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)
390437800474	1551	Harvey Rice Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	2730 East 116th	Cleveland	44104	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1500	474	25	18.9		1 (0.2%)	463 (97.7%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,048							3	3.1	1574	23
390011303911	1552	ReGeneration Schools Avondale Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	3595 Washington Ave	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	ReGeneration Schools Avondale Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 351-5801	126	6	21		4 (3.2%)	116 (92.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$15,310							3	3.2	1572	20
390449005548	1553	Spring Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	730 Spring St	Toledo	43608	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6600	219	10	21.9		25 (11.4%)	124 (56.6%)	40 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.7%)	$13,425							2.9	2.8	1582	29
390437800469	1554	Halle	Public	PK, KG-8	7901 Halle Ave	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0750	430	26	16.5		85 (19.8%)	222 (51.6%)	92 (21.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.3%)	$16,239							2.8	3.6	1558	4
390438000674	1555	Livingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	825 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5527	306	15	20.4		13 (4.2%)	243 (79.4%)	15 (4.9%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.5%)	$15,329							2.8	4.3	1539	16
390437800425	1556	Bolton	Public	PK, KG-8	9803 Quebec Ave	Cleveland	44106	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1200	199	14	14.2		1 (0.5%)	193 (97.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$16,236							2.8	3.9	1554	2
390449001795	1557	Leverette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	445 E Manhattan Blvd	Toledo	43608	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6200	443	23	19.2		45 (10.2%)	270 (60.9%)	51 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (17.2%)	$12,154							2.7	4.4	1536	21
390451602069	1558	Harding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1903 Cordova Ave	Youngstown	44504	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-7517	338	26	13		33 (9.8%)	207 (61.2%)	60 (17.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.9%)	$15,855							2.7	8.7	1439	119
390438000740	1559	Windsor STEM Academy (K-6)	Public	PK, KG-6	1219 E 12th Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5906	316	18	17.5		20 (6.3%)	255 (80.7%)	22 (7.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	$17,109							2.7	3	1580	21
390437800540	1560	Sunbeam	Public	PK, KG-8	11731 Mount Overlook Ave	Cleveland	44120	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1700	421	32	13.1		20 (4.8%)	389 (92.4%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$11,738							2.7	2.2	1592	32

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.