Best Elementary Schools in Ohio

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Ohio State Tests test scores by the Ohio Department of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, September 15, 2024.

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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)
391002703706	1181	Portsmouth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	514 Union St	Portsmouth	45662	Scioto County	Portsmouth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 353-6719	761	57	13.4		530 (69.6%)	54 (7.1%)	53 (7.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (15.6%)	$13,915							26	28.4	1170	11
390438000596	1182	Broadleigh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3039 Maryland Ave	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6144	272	16	17		10 (3.7%)	166 (61.0%)	78 (28.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.1%)	$14,064							25.9	14.1	1332	150
390159605913	1183	South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village	Public, Charter	K-8	387 E Beck St	Columbus	43206	Franklin County	South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 669-6301	281	15	18.4		34 (12.1%)	216 (76.9%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.5%)	$9,441							25.9	16	1304	121
390434800021	1184	Glover Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	935 Hammel St	Akron	44306	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 773-1245	229	23	10		45 (19.7%)	128 (55.9%)	15 (6.6%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.0%)	$15,979							25.8	15.8	1310	126
391001501490	1185	Maple Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	560 W Jackson St	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 392-5440	431	25	17.5		89 (20.6%)	60 (13.9%)	226 (52.4%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.4%)	$10,783							25.5	32.1	1125	60
390449905434	1186	Lincoln Pk-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2253 Atlantic St NE	Warren	44483	Trumbull County	Warren City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 373-4500	1,000	57	17.6		490 (49.0%)	282 (28.2%)	63 (6.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	160 (16.0%)	$12,816							25.4	30	1147	39
390064505319	1187	Noble Academy-Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	1329 Bethel Rd	Columbus	43220	Franklin County	Noble Academy-Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 326-0687	286	24	11.9	88.5%	100 (35.0%)	112 (39.2%)	43 (15.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.1%)	$13,872							25.4	19.3	1266	79
390159705961	1188	Orchard Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14440 Triskett Rd	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Orchard Park Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 340-3202	273	13	21		43 (15.8%)	97 (35.5%)	52 (19.0%)	40 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (15.0%)	$9,760							25.3	21.2	1248	60
390448001678	1189	West Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	3501 Briggs Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 279-0646	484	28	17.1	88.4%	128 (26.4%)	191 (39.5%)	110 (22.7%)	14 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.9%)	$10,966							25.2	41.4	1035	154
390437500389	1190	Westwood School	Public	K-8	2981 Montana Ave	Cincinnati	45211	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5900	379	25	15		38 (10.0%)	277 (73.1%)	32 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	$14,784							25.1	28.9	1166	24

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