Summary:
Betty Jane Community Learning Center is an elementary school in Akron, Ohio, serving 351 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Akron City School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Betty Jane Community Learning Center consistently outperforms the Akron City School District average in state assessments, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ELA for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades were 56.6%, 52.2%, and 57.8%, respectively, compared to the district's rates of 48.1%, 46.3%, and 54%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades were 45.3%, 50%, and 51.1%, respectively, compared to the district's rates of 36.1%, 43.9%, and 36.8%. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.6% in 2019-2020 to 34.2% in 2021-2022.
Compared to nearby schools, Betty Jane Community Learning Center performs better academically than some, such as Barber Community Learning Center and Hatton Community Learning Center, but lags behind higher-performing schools in the area, such as Tallmadge Elementary School. The school's per-student spending of $11,080 in 2018-2019 is higher than some nearby schools, and its student-teacher ratio of 12.8 in 2022-2023 is lower than some nearby schools.
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Detail:
Public K-5
District:
Akron City
SchoolDigger Rank:
1085th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,851
Students who attend Betty Jane Community Learning Center usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 14.1
Number of students: 337
Racial breakdown:
White:
56.4%
African American:
25.5%
Two or more races:
12.5%
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Hispanic:
3.3%
Asian:
2.1%
American Indian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 62.1%
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