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)
390506304013	861	Hilltop Elementary School	Public	K-6	1401 W Jackson St	West Unity	43570	Williams County	Millcreek-West Unity Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 924-2365	293	19	15.7		255 (87.0%)	3 (1.0%)	27 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$11,656							54.4	65.9	648	213
390469702726	862	Groveport Elementary School	Public	K-5	715 Main St	Groveport	43125	Franklin County	Groveport Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 836-4975	470	26	18		221 (47.0%)	145 (30.9%)	49 (10.4%)	15 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.3%)	$11,298							54.4	50.2	925	63
390496501452	863	Portsmouth West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	15332A Us Highway 52	West Portsmouth	45663	Scioto County	Washington-Nile Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 858-1116	503	28	17.9		461 (91.7%)	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	$11,960							54.4	53.5	887	24
390492304656	864	Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School	Public	4-5	1895 Annalane Dr	Streetsboro	44241	Portage County	Streetsboro City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 422-2480	299	17	17.5	34.8%	185 (61.9%)	74 (24.7%)	5 (1.7%)	11 (3.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.4%)	$12,621							54.2	48.6	950	86
390487003362	865	Saville Elementary School	Public	K-4	5800 Burkhardt Rd	Dayton	45431	Greene County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 259-6625	381	22	17.3	65.6%	292 (76.6%)	25 (6.6%)	26 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.7%)	$11,007							54.1	62.3	719	146
390441905437	866	Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2080 Quail St	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 529-4230	270	16	16.8	65.9%	148 (54.8%)	25 (9.3%)	19 (7.0%)	53 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.3%)	$15,725							54.1	56.9	836	30
390440601009	867	Girard Intermediate Middle School	Public	4-6	702 E Prospect St	Girard	44420	Trumbull County	Girard City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 545-5219	345	28	12.5		280 (81.2%)	34 (9.9%)	8 (2.3%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	$12,804							54.1	45.2	986	119
390437900569	868	Fairfax Elementary School	Public	K-5	3150 Fairfax Rd	Cleveland Heights	44118	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Heights-University Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 371-7480	304	23	13.2		81 (26.6%)	187 (61.5%)	12 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.2%)	$16,722							54.1	59.5	779	89
390437600403	869	Circleville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Tiger Drive	Circleville	43113	Pickaway County	Circleville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 474-2495	1,046	50	20.9		948 (90.6%)	9 (0.9%)	19 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (6.2%)	$10,411							54.1	49.5	933	64
390619004113	870	West Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	555 Lloyd Rd	West Union	45693	Adams County	Adams County Ohio Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 544-2951	661	36	18.3	68.4%	636 (96.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.8%)	$11,664							53.5	61.4	741	129

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

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