 952
1996 615 312 19 6 0 n/a n/a 0 952
1997 613 337 19 4 0 n/a n/a 0 973
1998 606 311 21 4 0 n/a n/a 0 942
1999 577 307 23 9 0 n/a n/a 0 916
2000 549 293 15 10 1 n/a n/a 0 868
2001 488 271 16 11 1 n/a n/a 0 787
2002 442 289 10 4 0 n/a n/a 1 746
2003 442 289 10 4 0 n/a n/a 1 746
2004 394 312 11 8 0 n/a n/a 6 731
2005 391 317 14 9 0 n/a n/a 8 739
2006 375 325 15 10 1 n/a n/a 7 733
2007 374 439 33 19 1 n/a n/a 14 880
2008 311 447 59 22 1 n/a n/a 14 854
2009 282 424 82 17 3 n/a n/a 24 832
2010 237 377 123 24 0 n/a n/a 22 783
2011 221 302 132 20 0 0 23 0 698
2012 202 266 161 26 1 0 29 0 685
2013 201 276 238 25 1 1 28 0 770
2014 174 251 301 32 1 1 33 0 793
2015 136 265 338 55 0 0 31 0 825
2016 132 275 318 49 0 2 40 0 816
2017 133 267 345 62 0 1 41 0 849
2018 133 308 365 60 0 1 47 0 914
2019 122 314 368 58 0 0 44 0 906
2020 135 335 350 76 0 0 45 0 941
2021 127 298 328 92 0 0 50 0 895
2022 124 284 317 95 0 0 52 0 872
2023 116 297 332 121 0 4 46 0 916

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 North High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1122 70.0 16.0 0
1989 1038 69.0 15.0 n/a
1990 1020 69.3 14.7 n/a
1991 1015 69.0 14.7 n/a
1992 985 64.0 15.3 14.6
1993 1010 60.6 16.7 14.1
1994 986 55.9 17.6 27.8
1995 952 49.8 19.1 29.7
1996 952 49.8 19.1 29.7
1997 973 54.8 17.8 31
1998 942 52.3 18.0 23.6
1999 916 53.3 17.2 28.2
2000 868 52.5 16.5 29.3
2001 787 68.5 11.5 32.5
2002 746 57.6 13.0 39.5
2003 746 57.6 13.0 39.5
2004 731 56.1 13.0 46.6
2005 739 52.8 14.0 64.6
2006 733 57.0 12.9 72.3
2007 880 60.5 14.5 73.8
2008 854 59.5 14.4 n/a
2009 832 71.5 11.6 76
2010 783 69.0 11.3 81.6
2011 698 65.0 10.7 85.8
2012 685 53.0 12.9 86.7
2013 770 51.0 15.0 n/a
2014 793 51.0 15.5 77.4
2015 825 n/a n/a 74.4
2016 816 55.0 14.8 75.2
2017 849 55.0 15.4 n/a
2018 914 63.8 14.3 n/a
2019 906 61.8 14.6 n/a
2020 941 65.0 14.4 n/a
2021 895 67.0 13.3 n/a
2022 872 66.0 13.2 n/a
2023 916 69.2 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 North High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1122 70.0 16.0 0
1989 1038 69.0 15.0 n/a
1990 1020 69.3 14.7 n/a
1991 1015 69.0 14.7 n/a
1992 985 64.0 15.3 14.6
1993 1010 60.6 16.7 14.1
1994 986 55.9 17.6 27.8
1995 952 49.8 19.1 29.7
1996 952 49.8 19.1 29.7
1997 973 54.8 17.8 31
1998 942 52.3 18.0 23.6
1999 916 53.3 17.2 28.2
2000 868 52.5 16.5 29.3
2001 787 68.5 11.5 32.5
2002 746 57.6 13.0 39.5
2003 746 57.6 13.0 39.5
2004 731 56.1 13.0 46.6
2005 739 52.8 14.0 64.6
2006 733 57.0 12.9 72.3
2007 880 60.5 14.5 73.8
2008 854 59.5 14.4 n/a
2009 832 71.5 11.6 76
2010 783 69.0 11.3 81.6
2011 698 65.0 10.7 85.8
2012 685 53.0 12.9 86.7
2013 770 51.0 15.0 n/a
2014 793 51.0 15.5 77.4
2015 825 n/a n/a 74.4
2016 816 55.0 14.8 75.2
2017 849 55.0 15.4 n/a
2018 914 63.8 14.3 n/a
2019 906 61.8 14.6 n/a
2020 941 65.0 14.4 n/a
2021 895 67.0 13.3 n/a
2022 872 66.0 13.2 n/a
2023 916 69.2 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 North High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,170
2022 $13,048
2023 $14,001

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

Impact of COVID-19 on North High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 720th of 836 High schoolsRanks 737th of 867 High schools
 1.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course American Government (North High School)58.235.7
 22.5%
   End of Course American Government (Akron City)65.547.5
 18%
   End of Course American Government (Ohio)77.772
 5.7%
End of Course American History (North High School)47.245.9
 1.3%
   End of Course American History (Akron City)60.548
 12.5%
   End of Course American History (Ohio)78.169.7
 8.4%
End of Course Biology (North High School)38.335.2
 3.1%
   End of Course Biology (Akron City)50.638.3
 12.3%
   End of Course Biology (Ohio)73.763.7
 10%
End of Course English II (North High School)27.829.3
 1.5%
   End of Course English II (Akron City)43.240
 3.2%
   End of Course English II (Ohio)66.260.8
 5.4%
End of Course Geometry (North High School)14.57.1
 7.4%
   End of Course Geometry (Akron City)2617.3
 8.7%
   End of Course Geometry (Ohio)50.141.8
 8.3%
End of Course Algebra I (North High School)35.912.3
 23.6%
   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 Students906916
 1.1%
African American314297
 5.4%
American Indian00
Asian368332
 9.8%
Hispanic58121
 108.6%
Pacific Islander04
White122116
 4.9%
Two or More Races4446
 4.5%


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Students at North High School are 36% Asian, 32% African American, 13% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% Two or more races.

North High School ranks in the bottom 15.7% of Ohio high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 916 students attended North High School.


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