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
771	East Palestine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	195 W Grant St	East Palestine	44413	Columbiana County	East Palestine City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 426-3638	415	25	16.6		374 (90.1%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$9,481							57.6	74.2	454	317		390439200876
772	Rock Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	3134 N Main St	Rock Creek	44084	Ashtabula County	Jefferson Area Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 563-3820	313	15	21.5	47.0%	276 (88.2%)	4 (1.3%)	19 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	$10,092							57.6	61.3	731	41		390458702373
773	LaBrae Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1001 N Leavitt Rd	Leavittsburg	44430	Trumbull County	LaBrae Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 898-0800	246	15	16.4	71.1%	203 (82.5%)	9 (3.7%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.0%)	$12,288							57.6	61.7	725	48		390502403888
774	Sterling Morton Elementary School	Public	K-5	9292 Jordan Dr	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 257-5954	298	21	14.1	47.7%	241 (80.9%)	15 (5.0%)	23 (7.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	$12,131							57.5	75.6	416	358		390454902250
775	Black River Education Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	257 County Road 40	Sullivan	44880	Ashland County	Black River Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 736-2161	443	23	19.2		405 (91.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	$14,877							57.5	56.3	822	47		390484603261
776	Circleville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Tiger Drive	Circleville	43113	Pickaway County	Circleville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 474-2495	1,110	55	20.1		984 (88.6%)	17 (1.5%)	23 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (7.3%)	$10,463							57.5	54.1	869	93		390437600403
777	Belpre Elementary School	Public	K-6	2000 Rockland Ave	Belpre	45714	Washington County	Belpre City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 423-3010	484	29	16.6	61.0%	424 (87.6%)	7 (1.4%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.7%)	$11,452							57.5	58.1	790	13		390436104194
778	Cornerstone Academy Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6015 E Walnut St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Cornerstone Academy Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 775-0615	1,192	61	19.6		133 (11.2%)	860 (72.1%)	109 (9.1%)	29 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (5.0%)	$9,676							57.2	62.1	707	71		390008103441
779	Hopewell Elementary	Public	K-5	4303 Bright Rd	Dublin	43016	Franklin County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 717-6617	536	29	18.4	52.8%	177 (33.0%)	84 (15.7%)	113 (21.1%)	109 (20.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (9.0%)	$14,601							57.1	66.5	616	163		390470206053
780	Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5002 Ayers Lime Stone Rd	Martins Ferry	43935	Belmont County	Martins Ferry City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 633-1732	492	21	23.4	65.4%	398 (80.9%)	32 (6.5%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.8%)	$12,817							57.1	65.7	643	137		390443405465

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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.