Best Elementary Schools in Ohio

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Ohio State Tests test scores by the Ohio Department of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, September 15, 2024.

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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)
390470100662	891	Hilliard Horizon Elementary School	Public	K-5	6000 Renner Rd	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 921-5800	555	34	16.5	48.3%	308 (55.5%)	94 (16.9%)	82 (14.8%)	34 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	$12,076							52.1	49.5	934	43
390442504216	892	London Elementary School	Public	K-5	380 Elm St	London	43140	Madison County	London City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 845-3272	916	26	35.2	46.1%	764 (83.4%)	35 (3.8%)	16 (1.7%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (10.0%)	$9,517							52.1	54.2	882	10
390463502523	893	Summerside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4639 Vermona Dr	Cincinnati	45245	Clermont County	West Clermont Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 943-6400	583	31	18.9		474 (81.3%)	18 (3.1%)	55 (9.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	$9,881							51.8	47.3	969	76
390439600930	894	Fairborn Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1020 S Maple Ave	Fairborn	45324	Greene County	Fairborn City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 878-3969	998	45	22.3		703 (70.4%)	107 (10.7%)	48 (4.8%)	11 (1.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	123 (12.3%)	$8,877							51.8	54.3	881	13
390480003073	895	West Elementary School	Public	1-4	1490 Climbing Fig Dr.	Blacklick	43004	Franklin County	Licking Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 864-9089	843	40	21	47.9%	240 (28.5%)	276 (32.7%)	14 (1.7%)	282 (33.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.4%)	$8,460							51.8	59.5	778	117
390460101399	896	Union Local Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	66699 Belmont Morristown Rd	Belmont	43718	Belmont County	Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 782-1384	635	45	14.1	42.7%	603 (95.0%)	4 (0.6%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	$11,223							51.8	51.4	909	13
390161306015	897	Northwest Ohio Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5025 Glendale Ave	Toledo	43614	Lucas County	Northwest Ohio Classical Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(567) 420-6180	492	9	54.6		391 (79.5%)	37 (7.5%)	28 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.3%)	$8,275							51.7	59.4	782	115
390451002000	898	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	35980 Lake Shore Blvd	Eastlake	44095	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 942-7244	389	26	14.7	49.1%	317 (81.5%)	23 (5.9%)	18 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.0%)	$12,936							51.7	54.8	868	30
390450401954	899	Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	K-5	5001 Farview Rd	Columbus	43231	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7130	543	25	21.4	59.3%	157 (28.9%)	218 (40.1%)	55 (10.1%)	30 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (15.3%)	$11,043							51.7	49.3	937	38
390444401371	900	Nelsonville-York Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4 Buckeye Dr	Nelsonville	45764	Athens County	Nelsonville-York City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 753-5145	511	40	12.7		470 (92.0%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.5%)	$11,438							51.4	42	1025	125

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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.
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Educational resources:

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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.