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)
390136905522	271	Greater Summit County Early Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-4	1651 Massillon Rd	Akron	44312	Summit County	Greater Summit County Early Learning Center	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(234) 718-2626	95	7	13.5		66 (69.5%)	7 (7.4%)	4 (4.2%)	12 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)	$10,161							81.8	76.6	405	134
390467605481	272	Freedom Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	6743 Bale Kenyon Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5700	598	32	18.4	7.0%	410 (68.6%)	30 (5.0%)	22 (3.7%)	94 (15.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.5%)	$13,298							81.8	87	140	132
390443801303	273	Ella Canavan Elementary School	Public	K-5	825 Lawrence St	Medina	44256	Medina County	Medina City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 636-4000	356	23	15.4	20.8%	302 (84.8%)	13 (3.7%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	$13,473							81.8	71	540	267
390463802538	274	Putman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	327 E Baldwin St	Blanchester	45107	Clinton County	Blanchester Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 783-2681	466	25	18.6	42.1%	437 (93.8%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$11,377							81.8	67	627	353
390479203042	275	Dawson-Bryant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4503 State Route 243	Ironton	45638	Lawrence County	Dawson-Bryant Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 532-6898	576	33	17.4		570 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$9,390							81.8	87.5	122	153
391001403032	276	Melridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	6689 Melridge Dr	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 352-3854	285	13	21.9	33.7%	214 (75.1%)	16 (5.6%)	36 (12.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	$11,863							81.8	82	279	3
390441905376	277	Hayes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16401 Delaware Ave	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 529-4228	280	16	17.5	20.4%	222 (79.3%)	9 (3.2%)	14 (5.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.4%)	$15,698							81.7	87.4	127	150
390439700937	278	Gilles-Sweet Elementary School	Public	1-5	4320 West 220 Street	Fairview Park	44126	Cuyahoga County	Fairview Park City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 356-3525	527	34	15.4	24.3%	458 (86.9%)	30 (5.7%)	14 (2.7%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$14,865							81.7	78.6	362	84
390461100441	279	Cherokee Elementary School	Public	3-6	5345 Kyles Station Rd	Liberty Twp	45011	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 755-8200	802	32	25.4	20.2%	510 (63.6%)	74 (9.2%)	112 (14.0%)	70 (8.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.4%)	$10,677							81.7	77.2	387	108
390436600209	280	Hickory Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	4628 Hickory Ridge Ave	Brunswick	44212	Medina County	Brunswick City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 273-0483	386	25	15.4	13.5%	337 (87.3%)	4 (1.0%)	18 (4.7%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	$11,386							81.6	79.2	348	68

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.