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)
391001201351	561	Columbia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Columbus Rd	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5975	245	13	18.4	41.2%	230 (93.9%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$11,261							68.8	70.1	567	6
390479603058	562	Symmes Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	14860 State Route 141	Willow Wood	45696	Lawrence County	Symmes Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 643-0022	572	31	18.4		555 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$10,662							68.8	63.9	691	129
390461102435	563	Adena Elementary School	Public	3-6	9316 Minuteman Way	West Chester	45069	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 777-0100	668	28	24.2	38.3%	347 (51.9%)	109 (16.3%)	130 (19.5%)	24 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (8.4%)	$11,260							68.8	64.1	688	125
390450401948	564	Annehurst Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 W Main St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7000	418	20	20.6	36.1%	204 (48.8%)	108 (25.8%)	56 (13.4%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.2%)	$12,319							68.7	63.7	692	128
390505103973	565	Waterford Elementary School	Public	K-8	19701 State Route 339	Waterford	45786	Washington County	Wolf Creek Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 984-2342	414	26	16.1	32.9%	402 (97.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$13,778							68.7	69.3	580	15
391001803967	566	Warren Middle School	Public	4-8	70 Warrior Dr	Vincent	45784	Washington County	Warren Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 678-2395	651	31	21	35.0%	611 (93.9%)	7 (1.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	$10,418							68.7			(n/a)
390467104594	567	Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-5	14060 Blosser Rd	Sherwood	43556	Defiance County	Central Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 658-2511	432	25	17.2	38.7%	397 (91.9%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$11,656							68.6	61.7	735	168
390448001674	568	JC Sommer Elementary School	Public	K-4	3055 Kingston Ave	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 801-8350	565	27	20.9	27.8%	458 (81.1%)	30 (5.3%)	25 (4.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.3%)	$10,944							68.5	67.9	613	45
390455500792	569	Locust Corner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3431 Locust Corner Rd	Cincinnati	45245	Clermont County	New Richmond Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 752-1432	386	20	19.3	37.3%	334 (86.5%)	7 (1.8%)	22 (5.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	$11,322							68.5	65.5	664	95
390456402319	570	Wauseon Elementary School	Public	3-5	950 E Oak St	Wauseon	43567	Fulton County	Wauseon Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 335-6581	390	18	21.6		272 (69.7%)	6 (1.5%)	88 (22.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	$9,544							68.5	64.6	681	111

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.