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)
390001701509	1291	Youngstown Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	50 Essex St	Youngstown	44502	Mahoning County	Youngstown Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 746-2240	297	26	11.4		2 (0.7%)	264 (88.9%)	17 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$11,968							17.4	20	1259	32
390011804148	1292	TRECA Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	107 N Main St	Marion	43302	Marion County	TRECA Digital Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(888) 828-4798	2,152	34	62.8		1,598 (74.3%)	223 (10.4%)	157 (7.3%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	160 (7.4%)	$6,339							17.1	14.5	1324	32
390437500311	1293	College Hill Fundamental Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1625 Cedar Ave	Cincinnati	45224	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-1600	409	25	16.2		13 (3.2%)	372 (91.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.6%)	$13,889							17	14.4	1326	33
390437800451	1294	Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	410 E 152nd St	Cleveland	44110	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0850	366	23	15.9		5 (1.4%)	347 (94.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$15,252							17	13.5	1342	48
390434800055	1295	Schumacher Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	1020 Hartford Ave	Akron	44320	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 873-3386	337	25	13.7		16 (4.7%)	274 (81.3%)	15 (4.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.6%)	$13,929							17	16	1307	12
390161405996	1296	ReGeneration Bond Hill	Public, Charter	K-4	5158 Fishwick Dr	Cincinnati	45216	Hamilton County	ReGeneration Bond Hill	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 216-9310	265	7	37.8		3 (1.1%)	251 (94.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$8,916							17	12.8	1354	58
390039604956	1297	Zenith Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4606 Heaton Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Zenith Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 888-9997	441	25	17.6		8 (1.8%)	373 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$16,907							16.9	16.3	1298	1
390439100873	1298	Lacroft Elementary School	Public	K-4	2460 Boring Ln	East Liverpool	43920	Columbiana County	East Liverpool City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 386-8774	346	25	14.1		286 (82.7%)	17 (4.9%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.1%)	$12,175							16.8	21.4	1245	53
390448001658	1299	Finland Elementary School	Public	K-4	1835 Finland Ave	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8125	355	20	18.1	82.0%	161 (45.4%)	74 (20.8%)	73 (20.6%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.3%)	$12,496							16.8	39.2	1058	241
390159105906	1300	Kids Care Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	3360 Kohr Blvd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Kids Care Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 498-0220	129	10	12.9		5 (3.9%)	77 (59.7%)	47 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,272							16.8	14.1	1334	34

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