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
181	Bath Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2450 Bible Rd	Lima	45801	Allen County	Bath Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 221-1837	727	42	17.3	51.3%	606 (83.4%)	19 (2.6%)	28 (3.9%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.8%)	$11,534							84.5	87.7	111	70		390457602334
182	Joshua Dixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	333 N Middle St	Columbiana	44408	Columbiana County	Columbiana Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 482-5355	363	23	15.7	40.5%	326 (89.8%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$12,435							84.4	84.4	206	24		390453202176
183	Leetonia Elementary K-6	Public	K-6	450 Walnut St	Leetonia	44431	Columbiana County	Leetonia Exempted Village School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 427-6594	284	19	14.9		275 (96.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$15,109							84.4	85.3	171	12		391000702218
184	Niles Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	45 S Chestnut Ave	Niles	44446	Trumbull County	Niles Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 989-7474	157	9	17.4		99 (63.1%)	42 (26.8%)	7 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$10,184							84.3	66.4	619	435		390163706186
185	Salem-Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-5	10930 State Route 821	Lower Salem	45745	Washington County	Fort Frye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 585-2252	78	6	13.1	59.0%	69 (88.5%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.7%)	$21,239							84.3	83.4	226	41		390504803962
186	Hilltop Elementary School	Public	3-5	24524 Hilltop Dr	Beachwood	44122	Cuyahoga County	Beachwood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 831-7144	300	25	11.8	21.7%	110 (36.7%)	65 (21.7%)	18 (6.0%)	84 (28.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (7.0%)	$22,140							84.2	88.5	92	94		390435500125
187	Eastern Elementary School	Public	4-8	155 Castor Rd	Lexington	44904	Richland County	Lexington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 884-3610	504	29	17.4	33.5%	450 (89.3%)	6 (1.2%)	10 (2.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)	$10,346							84.1	85.2	172	15		390494303588
188	Brunswick Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	3845 Magnolia Dr	Brunswick	44212	Medina County	Brunswick City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 273-0486	362	23	15.7	31.8%	297 (82.0%)	8 (2.2%)	24 (6.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.8%)	$12,984							84.1	76.3	402	214		390436600205
189	Frazeysburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	120 E 3rd St	Frazeysburg	43822	Muskingum County	Tri-Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 828-2781	294	13	22.6	53.1%	259 (88.1%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.5%)	$11,326							84	85.9	148	41		390488703435
190	Buckeye Valley West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4340 State Route 257 S	Ostrander	43061	Delaware County	Buckeye Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 666-2731	648	35	18.5	13.3%	573 (88.4%)	10 (1.5%)	29 (4.5%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	$14,371							84	82.3	249	59		390467502646

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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.