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)
390437800453	1381	East Clark	Public	PK, KG-8	885 E 146th St	Cleveland	44110	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0650	182	13	14		2 (1.1%)	167 (91.8%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$18,617							11.3	9.4	1419	38
390444101347	1382	Mt. Healthy North Elementary School	Public	1-6	2170 Struble Rd	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Mt Healthy City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 742-6004	624	45	13.8		83 (13.3%)	365 (58.5%)	70 (11.2%)	17 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.4%)	79 (12.7%)	$15,262							11.1	8.9	1431	49
390437800447	1383	Daniel E Morgan School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8912 Morris Ct	Cleveland	44106	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1400	240	18	13.3		3 (1.3%)	233 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$14,571							11.1	10.9	1395	12
390058705079	1384	Lorain Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4119 Leavitt Rd	Lorain	44053	Lorain County	Lorain Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 282-3127	516				103 (20.0%)	140 (27.1%)	202 (39.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.2%)	$10,011							11.1	9	1429	45
390451605948	1385	Kirkmere School	Public	PK, KG-5	2851 Kirk Rd	Youngstown	44511	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-7725	385	23	16.7		60 (15.6%)	183 (47.5%)	85 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (14.0%)	$12,757							11	7.3	1467	82
390008303762	1386	Alliance Community Schools Inc. dba Dayton Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1416 W Riverview Ave	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Alliance Community Schools Inc. dba Dayton Leadership Acade	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 567-9426	477	26	18.4		3 (0.6%)	445 (93.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	$11,226							11	10.9	1396	10
390438000585	1387	Avondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	141 Hawkes Ave	Columbus	43222	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6511	240	16	15		98 (40.8%)	85 (35.4%)	22 (9.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (13.3%)	$13,784							10.9	8.8	1436	49
390437500392	1388	Winton Hills Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	5300 Winneste Ave	Cincinnati	45232	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-6300	340	20	17.1		11 (3.2%)	297 (87.4%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	$15,603							10.9	15.3	1317	71
390443305288	1389	William McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	925 Chatfield Rd	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4600	348	19	18.3		266 (76.4%)	16 (4.6%)	18 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (13.5%)	$11,612							10.8	9.4	1421	32
390437800555	1390	Wilbur Wright School	Public	PK, KG-8	11005 Parkhurst Dr	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6800	470	33	14.2		132 (28.1%)	198 (42.1%)	96 (20.4%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.2%)	$13,132							10.7	10.7	1400	10

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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