Best Elementary Schools in Ohio for African American Students

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Every year, the Ohio Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Ohio test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (African American vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 615)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Shale Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4458 North Road	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5830	724	33	22.1	9.4%	326 (45.0%)	58 (8.0%)	29 (4.0%)	259 (35.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.0%)	$11,154							99.8%	96.1%	3.75%			390467606113
2	Parkside Elementary School	Public	K-4	6845 Som Center Rd	Solon	44139	Cuyahoga County	Solon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 349-2175	502	26	19.1	17.3%	220 (43.8%)	74 (14.7%)	11 (2.2%)	165 (32.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.2%)	$14,376							99.7%	99.5%	0.19%			390466000177
3	New Albany Intermediate School	Public	4-6	177 N High St	New Albany	43054	Franklin County	New Albany-Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 741-3000	1,134	64	17.7	14.9%	708 (62.4%)	116 (10.2%)	85 (7.5%)	107 (9.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (10.0%)	$12,920							99.5%	95.3%	4.26%			390469905847
4	Independence Elementary School	Public	3-6	7480 Princeton Rd	Liberty Township	45044	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 755-8300	608	28	21.7	20.1%	423 (69.6%)	56 (9.2%)	26 (4.3%)	55 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.6%)	$13,408							99.3%	97.8%	1.60%			390461100450
5	Millridge Elementary School	Public	K-6	962 Millridge Rd	Cleveland	44143	Cuyahoga County	Mayfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 995-7250	604	32	18.8	30.1%	432 (71.5%)	52 (8.6%)	35 (5.8%)	36 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.9%)	$13,485							99.2%	92.7%	6.44%			390443701300
6	Toll Gate Elementary	Public	K-4	12183 Tollgate Rd	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 833-2110	948	49	19.4		523 (55.2%)	189 (19.9%)	54 (5.7%)	121 (12.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.1%)	$9,740							99.0%	89.5%	9.55%			390468905547
7	Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students	Public, Alternative	3-12	3555 Kellogg Ave	Cincinnati	45226	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-0000	373	29	13		205 (55.0%)	117 (31.4%)	7 (1.9%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)	$16,125							98.9%	97.8%	1.04%			390437505925
8	VanGorden Elementary School	Public	3-6	6475 LeSourdsville West Cheste	Liberty Township	45011	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 644-1150	670	29	23.1	28.1%	479 (71.5%)	47 (7.0%)	49 (7.3%)	68 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	$14,108							98.7%	87.0%	11.73%			390461104583
9	STEAM Academy of Warren	Public, Charter	K-8	261 Elm Rd NE	Warren	44483	Trumbull County	STEAM Academy of Warren	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 394-3200	366	25	14.6		164 (44.8%)	139 (38.0%)	33 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.9%)	$12,881							98.5%	68.8%	29.73%			390143405697
10	Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8	Public	K-8	755 Saint Johns Ave	Lima	45804	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3190	172	20	8.6		60 (34.9%)	70 (40.7%)	15 (8.7%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (14.0%)	$18,489							98.4%	52.5%	45.87%			390442201160

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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