Firestone High School

470 Castle Blvd, Akron OH, 44313 | Akron City School District | 330-873-3315
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1282
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 47% 23% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 99 in Akron
  • Ranked #0 of 4735 in Ohio
Proficiency Averages
45%Akron
61%Ohio

Firestone High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Akron City School District" in Akron, OH. There are a total of 1,282 students and 73 teachers at Firestone High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Firestone High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 47.0%, which is 23% lower than the Ohio average.

Firestone High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1282
Teachers73
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment257
Taking some courses239
Taking some courses (not tests)25
Passing some courses74
Passing no courses158

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Firestone High School, there are a total of 257 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 239 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All38%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School38%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All56%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School57%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Firestone High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictOhioNational
White 37.7% 36.9% 73.7% 51.1%
Black 50.5% 46.6% 15.1% 15.9%
Asian 1.2% 5.2% 1.9% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.4% 3.5% 4.5% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 7.2% 7.5% 4.4% 3.1%

Akron demographics profile

StatisticAkronOhioNational
Population197,37511,689,100328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,18728891
Median age36.539.337.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)41%56%55%
Speak English92%93%79%
Speak Spanish2%2%13%

Education level achieved in Akron

IndexAkronOhioNational
Completed 8th grade83.1%86.9%84.3%
Completed high school82.1%85.6%83.0%
Completed some college50.7%55.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree29.3%35.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors20.2%26.7%30.3%
Completed masters6.8%10.0%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.2%2.7%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.8%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Firestone High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.