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)
390434800018	1171	Forest Hill Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	850 Damon St	Akron	44310	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-1645	365	28	13		41 (11.2%)	90 (24.7%)	28 (7.7%)	172 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (8.8%)	$14,814							26.7	26.5	1188	17
390459102381	1172	Amesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	St. Rte. 329	Amesville	45711	Athens County	Federal Hocking Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 448-2501	219	16	13.6		200 (91.3%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.4%)	$16,150							26.7	32.1	1128	44
390482303169	1173	Silver Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	2010 Northover Rd	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Washington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 473-8274	653	36	18.1		377 (57.7%)	82 (12.6%)	102 (15.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (13.2%)	$11,293							26.6	22	1240	67
390053005240	1174	Buckeye On-Line School for Success	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	119 E Fifth St	East Liverpool	43920	Columbiana County	Buckeye On-Line School for Success	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(330) 385-1987	584	41	14.2		440 (75.3%)	53 (9.1%)	39 (6.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.0%)	$6,923							26.6	37.5	1071	103
390438000719	1175	Stewart Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	40 Stewart Ave	Columbus	43206	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5556	312	15	21.5		30 (9.6%)	243 (77.9%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.0%)	$15,399							26.6	26	1195	20
390025005193	1176	Ohio Connections Academy Inc	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	130 E. Wilson Bridge Rd	Worthington	43085	Franklin County	Ohio Connections Academy Inc	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(513) 234-4900	5,380	139	38.7		3,698 (68.7%)	786 (14.6%)	352 (6.5%)	50 (0.9%)	20 (0.4%)	7 (0.1%)	467 (8.7%)	$7,662							26.5	33.4	1107	69
390437800524	1177	Newton D Baker School	Public	PK, KG-8	3690 W 159th St	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6650	352	25	14		95 (27.0%)	156 (44.3%)	49 (13.9%)	12 (3.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.2%)	$14,295							26.3	16.2	1302	125
390011903854	1178	Innovation Academy West	Public, Charter	K-8	13111 Crossburn Ave	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	Innovation Academy West	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 772-1340	114	9	13.4		29 (25.4%)	43 (37.7%)	32 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.8%)	$11,657							26.3	17.4	1280	102
390439100874	1179	North Elementary School	Public	K-4	90 Maine Blvd	East Liverpool	43920	Columbiana County	East Liverpool City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 386-8772	407	24	17.3		334 (82.1%)	14 (3.4%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.8%)	$8,793							26.2	36.5	1082	97
390151105765	1180	Main Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1035 Clay St	Akron	44301	Summit County	Main Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(234) 738-1925	71	7	10.9		1 (1.4%)	65 (91.5%)	3 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	$13,888							26.1	10.2	1407	227

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