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)
390498504662	151	Strausser Elementary School	Public	K-5	8646 Strausser St NW	Massillon	44646	Stark County	Jackson Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 830-8056	828	34	24.1	12.0%	713 (86.1%)	17 (2.1%)	18 (2.2%)	30 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.0%)	$9,176							85.8	85.4	192	41
390504603955	152	Waynesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	659 Dayton Rd	Waynesville	45068	Warren County	Wayne Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 897-2761	906	34	26.6	8.9%	834 (92.1%)	7 (0.8%)	27 (3.0%)	14 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.5%)	$9,608							85.7	87.1	139	13
390491704654	153	Leighton Elementary School	Public	3-5	121 Aurora Hudson Rd	Aurora	44202	Portage County	Aurora City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 562-2209	683	35	19.3	4.1%	531 (77.7%)	23 (3.4%)	19 (2.8%)	88 (12.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.9%)	$12,440							85.7	86.3	166	13
390450401952	154	Emerson Elementary School	Public	1-5	44 N Vine St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7080	208	9	22.2	19.2%	123 (59.1%)	30 (14.4%)	12 (5.8%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (17.8%)	$11,637							85.7	88.6	86	68
390466302613	155	Arcanum Elementary School	Public	K-4	2011 Trojan Ave	Arcanum	45304	Darke County	Arcanum-Butler Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 692-5174	423	23	18.3		402 (95.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$11,351							85.7	82	281	126
390483403216	156	Poland Middle School	Public	4-6	47 College St	Poland	44514	Mahoning County	Poland Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 757-7003	397	19	21.2	35.3%	345 (86.9%)	8 (2.0%)	23 (5.8%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.0%)	$11,554							85.7	85.3	200	44
390497603686	157	Botkins Elementary School	Public	K-6	404 E State St	Botkins	45306	Shelby County	Botkins Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 693-4241	342	17	19.8	12.0%	321 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$10,631							85.7	88.2	99	58
390485903312	158	Fort Recovery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	865 Sharpsburg Rd	Fort Recovery	45846	Mercer County	Fort Recovery Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 375-2768	508	26	19.6	11.4%	491 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,357							85.6	83.9	237	79
390455802287	159	Frank Elementary School	Public	K-4	401 W South Boundary St	Perrysburg	43551	Wood County	Perrysburg Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 874-8721	460	24	19.5	8.3%	357 (77.6%)	8 (1.7%)	45 (9.8%)	26 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	$12,608							85.6	88.6	85	74
390437103213	160	Portage Collab Montessori Middle School	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 55th St NE	Canton	44721	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 966-1912	194	8	25.8	16.5%	169 (87.1%)	10 (5.2%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$9,721							85.6	85.7	188	28

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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.

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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.