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)
390448001676	1411	Stiles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4700 Stiles Ave	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8375	612	30	20.4	86.4%	97 (15.8%)	242 (39.5%)	221 (36.1%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.0%)	$9,727							9.6	7.4	1464	53
390437500361	1412	Pleasant Hill Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	1350 W North Bend Rd	Cincinnati	45224	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4300	478	28	16.9		23 (4.8%)	380 (79.5%)	30 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.2%)	$13,981							9.5	6.1	1498	86
390438000668	1413	Lincoln Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	579 E Markison Ave	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5524	251	16	15.6		68 (27.1%)	134 (53.4%)	18 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.0%)	$16,807							9.4	15	1318	95
390449001777	1414	Rosa Parks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3350 Cherry St	Toledo	43608	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-4350	263	16	16.4		32 (12.2%)	191 (72.6%)	16 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.0%)	$14,427							9.4	3.1	1577	163
390438000693	1415	Northtowne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4767 Northtowne Blvd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5488	304	16	19		18 (5.9%)	179 (58.9%)	73 (24.0%)	24 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$12,652							9.4	13.6	1341	74
390448101684	1416	Fulton Elementary School	Public	K-6	631 S Yellow Springs St	Springfield	45506	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4150	368	23	16		105 (28.5%)	148 (40.2%)	72 (19.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (10.6%)	$11,421							9.4	6	1504	88
390442605439	1417	Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Tacoma Ave	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 240-1220	264	19	14.2		58 (22.0%)	37 (14.0%)	139 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.4%)	$14,590							9.3	10.9	1391	26
390160305971	1418	Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	307 W 7th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 434-6320	282	21	13.4		14 (5.0%)	63 (22.3%)	189 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	$8,852							9.3	12	1372	46
390018104705	1419	Hope Academy Northcoast	Public, Charter	K-8	4310 E 71st St	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Hope Academy Northcoast	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 429-0232	350	16	21.8		45 (12.9%)	268 (76.6%)	21 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	$10,968							9.3	8	1454	35
390438004434	1420	Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Whitlow Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6482	504	27	18.6		36 (7.1%)	383 (76.0%)	30 (6.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.7%)	$13,706							9.2	8.5	1443	23

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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.