Summary
Tussing Elementary School in Reynoldsburg, OH, is a K–4 school serving 647 students—the largest enrollment among the nearby elementary schools compared here—and it is part of Pickerington Local.
In 2025–2026, Tussing Elementary School ranked 1087th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools (30th percentile, 2 stars), while Pickerington Local ranked 249th of 773 Ohio districts (68th percentile, 3 stars). The most direct comparison is Fairfield Elementary School, which ranked 762nd of 1560 (51st percentile, 3 stars) and outperformed Tussing in all four tested subjects. Tussing’s proficiency rates were 50% in grade 3 math, 44.7% in grade 4 math, 53.8% in grade 3 ELA, and 58.3% in grade 4 ELA, below both district and state in nearly every subject. Math is the clearest weakness; grade 4 math fell sharply from 71.2% in 2024–2025 to 44.7% in 2025–2026. Attendance and class size are positives: chronic absenteeism was 13.8%, better than the district’s 18.3% and lower than most nearby schools, and the student-teacher ratio improved to 18:1.
Compared with nearby schools outside the district, Tussing Elementary School outperforms most Columbus City Schools District and several Reynoldsburg City schools. However, Sedalia Elementary (Groveport Madison Local) had higher 2025–2026 math proficiency in both grade 3 (61.3% vs. 50%) and grade 4 (62.5% vs. 44.7%), and Rose Hill Elementary (Reynoldsburg City) had much higher grade 3 ELA (77.5% vs. 53.8%). Tussing outperformed Herbert Mills, French Run, Slate Ridge, Woodcrest, Oakmont, and Liberty in grade 3–4 comparisons. Subgroup performance is uneven: the school shows some relative strengths, but special education students, English language learners, and low-income students have lower or declining relative ranks. Its free/reduced lunch rate (47.79% in 2023–2024) is lower than several nearby Reynoldsburg schools, yet Tussing does not consistently outperform them in math and ELA. Overall, Tussing is a large, well-attended school in a strong district with improving staffing, but its academic results are below district and state norms, it trails its same-district peer Fairfield, and the most urgent priorities appear to be grade 4 math, overall math achievement, and support for special education, English language learner, and low-income students.
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