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)
390473802877	481	Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 E Broadway St	Harrison	45030	Hamilton County	Southwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 367-4161	645	25	26.2	56.6%	579 (89.8%)	9 (1.4%)	21 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.0%)	$11,022							73	74.4	455	26
390480403094	482	Watkins Intermediate School	Public	3-5	2020 Warrior Way	Pataskala	43062	Licking County	Southwest Licking Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 963-3460	769	34	22.6	42.4%	534 (69.4%)	42 (5.5%)	28 (3.6%)	124 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.1%)	$8,616							73	74.6	446	36
390479503056	483	South Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Park Ave	South Point	45680	Lawrence County	South Point Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 377-2756	382	21	18.1		337 (88.2%)	14 (3.7%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	$10,373							73	58.8	797	314
390451302034	484	Brookside Elementary School	Public	K-5	6700 Mcvey Blvd	Columbus	43235	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 450-5300	343	22	15.6	25.9%	227 (66.2%)	18 (5.2%)	55 (16.0%)	14 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	$13,372							72.9	67.4	619	135
390467402640	485	Big Walnut Elementary School	Public	K-4	940 S Old 3c Rd	Sunbury	43074	Delaware County	Big Walnut Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 965-3902	389	20	19.6	15.2%	319 (82.0%)	17 (4.4%)	16 (4.1%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	$11,137							72.8	77.5	379	106
390494203585	486	Crestview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1575 State Route 96	Ashland	44805	Ashland County	Crestview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 895-1700	364	16	22.7	48.4%	334 (91.8%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$11,896							72.8	66.1	641	155
390470902777	487	Swanton Elementary School	Public	K-5	111 Crestwood Dr	Swanton	43558	Fulton County	Swanton Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 826-3766	454	24	19.1	42.7%	395 (87.0%)	3 (0.7%)	37 (8.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$10,977							72.7	76.2	411	76
390493503567	488	Leipsic Elementary School	Public	K-5	232 Oak St	Leipsic	45856	Putnam County	Leipsic Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 943-2163	292	22	13.3	48.3%	148 (50.7%)	2 (0.7%)	134 (45.9%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$10,623							72.6	79	351	137
390438900856	489	Dover Avenue Elementary School	Public	4-5	125 W 13th St	Dover	44622	Tuscarawas County	Dover City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 364-7117	375	20	18.7	53.1%	270 (72.0%)	5 (1.3%)	86 (22.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$9,367							72.5	73.9	461	28
391002402310	490	South Elementary School	Public	K-5	444 S 8th St	Upper Sandusky	43351	Wyandot County	Upper Sandusky Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 294-2304	135	8	16.4	45.9%	117 (86.7%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.9%)	$11,601							72.5	60.8	755	265

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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