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
811	Elida Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Pioneer Rd	Elida	45807	Allen County	Elida Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 338-6803	1,003	52	19.2	62.8%	624 (62.2%)	142 (14.2%)	74 (7.4%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	154 (15.4%)	$9,386							55.5	59.8	760	51		390457702340
812	Pleasant Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 E Pleasant St	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5990	329	20	16.2		306 (93.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$11,523							55.4	56.9	817	5		391001201358
813	Elgin Elementary School	Public	K-5	1250 Keener Rd S	Marion	43302	Marion County	Elgin Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4301	490	31	16	61.2%	449 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	$11,938							55.4	58.6	781	32		390484103242
814	Clay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Clay High St	Portsmouth	45662	Scioto County	Clay Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 354-6644	326	11	29.6	61.0%	308 (94.5%)	4 (1.2%)	8 (2.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$10,838							55.2	66.1	625	189		391002603645
815	Grand Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	111 Grand Valley Ave West	Orwell	44076	Ashtabula County	Grand Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 805-4545	369	22	16.7	68.0%	361 (97.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$13,381							55	44.9	978	163		390458605126
816	Indianola Informal K-8 School	Public	K-8	251 E Weber Rd	Columbus	43202	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5579	721	38	18.9		408 (56.6%)	191 (26.5%)	47 (6.5%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.9%)	$14,893							54.9	54.8	854	38		390438000656
817	London Elementary School	Public	K-5	380 Elm St	London	43140	Madison County	London City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 845-3272	1,011	37	27.3	53.2%	818 (80.9%)	43 (4.3%)	29 (2.9%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (11.3%)	$9,989							54.9	52.1	892	75		390442504216
818	Ridge-Brook Elementary School	Public	K-4	7915 Manhattan Ave	Parma	44129	Cuyahoga County	Parma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 885-2350	341	19	17.9		197 (57.8%)	51 (15.0%)	41 (12.0%)	15 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.6%)	$13,314							54.9	43.8	991	173		390446301512
819	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	K-5	35200 Stevens Blvd	Eastlake	44095	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 975-3720	432	31	13.9	60.9%	296 (68.5%)	62 (14.4%)	27 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.6%)	$11,332							54.9	48	948	129		390451002003
820	Bradford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	740 Railroad Ave	Bradford	45308	Darke County	Bradford Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 448-2811	269	18	14.8		259 (96.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$14,000							54.7	56.6	820			390452202127

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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.