Tornado Academy, Tiffin OH - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Tornado Academy

Tornado Academy serves kindergarten through twelfth grade as a regular public school in Tiffin, Ohio, situated within Tiffin City Schools. The school's enrollment is small, distributed across a wide grade span with the heaviest concentration in high school grades. The student body is predominantly white, with modest representation from Hispanic students and a very small share from other racial groups.

The academic profile is mixed and marked by thin testing data. State test results are available only for grades three through eight in math, English language arts, and grade eight in science. Performance varies considerably by grade and subject. In eighth-grade English and science, students performed proficiently at rates comparable to students meeting standards. Seventh-grade English showed modest proficiency, while seventh-grade math was substantially lower. In the elementary grades tested, results ranged from full proficiency in third-grade English to zero proficiency in third-grade and sixth-grade math. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Seneca County, suggesting that state test performance trails peers in the county.

A significant caveat applies: Tornado Academy does not report state testing data for high school grades, and enrollment numbers suggest the tested population in middle grades is very small, sometimes only one or two students per grade-subject combination. This raises questions about the stability and representativeness of these proficiency rates. A parent may want to look into whether the school has more robust assessment information, how class sizes affect instruction in particular grades, and what opportunities exist in high school subjects, since state testing does not capture that span.

The school spans an unusually broad grade range for a single building, from early elementary through grade twelve. This structure may create distinct learning environments and peer groups across age levels rather than the separation typical of K-8 or 6-12 configurations. A parent should understand whether this grade configuration is part of a deliberate pedagogical approach or reflects district enrollment patterns.

No data on graduation rate, chronic absenteeism, staffing, course offerings, special education or English learner services, discipline, or programs was available in the provided information. These are important dimensions of school experience that the public data do not capture for this school. Parents considering enrollment would benefit from direct conversations with the school about high school course options, college and career preparation, extracurricular activities, support services, and any specialized programs.

Housing in the Tiffin area is moderately priced relative to national levels, and the city is in active reinvestment, with new workforce housing developments underway and downtown revitalization efforts. Tiffin has a mixed economic base centered on manufacturing, education, and healthcare, so the community context offers multiple employment pathways. Importantly, Tiffin City Schools passed an earned income tax levy in late 2025, the district's first new operating revenue in over a decade. This will fund teachers, transportation, and student programs, though the district continues to plan budget reductions for remaining shortfalls. Families relocating to the district will both pay this earned income tax and benefit from the program stability it provides.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 30%

School 0% · district not reported

▼ 62 pts below state median

Grade 60%

School 0% · district not reported

▼ 22 pts below state median

Grade 717%

School 17% · district not reported

▼ 1 pts below state median

Grade 867%

School 67% · district not reported

▲ 67 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 3100%

School 100% · district not reported

▲ 42 pts above state median

Grade 60%

School 0% · district not reported

▼ 41 pts below state median

Grade 743%

School 43% · district not reported

even with state median

Grade 8100%

School 100% · district not reported

▲ 70 pts above state median

Science

Grade 867%

School 67% · district not reported

▲ 37 pts above state median

This schoolTiffin City Schools, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income0%Higher-income100%100 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income100%Higher-income100%0 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income100%Higher-income100%0 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income0%Higher-income0%0 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income100%Higher-income0%100 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income0%Higher-income100%100 pp gap