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)
390437805531	1141	Garfield Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-10	3800 W 140th St	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6300	565	27	20.9		136 (24.1%)	192 (34.0%)	162 (28.7%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	51 (9.0%)	$15,511							29.4	22.3	1238	97
390449001796	1142	Harvard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1949 Glendale Ave	Toledo	43614	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-2700	267	21	12.7		110 (41.2%)	72 (27.0%)	62 (23.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.5%)	$17,188							29.4	42.5	1022	120
390442205281	1143	Liberty Arts Magnet K-8	Public	K-8	338 W Kibby St	Lima	45804	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3320	375	24	15.6		122 (32.5%)	138 (36.8%)	28 (7.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (22.4%)	$13,777							29.4	27.4	1176	33
390437500378	1144	Silverton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7451 Montgomery Rd	Cincinnati	45236	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5400	302	25	11.8		30 (9.9%)	236 (78.1%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	$13,784							29.3	23.5	1225	81
390473602863	1145	Taylor Elementary School	Public	K-5	3173 Springdale Rd	Cincinnati	45251	Hamilton County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 825-3000	749	46	16.4		233 (31.1%)	296 (39.5%)	81 (10.8%)	15 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	115 (15.4%)	$9,822							29.1	26	1194	49
390064005351	1146	Groveport Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	4485 S Hamilton Rd	Groveport	43125	Franklin County	Groveport Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 574-0037	641	37	17.3		52 (8.1%)	419 (65.4%)	101 (15.8%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	58 (9.0%)	$11,334							29.1	23	1233	87
390444601391	1147	Oak Intermediate Elementary School	Public	4-6	#1 Glenwood Tiger Trail	New Boston	45662	Scioto County	New Boston Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 456-5225	91	7	13		84 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.5%)	$13,621							29	55.1	862	285
390436805533	1148	Bucyrus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	245 Woodlawn Ave	Bucyrus	44820	Crawford County	Bucyrus City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 562-4045	552	37	14.9	67.6%	499 (90.4%)	9 (1.6%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.4%)	$10,812							28.9	37.2	1075	73
390470010886	1149	Waggoner Road Elementary	Public	K-5	340 Waggoner Rd	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 501-5600	712	36	19.7	71.9%	133 (18.7%)	253 (35.5%)	85 (11.9%)	181 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.4%)	$8,145							28.9			(n/a)
390437500370	1150	Roselawn Condon School	Public	PK, KG-8	1594 Summit Rd	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4800	399	33	12.1		16 (4.0%)	334 (83.7%)	19 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.5%)	$13,724							28.9	15.4	1314	164

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

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