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Forest Hill Community Learning Center

Public Grades K-5

1172^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Forest Hill Community Learning Center is an elementary school in Akron, Ohio, serving roughly 405 students in grades K–5 at 850 Damon St, and it is part of the Akron City school district. In 2025–2026 it ranked in the 25th percentile of Ohio schools with 1 star, which puts it in the bottom quarter statewide but makes it the highest-ranked of the Akron City community learning centers in this comparison, ahead of Seiberling Community Learning Center, Harris/Jackson Community Learning Center, Barber Community Learning Center, Findley Community Learning Center and Mason Community Learning Center. Preston Elementary School, in Cuyahoga Falls, remains a higher academic benchmark at the 38th percentile with 2 stars.

Attendance is Forest Hill's standout strength. Its chronic absenteeism rate is 11.8%, compared with 40.9% for the Akron City district, and lower than every nearby school compared here — including Preston's 13.6% and the nearby charters Akron Preparatory School and Middlebury Academy, which are between 53.1% and 76.2%. The rate has fallen steadily from 30.9% in 2021–2022 to 11.8% in 2025–2026, suggesting a more stable learning environment.

Academically, English language arts is the bright spot: 3rd-grade ELA proficiency is 63.3%, essentially at the state average and well above the district's 47.0%, and 5th-grade ELA (61.2%) is also above the district. Math is the clear challenge, with proficiency of 32.7%–40.6% across grades 3–5, roughly 26 points below the state in each grade and close to district averages. Fifth-grade science (40.8%) is above the district but below the state. The school's strongest subgroup results are for Hispanic students (73rd percentile, 4 stars) and English Language Learner students (45th percentile, 2 stars); keep in mind these measure how well the school serves those groups, not the students themselves. Class sizes are modest, with a 13.6 student-teacher ratio. Free/reduced-lunch data is unavailable, and spending figures date to 2018–2019.

405

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,487

Per pupil spending ?

91.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

70.4%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

850 Damon St
Akron, OH 44310-3425

(330) 761-1645

District: Akron City

Students who attend Forest Hill Community Learning Center usually attend:

Middle:	Jennings Community Learning Center
High:	North High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

37.8%

African American:

25.7%

Hispanic:

16.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (45% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg43%

Ohio avg64%

1,172^nd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Akron City

643^rd of 773Akron 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
2026	26.8	1172 of 1560	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	1192 of 1558	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	1171 of 1577	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1188 of 1596	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	1232 of 1588	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	1234 of 1610	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1445 of 1676	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1389 of 1636	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.9	1388 of 1651	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.2	1388 of 1678	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.3	1351 of 1684	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.7	1474 of 1687	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.2	1553 of 1701	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	27.9	1376 of 1709	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.0	1283 of 1686	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.3	1276 of 1662	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.8	1300 of 1610	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.0	1185 of 1582	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.2	1151 of 1609	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.3	1038 of 1504	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.8	1077 of 1501	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.8	1164 of 1471	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	451 of 631	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.7	433 of 615	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	445 of 603	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	430 of 610	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	414 of 601	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	269 of 533	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	471 of 605	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	481 of 598	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	81 of 89	9.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	84 of 89	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	76 of 81	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	78 of 80	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	68 of 78	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	73 of 78	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	46 of 52	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	68 of 70	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	10.7	924 of 956	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	175 of 318	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.3	153 of 281	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	155 of 258	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	145 of 239	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	142 of 213	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	104 of 183	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	88 of 169	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	119 of 174	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	1197 of 1452	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	1103 of 1452	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1187 of 1466	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1163 of 1483	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	1219 of 1488	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	1174 of 1467	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1357 of 1502	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	1253 of 1518	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	85 of 315	73.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	1055 of 1467	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	1085 of 1473	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	1052 of 1484	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	999 of 1447	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	1056 of 1419	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	1038 of 1404	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	1249 of 1465	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1239 of 1465	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	1040 of 1467	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	1170 of 1466	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	1063 of 1485	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1118 of 1498	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1152 of 1518	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	1199 of 1499	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	1275 of 1535	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	1359 of 1536	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	775 of 914	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	0.8	1231 of 1242	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	1004 of 1309	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile+48 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)45th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)29th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)9th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2019)3rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2022)1st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts55%-10 vs state

Science41%-22 vs state

Mathematics36%-27 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, September 19, 2016

This school is so bad. HOME SCHOOL YOUR CHILD IF YOU MISSED OPEN ENROLLMENT.. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN AND WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM THEY ACT LIKE YOUR OVERREACTING AND COVER IT UP.. GOD FORBID IF YOUR CHILD IS WHITE AND HAS TO ATTEND THIS SCHOOL.. NO CHILD SHOULD HAVE TO SUFFER SUCH A POORLY PUT TOGETHER "EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION" Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, November 13, 2011

THIS SCHOOL IS HORRIBLE THEY ALSO HAVE A REP FOR CALLING C S B ON PARENTS FOR DUM REASONS. THE STAFF IN THE OFFICE IS VERY RUDE THEY TALK TO YOU LIKE YOUR A CHILD . JUST A WORD OF ADVICE IF YOUR NOT WHITE DONT SEND YOUR CHILD TO THIS SCHOOL. Close Quote

by a citizen
Saturday, March 14, 2009

my grandchildren absolutely LOVE the music teacher! they are in kindergarten

I find the staff very helpful whenever I have a question and the Principal very willing to be accessible to the parents! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Forest Hill Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	850 Damon St	Akron	44310	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-1645	405	30	13.6	91.9%	48 (11.9%)	104 (25.7%)	68 (16.8%)	153 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.4%)	26.8	1172^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	24.9%		24.4	1192^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	23.5%	20	40.8		35.6	40.6	32.7				63.3	40.6	61.2				70.4%	0%	$13,487
Harris/Jackson Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1085 Clifton Ave	Akron	44310	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-1315	473	34	13.8	99.4%	88 (18.6%)	89 (18.8%)	67 (14.2%)	197 (41.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.3%)	25.5	1188^th of 1560 public elementary schools	23.8%		19.4	1269^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.5%	81	37.7		39.7	31.6	45.5				53.4	46.1	57.1				58.2%	3%	$13,471
Findley Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	65 W Tallmadge Ave	Akron	44310	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7909	555	39	14.3	85.2%	40 (7.2%)	166 (29.9%)	172 (31.0%)	138 (24.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.5%)	15.9	1313^th of 1560 public elementary schools	15.8%		13.7	1343^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	13.8%	30	35.6		38.8	45.7	28.8				43.3	29.3	39.0				27%	0%	$13,411
Edge Learning	Public, Charter	K-5	92 N Union St	Akron	44304	Summit County	Edge Learning	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 535-4581	249	17	14.3	75.9%	4 (1.6%)	223 (89.6%)	4 (1.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)	16.6	1305^th of 1560 public elementary schools	16.3%		13.1	1351^st of 1558 public elementary schools	13.3%	46	27.5		27.8	61.5	30.0				38.9	34.6	37.5				100%	0%	$11,440
Barber Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	665 Garry Rd	Akron	44305	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7911	431	34	12.7	56.6%	52 (12.1%)	127 (29.5%)	34 (7.9%)	171 (39.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.4%)	20.1	1259^th of 1560 public elementary schools	19.3%		17.4	1291^st of 1558 public elementary schools	17.1%	32	35.7		40.7	38.2	21.8				47.5	42.1	56.4				65.3%	2.7%	$12,149
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	40.7%	13 (5.1%)	202 (79.8%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (12.6%)	26.2	1181^st of 1560 public elementary schools	24.3%		21	1243^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	20.2%	62		27.3		53.8		12.5	11.8	27.3		61.5		18.8	23.5	9.1			$11,036
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	63.3%	65 (16.5%)	225 (57.0%)	38 (9.6%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (15.2%)	13.6	1353^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	13.3%		15.6	1320^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.3%	33	29.8		39.2	32.0	19.1				47.1	34.0	40.4				93.9%	6.1%	$11,803
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	77.3%	19 (6.1%)	262 (83.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.9%)	10.3	1406^th of 1560 public elementary schools	9.9%		12	1368^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.2%	38	21.7	14.8	22.2	3.2	13.0	4.0	12.0	7.4	29.6	16.1	69.6	16.0	28.0	18.5	64.6%	3.1%	$10,424
Preston Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 Tallmadge Rd	Cuyahoga Falls	44221	Summit County	Cuyahoga Falls City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 926-3805	240	18	13.3	—	128 (53.3%)	42 (17.5%)	11 (4.6%)	33 (13.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.4%)	44.5	974^th of 1560 public elementary schools	37.6%		51.6	869^th of 1558 public elementary schools	44.2%	105	43.2		46.7	70.0	62.2				60.0	70.0	48.6						$14,203
Seiberling Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Brittain Rd	Akron	44305	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7956	463	32	14.6	72.8%	120 (25.9%)	237 (51.2%)	27 (5.8%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	64 (13.8%)	25.2	1192^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	23.6%		12.8	1358^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.8%	166	42.1		36.7	30.5	33.3				71.4	35.4	52.6				49.4%	2.6%	$12,320

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Hill Community Learning Center

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

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

Middle : Jennings Community Learning Center
High : North High School

Is Forest Hill Community Learning Center a good school?

Forest Hill Community Learning Center ranks in the bottom 24.9% of Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Forest Hill Community Learning Center in?

Akron City

How many students attend Forest Hill Community Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Forest Hill Community Learning Center.

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

Students at Forest Hill Community Learning Center are 38% Asian, 26% African American, 17% Hispanic, 12% White, 7% Two or more races.

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