Best Elementary Schools in Ohio

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							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)
391000702218	171	Leetonia Elementary K-6	Public	K-6	450 Walnut St	Leetonia	44431	Columbiana County	Leetonia Exempted Village School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 427-6594	270	18	15	74.1%	259 (95.9%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$16,271							85.3	79.8	329	158
390494303588	172	Eastern Elementary School	Public	4-8	155 Castor Rd	Lexington	44904	Richland County	Lexington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 884-3610	512	33	15.5	33.0%	456 (89.1%)	7 (1.4%)	11 (2.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.6%)	$9,752							85.2	79.6	337	165
390437300268	173	Dr John Hole Elementary School	Public	2-5	180 W Whipp Rd	Dayton	45459	Montgomery County	Centerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 434-0725	400	23	17.5	17.8%	321 (80.3%)	12 (3.0%)	14 (3.5%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	$15,101							85.2	84.9	209	36
390472502820	174	Cedarville Elementary School	Public	K-5	194 Walnut St	Cedarville	45314	Greene County	Cedar Cliff Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 766-3811	253	16	15.7		225 (88.9%)	10 (4.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$11,622							85.2	86.4	163	11
390470402756	175	Archbold Elementary School	Public	K-4	500 Lafayette St	Archbold	43502	Fulton County	Archbold-Area Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 446-2727	427	28	15.2	32.1%	338 (79.2%)	4 (0.9%)	78 (18.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$11,769							85.1	86.8	149	26
391001201355	176	Wiggin Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	207 Wiggin Street	Gambier	43022	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 427-4262	217	13	16.8	29.5%	196 (90.3%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	$11,539							85.1	81.6	287	111
390443701300	177	Millridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	962 Millridge Rd	Cleveland	44143	Cuyahoga County	Mayfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 995-7250	600	31	19.3	27.8%	429 (71.5%)	54 (9.0%)	34 (5.7%)	40 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.0%)	$13,706							85.1	81.6	288	111
390501803866	178	Lakeview Elementary School	Public	K-4	640 Wakefield Dr	Cortland	44410	Trumbull County	Lakeview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 638-2145	584	30	19.4		537 (92.0%)	4 (0.7%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.5%)	$8,492							85.1	87.1	138	40
390507404050	179	Mohawk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	605 State Highway 231	Sycamore	44882	Wyandot County	Mohawk Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 927-2595	503	34	14.7		466 (92.6%)	5 (1.0%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	$13,592							85.1	85.3	198	19
390445305909	180	Ranger High Technical Academy	Public	2-8	5580 Lear Nagle Rd	North Ridgeville	44039	Lorain County	North Ridgeville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 353-1178	294	22	13.3	11.9%	261 (88.8%)	9 (3.1%)	17 (5.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$13,055							85.1	78.9	353	173

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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:

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

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

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