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)
390482303164	1021	Meadowvale Elementary School	Public	K-6	2755 Edgebrook Dr	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Washington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 473-8284	528	21	25.2	51.1%	315 (59.7%)	69 (13.1%)	92 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.8%)	$10,396							41.1	38.6	1063	42
390491403507	1022	Waverly Intermediate School	Public	3-5	5 Tiger Drive	Waverly	45690	Pike County	Waverly City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 947-5173	365	20	18.2		344 (94.2%)	11 (3.0%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,598							41.1	47	972	50
390446901568	1023	Reading Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	810 E Columbia Ave	Reading	45215	Hamilton County	Reading Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 554-1001	351				229 (65.2%)	54 (15.4%)	24 (6.8%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.8%)	$9,386							41	44.6	990	33
390443301261	1024	Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Brightwood Dr	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4999	391	24	16.2		277 (70.8%)	20 (5.1%)	40 (10.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.3%)	$11,944							40.9	49.7	929	95
390438000698	1025	Parkmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1711 Penworth Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5349	284	18	15.7		31 (10.9%)	186 (65.5%)	26 (9.2%)	19 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.4%)	$15,652							40.9	34.6	1096	71
390487503389	1026	Monticello Elementary School	Public	K-6	6523 Alter Rd	Huber Heights	45424	Montgomery County	Huber Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 237-6360	583	32	18.3	47.3%	329 (56.4%)	120 (20.6%)	51 (8.7%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (12.7%)	$10,692							40.8	42.2	1023	3
391003202031	1027	Parkview Elementary School	Public	K-4	773 Parkview Dr	Wooster	44691	Wayne County	Wooster City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 262-3821	283	15	18.8	45.2%	235 (83.0%)	7 (2.5%)	9 (3.2%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.5%)	$12,889							40.8	56.3	852	175
390485304640	1028	Southern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	920 Elm St	Racine	45771	Meigs County	Southern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 949-4222	476	27	17.6		458 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$9,811							40.7	46	981	47
390441001037	1029	Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1125 Main St	Hamilton	45013	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5620	715	47	15.2		453 (63.4%)	52 (7.3%)	119 (16.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	76 (10.6%)	$9,144							40.7	44.5	992	37
390437500332	1030	George Hays-Jennie Porter School	Public	PK, KG-6	1030 Cutter St	Cincinnati	45203	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-1000	288	19	15.1		3 (1.0%)	277 (96.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$14,524							40.7	31.6	1133	103

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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