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
981	Judith A Resnik Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	65 N Meadowcroft Dr	Akron	44313	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 873-3370	355	30	11.8		99 (27.9%)	188 (53.0%)	24 (6.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.8%)	$13,141							43.9	56.2	824	157		390434800014
982	Daw Elementary School	Public	3-6	929 Center St	Wellsville	43968	Columbiana County	Wellsville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 532-1372	203	17	12.3		152 (74.9%)	10 (4.9%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (18.7%)	$14,126							43.9	37.8	1058	76		390450301943
983	Heritage Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	11961 Chesterdale Rd	Cincinnati	45246	Hamilton County	Princeton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 864-1400	411	30	13.7	84.4%	32 (7.8%)	73 (17.8%)	285 (69.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.9%)	$13,618							43.9	41.2	1018	35		390446701551
984	Cox Elementary School	Public	K-5	506 Dayton Ave	Xenia	45385	Greene County	Xenia Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 372-9201	216	14	15.4		151 (69.9%)	20 (9.3%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (17.6%)	$14,073							43.8	49.9	927	57		390451502051
985	William S Guy Middle School	Public	4-6	4115 Shady Rd	Youngstown	44505	Trumbull County	Liberty Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 759-1733	254	13	19.5	98.8%	106 (41.7%)	90 (35.4%)	28 (11.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.0%)	$13,828							43.8	39.5	1042	57		390501903872
986	Noble Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1293 Ardoon St	Cleveland Heights	44121	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Heights-University Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 371-6535	408	24	17		38 (9.3%)	301 (73.8%)	22 (5.4%)	12 (2.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (7.1%)	$16,863							43.7	39.8	1038	52		390437900574
987	Rainsboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12916 Barrett Mill Rd	Bainbridge	45612	Highland County	Greenfield Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 365-1271	221	16	13.8		193 (87.3%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.8%)	$13,664							43.7	46.7	962	25		390454002205
988	Cheviot School	Public	PK, KG-6	4040 Harrison Ave	Cincinnati	45211	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-1400	570	36	15.6		107 (18.8%)	348 (61.1%)	35 (6.1%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	68 (11.9%)	$14,101							43.6	45.5	973	15		390437500304
989	Rushmore Elementary School	Public	K-6	7701 Berchman Dr	Huber Heights	45424	Montgomery County	Huber Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 237-6365	621	34	18.2	63.9%	311 (50.1%)	166 (26.7%)	39 (6.3%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	89 (14.3%)	$10,717							43.5	52.5	881	108		390487503390
990	Virginia Stevenson Elementary School	Public	K-4	805 Old Harshman Rd	Dayton	45431	Montgomery County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 259-6630	290	18	16.1		195 (67.2%)	31 (10.7%)	25 (8.6%)	13 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (8.3%)	$12,491							43.4	51.1	905	85		390487003358

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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.