Best Elementary Schools in Ohio

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Ohio State Tests test scores by the Ohio Department of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, September 15, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1577)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
390437506198	1311	Cincinnati Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	425 Ezzard Charles Dr	Cincinnati	45203	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(513) 363-2040	1,016	27	38		241 (23.7%)	613 (60.3%)	51 (5.0%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	100 (9.8%)	$12,102							16	12.2	1367	56
390438000626	1312	East Linden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2505 Brentnell Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5459	283	17	16.6		21 (7.4%)	187 (66.1%)	52 (18.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.7%)	$15,797							16	7.3	1468	156
390437500366	1313	Roberts Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-11	1702 Grand Ave	Cincinnati	45214	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4600	765	51	15		38 (5.0%)	174 (22.7%)	542 (70.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	$12,883							15.8	14.1	1331	18
390440400580	1314	Maple Leaf Elementary School	Public	4-5	5764 Turney Rd	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	Garfield Heights City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 662-3800	449	24	18.7		39 (8.7%)	344 (76.6%)	18 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.0%)	$13,538							15.7	9.3	1423	109
390449001779	1315	Byrnedale Elementary School	Public	K-8	3635 Glendale Ave	Toledo	43614	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-2200	343	29	11.8		84 (24.5%)	149 (43.4%)	59 (17.2%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (11.7%)	$12,959							15.5	25.2	1199	116
390449001813	1316	McKinley STEMM Academy	Public	K-8	3344 Westland Ave	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3750	279	20	13.9		59 (21.1%)	151 (54.1%)	27 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (15.1%)	$16,434							15.4	16.8	1290	26
390002701572	1317	Middlebury Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	88 Kent St	Akron	44305	Summit County	Middlebury Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 752-2766	145	13	11.1		16 (11.0%)	118 (81.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	$13,005							15.4	8.4	1445	128
390443304539	1318	William H. Taft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Robinson St	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4500	394	24	16.4		269 (68.3%)	24 (6.1%)	43 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (14.7%)	$11,560							15.4	8.6	1441	123
390057505067	1319	Mt. Healthy Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7601 Harrison Ave	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Mt. Healthy Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 587-6280	177	20	9		3 (1.7%)	154 (87.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.0%)	$12,145							15.3	17.4	1281	38
390442601191	1320	Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	610 W 20th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1080	251	18	13.9		55 (21.9%)	76 (30.3%)	92 (36.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.2%)	$12,983							15.3	12.8	1353	33

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Ohio State Tests Mathematics, Ohio State Tests English Language Arts, Ohio State Tests Science test scores released by the Ohio Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 15, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Ohio Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.