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
1031	Union Local Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	66699 Belmont Morristown Rd	Belmont	43718	Belmont County	Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 782-1384	562	37	15.1	33.1%	535 (95.2%)	7 (1.2%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$12,447							38.5	51.8	896	135		390460101399
1032	Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3474 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 324-4585	383	21	18.2		7 (1.8%)	294 (76.8%)	49 (12.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	$11,056							38.4	33.8	1096	64		390055005262
1033	Sam Salem Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1222 W Waterloo Rd	Akron	44314	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 848-5231	357	26	14		164 (45.9%)	112 (31.4%)	23 (6.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (15.7%)	$12,912							38.3	34.4	1091	58		390434800028
1034	Silverton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7451 Montgomery Rd	Cincinnati	45236	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5400	303	25	12		37 (12.2%)	232 (76.6%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (6.9%)	$13,387							38.1	29.3	1144	110		390437500378
1035	Southern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	920 Elm St	Racine	45771	Meigs County	Southern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 949-4222	495	29	17		462 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	$10,907							38	40.7	1028	7		390485304640
1036	Worley Elementary School	Public	K-6	1340 23rd St NW	Canton	44709	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 452-5748	325	20	16.2		122 (37.5%)	120 (36.9%)	37 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.2%)	$15,097							37.8	32.6	1109	73		390437100260
1037	Hilliard Horizon Elementary School	Public	K-5	6000 Renner Rd	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 921-5800	596	35	17.2	58.4%	326 (54.7%)	101 (16.9%)	107 (18.0%)	30 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.2%)	$11,622							37.8	52.1	891	146		390470100662
1038	Struble Elementary School	Public	K-5	2760 Jonrose Ave	Cincinnati	45239	Hamilton County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 522-2700	772	43	17.9		204 (26.4%)	328 (42.5%)	66 (8.5%)	71 (9.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (13.0%)	$9,762							37.8	41.1	1019	19		390473602864
1039	Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	1880 E Dublin Granville Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 547-0920	721	36	20.3		5 (0.7%)	711 (98.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,062							37.7	23.1	1225	186		390017904703
1040	Struthers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	520 9th St	Struthers	44471	Mahoning County	Struthers City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 750-1065	656	33	19.8		447 (68.1%)	52 (7.9%)	79 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (11.6%)	$9,399							37.6	46.5	963	77		390448504556

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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.
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