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)
390437800417	1471	Almira	Public	PK, KG-8	3375 W 99th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6150	496	26	19		100 (20.2%)	180 (36.3%)	176 (35.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.5%)	$14,602							7	8.3	1448	23
390437500379	1472	South Avondale School	Public	PK, KG-6	636 Prospect Pl	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5500	288	18	16.2		2 (0.7%)	269 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.9%)	$15,035							6.9	6	1502	30
390015104763	1473	GOAL Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	890 W 4th St Ste 400	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	GOAL Digital Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(877) 659-1900	772	30	25.5		644 (83.4%)	40 (5.2%)	45 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.4%)	$7,256							6.9	11.8	1375	98
390437800507	1474	Mary B Martin School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-10	8200 Brookline Ave	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1600	202	15	13.4		4 (2.0%)	188 (93.1%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$15,068							6.9	4.4	1538	64
390438000734	1475	West Broad Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2744 W Broad St	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5964	369	19	19.4		123 (33.3%)	106 (28.7%)	90 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.6%)	$20,187							6.9	6.7	1486	11
390152105801	1476	Imagine Columbus Primary Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	4656 Heaton Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Imagine Columbus Primary Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 433-7510	206	8	25.7		3 (1.5%)	64 (31.1%)	7 (3.4%)	131 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$11,526							6.8	8.7	1438	38
390437800547	1477	Walton School	Public	PK, KG-8	3409 Walton Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7500	222	12	18.5		45 (20.3%)	60 (27.0%)	111 (50.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$13,972							6.7	3.9	1552	75
390449001791	1478	Glendale-Feilbach Elementary School	Public	K-8	2317 Cass Rd	Toledo	43614	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-2650	353	28	12.6		90 (25.5%)	183 (51.8%)	39 (11.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.0%)	$12,680							6.7	7.1	1476	2
390434800017	1479	Firestone Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	1479 Girard St	Akron	44301	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 773-1308	315	24	13		70 (22.2%)	169 (53.7%)	15 (4.8%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (17.1%)	$14,129							6.7	12	1370	109
390451602080	1480	M L King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2724 Mariner Ave	Youngstown	44505	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-7823	329	20	16.4		24 (7.3%)	129 (39.2%)	160 (48.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	$14,438							6.5	8.3	1447	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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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