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David Hill Community Learning Center

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1372^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

David Hill Community Learning Center is an elementary school in Akron, Ohio, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Akron City School District. Despite consistent low performance, the school has struggled to improve its academic outcomes over the past several years.

David Hill Community Learning Center has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, low proficiency rates on state tests that are 10-30 percentage points below state averages, and persistent achievement gaps for certain student subgroups. Interestingly, nearby schools within the Akron City School District, such as Hatton Community Learning Center and Voris Community Learning Center, perform significantly better on state tests and have higher SchoolDigger rankings, suggesting the challenges at David Hill may be unique to the school itself.

The school's lack of improvement over time and the disproportionately low performance of certain student subgroups, such as special education students and female students, raise concerns about equity and the school's ability to meet the needs of all learners. Addressing the root causes of the school's struggles, including the high chronic absenteeism rates, will likely require a comprehensive, long-term approach to improve outcomes for the students at David Hill Community Learning Center.

349

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,313

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1060 E Archwood Ave
Akron, OH 44306-2849

(330) 773-1129

District: Akron City

Students who attend David Hill Community Learning Center usually attend:

High:

East Community Learning Center

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.6%

Two or more races:

10.6%

Hispanic:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (31% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg43%

Ohio avg64%

1,372^nd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 25Elementary Schools in the Akron City

615^th of 828Akron City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	1372 of 1558	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1324 of 1577	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1384 of 1596	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	1437 of 1588	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	1442 of 1610	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	1439 of 1676	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1283 of 1636	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.5	1339 of 1651	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.4	1311 of 1678	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.7	1374 of 1684	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.5	1456 of 1687	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.4	1475 of 1701	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.3	1560 of 1709	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.9	1570 of 1686	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.8	1494 of 1662	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.3	1350 of 1610	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.2	1298 of 1582	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.5	1364 of 1609	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.5	1362 of 1504	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.6	1397 of 1501	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	25.5	1214 of 1471	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	409 of 615	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	404 of 603	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	463 of 610	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	468 of 601	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	398 of 533	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	496 of 605	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.6	323 of 598	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	33.4	647 of 956	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	696 of 1021	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	1382 of 1452	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	1352 of 1466	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	1321 of 1483	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	1332 of 1488	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	1221 of 1467	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1356 of 1502	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1208 of 1518	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	1297 of 1473	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1233 of 1484	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1247 of 1447	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1234 of 1419	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1248 of 1404	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	1250 of 1465	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1124 of 1465	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	1272 of 1466	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1260 of 1485	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	1358 of 1498	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	1258 of 1518	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	1397 of 1499	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1311 of 1535	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1234 of 1536	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	895 of 935	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	534 of 856	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)33rd percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2019)32nd percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science40%-23 vs state

English Language Arts31%-33 vs state

Mathematics28%-36 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, November 13, 2011

I WILL GIVE THIS SCHOOL 5 STARS BECAUSE THE TEACHERS ARE WILLING TO HELP STUDENTS EVEN IF THEY HAVE PROBLEMS AND THEY DONT CALL YOU ALL THE TIME ABOUT YOUR CHILD ACTING OUT IN CLASS I ABSOLUTLY LOVE DAVID HILL Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
David Hill Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1060 E Archwood Ave	Akron	44306	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 773-1129	349	27	13.1		28 (8.0%)	236 (67.6%)	36 (10.3%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.6%)	11.8	1372^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	11.9%		15.2	1324^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.0%	48	40.0		20.7	33.3	28.6				27.6	24.4	40.0				$13,313
Glover Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	935 Hammel St	Akron	44306	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 773-1245	344	24	14.4		62 (18.0%)	178 (51.7%)	22 (6.4%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (19.8%)	16.4	1307^th of 1558 public elementary schools	16.1%		25.8	1184^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.9%	123	34.0		55.8	24.2	22.9				34.0	36.4	39.6				$14,147
Main Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	1035 Clay St	Akron	44301	Summit County	Main Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(234) 738-1925	103	10	10.8		1 (1.0%)	88 (85.4%)	6 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.8%)	20.4	1250^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.8%		26.1	1180^th of 1577 public elementary schools	25.2%	70	20.0		23.1		20.0	64.3			23.1		40.0	35.7			$15,786
Akron Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	1200 E Market St Ste 3360	Akron	44305	Summit County	Akron Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 247-6232	359	21	17.5		8 (2.2%)	309 (86.1%)	10 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.0%)	13.5	1347^th of 1558 public elementary schools	13.5%		18.7	1267^th of 1577 public elementary schools	19.7%	80	35.5	18.8	55.3	25.8	19.4	14.3	3.1	3.1	36.2	22.6	29.0	23.8	24.2	25.0	$9,871
McEbright Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	349 Cole Ave	Akron	44301	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7940	353	24	14.4		65 (18.4%)	194 (55.0%)	24 (6.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	64 (18.1%)	15.6	1317^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.5%		13.1	1353^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	14.2%	36	28.8		39.0	34.6	11.5				55.8	30.8	38.5				$14,172
Case Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	107 S Arlington St	Akron	44306	Summit County	Case Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 394-0485	313	17	18.4		19 (6.1%)	262 (83.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.9%)	12	1368^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.2%		5.9	1496^th of 1577 public elementary schools	5.1%	128	23.8	22.7	5.7	26.1	0.0	4.0	4.5	13.6	45.7	47.8	47.6	16.0	31.8	22.7	$10,424
Hatton Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	1933 Baker Ave	Akron	44312	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 794-4179	431	28	15.5		205 (47.6%)	128 (29.7%)	23 (5.3%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (14.6%)	30.6	1113^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.6%		31.6	1117^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.2%	4	35.6		61.4	46.3	28.8				64.8	46.3	43.8				$14,156
Voris Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	1885 Glenmount Ave	Akron	44301	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 773-6926	334	24	13.8		103 (30.8%)	134 (40.1%)	30 (9.0%)	25 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.3%)	26.5	1159^th of 1558 public elementary schools	25.6%		34.3	1092^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	30.8%	67	46.2		55.4	34.1	15.4				57.9	48.8	43.6				$13,617
Mason Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	700 E Exchange St	Akron	44306	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-2237	395	31	12.6		65 (16.5%)	225 (57.0%)	38 (9.6%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (15.2%)	15.6	1320^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.3%		37.6	1063^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	32.6%	257	15.2		46.8	56.4	17.4				36.2	38.5	21.7				$11,803
Middlebury Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	88 Kent St	Akron	44305	Summit County	Middlebury Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 752-2766	253	15	16.8		13 (5.1%)	202 (79.8%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (12.6%)	21	1243^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	20.2%		15.4	1317^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.5%	74	40.9	27.5	46.7	33.3	26.1	0.0	0.0	10.0	73.3	33.3	39.1	20.0	28.6	15.0	$11,036

Frequently Asked Questions about David Hill Community Learning Center

What is the racial makeup of David Hill Community Learning Center?

Students at David Hill Community Learning Center are 68% African American, 11% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of David Hill Community Learning Center attend?

Students who attend David Hill Community Learning Center usually go on to attend:

High : East Community Learning Center

Is David Hill Community Learning Center a good school?

David Hill Community Learning Center ranks in the bottom 11.9% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend David Hill Community Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 349 students attended David Hill Community Learning Center.

What district is David Hill Community Learning Center in?

Akron City

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