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
861	King Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	805 Memorial Pkwy	Akron	44303	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 873-3375	378	27	14		146 (38.6%)	158 (41.8%)	20 (5.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.7%)	$14,619							52	59.6	761	100		390434800037
862	Mercer Elementary School	Public	K-5	23325 Wimbledon Rd	Shaker Heights	44122	Cuyahoga County	Shaker Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 295-4070	396	21	18.8	37.6%	184 (46.5%)	159 (40.2%)	15 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.3%)	$17,829							52	50.8	912	50		390447501613
863	Perry Elementary School	Public	K-6	2770 E Breese Rd	Lima	45806	Allen County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 221-2771	408	26	15.6		224 (54.9%)	97 (23.8%)	20 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (16.2%)	$10,223							52	50.1	922	59		390457802341
864	Clermont Northeastern Elementary School	Public	K-5	5347 Hutchinson Rd	Batavia	45103	Clermont County	Clermont Northeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 625-1211	498	33	15.3	54.6%	451 (90.6%)	9 (1.8%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	$14,255							51.8	60.7	746	118		390463202512
865	Waverly Intermediate School	Public	3-5	5 Tiger Drive	Waverly	45690	Pike County	Waverly City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 947-5173	374	22	17		351 (93.9%)	10 (2.7%)	7 (1.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,625							51.8	41.1	1022	157		390491403507
866	Heywood Elementary School	Public	K-5	260 S Ridge Ave	Troy	45373	Miami County	Troy City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 332-6750	264	15	17.6	72.0%	198 (75.0%)	22 (8.3%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.6%)	$12,911							51.8	57.6	802	64		390449201853
867	Wellston Intermediate School	Public	3-5	225 Golden Rocket Dr	Wellston	45692	Jackson County	Wellston City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 384-2060	269	19	14.1		259 (96.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$13,622							51.7	55	851	16		390450201941
868	Shoreland Elementary School	Public	K-6	5650 Suder Ave	Toledo	43611	Lucas County	Washington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 473-8294	650	29	22.4	55.4%	419 (64.5%)	47 (7.2%)	102 (15.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (12.3%)	$11,784							51.6	52.5	882	14		390482303166
869	Preston Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 Tallmadge Rd	Cuyahoga Falls	44221	Summit County	Cuyahoga Falls City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 926-3805	240	18	13.3	70.8%	128 (53.3%)	42 (17.5%)	11 (4.6%)	33 (13.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.4%)	$14,203							51.6	47.5	954	85		390438300768
870	Mt. Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	712 N Broad St	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Lancaster City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 687-7338	530	27	19.6		418 (78.9%)	24 (4.5%)	27 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.5%)	$11,198							51.6	49.6	933	63		390442001130

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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.