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
911	Monroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5000 State Route 38 NW	London	43140	Madison County	Jonathan Alder Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 873-8503	243	16	15	62.6%	136 (56.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$11,872							49	39.5	1041	130		390482603179
912	Summerside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4639 Vermona Dr	Cincinnati	45245	Clermont County	West Clermont Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 947-7900	612	32	19.1		487 (79.6%)	27 (4.4%)	63 (10.3%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	$11,052							48.9	51.8	893	19		390463502523
913	Crim Elementary School	Public	K-5	1020 Scott Hamilton Ave	Bowling Green	43402	Wood County	Bowling Green City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 354-0400	344	21	16.3		204 (59.3%)	27 (7.8%)	77 (22.4%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.7%)	$11,269							48.9	58	794	119		390436300188
914	Paulding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 N Water St	Paulding	45879	Paulding County	Paulding Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 399-4656	442	25	17.6	47.7%	350 (79.2%)	2 (0.5%)	80 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$12,088							48.9	56.2	827	87		390455702285
915	School For Creative and Performing Arts	Public, Alternative	K-12	108 W Central Pkwy	Cincinnati	45202	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-8000	1,300	83	15.6		373 (28.7%)	751 (57.8%)	33 (2.5%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (10.4%)	$16,071							48.8	50	924	9		390437500316
916	Reilly Elementary School	Public	3-4	491 Reilly Ave	Salem	44460	Columbiana County	Salem City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 332-8921	286	12	23.8		225 (78.7%)	5 (1.7%)	45 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	$10,332							48.8	55.5	840	76		391000601591
917	Peebles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 Indian Dr	Peebles	45660	Adams County	Adams County Ohio Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 587-2611	552	32	17.2		527 (95.5%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$12,315							48.8	63	694	223		390619004107
918	Girard Intermediate Middle School	Public	4-6	702 E Prospect St	Girard	44420	Trumbull County	Girard City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 545-5219	349	28	12.6		291 (83.4%)	38 (10.9%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	$13,498							48.7	54.1	867	51		390440601009
919	Southern Local Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	38095 State Route 39	Salineville	43945	Columbiana County	Southern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 679-2301	389	25	15.5		369 (94.9%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$14,902							48.5	55.1	847	72		390464402558
920	Intermediate Elementary School	Public	3-5	476 Portland Way N	Galion	44833	Crawford County	Galion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 468-3676	373	20	18.6		332 (89.0%)	4 (1.1%)	16 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	$9,616							48.5	46.5	964	44		390440200986

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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.
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Educational resources:

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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.