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)
390439500920	1421	Shoreview Elementary School	Public	K-5	490 E 260th St	Euclid	44132	Cuyahoga County	Euclid City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 797-6500	426	26	16.3		12 (2.8%)	361 (84.7%)	22 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	$13,698							9.2	11.7	1382	39
390151405778	1422	West Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	12913 Bennington Ave	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	West Park Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 251-5450	221	15	14.7		43 (19.5%)	66 (29.9%)	83 (37.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (12.2%)	$13,571							9.1	5.4	1518	96
390437500320	1423	Frederick Douglass School	Public	PK, KG-6	2627 Park Ave	Cincinnati	45206	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-1900	250	25	9.8		12 (4.8%)	221 (88.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)	$15,161							9.1	8.2	1451	28
390437800413	1424	Adlai Stevenson School	Public	PK, KG-8	18300 Woda	Cleveland	44122	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-5300	419	25	16.7		4 (1.0%)	400 (95.5%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	$15,343							9.1	4.9	1528	104
390438400780	1425	Louise Troy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1630 Miami Chapel Rd	Dayton	45408	Darke County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-4290	338	22	15.3		17 (5.0%)	298 (88.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	$15,913							9	13.1	1349	76
390010204160	1426	Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	1110 W 4th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 204-2130	142	1	244.8		34 (23.9%)	35 (24.6%)	58 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.6%)	$11,728							9	6.3	1496	70
391003510847	1427	IDEA Greater Cincinnati Inc	Public, Charter	K-8	2700 Glenway Ave	Cincinnati	45204	Hamilton County	IDEA Greater Cincinnati Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 417-4794	493	33	14.9	31.0%	41 (8.3%)	339 (68.8%)	93 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$17,377							9			(n/a)
390442204536	1428	Unity Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	925 E 3rd St	Lima	45804	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3300	191	28	6.8		53 (27.7%)	90 (47.1%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (19.4%)	$13,625							9	6.4	1493	65
390438000707	1429	Scottwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3392 Scottwood Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6507	449	23	19.5		17 (3.8%)	213 (47.4%)	177 (39.4%)	12 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (6.0%)	$14,388							8.9	14.2	1330	99
390058005072	1430	Youngstown Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	1408 Rigby St	Youngstown	44506	Mahoning County	Youngstown Academy of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 746-3970	240	9	26.6		18 (7.5%)	116 (48.3%)	89 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	$8,243							8.9	18.9	1270	160

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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.