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
61	Shale Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4458 North Road	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5830	724	33	22.1	9.4%	326 (45.0%)	58 (8.0%)	29 (4.0%)	259 (35.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.0%)	$11,154							89.8	89.2	69	8		390467606113
62	Alcott Elementary School	Public	K-5	7117 Mount Royal Ave	Westerville	43082	Delaware County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7350	537	28	18.9	22.0%	378 (70.4%)	83 (15.5%)	21 (3.9%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.4%)	$11,960							89.7	89.7	59	3		390450404565
63	Jackson Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	204 S Linden St	Jackson Center	45334	Shelby County	Jackson Center Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 596-6053	330	16	20.6		313 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$12,256							89.6	89.5	63			391000503696
64	School of Innovation	Public	3-8	32500 Chardon Rd	Willoughby	44094	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 946-5000	448	26	17.2	26.6%	355 (79.2%)	16 (3.6%)	13 (2.9%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.8%)	$14,009							89.5	91.1	34	30		390451005822
65	Chestnut Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-8	5088 Tr 401	Berlin	44610	Holmes County	East Holmes Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 893-2413	217	15	14.7	21.7%	217 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,371							89.5	88.4	94	29		390476802936
66	Mary Emma Bailey Elementary School	Public	K-5	4900 Brandonway Dr	Dublin	43017	Franklin County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 717-6611	540	26	20.7	2.6%	451 (83.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	44 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	$14,172							89.2	90.2	54	12		390470200667
67	Eli Pinney Elementary School	Public	K-5	9989 Concord Rd	Dublin	43017	Delaware County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 798-3570	585	27	21.6	5.3%	473 (80.9%)	7 (1.2%)	22 (3.8%)	49 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	$14,361							89.1	89.2	68	1		390470204613
68	Botkins Elementary School	Public	K-6	404 E State St	Botkins	45306	Shelby County	Botkins Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 693-4241	323	17	19.2	18.6%	308 (95.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$12,370							89.1	85.7	157	89		390497603686
69	Chippewa Intermediate School	Public	3-6	100 Valley View Rd	Doylestown	44230	Wayne County	Chippewa Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 658-2214	336	17	19.4	44.6%	314 (93.5%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	$13,124							89.1	88.7	85	16		390505303977
70	Rushwood Elementary School	Public	K-4	8200 Rushwood Ln	Northfield	44067	Summit County	Nordonia Hills City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 467-0581	355	20	17.9	18.9%	285 (80.3%)	22 (6.2%)	20 (5.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.5%)	$17,566							89	91	35	35		390500403814

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

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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