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)
390438000670	1451	Linden STEM Academy (K-6)	Public	PK, KG-6	2626 Cleveland Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6537	369	20	18.4		16 (4.3%)	238 (64.5%)	87 (23.6%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.2%)	$14,135							8	6.7	1489	38
390438005313	1452	Parsons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3231 Lee Ellen Pl	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5099	354	22	16		208 (58.8%)	83 (23.4%)	23 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.0%)	$14,322							7.9	7.2	1472	20
390035004887	1453	Summit Academy-Youngstown	Public, Charter	K-7	144 N Schenley Ave	Youngstown	44509	Mahoning County	Summit Academy-Youngstown	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 259-0421	134	16	8.6		66 (49.3%)	48 (35.8%)	7 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.7%)	$9,219							7.9	4	1548	95
390448101696	1454	Perrin Woods Elementary School	Public	K-6	431 W John St	Springfield	45506	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4310	379	24	15.7		88 (23.2%)	177 (46.7%)	40 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	71 (18.7%)	$11,014							7.8	5.7	1513	59
390449001810	1455	Marshall STEMM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	415 Colburn St	Toledo	43609	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-5700	374	21	17.8		75 (20.1%)	161 (43.0%)	93 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.0%)	$13,304							7.8	5.4	1520	65
390449006075	1456	Toledo Public Schools Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	1505 Jefferson Ave	Toledo	43604	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(419) 671-5200	405	0			154 (38.0%)	148 (36.5%)	54 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.9%)	$47,240							7.7	12.2	1365	91
390438000732	1457	Weinland Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	211 E 7th Ave	Columbus	43201	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5321	320	18	17.7		34 (10.6%)	240 (75.0%)	21 (6.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	$15,247							7.6	5.7	1512	55
390448101690	1458	Kenwood Elementary	Public	K-6	1421 Nagley St	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4220	402	26	15.4		208 (51.7%)	87 (21.6%)	35 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (17.7%)	$11,305							7.5	10	1410	48
390437504258	1459	Academy for Multilingual Immersion Studies	Public	PK, KG-8	1908 Seymour Ave	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-1800	548	31	17.6		18 (3.3%)	213 (38.9%)	307 (56.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$12,794							7.5	11.7	1381	78
390434800040	1460	Leggett Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	333 E Thornton St	Akron	44311	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-1735	371	30	12.4		53 (14.3%)	213 (57.4%)	23 (6.2%)	48 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (8.6%)	$14,059							7.4	12.3	1364	96

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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.