Schools in Zip Code 44236

ZIP code 44236 in Hudson, Ohio, has five schools serving PK–K through grade 12, all in the Hudson City district, a top-ranked Ohio district at 14th of 773 (98th percentile, 5 stars) with 4,468 students. The schools are McDowell Early Learning School (PK–K), Ellsworth Hill Elementary School (1–2), East Woods Intermediate School (3–5), Hudson Middle School (6–8), and Hudson High School (9–12). Hudson Middle School ranks 9th of 1,046 middle schools (99th percentile, 5 stars), Hudson High School ranks 14th of 795 high schools (98th percentile, 5 stars), and East Woods Intermediate School ranks 73rd of 1,560 elementary schools (95th percentile, 5 stars).

Test results are far above state averages. At Hudson Middle School, Algebra I and Geometry EOC proficiency is 100.0% for two straight years, with Science 8 at 93.6%, ELA 7 at 94.7%, Math 8 at 90.9%, and ELA 8 at 92.7%. At Hudson High School, 2025–26 proficiency ranges from 87.0% in Geometry to 97.4% in American Government, with English II at 93.5% and Algebra I at 91.6%. East Woods Intermediate School has ELA 5 at 95.0%, Science 5 at 92.2%, and Math 4 at 92.8%, though ELA 4 is lower at 85.3%. Ellsworth Hill Elementary School and McDowell Early Learning School have no state test records because they serve grades 1–2 and PK–K.

Chronic absenteeism rises with grade level: 4.0% at McDowell Early Learning School, 5.6% at Ellsworth Hill Elementary School, 6.5% at East Woods Intermediate School, 7.7% at Hudson Middle School, and 13.7% at Hudson High School, versus 8.8% district-wide; the high school is the clear outlier. Economic disadvantage is low, with free/reduced lunch under 10% at every school, from 4.86% at Ellsworth Hill Elementary School to 9.15% at Hudson Middle School. Per-student spending is dated (2018–19) and ranges from $11,142 at Ellsworth Hill Elementary School to $12,488 at McDowell Early Learning School. Overall, this is a high-performing, low-poverty cluster, with high school attendance the main concern.