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)
390455102260	801	Milton-Union Elementary School	Public	K-5	7620 Milton Potsdam Rd	West Milton	45383	Miami County	Milton-Union Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 884-7920	609	42	14.5		561 (92.1%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	$11,467							57.7	66.3	638	163
390449201853	802	Heywood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	260 S Ridge Ave	Troy	45373	Miami County	Troy City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 332-6750	274	14	19.5	61.7%	190 (69.3%)	21 (7.7%)	17 (6.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (16.1%)	$11,199							57.6	41.4	1037	235
390486503330	803	River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	52558 River High School Road	Hannibal	43931	Monroe County	Switzerland of Ohio Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 483-1358	332	23	14.3	48.2%	322 (97.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$17,508							57.6	61.3	745	58
390461005930	804	Fairfield Compass Elementary	Public	K-5	8801 Holden Blvd	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 858-8700	750	37	20.2	52.1%	179 (23.9%)	258 (34.4%)	151 (20.1%)	109 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.9%)	$10,628							57.3	59.6	777	27
391001305458	805	East Knox Elementary School	Public	K-6	23081 Coshocton Rd	Howard	43028	Knox County	East Knox Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 599-7000	506	27	18.7	37.2%	462 (91.3%)	20 (4.0%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	$10,400							57.3	60.8	754	51
390053705249	806	Manchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	130 Wayne Frye Dr	Manchester	45144	Adams County	Manchester Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 549-4777	348	20	17.4		340 (97.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$10,750							57.2	65	673	133
390470005654	807	Summit Road Elementary	Public	K-5	8591 Summit Rd	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 501-1037	497	19	26.1	41.4%	143 (28.8%)	118 (23.7%)	39 (7.8%)	161 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	$12,287							57.2	57.1	832	25
390434800052	808	Rimer Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	2370 Manchester Rd	Akron	44314	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7905	278	23	12.1		124 (44.6%)	100 (36.0%)	13 (4.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (13.7%)	$15,427							57.2	46.7	977	169
390445701465	809	Williams Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2132 Williams Ave	Norwood	45212	Hamilton County	Norwood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 924-2520	236	15	15.7		174 (73.7%)	24 (10.2%)	22 (9.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	$13,014							57.2	50.4	922	113
390477202954	810	New London Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Wildcat Dr	New London	44851	Huron County	New London Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 929-8117	452	25	18		425 (94.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.0%)	$12,839							57.1	58.4	804	6

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.