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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSLAW LOCAL·NCES 390499503777
Tuslaw Elementary School
1920 Manchester Ave NW, Massillon, OH 44647 · (330) 837-7809 · Stark County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
168 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 105 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 14% larger than its 4th grade class (92).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Tuslaw Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
76.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.3pp since 2021
Math
81.0%
OH avg 56.1% . -4.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.8% | 82.4% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 82.3% |
| 2021-22 | 76.3% | 85.7% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
80.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Tuslaw Elementary School
Tuslaw Elementary School's state test result (80.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuslaw Elementary School this school | 482 | 34.9% | 80.1% |
| Berkshire Elementary Burton | 517 | 35.2% | 64.9% |
| Buckeye Valley East Elementary School Ashley | 441 | 33.8% | 71.5% |
| Versailles Elementary School Versailles | 471 | 33.3% | 93.1% |
| Nashport Elementary School Nashport | 540 | 35.4% | 81.8% |
| Suffield Elementary School Mogadore | 421 | 35.6% | 78.2% |
Matched among Ohio elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Tuslaw Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Stark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #243 of 673 | #10 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #347 of 1,569 ▼ 72 | #15 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #412 of 1,569 ▼ 87 | #13 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #293 of 1,514 | #10 of 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #539 of 1,808 | #13 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #1,452 of 1,582 | #44 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.1% | #1,341 of 1,590 | #42 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.9% | #460 of 767 | #15 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #673 of 992 | #12 of 21 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
482
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
+162% since 1990-91, when it was 184
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 21.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 482 | 22 | 21.9:1 | 35% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 21 | 22.4:1 | 33% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 24 | 20.0:1 | 24% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 22 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 526 | 22 | 23.9:1 | 35% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 25 | 20.2:1 | 38% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 12 | 23.5:1 | 34% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 239 | 12 | 19.9:1 | 28% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 184 | 9 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tuslaw Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (526 to 482); teachers unchanged (22 to 22).
About Tuslaw Elementary School
Tuslaw Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Tuslaw Local in Massillon, Ohio. It covers kindergarten through 4, with a total enrollment of 482 students.
Tuslaw Local has 3 schools; together they serve 1,282 students.
Tuslaw Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 93% White. It is also 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Stark County is roughly 85% White. By the diversity index, Tuslaw Elementary School comes in at 14%.
Tuslaw Elementary School operates with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 21.9:1. That ratio is over the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. Tuslaw Elementary School reports 35% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Stark County, the average is about the same, 36%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Tuslaw Elementary School is 75.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 80.1%.
Within Stark County, median household income is about $67,934, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Stark County number 101 and enroll about 53,798.
The nearest other public school, Tuslaw High School, is about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Tuslaw Elementary School. Of the 4 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Tuslaw Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Tuslaw Elementary School saw enrollment rise 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Stark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
373,713
Census ACS
Median income
$67,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
101
53,798 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tuslaw Local
- Tuslaw Middle SchoolMiddle · 432 students
- Tuslaw High SchoolHigh · 368 students
Other schools in Massillon
- Jackson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Jackson Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,313 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,211 students
- Massillon Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 900 students
- Strausser Elementary SchoolElementary · 819 students
Nearby schools
- Tuslaw High School0.2 mi · 368
- Tuslaw Middle School0.2 mi · 432
- Massillon Junior High School2.5 mi · 607
- Massillon Intermediate School2.5 mi · 900
- Gorrell Elementary School2.7 mi · 338
- Whittier Elementary School4.5 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Tuslaw Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Tuslaw Elementary School?
Tuslaw Elementary School enrolls approximately 482 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Tuslaw Elementary School serve?
Tuslaw Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Tuslaw Elementary School?
Approximately 21.9:1 students per teacher at Tuslaw Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Tuslaw Elementary School?
Student demographics at Tuslaw Elementary School are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Tuslaw Elementary School in?
Tuslaw Elementary School is part of Tuslaw Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.