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
731	Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1 Learning Ln	Perry	44081	Lake County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 259-9600	538	32	17	29.4%	430 (79.9%)	12 (2.2%)	72 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	$14,786							60.2	59.9	757	26		390479003035
732	Dohron Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 High St	Mechanicsburg	43044	Champaign County	Mechanicsburg Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 834-2453	381	23	16.5		352 (92.4%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$11,236							60.2	64	681	51		390454802233
733	Boulevard Elementary School	Public	K-5	14900 Drexmore Rd	Shaker Heights	44120	Cuyahoga County	Shaker Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 295-4020	0	17	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$20,169							60.1	74.9	433	300		390447501607
734	Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	7625 Pinehurst Dr	Mentor On The Lake	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 257-5953	272	19	13.9	52.9%	214 (78.7%)	8 (2.9%)	18 (6.6%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.6%)	$12,397							60.1	50.8	914	180		390454902242
735	Brookwood Elementary School	Public	K-6	1325 Stahlheber Rd	Hamilton	45013	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5590	607	37	16.4		405 (66.7%)	83 (13.7%)	40 (6.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (12.0%)	$10,999							59.9	59	776	41		390441001036
736	North Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 E Baubice St	Pioneer	43554	Williams County	North Central Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 737-2293	308	22	14		267 (86.7%)	5 (1.6%)	32 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,797							59.8	64	680	56		390506404017
737	Hill Intermediate Elementary School	Public	3-5	150 Fossyl Dr	Bethel	45106	Clermont County	Bethel-Tate Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 734-2271	308	17	18.6	54.9%	272 (88.3%)	6 (1.9%)	9 (2.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (5.2%)	$10,094							59.8	64.6	670	67		390463104589
738	North Elementary School	Public	K-5	1941 Red Bird Rd	Madison	44057	Lake County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 428-2151	572	31	18.4	58.9%	480 (83.9%)	4 (0.7%)	55 (9.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	$11,346							59.8	64.9	660	78		390478803022
739	Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	502 S 2nd St	Ripley	45167	Brown County	Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 392-1141	410	23	17.8		374 (91.2%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	$12,426							59.7	61.7	721	18		390460700516
740	Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8	Public	K-8	755 Saint Johns Ave	Lima	45804	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3190	172	20	8.6		60 (34.9%)	70 (40.7%)	15 (8.7%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (14.0%)	$18,489							59.6	68.2	580	160		390442201160

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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.