Best Elementary Schools in Ohio

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							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)
390434800028	1091	Sam Salem Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1222 W Waterloo Rd	Akron	44314	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 848-5231	352	27	12.9		177 (50.3%)	104 (29.5%)	15 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (15.6%)	$14,792							34.4	44.3	995	96
390434800061	1092	Voris Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	1885 Glenmount Ave	Akron	44319	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 773-6926	261	23	11.6		78 (29.9%)	87 (33.3%)	26 (10.0%)	29 (11.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	39 (14.9%)	$15,802							34.3	24	1217	125
390470005131	1093	Slate Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10466 Taylor Rd SW	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 501-5500	607	29	20.9	68.4%	66 (10.9%)	329 (54.2%)	68 (11.2%)	77 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (11.0%)	$10,244							34.2	24.1	1214	121
390438400791	1094	River's Edge Montessori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	108 Linwood St	Dayton	45405	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-4640	500	27	18.5		131 (26.2%)	312 (62.4%)	19 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.2%)	$16,081							34.1	24.9	1205	111
390487503388	1095	Wright Brothers Elementary School	Public	K-6	5758 Harshmanville Rd	Huber Heights	45424	Montgomery County	Huber Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 237-6355	684	34	20	49.4%	362 (52.9%)	158 (23.1%)	71 (10.4%)	22 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (10.4%)	$10,856							34	31.9	1129	34
390055005262	1096	Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3474 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 324-4585	333	24	13.8		9 (2.7%)	269 (80.8%)	20 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.0%)	$11,935							33.8	24.8	1208	112
390437900566	1097	Boulevard Elementary School	Public	K-5	1749 Lee Rd	Cleveland Heights	44118	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Heights-University Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 371-7140	258	18	14.3		39 (15.1%)	193 (74.8%)	9 (3.5%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	$18,834							33.8	39.5	1054	43
390013805188	1098	Wildwood Environmental Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1546 Dartford Rd	Maumee	43537	Lucas County	Wildwood Environmental Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 868-9885	336	26	13.1	36.0%	211 (62.8%)	76 (22.6%)	35 (10.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	$11,011							33.7	47.6	964	134
390439900961	1099	Fostoria Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1202 H L Ford Dr	Fostoria	44830	Seneca County	Fostoria City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 436-4125	1,066	68	15.6		550 (51.6%)	70 (6.6%)	271 (25.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	170 (15.9%)	$9,963							33.6	31.4	1136	37
390133005487	1100	KIPP Columbus	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2900 INSPIRE Drive	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	KIPP Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 263-6137	2,084	236	8.8		44 (2.1%)	1,780 (85.4%)	97 (4.7%)	6 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	152 (7.3%)	$13,535							33.5	32.1	1124	24

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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.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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

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