Buchtel High School
1040 Copley Rd Akron OH, 44320, Summit County Phone: 330-873-3300 Ranking:  (742 out of 821, bottom 10%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12 School District: Akron City School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 66 | 65 | 47 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 61 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 858 | 889 | 708 | 709 | 756 | 766 | 822 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 138 | 16.1% | 140 | 15.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 144 | 16.8% | 90 | 10.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 125 | 14.6% | 179 | 20.1% | 207 | 29.2% | 223 | 31.5% | 231 | 30.6% | 240 | 31.3% | 272 | 33.1% |
| Grade 10: | 156 | 18.2% | 178 | 20.0% | 186 | 26.3% | 173 | 24.4% | 194 | 25.7% | 206 | 26.9% | 216 | 26.3% |
| Grade 11: | 155 | 18.1% | 173 | 19.5% | 176 | 24.9% | 169 | 23.8% | 186 | 24.6% | 178 | 23.2% | 184 | 22.4% |
| Grade 12: | 140 | 16.3% | 129 | 14.5% | 139 | 19.6% | 144 | 20.3% | 145 | 19.2% | 142 | 18.5% | 150 | 18.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 439 | 51.2% | 467 | 52.5% | 346 | 48.9% | 342 | 48.2% | 341 | 45.1% | 363 | 47.4% | 403 | 49.0% |
| Female: | 419 | 48.8% | 422 | 47.5% | 362 | 51.1% | 367 | 51.8% | 388 | 51.3% | 379 | 49.5% | 400 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 0.7% | 12 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 808 | 94.2% | 834 | 93.8% | 674 | 95.2% | 670 | 94.5% | 723 | 95.6% | 737 | 96.2% | 788 | 95.9% |
| White: | 27 | 3.1% | 25 | 2.8% | 18 | 2.5% | 18 | 2.5% | 11 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.3% | 16 | 1.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 1.9% | 15 | 1.7% | 13 | 1.8% | 18 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 855 | 99.7% | NA | NA | 557 | 78.7% | 522 | 73.6% | 548 | 72.5% | 533 | 69.6% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 43 | 6.1% | 56 | 7.9% | 57 | 7.5% | 54 | 7.0% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.00 | 13.68 | 15.06 | 11.25 | 10.96 | 11.30 | 13.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OAA | ||||||
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 50.9% | 72.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.0% | 66.2% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 63.6% | 76.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 73.2% | 85.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 44.2% | 68.6% |
| OGT | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 54.6% | 84.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 72.9% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 75.2% | 82.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 70.4% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 69.8% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 71.6% | 81.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 69.4% | 80.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 70.7% | 82.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 72.0% | 82.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 71.9% | 83.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 55% | 66.8% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 87.8% | 92% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 85.1% | 89.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 80.7% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 78% | 85.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 75.2% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 74.2% | 83% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 77.9% | 87.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 77.0% | 86% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 79.9% | 87.6% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 61.1% | 73% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 60.6% | 73.1% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 58.1% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 58.9% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 62.3% | 76% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 58% | 73% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 56.2% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 61.6% | 81.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 62.0% | 77.2% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 32% | 68.1% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 72.8% | 79.5% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 65.3% | 76% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 73.1% | 78.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 72.4% | 81.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 67.9% | 79.6% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 65.5% | 80.1% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 71.4% | 76.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 69.3% | 81.1% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 78.4% | 83.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 83.9% | 88% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 84.9% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 78% | 85.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 89.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 77.4% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 80.7% | 89.5% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 80.7% | 87.1% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 78.2% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 85.6% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 77% | 83.9% | 88.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 83.2% | 88.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 82.8% | 89.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 82.8% | 89.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 84.2% | 89.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 82.4% | 88.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 92.1% | 92.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 90% | 91.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 91% | 92.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 87.2% | 91.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 88.1% | 92.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 87.0% | 92.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 87.7% | 92.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 76.9% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 75.3% | 83.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 75.9% | 84.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 64% | 76.3% | 85.1% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 72.8% | 84.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 74.7% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 74.0% | 85.1% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 86.4% | 87.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 83% | 86.5% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 84.6% | 88.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 78% | 81.7% | 88.7% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 80.9% | 88% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 79.2% | 85.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 80.8% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 93.3% | 93.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.2% | 93% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 91% | 93.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 90% | 0% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 88.6% | 93.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 88.3% | 93% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 88.2% | 92.1% |
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* Buchtel High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.