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
1241	Ottawa River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4747 290th St	Toledo	43611	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6350	375	23	16.3		225 (60.0%)	30 (8.0%)	77 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.5%)	$13,465							21.2	38.4	1052	189		390449001821
1242	Paul C Bunn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1825 Sequoya Dr	Youngstown	44514	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-8963	311	25	12.4		75 (24.1%)	109 (35.0%)	73 (23.5%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (15.4%)	$14,844							21	35.8	1076	166		390451602062
1243	Middlebury Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	88 Kent St	Akron	44305	Summit County	Middlebury Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 752-2766	253	15	16.8		13 (5.1%)	202 (79.8%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (12.6%)	$11,036							21	15.4	1317	74		390002701572
1244	Eastern Heights Elementary School	Public	K-4	528 Garford Ave	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 284-8011	559	33	16.9		318 (56.9%)	59 (10.6%)	92 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (16.1%)	$5,621							20.9	26.8	1170	74		390439400904
1245	The Sandusky Intermediate School	Public	3-6	2020 Hayes Ave	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Sandusky City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 984-1200	892	57	15.5		307 (34.4%)	301 (33.7%)	76 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	207 (23.2%)	$8,703							20.9	24	1209	36		390447401604
1246	Woodcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5321 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6747	286	16	17.8		14 (4.9%)	213 (74.5%)	19 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (13.3%)	$17,589							20.9	24.4	1203	43		390438004520
1247	Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	816 College Ave	Lima	45805	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3390	448	25	18		136 (30.4%)	181 (40.4%)	35 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (21.0%)	$10,980							20.6	31.7	1116	131		390442204538
1248	Toni Wofford Morrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1830 40th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 960-7008	324	14	24		68 (21.0%)	65 (20.1%)	139 (42.9%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (14.2%)	$13,642							20.6	23.4	1218	30		390442605374
1249	East Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1955 Richmond Rd	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8100	257	13	20.5		104 (40.5%)	43 (16.7%)	81 (31.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.3%)	$8,766							20.5	16.1	1310	61		390448005965
1250	Main Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	1035 Clay St	Akron	44301	Summit County	Main Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(234) 738-1925	103	10	10.8		1 (1.0%)	88 (85.4%)	6 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.8%)	$15,786							20.4	26.1	1180	70		390151105765

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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.