Best Elementary Schools in Ohio

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Ohio State Tests test scores by the Ohio Department of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, September 15, 2024.

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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)
390138905567	1051	Horizon Science Academy Youngstown	Public, Charter	K-8	3403 Southern Blvd	Youngstown	44507	Mahoning County	Horizon Science Academy Youngstown	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 782-3003	393	29	13.5		24 (6.1%)	266 (67.7%)	66 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.4%)	$10,566							38.7	35.1	1090	39
390449001821	1052	Ottawa River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4747 290th St	Toledo	43611	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6350	321	23	13.9		206 (64.2%)	23 (7.2%)	60 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.0%)	$13,858							38.4	48.9	940	112
390437900565	1053	Gearity Professional Development School	Public	PK, KG-5	2323 Wrenford Rd	University Hts	44118	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Heights-University Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 371-6515	345	25	14		87 (25.2%)	216 (62.6%)	32 (9.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$15,966							38.4	31	1140	87
390437500393	1054	Parker Woods Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	4370 Beech Hill Ave	Cincinnati	45223	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-6200	610	31	19.4		243 (39.8%)	284 (46.6%)	13 (2.1%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (9.7%)	$12,724							38.2	33.7	1103	49
390438000697	1055	Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 McNaughten Rd	Columbus	43213	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5388	481	25	19.2		42 (8.7%)	273 (56.8%)	88 (18.3%)	39 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.1%)	$14,013							38.1	32.9	1112	57
390444501374	1056	John Clem Elementary School	Public	K-5	475 Jefferson Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7130	420	25	16.9	57.6%	324 (77.1%)	15 (3.6%)	13 (3.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (15.2%)	$10,613							38	42.6	1017	39
390437500314	1057	Covedale School	Public	PK, KG-6	5130 Sidney Rd	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-1700	454	30	15.3		140 (30.8%)	248 (54.6%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (11.0%)	$14,279							37.9	44.9	988	69
390450301943	1058	Daw Elementary School	Public	3-6	929 Center St	Wellsville	43968	Columbiana County	Wellsville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 532-1372	184	16	11.5		144 (78.3%)	9 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (16.8%)	$12,832							37.8	32.6	1116	58
390442905872	1059	Springmill STEM Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 Nestor Dr	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Mansfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 525-6348	215	13	16		120 (55.8%)	50 (23.3%)	11 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	32 (14.9%)	$15,914							37.8	43.2	1010	49
390150805714	1060	Deca Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	200 Homewood Ave	Dayton	45405	Montgomery County	Deca Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 610-0110	928	64	14.3	45.7%	6 (0.6%)	883 (95.2%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.0%)	$10,200							37.8	28.6	1168	108

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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.