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)
390045405013	1361	Horizon Science Academy-Denison Middle School	Public, Charter	K-8	1700 Denison Ave	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Horizon Science Academy-Denison Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 739-9911	251	23	10.8		16 (6.4%)	136 (54.2%)	73 (29.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.0%)	$12,136							12.6	13.6	1340	21
391002701539	1362	East Portsmouth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5929 Harding Ave	Sciotoville	45662	Scioto County	Portsmouth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 776-6444	153	10	15.3		126 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.7%)	$12,624							12.6	28.1	1172	190
390438000735	1363	West Mound Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2051 W Mound St	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5968	323	16	20.1		117 (36.2%)	113 (35.0%)	38 (11.8%)	10 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	42 (13.0%)	$16,314							12.5	7.1	1475	112
390438405101	1364	Charity Adams Earley Girls Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	440 Shoup Mill Rd	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5840	214	17	12.5		16 (7.5%)	186 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	$20,471							12.5	13.2	1347	17
390435105520	1365	Superior Intermediate School	Public	1-4	2308 Wade Ave	Ashtabula	44004	Ashtabula County	Ashtabula Area City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 992-1270	436	23	18.9		229 (52.5%)	22 (5.0%)	111 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (17.0%)	$11,439							12.5	27.5	1174	191
390439505277	1366	Bluestone Elementary School	Public	K-5	1455 E 260th St	Euclid	44132	Cuyahoga County	Euclid City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 797-6300	319	21	15.1		3 (0.9%)	282 (88.4%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	$14,769							12.4	6.5	1491	125
390443304540	1367	James A. Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1170 Brookside Rd	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4444	368	22	16.7		286 (77.7%)	14 (3.8%)	30 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.3%)	$9,972							12.2	15.8	1308	59
390003802844	1368	Summit Academy Akron Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	2503 Leland Ave	Akron	44312	Summit County	Summit Academy Akron Elementary School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 253-7441	103	8	13.7		51 (49.5%)	29 (28.2%)	7 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (15.5%)	$13,807							12.1	12.5	1361	7
390152605779	1369	East Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	15720 Kipling Ave	Cleveland	44110	Cuyahoga County	East Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 383-1214	267	14	19.7		1 (0.4%)	248 (92.9%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	$12,701							12.1	7.1	1474	105
390438000709	1370	Shady Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1444 Shady Lane Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5391	330	18	18.3		49 (14.8%)	211 (63.9%)	38 (11.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.5%)	$15,234							11.9	8.9	1433	63

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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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