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)
390442605286	1491	Palm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2319 E 34th St	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 277-1240	281	17	16.5		59 (21.0%)	57 (20.3%)	132 (47.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.7%)	$12,542							6.1	12.5	1363	128
390007303361	1492	Richard Allen Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	545 Odlin Ave	Dayton	45405	Montgomery County	Richard Allen Preparatory	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 951-2800	451	26	17.3		2 (0.4%)	435 (96.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$11,633							6.1	8.6	1440	52
390030504842	1493	A+ Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1395 Fair Ave	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	A+ Arts Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 725-1305	401	28	14.3		5 (1.2%)	370 (92.3%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	$12,129							6	5.9	1505	12
390437800449	1494	Dike School of Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	2501 E 61st St	Cleveland	44104	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-9150	330	17	19.4		1 (0.3%)	311 (94.2%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$15,783							6	6	1503	9
390437800526	1495	Orchard School	Public	PK, KG-8	4200 Bailey Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7350	492	29	16.9		92 (18.7%)	278 (56.5%)	100 (20.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.1%)	$13,290							5.9	8.3	1446	49
390162606026	1496	Case Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	107 S Arlington St	Akron	44306	Summit County	Case Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 394-0485	259	17	15.6		20 (7.7%)	216 (83.4%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	$9,818							5.9	5.8	1509	13
390444005331	1497	Rosa Parks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1210 S Verity Pkwy	Middletown	45044	Butler County	Middletown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 420-4552	582	31	18.7		176 (30.2%)	171 (29.4%)	151 (25.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	79 (13.6%)	$9,735							5.9	4.7	1529	32
390056405056	1498	East Bridge Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	4795 Evanswood Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	East Bridge Academy of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 987-2345	121	12	10.5		4 (3.3%)	109 (90.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)	$14,399							5.8	3.1	1578	80
390437800729	1499	Hannah Gibbons-Nottingham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1401 Larchmont Rd	Cleveland	44110	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0750	237	18	13.1		8 (3.4%)	217 (91.6%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$15,909							5.7	7	1479	20
390050605216	1500	Constellation Schools: Madison Community Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	2015 W 95th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Madison Community Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 651-5212	214				45 (21.0%)	45 (21.0%)	93 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (14.0%)	$9,142							5.6	3.4	1564	64

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.