Perkins Middle School

	630 Mull Avenue Akron OH 44313 330/873-3340; Fax: 330/873-3347 Perkins' ODE report card/demographics July 2005 Kent State University study on Perkins Activity Central Perkins' Parents Know Best Booklet (to view, download the free Acrobat reader)
Grades: 6-8 Colors: Royal Blue and Gray Mascot: Panther Average Class Size: 25 – Average Enrollment: 650 School Day: 8 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. Report Card Rating: Academic Watch Principal: Felisha Cheatem
What makes Perkins special? Test scores are on the rise: sixth-grade reading scores rose 68%, seventh-grade math scores rose 72% and eighth-grade math scores rose 39%. Attendance meets the state standard. A John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Grant funds Perkins Activities Central, which includes programs like the Eighth-Grade Bridge Program, Inventors Hall of Fame, Digital Photography, African Drum and Dance, Camp Invention, First Tee of Akron, Read Baby Read, Boys and Girls Club, Alchemy Boys Club, Girl Scouts, Girls Wellness Group and many more! Perkins is a member of Project GRAD Akron, which improves reading and math scores as well as student discipline. Eighth-graders can take Algebra I, Spanish I, French I and pre-honors language arts for high school credit. Eighth-grade honors courses include social studies and science. Seventh-graders can take honors pre-algebra and advanced language arts. Sixth- and seventh-graders receive science and social studies gender-based classes. Students receive two periods of math and language arts. Perkins offers after-school tutoring in all fundamental subjects. Students can participate in the National Junior Honor Society, Student Council, Leadership Team and the Coming Together Project. Perkins is the only Akron middle school to require uniforms. Community partners ensure continuous academic and social development in a safe, nurturing environment. Teachers have an average of 15 years of experience, and 52% hold s master's degree or higher. History Constructed in 1872 (first building), 1920 (second building) and 1954 (third building) Addition in 1975 Named in honor of Colonel Simon Perkins (1805-87) Simon Perkins Jr., son of General Simon Perkins, founder of Akron, came to Akron in 1835. Colonel (the title is honorary) Perkins was a promoter of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad and the Akron branch of the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad (known later as the C. A. & C. Railroad). Perkins served as a state senator and Summit County's first representative. He was a trustee of Portage Township and first president of the Akron Rural Cemetery (Glendale). Among the many donations of land made by Colonel Perkins were the town parks of Union and Grace. In 1949, Perkins Elementary School, located on the south side of West Exchange Street between Bowery and Locust streets, no longer housed elementary students. Because the district did not want to lose the name of one of the city's founders, the Perkins name was resurrected when the Mull Avenue middle school was built in 1954. Directions Left on Broadway to Perkins Left on Perkins to Innerbelt Follow Innerbelt to I-77 North to the White Pond Drive exit Right on White Pond Drive to Mull Ave. Right on Mull Ave. 3/4 mile to school on right

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