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)
390019204716	1331	Great Western Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	310 N Wilson Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Great Western Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 276-1028	667	38	17.5		96 (14.4%)	255 (38.2%)	243 (36.4%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (9.1%)	$11,032							14.6	17.9	1278	53
390044405003	1332	Horizon Science Academy-Dayton	Public, Charter	K-5	4751 Sue Ann Blvd	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	Horizon Science Academy-Dayton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 277-1177	200	12	16.6		12 (6.0%)	173 (86.5%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$12,742							14.5	5.7	1514	182
390437800491	1333	Kenneth W Clement	Public	PK, KG-8	14311 Woodworth Rd	Cleveland	44112	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8800	172	8	21.5		0 (0.0%)	161 (93.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)	$18,225							14.4	16.3	1299	34
390451605944	1334	Volney Rogers School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 S Schenley Ave	Youngstown	44511	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-8845	326	21	15.5		63 (19.3%)	159 (48.8%)	62 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.6%)	$13,477							14.3	20	1258	76
390449001823	1335	Pickett Elementary School	Public	K-8	1144 Blum St	Toledo	43607	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-5600	274	15	18.2		14 (5.1%)	212 (77.4%)	19 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.6%)	$12,587							14.3	11.1	1389	54
390046705026	1336	Stambaugh Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2420 Donald Ave	Youngstown	44509	Mahoning County	Stambaugh Charter Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 792-4806	479	43	11.2		51 (10.6%)	254 (53.0%)	91 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (16.9%)	$12,268							13.9	24.6	1209	127
390007103346	1337	Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton	Public, Charter	K-8	1620 Market Ave S	Canton	44707	Stark County	Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 458-0393	104	7	14.8		61 (58.7%)	17 (16.3%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (23.1%)	$9,481							13.9			(n/a)
390437800522	1338	Nathan Hale School	Public	PK, KG-8	3588 Martin Luther King Dr	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4250	414	25	16.5		5 (1.2%)	393 (94.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$14,629							13.9	12.9	1352	14
390138205643	1339	Graham Elementary and Middle School	Public, Charter	K-8	140 E 16th Ave	Columbus	43201	Franklin County	Graham Elementary and Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 253-4000	331	22	15	74.9%	74 (22.4%)	211 (63.7%)	26 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.1%)	$10,702							13.9	6.1	1499	160
390437505404	1340	Rees E. Price Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	1228 Considine Ave	Cincinnati	45204	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-0000	503	32	15.6		51 (10.1%)	259 (51.5%)	141 (28.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.9%)	$12,837							13.9	13.9	1338	2

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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