The top reported proficiency rate is 38% in English language arts. The lowest is 31% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Findley Community Learning Center
Findley Community Learning Center serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Akron, a mid-sized Ohio city and Summit County seat that is actively investing in downtown revitalization, housing infill, and healthcare and technology sectors alongside its manufacturing heritage. The school sits within Akron City schools, a district that in November 2024 won voter approval of a combined operating levy and bond issue—the first new school taxes approved there in many years—to fund operations and build a new North High School. That same district underwent substantial budget reductions in 2024, eliminating a meaningful number of teaching positions before the levy passed. It is now implementing a College & Career Academies model district-wide using the Ford Next Generation Learning framework, an inquiry-based pedagogy that brings career pathways and industry partnerships into classroom instruction from PreK through high school.
Findley's student body is diverse. The school enrolls a modest enrollment for an elementary school, with representation across Asian, Black, Hispanic, and white students in roughly equal or substantial shares. The school has no reported chronic absenteeism data or free-or-reduced-price-lunch data in the available records. Enrollment is distributed across kindergarten through fifth grade, with some grade levels slightly larger than others.
On Ohio's State Tests, Findley's proficiency rates are low across all tested subjects. In English language arts, a portion of students in grades three through five met or exceeded proficiency. In math, a smaller portion reached proficiency. In science, where fewer students were tested, proficiency was similarly low. These results place the school in the bottom quartile on an overall proficiency index relative to other tested schools in Summit County. Participation in state testing was nearly universal. No multi-year trend data is available, so a parent cannot see whether these results represent a change from prior years or a stable pattern.
The 44310 zip code where Findley sits has a modest median home value, below state and national benchmarks, and rental costs have risen modestly year-over-year. The area's housing market reflects Akron's broader strategy of encouraging residential infill and new affordable housing through HOME funds and tax abatement programs, though inventory remains tight. This is a neighborhood with room for residential growth but at a price point well below surrounding counties.
Findley is a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation, serving the neighborhoods immediately around it within the Akron City school system. A parent considering enrollment should ask the school directly about class sizes and specific instructional approaches in light of recent district staffing reductions, and may want to discuss with Akron City schools what supports are available for students not yet meeting proficiency in core subjects. The school's low test results warrant a conversation with school leadership about what remediation, tutoring, or intervention programs are in place and how families can partner in supporting student growth.
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