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
1001	Carson Elementary School	Public	K-5	549 E Main St	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7300	414	26	16		334 (80.7%)	16 (3.9%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.1%)	$12,207							42.2	43.9	990	11		390444505427
1002	Millcreek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10397 State Route 155 SE	Corning	43730	Perry County	Southern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 721-0522	346	31	11.1		333 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$16,791							41.8	37.2	1067	65		390490600306
1003	James A Harmon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1861 Gantz Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8150	589	27	21.6	69.6%	319 (54.2%)	92 (15.6%)	102 (17.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (11.4%)	$10,442							41.8	36	1072	69		390448001675
1004	Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Brightwood Dr	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4999	361	21	17.1		245 (67.9%)	15 (4.2%)	37 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (17.2%)	$12,965							41.6	40.9	1024	20		390443301261
1005	Winterset Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4776 Winterset Dr	Columbus	43220	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5510	326	16	20.3		141 (43.3%)	88 (27.0%)	45 (13.8%)	24 (7.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	$12,717							41.5	55.1	846	159		390438000741
1006	Stewart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11850 Conrey Rd	Cincinnati	45249	Hamilton County	Princeton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 864-2800	502	29	17.6	62.7%	103 (20.5%)	43 (8.6%)	260 (51.8%)	29 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.2%)	35 (7.0%)	$11,437							41.4	42.6	1007	1		390446701558
1007	Roseville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	35 Elm St	Roseville	43777	Muskingum County	Franklin Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 674-5203	239	18	13.3		228 (95.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$12,240							41.4	32.1	1111	104		390488403426
1008	Parkmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1711 Penworth Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5349	304	17	17.8		27 (8.9%)	194 (63.8%)	38 (12.5%)	14 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.9%)	$14,525							41.3	40.9	1025	17		390438000698
1009	J W Reason Elementary School	Public	K-5	4790 Cemetery Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 921-5900	472	31	15.3	61.7%	231 (48.9%)	68 (14.4%)	117 (24.8%)	20 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)	$11,846							41.3	48.6	944	65		390470102750
1010	Croghan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	414 N Pennsylvania Ave	Fremont	43420	Sandusky County	Fremont City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 332-1511	384	19	20		225 (58.6%)	17 (4.4%)	117 (30.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	$10,609							41.3	37.3	1066	56		390440100972

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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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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