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)
390134405464	1441	Sullivant Avenue Community School	Public, Charter	K-6	3435 Sullivant Ave	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Sullivant Avenue Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 308-5991	277	19	14.5		24 (8.7%)	60 (21.7%)	174 (62.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	$8,325							8.4	4.4	1537	96
390438400787	1442	Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	228 N Broadway St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-4540	388	25	15.5		33 (8.5%)	341 (87.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$15,121							8.4	6.8	1484	42
390437800505	1443	Marion-Sterling Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	3033 Central Ave	Cleveland	44115	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1550	243	19	12.7		8 (3.3%)	216 (88.9%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	$15,272							8.3	5.9	1506	63
390434800105	1444	Crouse Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Diagonal Rd	Akron	44320	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-1625	393	29	13.5		19 (4.8%)	304 (77.4%)	28 (7.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.7%)	$13,504							8.3	7.5	1462	18
390163606185	1445	Explorers Academy of Science and Technology	Public, Charter	K-8	1850 Airport Hwy	Toledo	43609	Lucas County	Explorers Academy of Science and Technology	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 219-9758	174	2	87		24 (13.8%)	115 (66.1%)	13 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (12.6%)	$11,973							8.2	6.1	1500	55
390438000705	1446	Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1040 Garvey Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5351	303	16	18.9		64 (21.1%)	94 (31.0%)	104 (34.3%)	16 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.3%)	$12,265							8.2	13.3	1346	100
390437500367	1447	Rockdale Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	335 Rockdale Ave	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4700	260	20	12.8		11 (4.2%)	232 (89.2%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.5%)	$13,354							8.2	13.8	1339	108
390138305625	1448	Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown	Public, Charter	K-8	121 S Monmouth St	Dayton	45403	Montgomery County	Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 281-1980	189	16	11.8		82 (43.4%)	80 (42.3%)	7 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.1%)	$14,853							8.1	8.5	1444	4
390437800515	1449	Stonebrook-White Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	1000 E 92nd St	Cleveland	44108	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-2300	403	23	17.5		6 (1.5%)	383 (95.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$15,457							8.1	14.3	1329	120
390024104688	1450	Miami Valley Academies	Public, Charter	K-8	5656 Springboro Pike	Dayton	45449	Montgomery County	Miami Valley Academies	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 294-4522	119	14	8.8		53 (44.5%)	44 (37.0%)	8 (6.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.9%)	$12,446							8.1	23.1	1231	219

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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.