The top reported proficiency rate is 79% in Social studies. The lowest is 53% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Annehurst Elementary School
Annehurst Elementary is a neighborhood school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in Westerville, a mixed-use suburb northeast of Columbus. The school enrolls roughly four hundred students across its six grades, with a student body that is racially diverse and economically mixed. About half the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school serves students across a range of racial and ethnic backgrounds, with white students making up roughly half and black, Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial students together comprising the other half.
In the most recent testing year, the school showed mixed results across Ohio's State Tests. Students performed at proficiency rates in the low-to-mid range for English language arts and math, with notably stronger performance in English language arts. Science proficiency was below half. These results place Annehurst below the midpoint among elementary schools in Franklin County when looking at overall proficiency across tested subjects. The school achieved full testing participation across all three subjects, so these numbers represent the school's complete student population.
The housing market in the 43081 zip code where Annehurst is located reflects a middle-class suburban context. Home values sit at a level comfortably above what many suburban Ohio schools serve. Rents are moderate for the area. The mortgage-to-income ratio suggests housing is less affordable than the national median, though by a modest margin. In Westerville's broader context, the housing picture mixes older established neighborhoods near the historic downtown with newer suburban subdivisions. Some areas have real character and walkability, particularly the Uptown district around State Street near Otterbein University; much of the city, especially north of Schrock Road, follows typical 1990s and 2000s suburban patterns of cul-de-sacs and vinyl-sided homes.
The district serving Annehurst has navigated significant turbulence. Voters rejected a major combined operating levy and bond measure in November 2024, forcing the district to cut roughly thirty administrative, teaching, and support staff positions, reduce gifted enrichment services, and delay renovations at four schools. In response, the district returned to the ballot in November 2025 with an earned income tax levy, which voters approved. This new funding stream, effective January 2026, will generate ongoing annual revenue for the district from wages and self-employment income only, excluding retirement income, Social Security, and pension distributions. For working families in the school's attendance area, this is a direct shift in their tax obligation. The district also reversed course on religious release time policy twice in recent years, first rescinding a program allowing students to attend off-site Bible instruction, then reinstating it under new state law with stricter limits.
Westerville itself is in an active growth phase. The city is developing an 88-acre employment site, proposing mixed-use infill near its historic downtown including new housing and a hotel, and advancing zoning changes to allow accessory dwelling units. Several new suburban subdivisions are under development. This growth context suggests ongoing change in the school's enrollment and the community it serves.
Annehurst serves as a traditional elementary school within a district that has made recent strategic shifts in funding and programming. A parent evaluating this school should weigh the modest-to-mixed test results alongside the school's diverse peer environment, the housing market's middle-class character, and the fact that the district is now on more stable financial footing after the 2025 levy passage. The school operates within a community balancing preservation of its older core with active suburban development.
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