Best Elementary Schools in Ohio

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Ohio State Tests test scores by the Ohio Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.

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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
1221	Maple Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	560 W Jackson St	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 392-5440	432	27	16		90 (20.8%)	50 (11.6%)	239 (55.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.8%)	$10,699							22.6	25.5	1185	36		391001501490
1222	Lake Erie College Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	14405 Saint Clair Ave	Cleveland	44110	Cuyahoga County	Lake Erie College Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 453-4556	291	16	18.4		3 (1.0%)	273 (93.8%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$10,728							22.5	17.7	1282	60		390149905712
1223	Winton Hills Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	5300 Winneste Ave	Cincinnati	45232	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-6300	307	20	15.7		4 (1.3%)	275 (89.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.1%)	$15,792							22.4	10.9	1388	165		390437500392
1224	Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1545 Huy Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5977	463	34	13.6		123 (26.6%)	222 (47.9%)	68 (14.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.7%)	$17,744							22.3	23.2	1222	2		390438000653
1225	Joseph M Gallagher School	Public	PK, KG-8	4016 Woodbine Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6400	591	40	14.7		82 (13.9%)	247 (41.8%)	226 (38.2%)	25 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$13,551							22.3	16.6	1301	76		390437800551
1226	Albert Bushnell Hart	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	3900 E 75th St	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4400	249	16	15.5		24 (9.6%)	199 (79.9%)	12 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.8%)	$14,062							22.2	7.4	1461	235		390437800462
1227	Richmond Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	447 Richmond Rd	Richmond Heights	44143	Cuyahoga County	Richmond Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 692-0099	378	24	15.8	99.2%	9 (2.4%)	322 (85.2%)	13 (3.4%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	$16,495							22.2	16.5	1304	77		390465902602
1228	Constellation Schools: Parma Community	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7667 Day Dr Fl 1ST	Parma	44129	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Parma Community	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 888-5490	1,259	75	16.7		702 (55.8%)	143 (11.4%)	281 (22.3%)	18 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	112 (8.9%)	$9,294							22.1	39.4	1043	185		390006803315
1229	Dublin Preparatory Academy dba Northside Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4750 Winton Rd	Cincinnati	45232	Hamilton County	Dublin Preparatory Academy dba Northside Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 541-2276	274	14	19.5		2 (0.7%)	248 (90.5%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	$11,721							22.1	9.8	1405	176		390162806028
1230	Navarre Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	800 Kingston Ave	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-7600	345	24	14.3		123 (35.7%)	92 (26.7%)	68 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (18.0%)	$14,525							22.1	10.1	1401	171		390449001816

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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.