Best Elementary Schools in Ohio

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1577)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
390437800462	1461	Albert Bushnell Hart	Public	PK, KG-8	3900 E 75th St	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4400	237	15	15.8		30 (12.7%)	186 (78.5%)	8 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	$15,454							7.4	9.2	1426	35
390449001825	1462	Raymer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	550 Raymer Blvd	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-7650	381	24	15.8		161 (42.3%)	64 (16.8%)	96 (25.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (15.7%)	$13,859							7.3	9.2	1427	35
390438000676	1463	Maize Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4360 Maize Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6040	309	18	17.1		58 (18.8%)	145 (46.9%)	64 (20.7%)	23 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	$14,921							7.3	9.4	1420	43
390149605746	1464	Cleveland Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4850 Pearl Rd	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 741-2991	121	6	20.1		36 (29.8%)	45 (37.2%)	35 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	$12,052							7.3	5.1	1526	62
390437800550	1465	Waverly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1805 W 57th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7550	317	17	18.6		40 (12.6%)	175 (55.2%)	74 (23.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	20 (6.3%)	$13,988							7.3	3.5	1560	95
390449001769	1466	Arlington Elementary School	Public	K-8	707 Woodsdale Ave	Toledo	43609	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-2550	314	20	15.7		54 (17.2%)	157 (50.0%)	53 (16.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	47 (15.0%)	$14,569							7.2	8.8	1435	31
390442601198	1467	Stevan Dohanos Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 E 32nd St	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 277-1008	285	16	17.8		29 (10.2%)	62 (21.8%)	176 (61.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	$16,871							7.2	9.8	1414	53
390134705453	1468	Klepinger Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	3650 Klepinger Rd	Dayton	45416	Montgomery County	Klepinger Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 610-1710	541	12	45		4 (0.7%)	529 (97.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$11,003							7.1	5.8	1508	40
390050005210	1469	Summit Academy Community School-Warren	Public, Charter	K-7	2106 Arbor Ave SE	Warren	44484	Trumbull County	Summit Academy Community School-Warren	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 369-4233	101	8	12.6		68 (67.3%)	12 (11.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (18.8%)	$7,877							7.1	3.1	1575	106
390438400812	1470	Valerie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3871 Yellowstone Ave	Dayton	45416	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5390	515	36	14.3		38 (7.4%)	428 (83.1%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.4%)	$13,424							7	9	1430	40

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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 15, 2024, 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.