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Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1224^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 425 students in grades PK-5 in the Columbus City Schools District in Columbus, Ohio. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 25% of Ohio elementary schools over the past 10 years, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

One of the key challenges facing Huy/A.G. Bell is its extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 46.1% to 57.8% over the past few years - significantly higher than the district and state averages. This likely contributes to the school's poor academic performance, with proficiency rates on Ohio state assessments consistently well below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th grade science proficiency rate was 28.6% compared to 30.5% for the district and 63.4% for the state.

While the school's African American students perform relatively better than their peers statewide, the school's white, special education, and economically disadvantaged students perform in the bottom 25% of Ohio schools. Despite the school's higher-than-average spending of $10,693 per student, it has not shown meaningful improvement in its academic outcomes over the past decade. The nearby Maize Road Elementary School, East Linden Elementary School, and other schools in the Columbus City Schools District are also struggling, suggesting systemic challenges that need to be addressed.

463

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,744

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1545 Huy Rd
Columbus, OH 43224-3531

(614) 365-5977

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Medina Middle School
High:	Mifflin High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.9%

White:

26.6%

Hispanic:

14.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (40% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Science scores 35 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg37%

Ohio avg64%

1,224^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 70Elementary Schools in the Columbus City Schools District

688^th of 828Columbus City Schools District 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	22.3	1224 of 1558	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1222 of 1577	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1249 of 1596	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1421 of 1588	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1437 of 1610	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1467 of 1676	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1325 of 1636	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.0	1373 of 1651	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.2	1274 of 1678	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.4	1364 of 1684	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.5	1515 of 1687	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.5	1533 of 1701	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.7	1530 of 1709	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.1	1496 of 1686	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.3	1417 of 1662	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.5	1260 of 1610	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.5	1252 of 1582	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.2	1345 of 1609	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.7	1211 of 1504	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.4	1227 of 1501	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.8	1145 of 1471	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	297 of 615	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	337 of 603	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	360 of 610	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	473 of 601	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	425 of 533	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	411 of 605	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	328 of 598	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	43.5	513 of 956	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	407 of 1021	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	1226 of 1452	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1240 of 1466	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1257 of 1483	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	1380 of 1488	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1261 of 1467	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	1371 of 1502	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	1355 of 1518	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	1130 of 1473	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1111 of 1484	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1086 of 1447	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1233 of 1419	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1200 of 1404	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1270 of 1465	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1162 of 1465	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	1110 of 1466	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1093 of 1485	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1130 of 1498	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1354 of 1518	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	1377 of 1499	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	1326 of 1535	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	1175 of 1536	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	23.0	131 of 166	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	831 of 935	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	764 of 900	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1038 of 1175	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1035 of 1190	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1085 of 1215	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	1198 of 1242	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	1185 of 1249	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	1219 of 1271	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1155 of 1309	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)52nd percentile+30 vs school

Disabled (2019)46th percentile+34 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2018)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%-17 vs state

Mathematics37%-26 vs state

Science29%-35 vs state

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th 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	Total
Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1545 Huy Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5977	463	34	13.6		123 (26.6%)	222 (47.9%)	68 (14.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.7%)	22.3	1224^th of 1558 public elementary schools	21.4%		23.2	1222^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	22.5%	2	28.6	30.0	60.7	20.6		35.0	51.8	53.1		$17,744
Oakland Park Alternative Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3392 Atwood Ter	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6058	295	18	16.3		67 (22.7%)	172 (58.3%)	19 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.9%)	7.4	1456^th of 1558 public elementary schools	6.5%		11.8	1371^st of 1577 public elementary schools	13.1%	85	8.8	44.7	22.9	8.6		31.6	11.4	30.6		$13,983
North Linden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1718 E Cooke Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6055	292	19	15.3		31 (10.6%)	124 (42.5%)	111 (38.0%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	10.3	1400^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.1%		8.6	1436^th of 1577 public elementary schools	8.9%	36	25.6	47.6	17.6	28.2		27.9	14.3	28.2		$16,509
Columbus Spanish Immersion K-7 School	Public	PK, KG-5	3940 Karl Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-8129	471	23	20.4		27 (5.7%)	143 (30.4%)	262 (55.6%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.9%)	23.8	1201^st of 1558 public elementary schools	22.9%		20.8	1248^th of 1577 public elementary schools	20.9%	47	41.2	54.0	32.8	11.5		61.9	42.2	39.6		$13,110
Linden STEM Academy (K-6)	Public	PK, KG-6	2626 Cleveland Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6537	400	18	22.2		18 (4.5%)	208 (52.0%)	151 (37.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	4.9	1507^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.3%		8	1451^st of 1577 public elementary schools	8.0%	56	9.7	15.8	15.4	6.5	24.5	7.9	20.5	19.4	14.3	$14,362
Como Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2989 Reis Ave	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6013	225	16	14.0		66 (29.3%)	116 (51.6%)	20 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.9%)	13.4	1349^th of 1558 public elementary schools	13.4%		15.1	1327^th of 1577 public elementary schools	15.9%	22	18.2	53.8	45.9	13.0		28.0	35.1	21.7		$12,529
Innis Elementary School	Public	K-5	3399 Kohr Blvd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5462	281	13	21.6		20 (7.1%)	152 (54.1%)	81 (28.8%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	7.4	1455^th of 1558 public elementary schools	6.6%		8.7	1434^th of 1577 public elementary schools	9.1%	21	11.6	12.8	23.5	14.0		20.5	41.2	37.2		$17,265
Kids Care Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	3360 Kohr Blvd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Kids Care Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 498-0220	167	9	18.5		5 (3.0%)	102 (61.1%)	59 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	24.9	1185^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.9%		16.8	1300^th of 1577 public elementary schools	17.6%	115	20.0	33.3	62.5	41.7		25.0	62.5	40.0		$10,188
Maize Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4360 Maize Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6040	334	19	17.5		55 (16.5%)	174 (52.1%)	67 (20.1%)	18 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	11.1	1384^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.2%		7.3	1463^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	7.2%	79	13.9	40.0	42.1	13.9		33.3	28.9	38.9		$14,030
East Linden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2505 Brentnell Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5459	311	17	18.2		17 (5.5%)	195 (62.7%)	79 (25.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	20.1	1258^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.3%		16	1312^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.8%	54	20.0	46.5	60.6	27.5		44.2	33.3	40.0		$16,882

Frequently Asked Questions about Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School?

Students at Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School are 48% African American, 27% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

Is Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School a good school?

Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.4% of Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School in?

Columbus City Schools District

What schools do graduates of Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Medina Middle School
High : Mifflin High School

How many students attend Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 463 students attended Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School.

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