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
1161	Portsmouth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	514 Union St	Portsmouth	45662	Scioto County	Portsmouth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 353-6719	791	59	13.4		568 (71.8%)	56 (7.1%)	53 (6.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (13.8%)	$10,987							26.4	26	1181	20		391002703706
1162	Willard Avenue Pk-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2020 Willard Ave SE	Warren	44484	Trumbull County	Warren City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 675-8700	898	52	17.1		336 (37.4%)	333 (37.1%)	68 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	157 (17.5%)	$13,566							26.3	28.5	1157	5		390449905413
1163	James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2700 Felicity Pl	Cincinnati	45211	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-2600	477	27	17.6		118 (24.7%)	288 (60.4%)	21 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.9%)	$12,015							26.3	24.8	1197	34		390437505962
1164	Mckinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	602 Plum St	Fairport Harbor	44077	Lake County	Fairport Harbor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 354-4982	239	17	14		179 (74.9%)	7 (2.9%)	31 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.2%)	$11,177							26.3	47.1	956	208		390453602191
1165	Lindbergh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2541 Lindbergh Dr	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6727	267	14	19		134 (50.2%)	46 (17.2%)	41 (15.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (15.7%)	$14,625							26	19.4	1262	97		390438004431
1166	Taylor Elementary School	Public	K-5	3173 Springdale Rd	Cincinnati	45251	Hamilton County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 825-3000	797	44	18.1		243 (30.5%)	330 (41.4%)	86 (10.8%)	18 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	112 (14.1%)	$9,054							25.9	29.1	1145	21		390473602863
1167	Woodford Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	3716 Woodford Rd	Cincinnati	45213	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-6400	366	28	13.1		17 (4.6%)	306 (83.6%)	14 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.4%)	$12,898							25.9	25	1192	25		390437500395
1168	Larkmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Nebraska	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 288-3203	432	27	16		131 (30.3%)	82 (19.0%)	161 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (13.4%)	$13,436							25.9	22.6	1232	64		390442601194
1169	Mt. Washington School	Public	PK, KG-8	1730 Mears Ave	Cincinnati	45230	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3800	401	32	12.6		160 (39.9%)	158 (39.4%)	18 (4.5%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (14.5%)	$14,527							25.9	29.5	1140	29		390437500352
1170	Pinnacle Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	860 E 222nd St	Euclid	44123	Cuyahoga County	Pinnacle Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 731-0127	761	34	22.3		6 (0.8%)	640 (84.1%)	19 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (12.2%)	$12,954							25.8	30.4	1127	43		390029904836

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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