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
821	Buhrer	Public	PK, KG-8	1600 Buhrer Ave	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8350	424	23	18.4		31 (7.3%)	13 (3.1%)	377 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$13,123							54.7	51.4	901	80		390437800430
822	Stryker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 S Defiance St	Stryker	43557	Williams County	Stryker Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 682-2841	231	18	12.8	54.1%	207 (89.6%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$14,746							54.5	61.5	726	96		390506504018
823	Keystone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	531 Opportunity Way	Lagrange	44050	Lorain County	Keystone Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 355-5134	655	38	17.2	35.1%	582 (88.9%)	8 (1.2%)	36 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	$11,540							54.5	65.4	646	177		390481603134
824	Beverly Gardens Elementary School	Public	K-4	5555 Enright Ave	Dayton	45431	Montgomery County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 259-6620	388	21	18.4		236 (60.8%)	43 (11.1%)	48 (12.4%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.4%)	$10,970							54.5	65.9	632	192		390487003356
825	Waynedale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9052 Dover Rd	Apple Creek	44606	Wayne County	Waynedale Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 698-3111	459	34	13.5	44.7%	419 (91.3%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$15,267							54.3	57.1	812	13		390505803995
826	Mccormick Middle School	Public	4-8	627 S Main St	Wellington	44090	Lorain County	Wellington Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 647-2342	338	24	14	45.3%	301 (89.1%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.0%)	$13,995							54.1	50.9	908	82		390456502321
827	Carlisle Intermediate Elementary School	Public	4-6	270 Jamaica Rd	Carlisle	45005	Warren County	Carlisle Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 746-8969	363	21	17.7	42.7%	335 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$13,333							54	61.1	736	91		390504103936
828	John Muir Elementary School	Public	K-4	5531 W 24th St	Parma	44134	Cuyahoga County	Parma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 885-2424	526	27	19.4		289 (54.9%)	51 (9.7%)	92 (17.5%)	20 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (13.9%)	$11,881							54	52.8	875	47		390446301504
829	Minford Middle School	Public	4-8	135 Falcon Rd	Minford	45653	Scioto County	Minford Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 820-2181	443	29	15.2		434 (98.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$9,162							54	56.9	816	13		390496203650
830	Rio Grande Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	439 Lake Drive	Rio Grande	45674	Gallia County	Gallipolis City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 245-5333	235	14	16.7		223 (94.9%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$11,535							53.9	58	795	35		390440300991

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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:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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