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)
390470002736	1121	French Run Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 Epworth Ave	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 367-1950	377	20	19	76.9%	117 (31.0%)	143 (37.9%)	34 (9.0%)	43 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (10.1%)	$12,197							31.3	30.4	1145	24
390438000593	1122	Binns Elementary School	Public	K-5	1080 Binns Blvd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5911	294	15	19.6		147 (50.0%)	65 (22.1%)	33 (11.2%)	13 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.9%)	$15,608							31.3	33.7	1104	18
390003102807	1123	Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1425 Linn St	Cincinnati	45214	Hamilton County	Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 684-0777	975	63	15.4		6 (0.6%)	890 (91.3%)	32 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.8%)	$11,351							30.9	30.9	1141	18
390437800443	1124	Clark School	Public	PK, KG-8	2121 W 67th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7300	627	32	19.5		83 (13.2%)	145 (23.1%)	376 (60.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	$13,532							30.8	29.9	1148	24
390451702110	1125	Zane Grey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	711 Fess St	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Zanesville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 453-0575	938	56	16.6		588 (62.7%)	77 (8.2%)	32 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	238 (25.4%)	$10,754							30.5	36.8	1080	45
390459202385	1126	Trimble Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18500 Jacksonville Rd	Glouster	45732	Athens County	Trimble Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 767-2810	358	28	12.7		345 (96.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$13,389							30.4	29.1	1163	37
390029904836	1127	Pinnacle Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	860 E 222nd St	Euclid	44123	Cuyahoga County	Pinnacle Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 731-0127	730	35	20.8		7 (1.0%)	624 (85.5%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (11.1%)	$13,473							30.4	29.5	1155	28
390442204537	1128	Freedom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	575 Calumet Ave	Lima	45804	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3380	235	18	13		79 (33.6%)	84 (35.7%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (26.4%)	$13,004							30.3	18.8	1272	144
390154505793	1129	Discovery Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2740 W Central Ave	Toledo	43606	Lucas County	Discovery Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 214-3266	341	24	14.5		98 (28.7%)	168 (49.3%)	37 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.1%)	$11,057							30.1	26.2	1192	63
390439400888	1130	Westwood Elementary School	Public	K-4	42331 Griswold Rd	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 284-8002	472	25	18.6	79.2%	185 (39.2%)	88 (18.6%)	103 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (20.1%)	$5,434							30.1	32.3	1121	9

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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.

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