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)
390010704153	1391	Washington Park Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	4000 Washington Park Blvd	Newburgh Heights	44105	Cuyahoga County	Washington Park Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 271-6055	173	9	19.2		107 (61.8%)	33 (19.1%)	23 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.8%)	$11,527							10.7	12.1	1369	22
390437500381	1392	William H Taft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	270 Southern Ave	Cincinnati	45219	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5600	236	21	11.3		10 (4.2%)	202 (85.6%)	7 (3.0%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	$14,802							10.6	10	1411	19
390442601203	1393	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 W 23rd St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-2187	259	17	15.2		44 (17.0%)	47 (18.1%)	152 (58.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	$14,914							10.5	7	1477	84
390158205874	1394	Bridge Gate Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4060 Sullivant Ave	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Bridge Gate Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 501-3820	212	12	18.4		6 (2.8%)	174 (82.1%)	26 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$11,940							10.5	5.5	1517	123
390004302979	1395	Riverside Community School Inc. dba Riverside Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3280 River Rd	Cincinnati	45204	Hamilton County	Riverside Community School Inc. dba Riverside Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 921-7777	163	12	13.5		46 (28.2%)	88 (54.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (12.9%)	$14,299							10.5	6.1	1501	106
390438010826	1396	Columbus Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4841 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(614) 365-8472	649	0			184 (28.4%)	314 (48.4%)	68 (10.5%)	11 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (10.6%)	$13,048							10.4	8.2	1450	54
390148705729	1397	Ohio College Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	21100 Southgate Park Blvd	Maple Heights	44137	Cuyahoga County	Ohio College Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 453-4550	219	19	11.8		9 (4.1%)	200 (91.3%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$13,461							10.4	15.4	1315	82
390486905707	1398	Westbrooke Village	Public	4-5	6500 Westford Rd	Trotwood	45426	Montgomery County	Trotwood-Madison City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 854-3196	329	22	14.9		18 (5.5%)	280 (85.1%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	$16,104							10.4	7.2	1469	71
390434800056	1399	Seiberling Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	400 Brittain Rd	Akron	44305	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7956	477	36	13.2		133 (27.9%)	238 (49.9%)	26 (5.5%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (14.0%)	$13,041							10.3	14.1	1333	66
390437100241	1400	Clarendon Intermediate School	Public	4-6	412 Clarendon Ave NW	Canton	44708	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 453-7681	251	16	15.4		80 (31.9%)	84 (33.5%)	40 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	42 (16.7%)	$14,650							10.2	7.2	1470	70

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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.