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
251	Wiggin Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	207 Wiggin Street	Gambier	43022	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 427-4262	217	14	15.8		197 (90.8%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	$11,368							82.2	85.1	176	75		391001201355
252	Van Buren Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 S Main St	Van Buren	45889	Hancock County	Van Buren Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 299-3416	468	32	14.6	25.4%	425 (90.8%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.1%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$12,459							82.2	84.1	216	36		391000102899
253	Austintown Intermediate School	Public	3-5	225 Idaho Rd	Youngstown	44515	Mahoning County	Austintown Local Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 797-3900	895	44	20.3		605 (67.6%)	139 (15.5%)	80 (8.9%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.2%)	$9,411							82.1	80.7	303	50		390482903190
254	Ansonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	600 E Canal St	Ansonia	45303	Darke County	Ansonia Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 337-5141	495	31	15.9	60.8%	469 (94.7%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$11,931							82.1	77.7	370	116		390466202610
255	Frank Elementary School	Public	K-4	401 W South Boundary St	Perrysburg	43551	Wood County	Perrysburg Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 874-8721	460	26	17.6	16.7%	359 (78.0%)	7 (1.5%)	49 (10.7%)	21 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	$12,969							82.1	85.6	159	96		390455802287
256	Clinton Elementary School	Public	K-5	10 Clinton Heights Ave	Columbus	43202	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 365-6532	491	25	19.6		355 (72.3%)	51 (10.4%)	25 (5.1%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (9.8%)	$13,522							82	84.8	192	64		390438000609
257	Lucas Elementary School	Public	K-5	84 Lucas North Rd	Lucas	44843	Richland County	Lucas Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 892-2338	200	15	13.3	73.0%	193 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$16,365							82	76.2	403	146		390494403592
258	Hilltop Elementary School	Public	K-4	400 Hilltop Blvd	Canfield	44406	Mahoning County	Canfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 533-9806	476	27	17.6	22.9%	427 (89.7%)	7 (1.5%)	21 (4.4%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	$10,051							81.8	83.7	223	35		390483103206
259	Genoa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2820 N Genoa Clay Center Rd	Genoa	43430	Ottawa County	Genoa Area Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 855-7741	628	34	18.6	36.8%	572 (91.1%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$9,910							81.8	79.2	336	77		390489403458
260	Putman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	327 E Baldwin St	Blanchester	45107	Clinton County	Blanchester Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 783-2681	471	26	17.8	53.1%	433 (91.9%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$11,812							81.8	81.8	274	14		390463802538

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