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)
390482603179	1041	Monroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5000 State Route 38 NW	London	43140	Madison County	Jonathan Alder Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 873-8503	231	15	15.7	54.5%	145 (62.8%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$10,099							39.5	34.2	1098	57
390501903872	1042	William S Guy Middle School	Public	4-6	4115 Shady Rd	Youngstown	44505	Mahoning County	Liberty Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 759-1733	375	11	34	99.2%	166 (44.3%)	129 (34.4%)	35 (9.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.9%)	$8,758							39.5			(n/a)
390006803315	1043	Constellation Schools: Parma Community	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7667 Day Dr Fl 1ST	Parma	44129	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Parma Community	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 888-5490	1,179	32	36.8	8.5%	686 (58.2%)	100 (8.5%)	203 (17.2%)	13 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	175 (14.8%)	$8,667							39.4	34	1102	59
390473002831	1044	Brook Intermediate School	Public	3-5	58601 Marietta Rd	Byesville	43723	Guernsey County	Rolling Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 685-2526	317	18	17.6		300 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	$9,373							39	47.8	962	82
390468402671	1045	Amanda-Clearcreek Elementary School	Public	3-5	328 E Main St	Amanda	43102	Fairfield County	Amanda-Clearcreek Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 969-7253	326	18	18.1		313 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	$12,042							38.9	44	1002	43
390437800544	1046	Valley View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	17200 Valleyview Ave	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8900	154	13	11.8		40 (26.0%)	71 (46.1%)	20 (13.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.6%)	$18,456							38.9	37	1077	31
390162206022	1047	South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Southfield	Public, Charter	K-8	3220 Groveport Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Southfield	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 986-0116	277	14	19.7		56 (20.2%)	169 (61.0%)	11 (4.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (13.4%)	$9,535							38.9	33.7	1105	58
390437500330	1048	Hartwell School	Public	2-8	8320 Vine St	Cincinnati	45216	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-2300	447	23	19.2		61 (13.6%)	202 (45.2%)	158 (35.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.5%)	$13,897							38.8	24.3	1213	165
390442001129	1049	Gorsuch West Elementary School	Public	K-5	440 Trace Dr	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Lancaster City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 687-7332	580	29	20	73.3%	476 (82.1%)	26 (4.5%)	16 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.3%)	$10,638							38.8	41.6	1032	17
390138105634	1050	The Richland School of Academic Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	1456 Park Ave W	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	The Richland School of Academic Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 644-6338	357	27	13.2		171 (47.9%)	118 (33.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	62 (17.4%)	$8,186							38.7	40.4	1048	2

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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:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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