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
1251	Bennett Venture Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5130 Bennett Rd	Toledo	43612	Lucas County	Bennett Venture Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 269-2247	460	51	9.1		83 (18.0%)	231 (50.2%)	72 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (15.4%)	$15,432							20.3	22.7	1231	20		390045705016
1252	Zenith Academy East	Public, Charter	K-8	2261 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Zenith Academy East	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 577-0997	178	11	16.1		14 (7.9%)	155 (87.1%)	6 (3.4%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,452							20.3	22.4	1233	19		390139605579
1253	Escuela SMART Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	617 Western Ave	Toledo	43609	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-5550	287	19	15.1		18 (6.3%)	18 (6.3%)	242 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$14,301							20.3	25.1	1191	62		390449006005
1254	Youngstown Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	810 Oak St	Youngstown	44506	Mahoning County	Youngstown Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 402-1372	126	2	63		6 (4.8%)	98 (77.8%)	18 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$9,466							20.2			(n/a)		390163406183
1255	Mt. Airy School	Public	PK, KG-6	5730 Colerain Ave	Cincinnati	45239	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3700	594	33	17.8		22 (3.7%)	362 (60.9%)	156 (26.3%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.2%)	$13,353							20.1	21.3	1243	12		390437500351
1256	Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Tacoma Ave	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 240-1220	291	20	14.9		62 (21.3%)	35 (12.0%)	160 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.3%)	$15,431							20.1	9.3	1417	161		390442605439
1257	Constellation Schools: Elyria Community	Public, Charter	K-8	300 N Abbe Rd	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Constellation Schools: Elyria Community	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 366-5225	409	21	19.2		173 (42.3%)	108 (26.4%)	75 (18.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.2%)	$10,015							20.1	31.5	1118	139		390010304054
1258	East Linden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2505 Brentnell Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5459	311	17	18.2		17 (5.5%)	195 (62.7%)	79 (25.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	$16,882							20.1	16	1312	54		390438000626
1259	Westwood Elementary School	Public	K-4	42350 Adelbert St	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 284-8002	441	24	18.1		184 (41.7%)	80 (18.1%)	98 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (17.9%)	$5,211							20.1	30.1	1130	129		390439400888
1260	Arbor Elementary School	Public	K-5	20400 Arbor Avenue	Euclid	44119	Cuyahoga County	Euclid City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 797-6200	388	21	18.4		8 (2.1%)	314 (80.9%)	28 (7.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.5%)	$16,089							20.1	15.1	1326	66		390439500915

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