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)
390470002738	1101	Herbert Mills Elementary School	Public	K-5	6826 Retton Rd	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 367-2160	419	19	22.6	55.1%	106 (25.3%)	146 (34.8%)	43 (10.3%)	81 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.3%)	$10,840							33.4	34	1101
390148205756	1102	STEAM Academy of Warrensville Heights	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 Richmond Rd Ste 3000	Warrensville Heights	44128	Cuyahoga County	STEAM Academy of Warrensville Heights	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 595-2866	248	13	19		3 (1.2%)	233 (94.0%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$10,664							32.9	28.2	1171	69
390439400892	1103	Ely Elementary School	Public	K-4	312 Gulf Rd	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 284-8005	453	24	18.7	70.0%	215 (47.5%)	68 (15.0%)	76 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (20.8%)	$13,543							32.9	23.5	1227	124
390437800730	1104	Louisa May Alcott Elementary School	Public	K-5	10308 Baltic Rd	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6500	173	11	15.7		48 (27.7%)	99 (57.2%)	14 (8.1%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.2%)	$14,595							32.8	21.8	1242	138
390438004320	1105	Gables Elementary School	Public	K-5	1680 Becket Ave	Columbus	43235	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5499	428	22	19.4		180 (42.1%)	69 (16.1%)	65 (15.2%)	88 (20.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	$14,470							32.8	32.5	1118	13
390137505565	1106	Columbus Bilingual Academy-North	Public, Charter	K-8	2100 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus Bilingual Academy-North	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 547-4500	475	19	25		14 (2.9%)	39 (8.2%)	414 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$9,035							32.8	27.5	1175	69
390444001327	1107	Mayfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3325 Burbank Ave	Middletown	45044	Butler County	Middletown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 420-4549	451	23	19.6		247 (54.8%)	67 (14.9%)	83 (18.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (10.9%)	$9,310							32.7	32.1	1127	20
390437500344	1108	John P. Parker School	Public	PK, KG-6	5051 Anderson Pl	Cincinnati	45227	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-2900	343	22	15.4		27 (7.9%)	256 (74.6%)	17 (5.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.7%)	$13,303							32.7	38	1065	43
390437100260	1109	Worley Elementary School	Public	K-6	1340 23rd St NW	Canton	44709	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 452-5748	307	19	15.7		120 (39.1%)	106 (34.5%)	24 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (18.6%)	$14,639							32.6	26.5	1189	80
390438000712	1110	Siebert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	385 Reinhard Ave	Columbus	43206	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6613	314	17	18.4		37 (11.8%)	81 (25.8%)	175 (55.7%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$14,737							32.3	36.4	1083	27

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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.