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)
390476802942	431	Winesburg Elementary School	Public	K-6	2165 US Route 62	Winesburg	44690	Holmes County	East Holmes Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 359-5059	171	10	17.2	23.4%	161 (94.2%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$13,045							75	75.9	418	13
390050505215	432	Menlo Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2149 W 53rd St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Menlo Park Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 925-6365	399	25	15.9		227 (56.9%)	56 (14.0%)	26 (6.5%)	44 (11.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.0%)	$10,285							75			(n/a)
390447501607	433	Boulevard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	14900 Drexmore Rd	Shaker Heights	44120	Cuyahoga County	Shaker Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 295-4020	284	19	14.9	26.4%	101 (35.6%)	112 (39.4%)	10 (3.5%)	21 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (14.1%)	$22,671							74.9	61.5	740	307
390482503174	434	Norwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	899 Norwood Dr	West Jefferson	43162	Madison County	Jefferson Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 879-7642	429	28	15.3	50.3%	381 (88.8%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (4.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.6%)	$13,874							74.9	75.1	433	1
390437105030	435	Canton Arts Academy @ Summit	Public	K-6	1100 10th St NW	Canton	44703	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 452-6537	269	18	14.9		142 (52.8%)	75 (27.9%)	12 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (14.5%)	$19,043							74.8	74.3	456	21
391002203926	436	Lincolnview Elementary School	Public	K-6	15945 Middle Point Rd	Van Wert	45891	Van Wert County	Lincolnview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 968-2351	418	26	16.2		392 (93.8%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$12,306							74.8	80.4	314	122
390461102441	437	Union Elementary School	Public	3-6	7672 Lesourdsville West Cheste	West Chester	45069	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 777-2201	657	25	26.8	39.9%	370 (56.3%)	87 (13.2%)	60 (9.1%)	97 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.5%)	$10,849							74.7	73.2	480	43
390454902236	438	Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	7860 Johnnycake Ridge Rd	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 255-7813	681	40	17.1		538 (79.0%)	37 (5.4%)	37 (5.4%)	23 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.5%)	$13,651							74.7	72	508	70
390465004591	439	Buckeye Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	938 S Kibler St	New Washington	44854	Crawford County	Buckeye Central Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 492-1022	270	21	13.1		258 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$16,125							74.7	73.4	474	35
390441504535	440	Jackson Southview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13842 State Route 93	Jackson	45640	Jackson County	Jackson City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 286-1831	368	26	14.1	52.4%	351 (95.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$11,157							74.7	83.1	260	180

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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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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.