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)
390469702732	931	Sedalia Elementary	Public	K-5	5400 Sedalia Dr	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Groveport Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 833-2014	616	30	20.5	62.5%	166 (26.9%)	320 (51.9%)	50 (8.1%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (10.6%)	$10,470							49.8	45.2	985	54
390440300992	932	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	450 4th Ave	Gallipolis	45631	Gallia County	Gallipolis City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 446-3213	440	21	20.7	66.6%	385 (87.5%)	14 (3.2%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.0%)	$2,902							49.8	56.8	840	92
390442001130	933	Mt. Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	712 N Broad St	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Lancaster City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 687-7338	504	25	20	58.9%	428 (84.9%)	10 (2.0%)	24 (4.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.7%)	$11,582							49.6	51.6	905	28
390440000962	934	Anthony Wayne Elementary School	Public	K-6	16 Farm Ave	Franklin	45005	Warren County	Franklin City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 743-8640	275	14	19.6	55.3%	227 (82.5%)	13 (4.7%)	8 (2.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.4%)	$10,988							49.4	57.8	819	115
390455602280	935	Newton Falls Middle School	Public	4-5	905 Milton Blvd	Newton Falls	44444	Trumbull County	Newton Falls Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 872-0695	136	6	22.6	97.8%	123 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.1%)	$11,647							49.3	55	865	70
390449801901	936	Cridersville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	501 Reichelderfer Road	Cridersville	45806	Allen County	Wapakoneta City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 645-3000	383	19	20.1	51.4%	350 (91.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	$8,366							49.2	51.3	910	26
391002501090	937	Kenton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	631 Silver Street	Kenton	43326	Hardin County	Kenton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 673-7248	1,028	59	17.4	55.1%	932 (90.7%)	12 (1.2%)	57 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.3%)	$8,921							49.2	45.5	983	46
390449401869	938	Urbana Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1673 S Us Highway 68	Urbana	43078	Champaign County	Urbana City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 653-1453	871	42	20.7	56.4%	711 (81.6%)	27 (3.1%)	26 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	101 (11.6%)	$10,827							49.1	47.9	959	21
390451502053	939	Shawnee Elementary School	Public	K-5	92 E Ankeney Mill Rd	Xenia	45385	Greene County	Xenia Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 372-6461	467	23	20.7		343 (73.4%)	52 (11.1%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.6%)	$9,903							49.1	48	957	18
390019004714	940	International Academy Of Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	2439 Fuji Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	International Academy Of Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 794-0643	306	23	13.3		48 (15.7%)	255 (83.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,651							49	43.9	1003	63

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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