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
481	Richardson Elementary School	Public	K-5	2226 23rd St	Cuyahoga Falls	44223	Summit County	Cuyahoga Falls City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 926-3807	315	22	14.3	63.8%	198 (62.9%)	28 (8.9%)	23 (7.3%)	28 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.1%)	$12,455							72.5	66.3	621	140		390438300769
482	Applewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	3891 Applewood Dr	Brunswick	44212	Medina County	Brunswick City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 273-0481	475	28	16.9	39.6%	388 (81.7%)	35 (7.4%)	15 (3.2%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	$13,018							72.5	67.8	590	108		390436600203
483	Sandy Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5018 State Route 183 NE	Magnolia	44643	Tuscarawas County	Sandy Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 866-3339	577	30	19.2		550 (95.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$11,880							72.5	76.1	405	78		390499405457
484	Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	720 Columbus Sandusky Rd S	Marion	43302	Marion County	River Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 725-5500	483	26	18.5		431 (89.2%)	10 (2.1%)	16 (3.3%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	$12,976							72.4	70.6	525	41		390484403257
485	Spaulding Elementary School	Public	3-5	6755 Linton Rd	Goshen	45122	Clermont County	Goshen Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 722-2225	573	28	20.4		494 (86.2%)	17 (3.0%)	24 (4.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	$9,829							72.4	76.5	394	91		390463402517
486	STEAM Academy of Warren	Public, Charter	K-8	261 Elm Rd NE	Warren	44483	Trumbull County	STEAM Academy of Warren	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 394-3200	366	25	14.6		164 (44.8%)	139 (38.0%)	33 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.9%)	$12,881							72.2	63.9	682	196		390143405697
487	Jackson Southview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13842 State Route 93	Jackson	45640	Jackson County	Jackson City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 286-1831	349	26	13.4		331 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$11,916							72.1	74.7	440	47		390441504535
488	Elmwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7650 Jerry City Rd	Bloomdale	44817	Wood County	Elmwood Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 655-2583	478	26	18.3		419 (87.7%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	$11,810							72.1	69.6	550	62		390506805304
489	Riverview Elementary School	Public	K-4	240 N River Rd	Munroe Falls	44262	Summit County	Stow-Munroe Falls City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 689-5310	273	17	16.5	39.6%	198 (72.5%)	17 (6.2%)	16 (5.9%)	16 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.5%)	$14,091							72.1	69.2	554	65		390448301718
490	Darby Creek Elementary School	Public	3-5	6305 Pinefield Dr	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-5500	526	30	17.6	29.7%	345 (65.6%)	58 (11.0%)	42 (8.0%)	41 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.4%)	$12,729							72	71.6	507	17		390470101424

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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