Best Elementary Schools in Ohio

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Ohio State Tests test scores by the Ohio Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.

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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
1411	Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	610 W 20th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1080	218	17	13.2		50 (22.9%)	51 (23.4%)	86 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.2%)	$13,372							9.7	15.3	1320	91		390442601191
1412	Cleveland Metro Remote School K-12	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3817 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(216) 838-0172	563	32	17.5		65 (11.5%)	388 (68.9%)	84 (14.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (3.7%)	$20,239							9.7	5.6	1501	89		390437806199
1413	Hope Academy Northcoast Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	4310 E 71st St	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Hope Academy Northcoast Campus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 429-0232	177	16	11		29 (16.4%)	133 (75.1%)	10 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$11,353							9.7	9.3	1419	6		390018104705
1414	Avondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	141 Hawkes Ave	Columbus	43222	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6511	270	16	16.8		99 (36.7%)	113 (41.9%)	30 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.4%)	$13,290							9.7	10.9	1387	27		390438000585
1415	Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown	Public, Charter	K-8	121 S Monmouth St	Dayton	45403	Montgomery County	Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 281-1980	188	11	17		71 (37.8%)	89 (47.3%)	9 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.6%)	$13,284							9.7	8.1	1448	33		390138305625
1416	Shoreview Elementary School	Public	K-5	490 E 260th St	Euclid	44132	Cuyahoga County	Euclid City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 797-6500	430	26	16.5		21 (4.9%)	347 (80.7%)	31 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	$14,721							9.7	9.2	1421	5		390439500920
1417	Mann Elementary School	Public	K-6	521 Mount Joy St	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4280	438	28	15.6		189 (43.2%)	91 (20.8%)	87 (19.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (16.0%)	$12,925							9.6	23.2	1223	194		390448101693
1418	Academy Of World Languages School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	2030 Fairfax Ave	Cincinnati	45207	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-7800	548	38	14.3		32 (5.8%)	354 (64.6%)	129 (23.5%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.6%)	$13,955							9.5	11.3	1380	38		390437504280
1419	Walton School	Public	PK, KG-8	3409 Walton Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7500	252	13	19.3		42 (16.7%)	74 (29.4%)	123 (48.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$14,995							9.5	6.7	1477	58		390437800547
1420	Southwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1500 S 4th St	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5553	309	16	19.3		113 (36.6%)	136 (44.0%)	24 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.0%)	$14,003							9.5	5.4	1504	84		390438000717

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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.