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
431	Conotton Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7205 Cumberland Rd SW	Bowerston	44695	Carroll County	Conotton Valley Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 269-2000	291	14	20.7	53.6%	286 (98.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$13,988							75.1	70.6	524	93		390475402914
432	Normandy Elementary School	Public	2-5	401 Normandy Ridge Rd	Dayton	45459	Montgomery County	Centerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 434-0917	495	26	19	36.4%	248 (50.1%)	79 (16.0%)	28 (5.7%)	100 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.1%)	$13,133							75.1	75.6	414	18		390437300273
433	Sabina Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	246 W Washington St	Sabina	45169	Clinton County	East Clinton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 584-5421	375	21	18.2		351 (93.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$10,784							75	71.8	502	69		390464002545
434	Lander Elementary	Public	K-6	1714 Lander Rd	Cleveland	44124	Cuyahoga County	Mayfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 995-7350	506	28	18	49.4%	198 (39.1%)	189 (37.4%)	37 (7.3%)	37 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.5%)	$13,150							75	73.3	475	41		390443701296
435	Huntington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1931 Huntington Cir	Brunswick	44212	Medina County	Brunswick City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 273-0484	508	31	16.3	35.8%	442 (87.0%)	9 (1.8%)	25 (4.9%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	$12,893							75	71.3	511	76		390436604205
436	Butler Elementary School	Public	K-5	125 College St	Butler	44822	Richland County	Clear Fork Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 883-3451	252	20	12.8	44.8%	235 (93.3%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$13,346							74.9	65.9	633	197		390494103581
437	Bellville Elementary School	Public	K-5	195 School St	Bellville	44813	Richland County	Clear Fork Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 886-3244	400	23	17.7	40.0%	371 (92.8%)	6 (1.5%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.0%)	$11,272							74.9	82.9	235	202		390494103580
438	Hamersville Elementary School	Public	K-8	1950 State Route 125	Hamersville	45130	Brown County	Western Brown Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 379-1144	556	34	16.2	64.7%	535 (96.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$12,193							74.9	73.7	465	27		390460602416
439	Amherst Elementary School	Public	K-5	8750 Jane St NW	Massillon	44646	Stark County	Jackson Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 830-8024	462	27	17.1	49.6%	349 (75.5%)	27 (5.8%)	33 (7.1%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.3%)	$11,689							74.8	70.3	530	91		390498503714
440	Margaretta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5906 Bogart Rd W	Castalia	44824	Erie County	Margaretta Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 684-5357	536	32	16.7	42.7%	488 (91.0%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	$13,663							74.6	79.1	341	99		390468002660

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