Best Elementary Schools in Ohio

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							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)
390462402486	911	New Carlisle Elementary School	Public	2-5	1203 Kennison Ave	New Carlisle	45344	Clark County	Tecumseh Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 845-4480	501	26	19.2	67.3%	385 (76.8%)	1 (0.2%)	93 (18.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	$9,897							50.8	51.1	913	2
390447501613	912	Mercer Elementary School	Public	K-4	23325 Wimbledon Rd	Shaker Heights	44122	Cuyahoga County	Shaker Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 295-4070	309	22	14	28.8%	141 (45.6%)	136 (44.0%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	$18,658							50.8	48.9	942	30
390461002428	913	Fairfield Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	5054 Dixie Hwy	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 829-7979	806	36	22.3	79.9%	160 (19.9%)	246 (30.5%)	313 (38.8%)	57 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.7%)	$9,492							50.8	54.5	875	38
390454902242	914	Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	7625 Pinehurst Dr	Mentor On The Lake	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 257-5953	285	20	13.9	57.9%	231 (81.1%)	10 (3.5%)	19 (6.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	$11,843							50.8	54.8	869	45
390477102951	915	Monroeville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	101 West St	Monroeville	44847	Huron County	Monroeville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 465-2533	315	18	17.5		304 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$11,183							50.8	54.4	879	36
390477802981	916	Buckeye South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Walden Ave	Tiltonsville	43963	Jefferson County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 859-2800	313	24	13.2	73.8%	295 (94.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$11,026							50.8	55.1	864	52
390441401072	917	Ironton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	302 Delaware St	Ironton	45638	Lawrence County	Ironton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 532-2209	622	32	19.4		520 (83.6%)	24 (3.9%)	19 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.2%)	$8,405							50.8	71	544	373
390438000715	918	South Mifflin STEM Academy (K-6)	Public	PK, KG-6	2365 Middlehurst Dr	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6135	244	14	17.4		14 (5.7%)	200 (82.0%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.4%)	$13,159							50.7	38.3	1064	146
390435800149	919	Bellefontaine Intermediate School	Public	3-5	509 N Park St	Bellefontaine	43311	Logan County	Bellefontaine City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 592-5646	466	26	17.9	56.7%	355 (76.2%)	17 (3.6%)	24 (5.2%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.7%)	$10,732							50.7	55.4	861	58
390437506009	920	Clifton Area Neighborhood School	Public	PK, KG-6	3711 Clifton Ave	Cincinnati	45220	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-0000	329	19	17.3	54.1%	141 (42.9%)	121 (36.8%)	17 (5.2%)	27 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	$13,995							50.5	46.7	976	56

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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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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