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)
390437800464	1481	George Washington Carver	Public	PK, KG-8	2200 E 55th St	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1450	369	17	21.7		5 (1.4%)	345 (93.5%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$13,380							6.5	5.7	1510	29
390437500350	1482	Ethel M. Taylor Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1930 Fricke Road	Cincinnati	45225	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3600	216	16	13.5		8 (3.7%)	186 (86.1%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.8%)	$16,792							6.5	11.8	1377	105
390434800054	1483	Henry L Robinson Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1156 4th Ave	Akron	44306	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-2785	285	23	12.5		34 (11.9%)	191 (67.0%)	12 (4.2%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	39 (13.7%)	$13,451							6.5	15.7	1311	172
390449001789	1484	Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1103 N Ravine Pkwy	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-7550	387	26	14.8		122 (31.5%)	135 (34.9%)	71 (18.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (14.2%)	$12,507							6.5	9.8	1415	69
390442601193	1485	Admiral King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	720 Washington Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 245-6315	239	17	14		57 (23.8%)	77 (32.2%)	69 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (15.1%)	$13,208							6.5	9.7	1416	69
390437805637	1486	Willson School	Public	PK, KG-8	1122 Ansel Rd	Cleveland	44108	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1850	320	22	14.5		13 (4.1%)	293 (91.6%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$17,325							6.3	8.5	1442	44
390020304727	1487	Alternative Education Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4 Summit Park Dr Ste 350	Independence	44131	Cuyahoga County	Alternative Education Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(866) 509-3099	5,783	199	29.1		3,282 (56.8%)	1,378 (23.8%)	533 (9.2%)	33 (0.6%)	30 (0.5%)	10 (0.2%)	517 (8.9%)	$6,089							6.2	7.9	1456	31
390437500371	1488	Rothenberg Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	241 E Clifton Ave	Cincinnati	45202	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5700	348	22	15.8		5 (1.4%)	315 (90.5%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	$12,925							6.2	6.4	1495	7
390139705615	1489	Cleveland College Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	4906 Fleet Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland College Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 341-1347	217	14	16		5 (2.3%)	186 (85.7%)	15 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)								6.2			(n/a)
390160905999	1490	Marion Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1001 Mount Vernon Ave	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 914-3050	289	20	14.6		219 (75.8%)	28 (9.7%)	14 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.7%)	$7,986							6.1	7.8	1459	31

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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.