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
1401	Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Whitlow Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6482	545	27	20.1		40 (7.3%)	384 (70.5%)	50 (9.2%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.0%)	$13,636							10.2	9.2	1420	19		390438004434
1402	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 W 23rd St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-2187	287	23	12.7		42 (14.6%)	62 (21.6%)	151 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.1%)	$12,645							10.2	10.5	1393	9		390442601203
1403	Dike School of Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	2501 E 61st St	Cleveland	44104	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-9150	296	15	19.7		1 (0.3%)	284 (95.9%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$16,168							10.1	6	1494	91		390437800449
1404	Leawood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1677 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6504	331	14	23.6		28 (8.5%)	235 (71.0%)	28 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.5%)	$14,384							10.1	19.6	1258	146		390438000665
1405	Miles Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	4090 E 93rd St	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4450	343	20	17.1		13 (3.8%)	312 (91.0%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$13,621							10.1	8.7	1435	30		390437800514
1406	IDEA Greater Cincinnati Inc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1011 Glendale Milford Rd	Cincinnati	45215	Hamilton County	IDEA Greater Cincinnati Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 417-4794	1,017	41	24.8		58 (5.7%)	642 (63.1%)	263 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.9%)	$14,879							10	9	1427	21		391003510847
1407	Nathan Hale School	Public	PK, KG-8	3588 Martin Luther King Dr	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4250	364	20	18.2		5 (1.4%)	347 (95.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$14,077							10	13.9	1338	69		390437800522
1408	Summit Academy Akron Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	2503 Leland Ave	Akron	44312	Summit County	Summit Academy Akron Elementary School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 253-7441	120	7	17.1		65 (54.2%)	37 (30.8%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.0%)	$8,518							9.8	12.1	1368	40		390003802844
1409	West Park Bilingual Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	12913 Bennington Ave	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	West Park Bilingual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 251-5450	204	15	13.6		19 (9.3%)	76 (37.3%)	87 (42.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.8%)	$12,028							9.8	9.1	1422	13		390151405778
1410	Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	410 E 152nd St	Cleveland	44110	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0850	375	20	18.7		6 (1.6%)	348 (92.8%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$15,038							9.8	17	1294	116		390437800451

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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.