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)
390485204639	1241	Meigs Intermediate School	Public	3-5	36871 State Route 124	Middleport	45760	Meigs County	Meigs Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 742-2666	336	20	16.8		318 (94.6%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$11,531							21.3	29.6	1154	87
390133705488	1242	Performance Academy Eastland	Public, Charter	K-8	2220 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Performance Academy Eastland	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 314-6301	277	24	11.5		5 (1.8%)	207 (74.7%)	46 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	$11,323							21.3	17	1286	44
390437500351	1243	Mt. Airy School	Public	PK, KG-6	5730 Colerain Ave	Cincinnati	45239	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3700	569	31	18.4		20 (3.5%)	414 (72.8%)	75 (13.2%)	26 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.8%)	$14,887							21.3	21.2	1247	4
390152905782	1244	United Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	617 W State St	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	United Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 644-6338	268	17	15.7		31 (11.6%)	175 (65.3%)	24 (9.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.7%)	$10,268							21.2	30.4	1146	98
390434805372	1245	Helen Arnold Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	450 Vernon Odom Boulevard	Akron	44307	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-1661	231	23	10.2		9 (3.9%)	193 (83.5%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.8%)	$16,812							21.1	16.7	1291	46
390446701552	1246	Lincoln Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	1113 Adams St	Cincinnati	45215	Hamilton County	Princeton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 864-2400	235	16	14.6		3 (1.3%)	217 (92.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	$14,874							21	16.2	1300	54
390448101689	1247	Kenton Elementary School	Public	K-6	731 E Home Rd	Springfield	45503	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4210	469	28	16.7		245 (52.2%)	95 (20.3%)	29 (6.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	92 (19.6%)	$10,972							20.9	25	1203	44
390438000559	1248	Columbus Spanish Immersion K-7 School	Public	PK, KG-5	3940 Karl Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-8129	456	25	18.2		28 (6.1%)	151 (33.1%)	246 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.5%)	$12,653							20.8	16.5	1294	46
390438404300	1249	Kemp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1923 Gondert Ave	Dayton	45403	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5090	270	22	12.2		96 (35.6%)	102 (37.8%)	45 (16.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.3%)	$17,467							20.6	23.8	1220	29
390443301267	1250	Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Silver St	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4950	226	15	15		170 (75.2%)	9 (4.0%)	16 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.7%)	$10,644							20.5	17.5	1279	29

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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.