Akron Middle School, Akron NY - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Akron Middle School

Akron Middle School serves sixth through eighth grade students in the Village of Akron, a compact Erie County community about twenty-five miles east of Buffalo. The school is part of Akron Central School District, which operates a single campus housing all grades pre-K through twelve. For a family considering a move to the area, that single-campus structure means the middle school shares grounds, facilities, and community with the elementary and high school programs rather than occupying a separate building.

On state testing, the school's math results across all three middle grades are a clear strength. Proficiency rates are strong at each grade level and rise notably by eighth grade, where the share of students scoring at the proficient-or-above threshold is particularly high. ELA results are more mixed: sixth and eighth graders score well, but seventh grade ELA proficiency sits noticeably lower than the other grades. A parent may want to ask the school what is driving that gap and what supports are in place for seventh graders in reading and writing. Eighth grade science proficiency is solid, comparable to the math and ELA results at that level. Social studies data in the system dates only to a much earlier school year and should not be read as current.

Placed against districts in Erie County, the school's overall proficiency index lands in the top quartile, meaning it outperforms most of its county neighbors on this combined measure. That is a meaningful position for a mid-sized county with more than fifty districts.

Demographic data shows that roughly two in five students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a meaningful share that reflects the mixed economic character of this small village. The student population is predominantly white, with a notable share of American Indian or Alaska Native students reflecting the school's proximity to the Tonawanda Reservation. That composition is a plain characteristic of the community, not an evaluative one. The district has built a curriculum to match it: publicly reported information notes that Akron offers a comprehensive Native Studies curriculum at the elementary and middle school levels, as well as Seneca Language instruction that can lead to Regents credit. That is a distinctive established program families moving into this district should know about.

Chronic absenteeism data and IEP and English learner rates were not available in this data set. A parent with specific questions about special education services or attendance patterns would want to ask the school directly.

The district is mid-way through a voter-approved capital improvement project launched in 2023, a multi-year investment publicly described as covering building preservation, a new athletic stadium with a synthetic turf multi-sport field and track, and a rebuilt bus garage. Construction phases were still progressing as of early 2026. For a family buying into the community now, these are durable improvements to the shared campus.

Housing values in the area sit well below both the state and national benchmarks, making Akron one of the more affordable entry points in Erie County. Erie County's market overall has seen rising inventory and continued buyer activity, with homes moving within a few weeks of listing at peak season. The village's population has been essentially flat to slightly declining in recent years, the local economy leans on manufacturing anchored by employers like Perry's Ice Cream, and the community has a noticeably older median age than surrounding urban areas. Growth planning has been deliberate rather than expansionary, with an emphasis on protecting agricultural and rural character.

What Akron Middle School offers is strong math performance across all three grades, solid science and upper-grade ELA results, a distinctive Native Studies and Seneca Language program, and a community-rooted single-campus district undergoing meaningful facility investment. The seventh grade ELA picture and the absence of absenteeism and special education data are the gaps worth pressing the school on before drawing firm conclusions.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

New York Regents Exams

2 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Science	16	100.0%
Math	15	100.0%

Math

Grade 679%

School 79% · District 79%

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 46 pts above county median

Grade 777%

School 77% · District 74% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 39 pts above county median

Grade 888%

School 88% · District 87% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 51 pts above state median · ▲ 64 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 667%

School 67% · District 67%

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 758%

School 58% · District 57% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 878%

School 78% · District 77% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 44 pts above county median

Science

Grade 880%

School 80% · District 78% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 46 pts above state median · ▲ 49 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 885%

School 85% · district not reported

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

This schoolAKRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income47%Higher-income82%35 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income47%Higher-income70%23 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income68%Higher-income83%15 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income61%Higher-income93%32 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income77%Higher-income77%0 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income78%Higher-income94%15 pp gap