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
561	Kenwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	710 Kenwood Ave	Bowling Green	43402	Wood County	Bowling Green City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 354-0500	293	20	14.6	44.4%	230 (78.5%)	7 (2.4%)	34 (11.6%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.8%)	$12,608							68.2	72.5	491	70		390436300189
562	Columbus Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3330 Chippewa St	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 275-3600	797	40	20.1		248 (31.1%)	225 (28.2%)	134 (16.8%)	113 (14.2%)	8 (1.0%)	18 (2.3%)	51 (6.4%)	$7,831							68.1	65.3	650	88		390030704844
563	Maysville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3850 Panther Dr	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Maysville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 454-4490	737	38	19.3		657 (89.1%)	9 (1.2%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.3%)	$12,302							68.1	66.4	618	55		390488504648
564	Tecumseh Elementary School	Public	K-5	1058 Old Springfield Pike	Xenia	45385	Greene County	Xenia Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 372-3321	293	16	18.3		211 (72.0%)	33 (11.3%)	21 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.2%)	$12,631							68.1	65.7	642	78		390451502057
565	Dover Avenue Elementary School	Public	4-5	125 W 13th St	Dover	44622	Tuscarawas County	Dover City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 364-7117	392	20	19.6		275 (70.2%)	2 (0.5%)	94 (24.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$8,417							68.1	72.5	489	76		390438900856
566	Zane Trace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	946 State Route 180	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Zane Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 775-1304	473	29	16.3		445 (94.1%)	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$11,704							68	63.4	686	120		390495403627
567	Fernway Elementary School	Public	K-5	17420 Fernway Rd	Shaker Heights	44120	Cuyahoga County	Shaker Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 295-4040	326	15	22.4	31.6%	155 (47.5%)	119 (36.5%)	14 (4.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.4%)	$24,707							67.9	81.3	288	279		390447501609
568	Lakeville Elementary School	Public	3-5	14059 State Route 226	Lakeville	44638	Holmes County	West Holmes Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 827-2006	100	6	16.6	45.0%	97 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$13,611							67.9	77.8	366	202		390476902946
569	Ransom H Barr Elementary School	Public	K-4	2000 47th St NE	Canton	44705	Stark County	Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 491-3730	362	17	21.6	60.2%	244 (67.4%)	62 (17.1%)	13 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.0%)	$10,737							67.9	75.6	417	152		390499303766
570	Stranahan Elementary School	Public	K-5	3840 N Holland Sylvania Rd	Toledo	43615	Lucas County	Sylvania Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 824-8614	502	34	14.7	45.6%	346 (68.9%)	49 (9.8%)	55 (11.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.6%)	$10,797							67.8	73.4	470	100		390448701747

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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.

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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.