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
1121	Silver Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	2010 Northover Rd	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Washington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 473-8274	679	30	22.2	72.9%	355 (52.3%)	105 (15.5%)	112 (16.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (15.2%)	$10,682							29.7	26.6	1173	52		390482303169
1122	Western Elementary School	Public	4-6	7959 State Route 124	Latham	45646	Pike County	Western Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 493-2881	170	8	21.2		166 (97.6%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$18,062							29.6	34.9	1089	33		390491503510
1123	Louisa May Alcott Elementary School	Public	K-5	10308 Baltic Rd	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6500	159	12	13.2		40 (25.2%)	91 (57.2%)	19 (11.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	$15,249							29.6	32.8	1104	19		390437800730
1124	Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1425 Linn St	Cincinnati	45214	Hamilton County	Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 684-0777	949	48	19.7		6 (0.6%)	862 (90.8%)	34 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.0%)	$11,862							29.5	30.9	1123	1		390003102807
1125	Horizon Science Academy-Dayton	Public, Charter	K-5	4751 Sue Ann Blvd	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	Horizon Science Academy-Dayton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 277-1177	182	16	11.3		5 (2.7%)	170 (93.4%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$18,012							29.3	14.5	1332	207		390044405003
1126	Northwood Intermediate School	Public	3-4	1152 Saint Marys Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Sidney City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 497-2231	438	28	15.6	74.4%	320 (73.1%)	30 (6.8%)	14 (3.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (15.3%)	$11,797							29.1	39.9	1036	90		391000301636
1127	Alton Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	982 Alton Rd	Galloway	43119	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8000	504	26	19.7	61.5%	271 (53.8%)	55 (10.9%)	121 (24.0%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.3%)	$10,182							29	23.3	1219	92		390448001654
1128	Eastmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	1480 Edendale Rd	Dayton	45432	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-4490	414	19	21.7		244 (58.9%)	61 (14.7%)	72 (17.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.7%)	$14,726							29	35.5	1080	48		390438400786
1129	Westgate Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3080 Wicklow Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5971	279	15	18.6		139 (49.8%)	61 (21.9%)	37 (13.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (14.3%)	$15,321							28.9	26.8	1169	40		390438000736
1130	Global Ambassadors Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	13442 Lorain Ave	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Global Ambassadors Language Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 315-7942	279	29	9.6	71.0%	44 (15.8%)	82 (29.4%)	127 (45.5%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.0%)	$11,758							28.9	42.1	1013	117		390158805878

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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.