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)
390443005352	1351	Barack Obama School	Public	4-5	5800 Glenwood Ave	Maple Heights	44137	Cuyahoga County	Maple Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 438-6020	442	20	22.1		8 (1.8%)	395 (89.4%)	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	$12,684							13.3	14	1336	15
390449001772	1352	Birmingham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2222 Bakewell St	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-7700	299	26	11.5		110 (36.8%)	84 (28.1%)	58 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (15.4%)	$12,507							13.1	9	1428	76
390434800045	1353	McEbright Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	349 Cole Ave	Akron	44301	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7940	251	20	12.8		45 (17.9%)	142 (56.6%)	14 (5.6%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (17.5%)	$15,527							13.1	11.7	1380	27
390449001776	1354	Chase STEM Academy	Public	K-8	600 Bassett St	Toledo	43611	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6650	271	17	15.9		42 (15.5%)	162 (59.8%)	31 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.3%)	$14,097							13.1	22	1239	115
390449001843	1355	Whittier Elementary School	Public	K-8	4221 Walker Ave	Toledo	43612	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3600	509	30	16.9		145 (28.5%)	216 (42.4%)	75 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (14.3%)	$11,745							13	11.8	1374	19
390438000685	1356	Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3223 Allegheny Ave	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6517	418	13	32.1		4 (1.0%)	386 (92.3%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$14,272							13	10.4	1403	47
390162406024	1357	Valor Academy Inc.	Public, Charter	4-8	1330 Atcheson Street	Columbus	43203	Franklin County	Valor Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 610-4544	82	2	41		1 (1.2%)	68 (82.9%)	4 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.0%)	$9,758							13	5.2	1522	165
390147005705	1358	Canton College Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	101 Cleveland Ave NW	Canton	44702	Stark County	Canton College Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 455-0498	380	16	23.7		38 (10.0%)	246 (64.7%)	49 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.1%)	$11,147							13	10.4	1404	46
390449001814	1359	McTigue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5555 Nebraska Ave	Toledo	43615	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-1200	517	35	14.7		139 (26.9%)	258 (49.9%)	51 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.2%)	$11,779							12.9	14.8	1321	38
390449001818	1360	Oakdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1620 E Broadway St	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-7350	385	29	13.2		176 (45.7%)	57 (14.8%)	99 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.8%)	$14,496							12.7	12.7	1355	5

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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.