Best Elementary Schools in Ohio

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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)
390438000694	1371	Oakland Park Alternative Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3392 Atwood Ter	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6058	279	18	15.5		77 (27.6%)	138 (49.5%)	20 (7.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (15.1%)	$13,552							11.8	12.6	1357	14
390437500357	1372	Oyler School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2121 Hatmaker St	Cincinnati	45204	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4100	525	35	14.8		164 (31.2%)	257 (49.0%)	34 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.3%)	$16,786							11.8	11.4	1386	14
390445101423	1373	North College Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6955 Grace Ave	Cincinnati	45239	Hamilton County	North College Hill City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 728-4787	481	28	17.1		35 (7.3%)	370 (76.9%)	15 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.9%)	$11,088							11.7	11.5	1383	10
390442301166	1374	Lockland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	125 S Cooper Ave	Lockland	45215	Hamilton County	Lockland Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 563-5000	232	15	15.4		51 (22.0%)	113 (48.7%)	37 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.9%)	$13,388							11.6	6.8	1485	111
390437800421	1375	Artemus Ward	Public	PK, KG-8	4315 W 140th St	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6200	487	23	21.1		118 (24.2%)	196 (40.2%)	133 (27.3%)	19 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	$13,372							11.6	10.9	1397	22
390438000575	1376	Valleyview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2989 Valleyview Dr	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6312	286	17	16.8		72 (25.2%)	92 (32.2%)	80 (28.0%)	12 (4.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (9.1%)	$16,555							11.5	23.1	1230	146
390438000601	1377	Cassady Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 N Cassady Ave	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5456	305	19	16		6 (2.0%)	226 (74.1%)	30 (9.8%)	29 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$12,417							11.4	16	1305	72
390449001828	1378	Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1075 Horace St	Toledo	43606	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-4200	358	21	17		26 (7.3%)	289 (80.7%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	$11,779							11.4	9.6	1417	39
390003302834	1379	Edge Learning	Public, Charter	K-5	92 N Union St	Akron	44304	Summit County	Edge Learning	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 535-4581	236	15	15.9		5 (2.1%)	211 (89.4%)	6 (2.5%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$10,373							11.4	6.4	1494	115
390437504280	1380	Academy Of World Languages School	Public	PK, KG-8	2030 Fairfax Ave	Cincinnati	45207	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-7800	535	39	13.8		21 (3.9%)	369 (69.0%)	104 (19.4%)	22 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	$14,023							11.3	12.5	1362	18

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.