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)
390466002606	11	Dorothy E Lewis Elementary School	Public	K-4	32345 Cannon Rd	Solon	44139	Cuyahoga County	Solon City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 349-6225	553	28	19.5	9.6%	351 (63.5%)	55 (9.9%)	34 (6.1%)	78 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	$15,223							93.2	94.1	5	6
390437505925	12	Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students	Public, Alternative	3-12	2825 Alms Pl	Cincinnati	45206	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-0000	317	26	12	30.0%	160 (50.5%)	118 (37.2%)	8 (2.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.2%)	$17,393							93.2	94.9	3	9
390470204165	13	Deer Run Elementary School	Public	K-5	8815 Avery Rd	Dublin	43017	Franklin County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 764-5932	375	21	18.2	1.6%	225 (60.0%)	10 (2.7%)	14 (3.7%)	87 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.1%)	$14,238							93	93.1	15	2
390482003146	14	Monclova Elementary School	Public	K-4	8035 Monclova Rd	Monclova	43542	Lucas County	Anthony Wayne Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 865-9408	492	23	21.3	10.2%	448 (91.1%)	11 (2.2%)	12 (2.4%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,411							93	90.6	46	32
390493603569	15	Miller City Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 N Main St	Miller City	45864	Putnam County	Miller City-New Cleveland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 876-3174	243	18	13.7		233 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,862							92.9	94.9	4	11
390493403565	16	Kalida Elementary School	Public	K-4	208 North Fourth Street	Kalida	45853	Putnam County	Kalida Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 532-3845	234	16	15	4.7%	234 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,461							92.8	90.9	43	27
390459602391	17	New Knoxville Elementary School	Public	K-8	345 N Main St	New Knoxville	45871	Auglaize County	New Knoxville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 753-2431	296	14	21.1		270 (91.2%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$12,822							92.7	89.3	70	53
390448601740	18	Montgomery Elementary School	Public	K-4	9609 Montgomery Rd	Cincinnati	45242	Hamilton County	Sycamore Community City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 686-1730	517	28	18.4	4.8%	344 (66.5%)	29 (5.6%)	32 (6.2%)	78 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.6%)	$14,385							92.5	92.7	17	1
390485803306	19	St Henry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	251 E Columbus St	Saint Henry	45883	Mercer County	St Henry Consolidated Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 678-4834	439	23	18.7	5.2%	424 (96.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,784							92.5	91.9	28	9
390449301868	20	Windermere Elementary School	Public	K-5	4101 Windermere Rd	Upper Arlington	43220	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 487-5060	555	20	28.1	2.7%	472 (85.0%)	7 (1.3%)	16 (2.9%)	33 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	$13,502							92.3	92	26	6

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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