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
1321	Beechwood Elementary School	Public	2-5	455 Beechwood Rd	Whitehall	43213	Franklin County	Whitehall City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 417-5300	508	26	19.9		78 (15.4%)	221 (43.5%)	148 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.8%)	$10,512							15.6	22.9	1228	93		390450701978
1322	Rockdale Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	335 Rockdale Ave	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4700	225	17	12.9		13 (5.8%)	194 (86.2%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	$13,007							15.5	8.2	1447	125		390437500367
1323	Old Orchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2402 Cheltenham Rd	Toledo	43606	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3700	414	26	15.9		54 (13.0%)	262 (63.3%)	47 (11.4%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.4%)	$12,317							15.4	19.1	1265	58		390449001819
1324	Devonshire Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6286 Ambleside Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5335	414	26	15.9		39 (9.4%)	181 (43.7%)	159 (38.4%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	$14,745							15.3	14.9	1328	4		390438000619
1325	Bond Hill Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	1510 California Ave	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-7900	296	22	13.4		6 (2.0%)	255 (86.1%)	18 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	$15,192							15.2	5.3	1507	182		390437500293
1326	Superior Intermediate School	Public	3-6	2308 Wade Ave	Ashtabula	44004	Ashtabula County	Ashtabula Area City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 992-1270	369	21	17.5		186 (50.4%)	26 (7.0%)	92 (24.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (17.1%)	$12,957							15.1	12.5	1365	39		390435105520
1327	Volney Rogers Elementary at McGuffey	Public	K-5	310 S Schenley Ave	Youngstown	44509	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-8845	0	21	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$11,154							15.1	14.3	1334	7		390451605944
1328	Oakmont Elementary School	Public	K-5	5666 Oakmont Dr	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5385	307	17	18		14 (4.6%)	210 (68.4%)	64 (20.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	$14,597							15	24.6	1201	127		390438004319
1329	Sciotoville Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	224 Marshall St	Portsmouth	45662	Scioto County	Sciotoville Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 776-6777	373	31	12		333 (89.3%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.8%)	$11,374							14.9	18	1278	51		390012303957
1330	Ohio Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1690 Woodlands Dr Ste 100	Maumee	43537	Lucas County	Ohio Virtual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(419) 482-0948	15,339	387	39.6		9,853 (64.2%)	2,637 (17.2%)	1,309 (8.5%)	135 (0.9%)	55 (0.4%)	20 (0.1%)	1,330 (8.7%)	$7,290							14.8	18.1	1277	53		390018004704

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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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.