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B−

Tussing Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

5501 Conduit Rd, Colonial Heights, VA 23834 · (804) 524-3440 · Part of Colonial Heights City Public Schools

Colonial Heights’ School Grade B− better than 47% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
652
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Tussing Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 12.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Colonial Heights kids: Colonial Heights Middle

On the path

Where Colonial Heights kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Tussing ElementaryYou are here
6–8Colonial Heights Middle700 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency58%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts71%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5501 Conduit Rd, Colonial Heights

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K46
Kindergarten106
Grade 185
Grade 2107
Grade 3100
Grade 4103
Grade 5105
Enrollment over time
580’20
588’21
623’22
649’23
652’24

Up 12.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 55%Black 18%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 10%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Tussing Elementary from Colonial Heights families.

Other schools in Colonial Heights City Public Schools

The district →
Lakeview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colonial Heights
C−
422 students12:1
North Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colonial Heights
C
311 students12:1
Colonial Heights Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Colonial Heights
C+
700 students13:1
Colonial Heights High
High · Grades 9–12 · Colonial Heights
A
886 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Colonial Heights’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.