Garfield High School (Akron, Ohio)

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This article is about the school that closed in 2017. For the current school on the site, see Garfield Community Learning Center.
Garfield High School
Address
Map
1326 Brown Street

Public
Motto"Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve"
Established1926
Closed2017
School districtAkron Public Schools
Enrollment751 (2014–15)[1]
Color(s)Maroon and gold    
Athletics conferenceAkron City Series
NicknameGolden Rams

Garfield High School was a public

high school located in Akron, Ohio, United States. At the time of its closure in 2017, it was one of seven high schools in the Akron Public Schools. Athletic teams were known as the Golden Rams and competed as members of the Akron City Series
.

The school, established in 1926, closed after the 2016–17 school year and was merged with Kenmore High School while the Garfield High School building was razed. The merged school, initially known as Kenmore–Garfield High School, was housed at the Kenmore High School building from 2017 to 2022 while a new facility was built on the site of Garfield High School. Upon moving to the new site in 2022, the school was renamed Garfield Community Learning Center.

History

Garfield High School was named for James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United States. The school was formally dedicated on November 19, 1926. James R. Garfield, the son of the slain president, gave the principal address at the ceremony.

In 1928, the

Firestone High School
was opened at a different location in 1963. In 1966, Garfield High School became the first comprehensive high school in Akron when it opened an addition for vocational education facilities.

Garfield merged with

Kenmore-Garfield High School
opened in the fall of 2017.

In May 2021, it was announced that the new building at the Garfield site would be called Garfield Community Learning Center, which the school board hoped would allow the Kenmore name to stay on a building in the Kenmore neighborhood.[5]

Demographics

In the 2011–2012 school year, the average enrollment was 880 students. The student body was 62.1% black (non-Hispanic), 26.1% white (non-Hispanic), 5.5% multi-racial, 3.9% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 2.0% Hispanic. 87.7% of the students were classified as economically disadvantaged, and 22.1% had learning disabilities.[6]

Notable alumni

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Notes and references

  1. ^ "Garfield High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Garrett, Renee (October 11, 2016). "BOARD VOTES ON HIGH SCHOOL: Plan will merge Kenmore, Garfield". Akron Public Schools. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  3. Ohio.com
    . Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  4. ^ Armon, Rick & Cottom, Theresa (November 7, 2016). "Akron councilman urges school board to adopt "Kenmore-Garfield" name for new high school". Akron Beacon-Journal/Ohio.com. Retrieved May 3, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Pignolet, Jennifer (May 11, 2021). "Akron school board names Kenmore-Garfield high school replacement Garfield CLC". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  6. ^ http://www.ode.state.oh.us/reportcardfiles/2011-2012/BUILD/013128.pdf[permanent dead link]
  7. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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