Best Elementary Schools in Ohio

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							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)
390444004385	1221	Central Academy Nongraded Elementary School	Public	K-6	4601 Sophie Ave	Middletown	45042	Butler County	Middletown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 420-4537	355	20	18.1		187 (52.7%)	73 (20.6%)	33 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (17.5%)	$9,821							23.3	31.7	1131	90
390438000653	1222	Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1545 Huy Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5977	425	31	13.7		130 (30.6%)	199 (46.8%)	51 (12.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.6%)	$16,886							23.2	21.1	1249	27
390448101693	1223	Mann Elementary School	Public	K-6	521 Mount Joy St	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4280	415	27	15.3		203 (48.9%)	71 (17.1%)	76 (18.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (15.4%)	$11,328							23.2	32.6	1115	108
390449001797	1224	Hawkins Elementary School	Public	K-8	5550 W Bancroft St	Toledo	43615	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-1550	310	26	11.9		100 (32.3%)	128 (41.3%)	29 (9.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (16.5%)	$13,718							23.2	28.7	1167	57
390017904703	1225	Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	1880 E Dublin Granville Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 547-0920	672	39	17.2		2 (0.3%)	668 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,005							23.1	25.1	1201	24
390437900576	1226	Oxford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	939 Quilliams Rd	Cleveland Heights	44121	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Heights-University Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 371-6525	279	18	15.9		8 (2.9%)	254 (91.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$17,739							23.1	26.8	1184	42
390434800025	1227	Harris/Jackson Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	1085 Clifton Ave	Akron	44310	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-1315	636	48	13.2		86 (13.5%)	96 (15.1%)	53 (8.3%)	350 (55.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	46 (7.2%)	$13,573							22.9	26.7	1185	42
390450701978	1228	Beechwood Elementary School	Public	2-5	455 Beechwood Rd	Whitehall	43213	Franklin County	Whitehall City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 417-5300	481	26	18.8		74 (15.4%)	220 (45.7%)	131 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (11.2%)	$10,323							22.9	26.1	1193	35
390438000602	1229	Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	775 Bartfield Dr	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5421	347	19	18.2		137 (39.5%)	130 (37.5%)	27 (7.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (13.8%)	$13,573							22.9	26.8	1183	46
390031504852	1230	Emerson Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	501 Hickory St	Dayton	45410	Montgomery County	Emerson Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 223-2889	667	35	19.2		126 (18.9%)	391 (58.6%)	23 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (19.0%)	$15,295							22.8	23	1232	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.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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