Best Elementary Schools in Ohio for African American Students

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Every year, the Ohio Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Ohio test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (2023)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 603)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
390468905547	1	Toll Gate Elementary	Public	K-4	12183 Tollgate Rd	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 833-2110	854	37	23	15.2%	550 (64.4%)	127 (14.9%)	45 (5.3%)	60 (7.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.1%)	$9,563							99.8%	94.4%	5.48%
390500401098	2	Northfield Elementary School	Public	K-4	9370 Olde 8 Rd	Northfield	44067	Summit County	Nordonia Hills City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 467-2010	340	22	15.2	16.8%	233 (68.5%)	54 (15.9%)	12 (3.5%)	15 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.4%)	$16,181							99.7%	96.9%	2.78%
390468905550	3	Sycamore Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Sycamore Creek St	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 833-2110	749	29	25.8	21.5%	384 (51.3%)	199 (26.6%)	44 (5.9%)	62 (8.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (7.5%)	$8,467							99.5%	92.8%	6.73%
390446701557	4	Springdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	350 W Kemper Rd	Cincinnati	45246	Hamilton County	Princeton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 864-2700	494	28	17.6	46.0%	99 (20.0%)	203 (41.1%)	137 (27.7%)	21 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.7%)	$12,095							99.3%	75.8%	23.56%
390469905847	5	New Albany Intermediate School	Public	4-6	177 N High St	New Albany	43054	Franklin County	New Albany-Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 741-3000	1,122	65	17.2	10.2%	688 (61.3%)	131 (11.7%)	61 (5.4%)	132 (11.8%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (9.2%)	$11,694							99.2%	94.2%	4.94%
390450404565	6	Alcott Elementary School	Public	K-5	7117 Mount Royal Ave	Westerville	43082	Delaware County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7350	524	28	18.8	15.6%	382 (72.9%)	75 (14.3%)	22 (4.2%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.3%)	$12,565							99.0%	96.3%	2.75%
390461100450	7	Independence Elementary School	Public	3-6	7480 Princeton Rd	Liberty Township	45044	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 755-8300	576	25	23.5	10.9%	419 (72.7%)	48 (8.3%)	27 (4.7%)	41 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (6.8%)	$11,744							98.8%	96.2%	2.64%
390467603636	8	Oak Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	1256 Westwood Dr	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 657-4700	691	35	19.6	14.6%	348 (50.4%)	70 (10.1%)	71 (10.3%)	145 (21.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (7.5%)	$12,405							98.7%	88.3%	10.40%
390461104583	9	VanGorden Elementary School	Public	3-6	6475 LeSourdsville West Cheste	Liberty Township	45011	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 644-1150	660	29	23.1	11.5%	477 (72.3%)	56 (8.5%)	34 (5.2%)	67 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	$11,946							98.5%	86.0%	12.46%
390504501468	10	Mason Intermediate Elementary School	Public	3-6	6307 S Mason Montgomery Rd	Mason	45040	Warren County	Mason City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 459-2850	3,018	149	20.3	10.5%	1,410 (46.7%)	149 (4.9%)	205 (6.8%)	1,096 (36.3%)	4 (0.1%)	16 (0.5%)	138 (4.6%)	$11,680							98.3%	92.1%	6.20%

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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.