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)
390469702725	1031	Glendening Elementary School	Public	K-5	4200 Glendenning Dr	Groveport	43125	Franklin County	Groveport Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 836-4972	470	25	18.8	63.8%	163 (34.7%)	167 (35.5%)	69 (14.7%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.9%)	$11,735							40.6	42.7	1014	17
390435304146	1032	Barberton Intermediate School	Public	3-5	292 Robinson Ave	Barberton	44203	Summit County	Barberton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 745-5492	697	36	19.3	74.3%	480 (68.9%)	125 (17.9%)	29 (4.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (8.0%)	$11,814							40.6	44.1	1000	32
390160505969	1033	Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	244 Southern Ave	Cincinnati	45219	Hamilton County	Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 975-3391	433	21	21.1		7 (1.6%)	403 (93.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$9,907							40.5	10.7	1399	366
390448000637	1034	Darby Woods Elementary School	Public	K-4	255 Westwoods Blvd	Galloway	43119	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8075	527	30	17.5	67.7%	213 (40.4%)	91 (17.3%)	104 (19.7%)	71 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.1%)	$12,030							40.4	41.5	1033	1
390470002742	1035	Rose Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	760 Rosehill Rd	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 367-2380	382	22	17.4	66.5%	105 (27.5%)	161 (42.1%)	28 (7.3%)	41 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.3%)	$11,383							40.2	29.7	1153	118
391000301636	1036	Northwood Intermediate School	Public	3-4	1152 Saint Marys Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Sidney City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 497-2231	433	23	18.8	61.9%	310 (71.6%)	13 (3.0%)	24 (5.5%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (18.0%)	$9,722							39.9	42.5	1021	15
390437500300	1037	Dater Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	2840 Boudinot Ave	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-0900	740	36	20.6		251 (33.9%)	410 (55.4%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.4%)	$12,143							39.8	50.4	923	114
390437900574	1038	Noble Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1293 Ardoon St	Cleveland Heights	44121	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Heights-University Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 371-6535	403	23	17.9		32 (7.9%)	305 (75.7%)	23 (5.7%)	17 (4.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.2%)	$16,862							39.8	39.6	1053	15
390013004180	1039	Alliance Academy of Cincinnati	Public, Charter	K-8	1712 Duck Creek Rd	Cincinnati	45207	Hamilton County	Alliance Academy of Cincinnati	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 751-5555	465	24	19.2		13 (2.8%)	397 (85.4%)	24 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	$15,001							39.8	36.8	1079	40
390438005884	1040	Northgate Intermediate	Public	4-5	6655 Sharon Woods Blvd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5502	267	16	16.6		29 (10.9%)	155 (58.1%)	49 (18.4%)	11 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.2%)	$15,853							39.7	40.9	1042	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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

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.