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)
390478002999	281	Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2281 Wilson Ave	Mingo Junction	43938	Jefferson County	Indian Creek Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 283-2479	378	21	17.7	63.8%	318 (84.1%)	19 (5.0%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.9%)	$9,783							81.6	76.8	398	117
390469602718	282	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	136 Carpenter Rd	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 478-5560	477	25	19	19.5%	295 (61.8%)	101 (21.2%)	26 (5.5%)	23 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.5%)	$11,352							81.5	73	486	204
390472402812	283	Fairbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	260 N Fairfield Rd	Beavercreek	45430	Montgomery County	Beavercreek City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 429-7616	575	35	16.5	14.1%	456 (79.3%)	27 (4.7%)	32 (5.6%)	30 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	$11,813							81.5	81	304	21
390490903488	284	Ashville Elementary School	Public	K-5	90 Walnut St	Ashville	43103	Pickaway County	Teays Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 983-5000	449	24	18.5	39.4%	415 (92.4%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	$10,090							81.5	81.2	298	14
390441201061	285	Hillsboro Intermediate School	Public	4-5	500 US Route 62	Hillsboro	45133	Highland County	Hillsboro City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 393-3132	320	19	16.8		282 (88.1%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	$10,754							81.4	82.2	274	11
390474402894	286	Liberty-Benton Elementary School	Public	K-4	9190 County Road 9	Findlay	45840	Hancock County	Liberty-Benton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 422-9161	597	31	19.2	22.6%	543 (91.0%)	8 (1.3%)	24 (4.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$10,386							81.3	84.1	230	56
390502703896	287	Ragersville Elementary School	Public	K-6	2405 Ragersville Rd SW	Sugarcreek	44681	Tuscarawas County	Garaway Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 897-5021	150	13	11.5	34.7%	126 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$12,237							81.3	88.5	87	200
390447501609	288	Fernway Elementary School	Public	K-4	17420 Fernway Rd	Shaker Heights	44120	Cuyahoga County	Shaker Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 295-4040	303	15	20.2	22.4%	141 (46.5%)	116 (38.3%)	13 (4.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)	$19,228							81.3	65.7	656	368
390466802623	289	Tri-Village Elementary School	Public	K-6	315 S Main St	New Madison	45346	Darke County	Tri-Village Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 996-1511	410	24	17	46.1%	395 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$11,331							81.2	80.2	318	29
390493703573	290	Ottawa Elementary School	Public	K-8	123 Putnam Pkwy	Ottawa	45875	Putnam County	Ottawa-Glandorf Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 523-4290	441	23	18.8	37.4%	309 (70.1%)	5 (1.1%)	114 (25.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	$9,567							81.1	73.5	470	180

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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:

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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.