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
1	Wells Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	420 N 4th St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 282-1651	336	18	18.6		239 (71.1%)	44 (13.1%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.8%)	$9,366							95.4	94.7	1			390448204283
2	Deer Run Elementary School	Public	K-5	8815 Avery Rd	Dublin	43017	Delaware County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 764-5932	356	22	16.5	3.7%	221 (62.1%)	9 (2.5%)	11 (3.1%)	69 (19.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.4%)	$16,437							94.7	93	13	11		390470204165
3	Grace L Roxbury Elementary School	Public	K-4	6795 Solon Blvd	Solon	44139	Cuyahoga County	Solon City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 349-6210	487	26	18.9	19.1%	229 (47.0%)	57 (11.7%)	28 (5.7%)	125 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.7%)	$15,720							94.7	94.2	3			390466002608
4	McKinley STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	1400 Adams St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 283-3767	175	10	17.5		69 (39.4%)	66 (37.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (21.7%)	$9,789							94.6	94.1	4			390448206011
5	Terrace Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	723 Elm Ave	Terrace Park	45174	Hamilton County	Mariemont City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 272-7700	331	19	17.5	5.4%	290 (87.6%)	5 (1.5%)	16 (4.8%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$15,438							94	93.7	8	3		390443101242
6	Miller City Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 N Main St	Miller City	45864	Putnam County	Miller City-New Cleveland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 876-3174	240	16	15.4		231 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,063							93.9	92.9	15	9		390493603569
7	Russia Elementary School	Public	K-6	100 School St	Russia	45363	Shelby County	Russia Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 526-3156	226	13	17.3		221 (97.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$14,081							93.9	91.7	27	20		390498103698
8	Parkside Elementary School	Public	K-4	6845 Som Center Rd	Solon	44139	Cuyahoga County	Solon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 349-2175	502	26	19.1	17.3%	220 (43.8%)	74 (14.7%)	11 (2.2%)	165 (32.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.2%)	$14,376							93.9	94.5	2	6		390466000177
9	Monclova Elementary School	Public	K-4	8035 Monclova Rd	Monclova	43542	Lucas County	Anthony Wayne Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 865-9408	457	22	20.7	17.1%	401 (87.7%)	12 (2.6%)	28 (6.1%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$13,783							93.9	93	14	5		390482003146
10	Dorothy E Lewis Elementary School	Public	K-4	32345 Cannon Rd	Solon	44139	Cuyahoga County	Solon City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 349-6225	512	26	19.3	14.5%	315 (61.5%)	45 (8.8%)	32 (6.3%)	70 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.6%)	$16,009							93.7	93.2	11	1		390466002606

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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.