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
1231	Warrensville Heights Elementary School	Public	1-5	21865 Clarkwood Pkwy	Cleveland	44128	Cuyahoga County	Warrensville Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 230-2468	673	45	15.1		3 (0.4%)	623 (92.6%)	21 (3.1%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	$18,737							22	23.6	1213	18		390450005598
1232	Mary Church Terrell	Public	PK, KG-8	3595 Bosworth Rd	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6450	235	17	13.8		66 (28.1%)	77 (32.8%)	59 (25.1%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	17 (7.2%)	$13,396							22	27.8	1162	70		390437800499
1233	Mesopotamia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4466 Kinsman Road	Mesopotamia	44439	Trumbull County	Bloomfield-Mespo Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 693-4125	115	12	10	71.3%	107 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	$22,454							21.8	35.1	1086	147		390500903836
1234	Kenton Elementary School	Public	K-6	731 E Home Rd	Springfield	45503	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4210	485	29	16.7		200 (41.2%)	158 (32.6%)	28 (5.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	93 (19.2%)	$13,431							21.8	20.9	1247	13		390448101689
1235	William H. Taft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Robinson St	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4500	377	22	17.1		242 (64.2%)	33 (8.8%)	33 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (18.0%)	$12,928							21.7	15.4	1318	83		390443304539
1236	Scranton School	Public	PK, KG-8	1991 Barber Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7450	495	24	20.6		57 (11.5%)	106 (21.4%)	316 (63.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$13,595							21.7	19.5	1259	23		390437800536
1237	Midway School	Public	PK, KG-6	3156 Glenmore Ave	Cincinnati	45211	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3500	542	32	17.1		62 (11.4%)	356 (65.7%)	73 (13.5%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	$13,373							21.7	24	1208	29		390437500349
1238	George Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Pennsylvania Ave	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-3883	452	28	16.1		309 (68.4%)	15 (3.3%)	42 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (19.0%)	$10,775							21.5	17.5	1287	49		390443301257
1239	Malabar Intermediate School	Public	3-6	205 W Cook Rd	Mansfield	44907	Richland County	Mansfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 525-6374	660	50	13.2		340 (51.5%)	167 (25.3%)	41 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (17.0%)	$12,765							21.5	17.5	1286	47		390442901215
1240	Orchard Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14440 Triskett Rd	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Orchard Park Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 340-3202	383	22	17.4		56 (14.6%)	146 (38.1%)	60 (15.7%)	75 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.0%)	$11,142							21.3	25.3	1188	52		390159705961

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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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.