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)
390484403252	661	Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1932 Whetstone River Rd N	Caledonia	43314	Marion County	River Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 725-5600	436	22	19.5	43.6%	396 (90.8%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	$9,542							64.8	61.8	733	72
390441005560	662	Ridgeway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	267 Wasserman Rd	Hamilton	45013	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5640	728	47	15.6		554 (76.1%)	56 (7.7%)	47 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	65 (8.9%)	$10,276							64.8	62.3	721	59
390441601087	663	Walls Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 Doramor St	Kent	44240	Portage County	Kent City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 673-6862	369			42.5%	261 (70.7%)	43 (11.7%)	9 (2.4%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.7%)	$12,418							64.8	66.5	633	30
390507204042	664	Otsego Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18505 Tontogany Creek Road	Tontogany	43565	Wood County	Otsego Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 823-4381	833			24.7%	756 (90.8%)	9 (1.1%)	52 (6.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	$9,669							64.8	63	707	43
390491004650	665	Westfall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9391 State Route 56	Williamsport	43164	Pickaway County	Westfall Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 986-4008	648			45.7%	616 (95.1%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	$21,640							64.8	63.7	694	29
390438700844	666	David Smith Elementary School	Public	K-5	355 N Liberty St	Delaware	43015	Delaware County	Delaware City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 833-1350	370	20	18.5	25.1%	315 (85.1%)	11 (3.0%)	13 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.8%)	$11,325							64.7	65.9	649	17
390487203377	667	Union Elementary School	Public	2-6	418 W Martindale Rd	Union	45322	Montgomery County	Northmont City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 832-6700	381	20	19	41.2%	307 (80.6%)	21 (5.5%)	26 (6.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.3%)	$12,815							64.7	76	414	253
390506904030	668	Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	28150 Lemoyne Rd	Millbury	43447	Wood County	Lake Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 661-6680	654	33	19.8	35.2%	514 (78.6%)	12 (1.8%)	87 (13.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.5%)	$11,411							64.7	70.7	547	121
390444901413	669	Niles Intermediate School	Public	3-5	120 E Margaret Ave	Niles	44446	Trumbull County	Niles City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 989-5093	446	22	20.2		350 (78.5%)	26 (5.8%)	19 (4.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.8%)	$10,590							64.7	62.6	714	45
390463104589	670	Hill Intermediate Elementary School	Public	3-5	150 Fossyl Dr	Bethel	45106	Clermont County	Bethel-Tate Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 734-2271	303	12	25.2	49.2%	275 (90.8%)	4 (1.3%)	11 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	$8,998							64.6	65	674	4

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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.