The reported proficiency rate for Math is 100%.
Original Research by School Decision on Ellsworth Hill Elementary School
Ellsworth Hill Elementary School is a small school serving first and second grade in Hudson, Ohio, a walkable Akron-area suburb known for its historic downtown and deliberate community planning. The school enrolls students from Hudson's residential neighborhoods, which are characterized by colonial-style architecture, tree-lined streets, and stable homeownership. Housing values in the area reflect an affluent suburban market, with median home prices well above the state average. The school draws from a community where the Hudson City School District, following voter approval of a new operating levy in late 2023, has stabilized its funding for the first time in roughly a decade—a meaningful change for families considering the long-term cost of living in the district.
The school itself is compact by design. It serves only early elementary grades, so state testing data begins only in third grade and beyond; no proficiency or graduation data applies to Ellsworth Hill itself. The one available data point—third-grade math results from 2018-19—shows all students tested scoring at proficiency or above, though the cohort size was very small. State assessment results for the school's own grades are not reported because grades one and two are not tested under Ohio's state system. Readers should understand this gap reflects the grade band the school serves, not a weak performance record.
The student body is predominantly white, with smaller representations of Asian, multiracial, and Hispanic students and a very small number of Black students. The school qualifies very few students for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the families it serves are generally above the poverty line. Data on special-education enrollment and English-learner status was not available; a parent interested in these services should contact the school directly.
The school operates as a regular public elementary school with no magnet or charter designation. It sits on Stow Road and is part of the Hudson City School District, a mid-sized district serving the broader Hudson community. The district's voter-approved operating levy means that property-tax funding for schools, including this one, now has a durable revenue stream after years of relying on temporary measures.
Because the school serves only primary grades, it has no course catalog, advanced offerings, or college-readiness programs to evaluate. Parents whose children will move through the elementary band will transition them to the district's upper-elementary and middle schools later. The school's role is foundational early literacy and numeracy in a small, neighborhood-based setting within an affluent residential community that has demonstrated support for public education through the 2023 levy.
Ellsworth Hill fits families seeking a neighborhood elementary school in a stable, property-wealthy suburb with recent proof of district commitment. Prospective residents should factor the new property-tax levy into their housing-cost calculations, but that same levy signals that the district has moved past financial uncertainty and positioned itself to sustain operations.
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