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
1491	Marshall STEMM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	415 Colburn St	Toledo	43609	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-5700	366	21	17.4		84 (23.0%)	127 (34.7%)	95 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (16.4%)	$14,479							5.3	7.8	1455	36		390449001810
1492	Valerie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3871 Yellowstone Ave	Dayton	45416	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5390	566	29	19.5		44 (7.8%)	461 (81.4%)	26 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.2%)	$12,618							5.3	7	1470	22		390438400812
1493	Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1414 Gault St	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 300-3685	145	12	12		5 (3.4%)	128 (88.3%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	$12,418							5.3	4.9	1517	24		390161005992
1494	Glendale-Feilbach Elementary School	Public	K-8	2317 Cass Rd	Toledo	43614	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-2650	335	24	13.9		58 (17.3%)	207 (61.8%)	34 (10.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.9%)	$13,288							5.3	6.7	1478	16		390449001791
1495	Waverly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1805 W 57th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7550	281	17	16.5		40 (14.2%)	146 (52.0%)	66 (23.5%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	$14,297							5.2	7.3	1465	30		390437800550
1496	North Columbus Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1965 Gladstone Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	North Columbus Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 745-8375	131	4	32.7		4 (3.1%)	114 (87.0%)	3 (2.3%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	$9,573							5.2	3.4	1545	49		390161106016
1497	Harvey Rice Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-10	2730 East 116th	Cleveland	44120	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1500	427	25	17		1 (0.2%)	410 (96.0%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$14,380							5.1	3	1551	54		390437800474
1498	Orchard School	Public	PK, KG-8	4200 Bailey Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7350	492	30	16.4		93 (18.9%)	255 (51.8%)	115 (23.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	$12,850							5.1	5.9	1495	3		390437800526
1499	University of Cleveland Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	1906 E 40th St	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	University of Cleveland Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 361-9720	138	11	12.5		1 (0.7%)	126 (91.3%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	$14,476							5.1	4.9	1519	20		390145705678
1500	Constellation Schools: Madison Community Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	2015 W 95th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Madison Community Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 651-5212	197	15	13.1		35 (17.8%)	52 (26.4%)	91 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.6%)	$12,148							5.1	5.6	1500			390050605216

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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.