The top reported proficiency rate is 68% in Social studies. The lowest is 27% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Huy/a.g. Bell Elementary School
Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School is a public K-5 school in Columbus serving a student population drawn from a mixed-income, racially diverse neighborhood. The school enrolls roughly the enrollment reported for its grade band and receives a student body that is roughly evenly split between Black and white students, with a smaller representation of Hispanic students and students of two or more races.
On Ohio's State Tests, the school's proficiency rates are below the midpoint among comparable schools in Franklin County. In English language arts, about 46 percent of students in grades 3-8 tested at proficient or above. Mathematics proficiency sits lower, at about 36 percent. Science proficiency, measured only at a subset of grades, was about 27 percent. These results indicate that a sizable majority of students are not yet meeting Ohio's state standards in each subject. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand the school's approach to struggling readers and mathematicians and what supports are available.
The school is situated in Columbus, a rapidly growing state capital where the metro is adding residents at roughly double the national rate. The immediate neighborhood around Huy/A.G. Bell experiences typical Midwestern suburban conditions: car-dependent residential streets, garden apartments, and local shopping rather than the walkable, densely developed character of downtown or closer-in historic neighborhoods like German Village. Housing values in the zip code are moderate relative to Columbus overall and below the state and national benchmarks; monthly rents are accessible and mortgage costs are manageable against median household income in the region.
Columbus City Schools has undergone significant structural change in recent years. A property tax levy approved by voters in 2023 is bringing new resources for pre-K expansion and programs that had relied on pandemic relief funding. However, the district is also managing the closure and consolidation of five schools with implementation beginning at the end of the 2025-26 school year, and has voted to close four additional schools in 2025-26 while eliminating transportation for K-8 students attending schools other than their neighborhood or designated lottery schools. These changes are reshaping boundaries and school choice across the district; families already in or considering the Huy/A.G. Bell attendance area should confirm current and projected boundaries with the school directly.
The school itself offers a regular elementary program serving pre-K through fifth grade. The school enrolls about the size typical for its grade band across seven grades. Average scale scores in English language arts were in the low 690s, a modest baseline that hints at consistent performance gaps rather than outlier results.
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