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)
390438004319	1201	Oakmont Elementary School	Public	K-5	5666 Oakmont Dr	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5385	280	15	18.6		8 (2.9%)	173 (61.8%)	71 (25.4%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	$14,299							24.6	27.3	1177	24
390449905430	1202	McGuffey Pk-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	3465 Tod Ave NW	Warren	44485	Trumbull County	Warren City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 841-2321	791	44	17.9		224 (28.3%)	400 (50.6%)	40 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (15.9%)	$12,631							24.5	21.7	1243	41
390438004520	1203	Woodcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5321 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6747	262	16	16.3		8 (3.1%)	196 (74.8%)	27 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.5%)	$16,140							24.4	23.2	1229	26
390438000614	1204	Cranbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	908 Bricker Blvd	Columbus	43221	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5497	266	18	14.7		121 (45.5%)	34 (12.8%)	49 (18.4%)	50 (18.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.4%)	$14,246							24.2	44.5	993	211
390444001339	1205	Wildwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Wildwood Rd	Middletown	45042	Butler County	Middletown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 420-4564	439	22	19.9		252 (57.4%)	32 (7.3%)	89 (20.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (13.9%)	$10,283							24.1	18.1	1277	72
390441005557	1206	Fairwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	281 Fair Avenue	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5610	648	43	15		269 (41.5%)	58 (9.0%)	252 (38.9%)	8 (1.2%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.7%)	46 (7.1%)	$10,265							24.1	32.8	1113	93
390434800019	1207	Barber Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	665 Garry Rd	Akron	44305	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7911	312	27	11.5		70 (22.4%)	161 (51.6%)	27 (8.7%)	19 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (10.6%)	$13,847							24.1	16	1306	99
390437500349	1208	Midway School	Public	PK, KG-6	3156 Glenmore Ave	Cincinnati	45211	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3500	561	31	18.3		55 (9.8%)	385 (68.6%)	69 (12.3%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.3%)	$13,826							24	16.5	1297	89
390447401604	1209	The Sandusky Intermediate School	Public	3-6	2020 Hayes Ave	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Sandusky City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 984-1200	909	50	18		309 (34.0%)	321 (35.3%)	62 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	217 (23.9%)	$7,372							24	25.2	1200	9
390047005029	1210	Horizon Science Academy-Cleveland Middle School	Public, Charter	K-8	6100 S Marginal Rd	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	Horizon Science Academy-Cleveland Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 432-9940	227	22	10.3		4 (1.8%)	210 (92.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$15,214							23.9	24.9	1206	4

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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