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)
390445701459	651	Sharpsburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 Smith Rd	Norwood	45212	Hamilton County	Norwood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 924-2650	259	17	15.1		155 (59.8%)	33 (12.7%)	46 (17.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.3%)	$13,467							65.3	66.1	643	8
390488103412	652	Northmor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7819 State Route 19	Galion	44833	Crawford County	Northmor Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 947-1900	584	31	18.9	30.1%	565 (96.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$10,730							65.2	75.2	428	224
390461002434	653	Fairfield West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 River Rd	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-3021	831	41	20.2	42.1%	451 (54.3%)	165 (19.9%)	87 (10.5%)	65 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (7.2%)	$9,157							65.2	61.1	750	97
390151205794	654	Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School	Public, Alternative	K-12	4211 State Route 44	Rootstown	44272	Portage County	Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 644-6338	1,013	56	18	5.1%	919 (90.7%)	21 (2.1%)	21 (2.1%)	10 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.8%)	$8,457							65.2	57.9	817	163
390451802112	655	Ada Elementary School	Public	K-6	725 W North Ave	Ada	45810	Hardin County	Ada Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 634-2341	464				402 (86.6%)	12 (2.6%)	19 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	$11,549							65.1	71.8	514	141
390505803996	656	Fredericksburg Elementary School	Public	K-8	160 W Clay St	Fredericksburg	44627	Wayne County	Southeast Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 695-2741	127	10	13.3	22.0%	126 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,818							65	65	672	16
390477302958	657	South Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3291 Greenwich Angling Rd	Greenwich	44837	Huron County	South Central Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 752-5021	387	26	14.8	41.6%	354 (91.5%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$11,323							65	69.3	578	79
390441901126	658	Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 W Clifton Blvd	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 529-4257	255	16	15.9	31.0%	198 (77.6%)	13 (5.1%)	15 (5.9%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.8%)	$10,993							64.9	65.1	670	12
390483302723	659	Lowellville Elementary School	Public	K-6	52 Rocket Place	Lowellville	44436	Mahoning County	Lowellville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 536-8426	251	13	19.3		213 (84.9%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.4%)	$12,817							64.9	64.9	675	16
390478803022	660	North Elementary School	Public	K-5	1941 Red Bird Rd	Madison	44057	Lake County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 428-2151	586	28	20.9	44.9%	487 (83.1%)	6 (1.0%)	46 (7.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.2%)	$10,344							64.9	71	543	117

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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