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)
390437400287	1081	Chillicothe Intermediate School	Public	3-6	345 Arch St	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Chillicothe City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 774-2123	754	46	16.3		549 (72.8%)	61 (8.1%)	32 (4.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (14.2%)	$10,924							35.4	40.2	1050	31
390444501376	1082	Ben Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	533 Beacon Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7340	274	19	14.6	90.5%	212 (77.4%)	21 (7.7%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.7%)	$13,462							35.3	42.6	1018	64
390064405338	1083	South Scioto Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2200 Winslow Dr	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	South Scioto Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 445-7684	237	6	39.5		5 (2.1%)	200 (84.4%)	15 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.2%)	$13,991							35.2	35	1091	8
390030904846	1084	Apex Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	16005 Terrace Rd	Cleveland	44112	Cuyahoga County	Apex Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 451-1725	472	26	18.5		5 (1.1%)	407 (86.2%)	11 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.0%)	$14,326							35.1	35.3	1086	2
390434800038	1085	Betty Jane Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	444 Darrow Rd	Akron	44305	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 794-4117	337	24	14.1		190 (56.4%)	86 (25.5%)	11 (3.3%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.5%)	$15,851							35.1	47.5	966	119
390500903836	1086	Mesopotamia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4466 Kinsman Road	Mesopotamia	44439	Trumbull County	Bloomfield-Mespo Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 693-4125	116	11	11	81.0%	107 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	$24,632							35.1	39.1	1059	27
390436904199	1087	Cambridge Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1451 Deerpath Dr	Cambridge	43725	Guernsey County	Cambridge City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 435-1180	373	23	16.2		341 (91.4%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	$10,550							34.9	37.5	1072	15
390141705597	1088	Patriot Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4938 Beatrice Dr	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Patriot Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 864-5332	729	43	16.9	83.3%	32 (4.4%)	504 (69.1%)	129 (17.7%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.8%)	$8,286							34.9	41.7	1028	60
390491503510	1089	Western Elementary School	Public	4-6	7959 State Route 124	Latham	45646	Pike County	Western Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 493-2881	153	7	21.8		150 (98.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,167							34.9	43.9	1004	85
390443505734	1090	Massillon Intermediate School	Public	4-6	250 29th St NW	Massillon	44647	Stark County	Massillon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 830-3902	899	47	19.3		543 (60.4%)	127 (14.1%)	75 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	148 (16.5%)	$2,437							34.4	40.7	1044	46

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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.