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
1081	Herbert Mills Elementary School	Public	K-5	6826 Retton Rd	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 367-2160	431	24	17.9	73.5%	125 (29.0%)	167 (38.7%)	66 (15.3%)	20 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (12.1%)	$11,687							33.7	33.4	1101	20		390470002738
1082	Rimer Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	2370 Manchester Rd	Akron	44314	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7905	277	24	11.5		107 (38.6%)	118 (42.6%)	10 (3.6%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.0%)	$13,839							33.7	57.2	808	274		390434800052
1083	Cranbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	908 Bricker Blvd	Columbus	43221	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5497	298	18	16.5		121 (40.6%)	49 (16.4%)	59 (19.8%)	53 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	$14,301							33.6	24.2	1204	121		390438000614
1084	Berwick Alternative K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2655 Scottwood Rd	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6140	691	39	17.7		19 (2.7%)	572 (82.8%)	35 (5.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.7%)	$14,328							33.6	27.9	1161	77		390438000592
1085	Toledo Public Schools Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	1505 Jefferson Ave	Toledo	43604	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(419) 671-5200	191	15	12.7		81 (42.4%)	56 (29.3%)	26 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (14.1%)	$12,834							33.5	7.7	1456	371		390449006075
1086	Gorsuch West Elementary School	Public	K-5	440 Trace Dr	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Lancaster City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 687-7332	530	30	17.6		415 (78.3%)	33 (6.2%)	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.0%)	$11,894							33.5	38.8	1049	37		390442001129
1087	Chestnut Elementary School	Public	K-5	341 Chestnut St	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 392-5350	425	25	17		79 (18.6%)	63 (14.8%)	243 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.9%)	$11,275							33.5	37.6	1063	24		391001501487
1088	Cridersville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	501 Reichelderfer Road	Cridersville	45806	Auglaize County	Wapakoneta City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 645-3000	349	18	18.9	60.7%	307 (88.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.3%)	$10,771							33.4	49.2	936	152		390449801901
1089	Vincent Elementary School	Public	K-4	2303 N Ridge Rd E	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Clearview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 233-7113	456	28	16.2		152 (33.3%)	56 (12.3%)	195 (42.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.2%)	$11,010							33.4	28.8	1152	63		390481303122
1090	West Main Elementary School	Public	2-4	639 W Main St	Ravenna	44266	Portage County	Ravenna City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 296-6522	297	19	15.6		194 (65.3%)	39 (13.1%)	18 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (15.2%)	$9,739							33.3	35.5	1079	11		390446801565

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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.

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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.