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)
390134605469	1511	Madison Avenue School of Arts	Public, Charter	K-6	1511 Madison Ave	Toledo	43604	Lucas County	Madison Avenue School of Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 259-4000	460	22	20.9		9 (2.0%)	394 (85.7%)	27 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	$10,706							5.2	5.2	1524	13
390044105000	1512	Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati	Public, Charter	K-8	1055 Laidlaw Ave	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 242-0099	176	17	10.3		1 (0.6%)	159 (90.3%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.8%)	$16,728							5.2	9.9	1412	100
390434805982	1513	I Promise School	Public	3-8	400 W Market St	Akron	44303	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-1516	576	53	10.9		87 (15.1%)	324 (56.3%)	40 (6.9%)	60 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.1%)	$5,667							5.1	4.1	1543	30
390155005772	1514	Eastland Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2741 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Eastland Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 547-4493	367	15	24.4		36 (9.8%)	248 (67.6%)	57 (15.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	$11,257							5	14	1337	177
390449001783	1515	East Broadway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1755 E Broadway St	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-7200	411	32	12.8		145 (35.3%)	104 (25.3%)	97 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (15.6%)	$13,052							5	5.8	1507	8
390439400896	1516	Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1215 Middle Ave	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 284-8007	421	23	18.4	89.5%	103 (24.5%)	125 (29.7%)	123 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (16.4%)	$12,699							4.9	10.9	1393	123
390161005992	1517	Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1414 Gault St	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 300-3685	134	7	19.1		7 (5.2%)	100 (74.6%)	17 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.7%)	$5,224							4.9	4.6	1532	15
390438400776	1518	Belle Haven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4401 Free Pike	Dayton	45416	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-4220	449	28	16		22 (4.9%)	396 (88.2%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	$15,288							4.9	5.2	1521	3
390145705678	1519	University of Cleveland Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	1906 E 40th St	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	University of Cleveland Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 361-9720	189	9	21		0 (0.0%)	174 (92.1%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	$13,673							4.9	4.6	1531	12
390437800418	1520	Andrew J Rickoff	Public	PK, KG-8	3500 E 147th St	Cleveland	44120	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4150	430	29	14.8		13 (3.0%)	401 (93.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$13,171							4.8	8.2	1449	71

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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:

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

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.