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Herbert Mills Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1272^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Herbert Mills Elementary School is a K–5 school at 6826 Retton Rd in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, serving 431 students as one of six elementaries in the Reynoldsburg City district. Over the past decade it has slipped from roughly the middle of Ohio's elementary schools — the 51st percentile in 2018–19 — to the bottom fifth: the 18th percentile and 1 star in 2025–26, a 13-point single-year drop that is the largest one-year move in its recorded history.

In 2025–26, Herbert Mills scored below both its district and the state in all seven tested subject-and-grade combinations, from 25% proficient in 5th-grade math (state: 59.1%) to 48.6% in 3rd-grade reading. Math is the deeper deficit — about 32% proficient across tested grades versus roughly 45% in reading — while 5th-grade science, at 46%, comes closest to district and state levels. Every tested area fell compared with 2024–25, and almost every reported student subgroup declined too, which points to a school-wide change rather than one weak subject.

The most instructive comparison is Taylor Road Elementary School, 2.7 miles away: same district, nearly identical enrollment (419) and poverty rate, and almost the same per-student spending — yet it outscores Herbert Mills on every reported measure, with chronic absenteeism of 14.9% versus 31.8% and class sizes of 13.3 versus 17.9. Attendance is the clearest dividing line locally: every Reynoldsburg elementary with absenteeism under 20% ranks 13–23 percentile points higher. Herbert Mills has improved class sizes (from 22.6 to 17.9 students per teacher) without lifting results, and it still outperforms nearby Columbus City Schools District elementaries that spend more per student.

431

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,687

Per pupil spending ?

73.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

6826 Retton Rd
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-2934

(614) 367-2160

District: Reynoldsburg City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.7%

White:

29.0%

Hispanic:

15.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (39% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg51%

Ohio avg64%

1,272^nd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Reynoldsburg City

582^nd of 773Reynoldsburg 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	18.7	1272 of 1560	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.7	1081 of 1558	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1101 of 1577	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	1101 of 1596	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	1005 of 1588	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	944 of 1610	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.1	821 of 1676	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	835 of 1636	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.2	950 of 1651	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.7	814 of 1678	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.7	654 of 1684	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.7	1037 of 1687	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.4	912 of 1701	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.4	944 of 1709	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.7	1113 of 1686	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.1	902 of 1662	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.7	939 of 1610	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.0	989 of 1582	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.7	741 of 1609	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.8	714 of 1504	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.6	787 of 1501	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	64.0	590 of 1471	59.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	371 of 631	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.8	182 of 615	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	54.9	218 of 603	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	151 of 610	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	141 of 601	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	58 of 533	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	65 of 605	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	59 of 598	90.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	24.7	69 of 80	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	71 of 78	9.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.9	52 of 78	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	30.0	763 of 1021	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	266 of 318	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	59.8	104 of 281	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	118 of 258	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	119 of 239	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	73 of 213	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.0	29 of 183	84.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	1181 of 1452	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.0	1014 of 1452	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	978 of 1466	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	914 of 1483	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	934 of 1488	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	911 of 1467	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.8	758 of 1502	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.4	682 of 1518	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	40.8	648 of 759	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	1203 of 1467	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.9	978 of 1473	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	1003 of 1484	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	981 of 1447	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	722 of 1419	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.2	541 of 1404	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	378 of 1465	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	539 of 1465	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	1249 of 1467	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.8	1081 of 1466	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	1146 of 1485	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1133 of 1498	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	996 of 1518	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	896 of 1499	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.9	735 of 1535	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	903 of 1536	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	104 of 218	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.1	26 of 154	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	50 of 166	69.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	784 of 914	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	793 of 935	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	652 of 900	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	753 of 856	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	1015 of 1181	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	1031 of 1175	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	967 of 1190	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	1119 of 1215	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	47.0	763 of 1242	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	887 of 1249	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.7	657 of 1271	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	800 of 1309	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile+22 vs school

African American (2026)41st percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2018)25th percentile-24 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)16th percentile~ school

Male (2026)15th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)15th percentile-34 vs school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2023)14th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science46%-17 vs state

English Language Arts45%-20 vs state

Mathematics32%-31 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 6, 2019

The principal and a lot of the staff is racist. The students are diverse but the teachers and staff are not. The principal is a poor leader and I wouldn't suggest this school to any parent. 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)			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/reduced lunch (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th 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	Total
Herbert Mills Elementary School	Public	K-5	6826 Retton Rd	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 367-2160	431	24	17.9	73.5%	125 (29.0%)	167 (38.7%)	66 (15.3%)	20 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (12.1%)	18.7	1272^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	18.5%		33.7	1081^st of 1558 public elementary schools	30.6%	191	46.0	31.1	38.6	25.0	48.6	41.4	44.4	$11,687
French Run Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 Epworth Ave	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 367-1950	389	21	18.6	75.1%	104 (26.7%)	150 (38.6%)	41 (10.5%)	52 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (10.3%)	17.9	1287^th of 1560 public elementary schools	17.5%		36	1062^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	31.8%	225	26.1	49.1	24.6	21.7	54.7	43.1	39.1	$12,546
Rose Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	760 Rosehill Rd	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 367-2380	393	21	18.4	64.6%	126 (32.1%)	141 (35.9%)	48 (12.2%)	19 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	58 (14.8%)	42.2	1003^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	35.7%		37.1	1046^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.9%	43	60.9	50.7	41.4	36.2	77.5	55.7	62.9	$12,067
Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 McNaughten Rd	Columbus	43213	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5388	521	26	20.0	—	39 (7.5%)	296 (56.8%)	114 (21.9%)	35 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.1%)	22.3	1229^th of 1560 public elementary schools	21.2%		32.8	1094^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.8%	135	44.9	26.4	38.4	30.4	43.5	46.6	60.9	$13,732
Oakmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5666 Oakmont Dr	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5385	307	17	18.0	—	14 (4.6%)	210 (68.4%)	64 (20.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	14.7	1330^th of 1560 public elementary schools	14.7%		15	1328^th of 1558 public elementary schools	14.8%	2	16.7	32.5	38.3	18.6	41.5	51.1	41.9	$14,597
Tussing Elementary School	Public	K-4	7117 Tussing Rd	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 759-3400	647	36	18.0	—	93 (14.4%)	342 (52.9%)	55 (8.5%)	111 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.0%)	34.6	1087^th of 1560 public elementary schools	30.3%		48.3	922^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	40.8%	165		50.0	44.7		53.8	58.3		$10,933
Woodcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5321 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6747	286	16	17.8	—	14 (4.9%)	213 (74.5%)	19 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (13.3%)	12.7	1369^th of 1560 public elementary schools	12.2%		20.9	1246^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.0%	123	25.9	27.9	38.5	26.9	34.9	45.0	33.3	$17,589
Slate Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10466 Taylor Rd SW	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 501-5500	582	28	21.1	66.8%	65 (11.2%)	314 (54.0%)	59 (10.1%)	77 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (11.3%)	28.5	1151^st of 1560 public elementary schools	26.2%		37.5	1041^st of 1558 public elementary schools	33.2%	110	54.3	40.3	49.4	31.4	49.3	42.4	61.4	$11,892
Waggoner Road Elementary	Public	K-5	340 Waggoner Rd	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 501-5600	691	35	19.7	67.3%	116 (16.8%)	236 (34.2%)	96 (13.9%)	183 (26.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.4%)	36	1074^th of 1560 public elementary schools	31.2%		34	1078^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.8%	4	54.3	56.5	51.2	32.9	60.9	48.2	58.6	$11,690
Taylor Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	8200 Taylor Rd SW	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 367-2930	419	31	13.3	71.1%	61 (14.6%)	132 (31.5%)	26 (6.2%)	180 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	47.4	928^th of 1560 public elementary schools	40.5%		53.6	838^th of 1558 public elementary schools	46.2%	90	53.8	50.8	60.3	42.5	75.4	57.1	70.0	$12,359

Frequently Asked Questions about Herbert Mills Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Herbert Mills Elementary School?

Students at Herbert Mills Elementary School are 39% African American, 29% White, 15% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is Herbert Mills Elementary School in?

Reynoldsburg City

Is Herbert Mills Elementary School a good school?

Herbert Mills Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.5% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Herbert Mills Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Herbert Mills Elementary School.

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