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
711	Shawnee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1841 E Possum Rd	Springfield	45502	Clark County	Clark-Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 717-2403	983	55	17.8	53.2%	757 (77.0%)	67 (6.8%)	62 (6.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (9.4%)	$10,721							61.4	59.5	763	52		390462802499
712	Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2096 County Road 24 S	De Graff	43318	Logan County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 585-5981	327	18	18.1		293 (89.6%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	21 (6.4%)	$12,612							61.4	61.4	728	16		390480903108
713	East Canton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Browning Ct N	East Canton	44730	Stark County	Osnaburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 488-0392	450	22	20.2		421 (93.6%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$9,795							61.2	55.4	843	130		390499103745
714	Crestwood Intermediate School	Public	4-6	11260 Bowen Rd	Mantua	44255	Portage County	Crestwood Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 357-8203	323	18	17.9	44.6%	280 (86.7%)	4 (1.2%)	14 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.1%)	$13,536							61.1	43.9	989	275		390491805301
715	Lexington Elementary School	Public	K-5	12333 Atwater Ave NE	Alliance	44601	Stark County	Marlington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 823-7570	306	16	19.1		243 (79.4%)	7 (2.3%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	47 (15.4%)	$10,848							61	51.2	904	189		390498803730
716	Harvard Avenue Performance Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	12000 Harvard Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Harvard Avenue Performance Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 283-5100	370	23	16		0 (0.0%)	357 (96.5%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$9,734							60.8	45.6	969	253		390064105328
717	Cardinal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	16175 Almeda Dr	Middlefield	44062	Geauga County	Cardinal Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 632-0261	396	19	20.5	46.2%	350 (88.4%)	10 (2.5%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	$6,858							60.8	59.2	770	53		390471702692
718	Mt Orab Primary Elementary School	Public	K-4	474 W Main St	Mount Orab	45154	Brown County	Western Brown Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 444-2528	683	39	17.5	70.1%	641 (93.9%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.7%)	$11,211							60.7	58.4	784	66		390460602417
719	Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary School	Public	K-5	3950 Britton Boulevard	Cincinnati	45245	Clermont County	West Clermont Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 943-6900	500	26	19.2	62.0%	365 (73.0%)	35 (7.0%)	50 (10.0%)	13 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.8%)	$11,909							60.7	53	872	153		390463502531
719	Woodlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	31 Riddle Rd	Cincinnati	45215	Hamilton County	Princeton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 864-2900	178	13	14.2		8 (4.5%)	135 (75.8%)	20 (11.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.3%)	$13,054							60.7	65.4	648	71		390446701559

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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.