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)
390449006005	1191	Escuela SMART Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	617 Western Ave	Toledo	43609	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-5550	287	20	14.3		33 (11.5%)	36 (12.5%)	203 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.9%)	$4,985							25.1	14.4	1325	134
390437500395	1192	Woodford Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	3716 Woodford Rd	Cincinnati	45213	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-6400	328	26	12.8		15 (4.6%)	288 (87.8%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.9%)	$14,269							25	15.3	1316	124
390449005292	1193	Ella P. Stewart Academy for Girls	Public	PK, KG-6	707 Avondale Ave	Toledo	43604	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-5350	199	16	12.4		8 (4.0%)	172 (86.4%)	10 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	$17,036							24.9	23.8	1221	28
390437500353	1194	North Avondale Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	615 Clinton Springs Ave	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3900	599	29	20.3		111 (18.5%)	419 (69.9%)	18 (3.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.3%)	$14,450							24.9	18.7	1273	79
390473310843	1195	Finneytown Elementary	Public	K-6	8850 Winton Rd	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Finneytown Local	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 728-3737	623	32	19.4	61.3%	178 (28.6%)	269 (43.2%)	28 (4.5%)	56 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (14.6%)	$11,453							24.8	27.2	1179	16
390034104878	1196	Heir Force Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	150 W Grand Ave	Lima	45801	Allen County	Heir Force Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 228-9241	238	6	39.6		49 (20.6%)	124 (52.1%)	17 (7.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (19.3%)	$8,579							24.8	27.2	1178	18
390437505962	1197	James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2700 Felicity Pl	Cincinnati	45211	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-2600	446	26	17.1		108 (24.2%)	274 (61.4%)	25 (5.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	$12,090							24.8	19.7	1262	65
390438404297	1198	Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	715 Krebs Ave	Dayton	45419	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-4890	364	22	16.5		200 (54.9%)	105 (28.8%)	21 (5.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.1%)	$17,024							24.7	29.8	1151	47
390442205280	1199	Independence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	615 Tremont Ave	Lima	45801	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3330	275				112 (40.7%)	88 (32.0%)	15 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (21.8%)	$11,959							24.7	25.6	1197	2
391004110857	1200	Sheffield Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2180 Lake Breeze Rd	Sheffield Village	44054	Lorain County	Sheffield Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(440) 201-3875	61	5	12.2	55.7%	40 (65.6%)	6 (9.8%)	9 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.8%)	$13,795							24.6			(n/a)

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.