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
31	Minster Elementary School	Public	K-6	50 E 7th St	Minster	45865	Auglaize County	Minster Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 628-4174	504	30	16.6	12.5%	488 (96.8%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$11,165							91.9	92.1	22	9		390459404582
32	Maple Dale Elementary School	Public	K-4	6100 Hagewa Dr	Cincinnati	45242	Hamilton County	Sycamore Community City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 686-1720	584	32	18.2	14.9%	414 (70.9%)	24 (4.1%)	30 (5.1%)	48 (8.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.1%)	$13,787							91.9	92.1	23	9		390448601739
33	Whitehouse Primary School	Public	K-4	6510 Texas St	Whitehouse	43571	Lucas County	Anthony Wayne Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 877-0543	477	23	20.7	22.2%	430 (90.1%)	5 (1.0%)	32 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	$12,419							91.8	93.8	7	26		390482003148
34	Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students	Public, Alternative	3-12	3555 Kellogg Ave	Cincinnati	45226	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-0000	373	29	13		205 (55.0%)	117 (31.4%)	7 (1.9%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)	$16,125							91.8	93.2	12	22		390437505925
35	Independence Elementary School	Public	3-6	7480 Princeton Rd	Liberty Township	45044	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 755-8300	608	28	21.7	20.1%	423 (69.6%)	56 (9.2%)	26 (4.3%)	55 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.6%)	$13,408							91.6	89.6	60	25		390461100450
36	Windermere Elementary School	Public	K-5	4101 Windermere Rd	Upper Arlington	43220	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 487-5060	555	21	26.9	4.3%	478 (86.1%)	5 (0.9%)	18 (3.2%)	30 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	$14,301							91.6	92.3	20	16		390449301868
37	Hilliard Tharp Sixth Grade Elementary School	Public	4-6	4681 Leap Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-6900	512	35	14.7	25.8%	337 (65.8%)	44 (8.6%)	65 (12.7%)	41 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	$12,794							91.6	89.2	67	30		390470104610
38	Kilgour School	Public	K-6	1339 Herschel Ave	Cincinnati	45208	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-3000	577	30	19.3	21.3%	398 (69.0%)	115 (19.9%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	48 (8.3%)	$15,601							91.5	90.6	40	2		390437500339
39	Gates Mills Elementary School	Public	K-5	7639 Colvin Rd	Gates Mills	44040	Cuyahoga County	Mayfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 995-7500	120	10	12	35.8%	55 (45.8%)	35 (29.2%)	7 (5.8%)	15 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.7%)	$17,635							91.5	84.6	199	160		390443701295
40	Larson Middle School	Public	4-8	1240 Oakland Ave	Columbus	43212	Franklin County	Grandview Heights Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 485-4100	453	28	15.9		407 (89.8%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.9%)	$16,438							91.2	90.9	38	2		390440701012

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.