Best Elementary Schools in Ohio

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							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)
390469905847	91	New Albany Intermediate School	Public	4-6	177 N High St	New Albany	43054	Franklin County	New Albany-Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 741-3000	1,176	62	18.9	17.0%	726 (61.7%)	136 (11.6%)	76 (6.5%)	112 (9.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	121 (10.3%)	$12,187							88.5	88.2	98	7
390435500125	92	Hilltop Elementary School	Public	3-5	24524 Hilltop Dr	Beachwood	44122	Cuyahoga County	Beachwood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 831-7144	321	22	14.4	21.8%	120 (37.4%)	75 (23.4%)	21 (6.5%)	83 (25.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	$20,077							88.5	89.2	76	16
390465602591	93	Independence Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7600 Hillside Rd	Independence	44131	Cuyahoga County	Independence Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 642-5870	438	27	16.2	13.2%	392 (89.5%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.2%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$15,728							88.5	86.7	153	60
390476802936	94	Chestnut Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-8	5088 Tr 401	Berlin	44654	Holmes County	East Holmes Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 893-2413	209	16	13.2	14.4%	209 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,088							88.4	91.1	36	58
390452102124	95	Bluffton Elementary School	Public	K-5	102 S Jackson St	Bluffton	45817	Allen County	Bluffton Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 358-7951	554	32	17.3		501 (90.4%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$9,152							88.4	83.1	262	167
390505403979	96	Dalton Elementary School	Public	K-4	250 N Church St	Dalton	44618	Wayne County	Dalton Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 828-2707	355	21	17.2		308 (86.8%)	8 (2.3%)	26 (7.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$10,708							88.3	85.5	191	95
390472405774	97	Trebein Elementary School	Public	K-5	1728 Dayton Xenia Rd	Xenia	45385	Greene County	Beavercreek City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 426-1522	854	45	18.8	7.5%	691 (80.9%)	15 (1.8%)	35 (4.1%)	49 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.4%)	$10,638							88.3	89.3	72	25
390476802941	98	Walnut Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	4840 Olde Pump St	Walnut Creek	44687	Holmes County	East Holmes Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 893-2213	147	8	18.5	17.7%	141 (95.9%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,201							88.2	91.2	34	64
390503503920	99	Crestview Elementary School	Public	K-5	531 E Tully St	Convoy	45832	Van Wert County	Crestview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 749-9100	330	27	12.4		313 (94.8%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$13,549							88.2	88.2	97	2
390455004161	100	Boyd E Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1052 Jer Les St	Milford	45150	Clermont County	Milford Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 575-1643	486	24	20.2	12.8%	436 (89.7%)	7 (1.4%)	22 (4.5%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$11,526							88.2	89.6	64	36

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.