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)
390045705016	1231	Bennett Venture Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5130 Bennett Rd	Toledo	43612	Lucas County	Bennett Venture Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 269-2247	589	48	12.2		127 (21.6%)	288 (48.9%)	80 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	93 (15.8%)	$10,712							22.7	21.1	1250	19
390442601194	1232	Larkmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Nebraska	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 288-3203	438	23	19		133 (30.4%)	89 (20.3%)	153 (34.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (13.7%)	$12,437							22.6	20.5	1255	23
390139605579	1233	Zenith Academy East	Public, Charter	K-8	2261 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Zenith Academy East	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 577-0997	310	15	20.6		15 (4.8%)	290 (93.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,956							22.4	23.7	1222	11
390449001774	1234	Burroughs Elementary School	Public	K-8	2420 South Ave	Toledo	43609	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-2350	311	23	13.5		93 (29.9%)	128 (41.2%)	49 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (13.2%)	$14,097							22.2	26.4	1190	44
390434800048	1235	Pfeiffer Elementary School	Public	K-5	2081 9th St SW	Akron	44314	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 848-5244	210	17	12.3		90 (42.9%)	89 (42.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.3%)	$15,331							22.2	19.4	1265	30
390441001041	1236	Riverview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	250 Knightsbridge Dr	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5650	650	44	14.7		111 (17.1%)	165 (25.4%)	320 (49.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	12 (1.8%)	37 (5.7%)	$10,875							22.2	35.8	1084	152
390437505098	1237	Roll Hill School	Public	PK, KG-6	2411 Baltimore Ave	Cincinnati	45225	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4000	409	27	15		10 (2.4%)	341 (83.4%)	27 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	$14,308							22.2	16.7	1293	56
390449905417	1238	Jefferson Pk-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1543 Tod Ave SW	Warren	44485	Trumbull County	Warren City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 675-6960	725	43	16.8		201 (27.7%)	346 (47.7%)	54 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (17.1%)	$12,612							22.1	17.2	1285	47
390157605848	1239	Zenith Academy West	Public, Charter	K-8	3385 South Blvd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Zenith Academy West	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 272-6300	142	5	28.4		5 (3.5%)	134 (94.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$14,355							21.8	8.7	1437	198
390438405480	1240	Ruskin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	407 Ambrose Ct	Dayton	45410	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5680	523	31	16.8		182 (34.8%)	146 (27.9%)	168 (32.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	$13,901							21.7	12.2	1366	126

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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:

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

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.