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
521	Shenandoah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20977 Zep Rd E	Sarahsville	43779	Noble County	Noble Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 732-5661	809	40	20.3	76.5%	787 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	$18,156							70.6	68	584	63		390489004248
522	Maplewood Elementary School	Public	3-4	1670 Wonderlick Rd	Lima	45805	Allen County	Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 998-8076	346	18	19.2	43.4%	270 (78.0%)	18 (5.2%)	21 (6.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.2%)	$11,459							70.6	78.1	363	159		390457902344
523	United Elementary School	Public	K-5	8143 State Route 9	Hanoverton	44423	Columbiana County	United Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 223-8001	431	29	14.8	42.7%	419 (97.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$13,409							70.4	66	627	104		390464502561
524	Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 N East St	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 833-6385	396	22	18		180 (45.5%)	116 (29.3%)	23 (5.8%)	27 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.4%)	$12,130							70.4	66.7	613	89		390468904603
525	Little Miami Elementary School	Public	4-5	605 Welch Rd	Morrow	45152	Warren County	Little Miami Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 899-5275	887	42	21.1	30.0%	735 (82.9%)	26 (2.9%)	31 (3.5%)	47 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.3%)	$11,895							70.4	66.1	626	101		390504403548
526	Fairview-Clifton German Language School	Public	K-6	3689 Clifton Ave	Cincinnati	45220	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-2100	657	41	15.8		225 (34.2%)	352 (53.6%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.4%)	$15,647							70.4	76.9	391	135		390437500325
527	Donnelsville Elementary School	Public	2-5	150 E. Main St	Donnelsville	45319	Clark County	Tecumseh Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 845-4540	333	18	18.5		274 (82.3%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$10,387							70.2	67.6	594	67		390462402478
528	Mathews Elementary School (Intermediate)	Public	3-5	4095 Sheridan Dr	Vienna	44473	Trumbull County	Mathews Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 637-3500	127	13	10.1	52.0%	122 (96.1%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$20,273							70.2	64.5	671	143		390501503850
529	Green Springs Elementary School	Public	3-5	420 N Broadway St	Green Springs	44836	Sandusky County	Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 639-2902	435	31	14	54.9%	349 (80.2%)	3 (0.7%)	55 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	$12,613							70	75	430	99		391002002168
530	Adamsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7950 East St	Adamsville	43802	Muskingum County	Tri-Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 796-2153	255	13	19.6	55.3%	238 (93.3%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	$12,131							70	57	814	284		390488703434

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