Best Elementary Schools in Ohio

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1558)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
1191	Etna Road Elementary School	Public	2-5	4531 Etna Rd	Whitehall	43213	Franklin County	Whitehall City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 417-5400	505	28	18		69 (13.7%)	198 (39.2%)	184 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.3%)	$11,345							24.5	36.1	1071	120		390450701979
1192	Forest Hill Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	850 Damon St	Akron	44310	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-1645	405	30	13.6		48 (11.9%)	104 (25.7%)	68 (16.8%)	153 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.4%)	$13,487							24.4	26.7	1171	21		390434800018
1193	Chase STEM Academy	Public	K-8	600 Bassett St	Toledo	43611	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6650	245	18	13.6		43 (17.6%)	142 (58.0%)	35 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.2%)	$16,491							24.3	13.1	1354	161		390449001776
1194	Lacroft Elementary School	Public	K-4	2460 Boring Ln	East Liverpool	43920	Columbiana County	East Liverpool City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 386-8774	339	25	13.8		262 (77.3%)	20 (5.9%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.0%)	$12,283							24.3	16.8	1298	104		390439100873
1195	Zenith Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4606 Heaton Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Zenith Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 888-9997	429	20	21.4		8 (1.9%)	380 (88.6%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,683							24.3	16.9	1297	102		390039604956
1196	Ohio Achievement Charter Schools Inc. dba Millennium Commun	Public, Charter	K-8	3500 Refugee Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Ohio Achievement Charter Schools Inc. dba Millennium Commun	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 255-5585	489	10	48.9		1 (0.2%)	472 (96.5%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$10,848							24.2	18.2	1276	80		390003602838
1197	Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	715 Krebs Ave	Dayton	45419	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-4890	385	23	16.7		177 (46.0%)	134 (34.8%)	38 (9.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	$15,807							24	24.7	1198	1		390438404297
1198	Cassady Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 N Cassady Ave	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5456	308	16	19.2		10 (3.2%)	221 (71.8%)	44 (14.3%)	21 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	$13,748							24	11.4	1377	179		390438000601
1199	North Avondale Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	615 Clinton Springs Ave	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3900	568	30	18.6		97 (17.1%)	413 (72.7%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.4%)	$14,215							23.9	24.9	1194	5		390437500353
1200	Lorain Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4119 Leavitt Rd	Lorain	44053	Lorain County	Lorain Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 282-3127	416	22	18.9		82 (19.7%)	122 (29.3%)	158 (38.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.8%)	$12,186							23.8	11.1	1384	184		390058705079

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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 17, 2025, 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.