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
661	Utica Elementary School	Public	K-5	367 Church Street	Utica	43080	Licking County	North Fork Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 892-2551	358	22	16.1	53.4%	335 (93.6%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	$12,094							63.2	68.3	574	87		390480203086
662	Bethel Elementary School	Public	K-5	7120 State Route 201	Tipp City	45371	Miami County	Bethel Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 845-9439	944	46	20.5	40.8%	776 (82.2%)	42 (4.4%)	46 (4.9%)	38 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.2%)	$10,390							63.2	71.6	508	154		390486103313
663	Douglas MacArthur	Public	PK, KG-8	4401 Valleyside Rd	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8400	281	17	16.5		86 (30.6%)	93 (33.1%)	54 (19.2%)	31 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)	$17,714							63.2	67	609	54		390437805433
664	Amity Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4320 E Galbraith Rd	Cincinnati	45236	Hamilton County	Deer Park Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 891-5995	569	38	14.8	48.2%	399 (70.1%)	53 (9.3%)	43 (7.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	67 (11.8%)	$14,127							63.1	69.1	556	108		390438500833
665	Duncan Falls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	397 Oak St	Duncan Falls	43734	Muskingum County	Franklin Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 674-5211	648	45	14.4		614 (94.8%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	$11,896							63	58	797	132		390488403422
666	Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1821A State Route 728	Lucasville	45648	Scioto County	Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 259-2611	442	21	21	55.2%	407 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$12,054							63	74.7	441	225		390496403658
667	Worthington Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Park Rd	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 450-5500	378	25	15.4	43.4%	185 (48.9%)	77 (20.4%)	46 (12.2%)	28 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.1%)	$14,963							62.9	70.3	528	139		390451304339
668	Everest Elementary School	Public	K-4	1490 Climbing Fig Dr.	Blacklick	43004	Franklin County	Licking Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 864-9089	682	34	20	54.4%	129 (18.9%)	327 (47.9%)	25 (3.7%)	171 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.4%)	$10,299							62.9	51.8	895	227		390480003073
669	Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	510 S Courtright St	Mc Guffey	45859	Hardin County	Upper Scioto Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 757-3231	257	17	15.1		228 (88.7%)	3 (1.2%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$11,947							62.9	61.2	732	63		390475202912
670	Campus International School	Public	K-8	2160 Payne Ave	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8000	690	45	15.3		172 (24.9%)	431 (62.5%)	29 (4.2%)	27 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.1%)	$14,717							62.9	52.7	878	208		390437805591

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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.