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)
390496403658	441	Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1821A State Route 728	Lucasville	45648	Scioto County	Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 259-2611	450	21	21.4	51.3%	420 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$12,061							74.7	84.6	220	221
390478303007	442	Danville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	205 Rambo St	Danville	43014	Knox County	Danville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 599-6116	338	23	14.6	39.9%	316 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$12,099							74.6	73.3	476	34
390499203755	443	Watson Elementary School	Public	K-4	515 Marion Ave NW	Massillon	44646	Stark County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 832-8100	291	20	14.5	45.4%	233 (80.1%)	5 (1.7%)	12 (4.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (13.1%)	$11,409							74.6	72.5	498	55
390466702618	444	Mississinawa Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	10480 Staudt Rd	Union City	45390	Darke County	Mississinawa Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 968-4464	315	29	10.8	99.0%	259 (82.2%)	6 (1.9%)	37 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	$14,641							74.6	72.9	491	47
390495603633	445	Lakota Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5200 County Road 13	Kansas	44841	Seneca County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 986-6640	404	23	17.5	45.8%	343 (84.9%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	$11,954							74.6	75.2	431	14
390448401725	446	Surrarrer Elementary School	Public	K-5	9306 Priem Rd	Strongsville	44149	Cuyahoga County	Strongsville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 572-7170	363	24	15.1	12.7%	296 (81.5%)	4 (1.1%)	25 (6.9%)	26 (7.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	$12,766							74.5	79.5	342	104
390434804409	447	Miller-South Visual Performing Arts	Public	4-8	1055 East Ave	Akron	44307	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 761-1765	398	34	11.8		208 (52.3%)	125 (31.4%)	15 (3.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.3%)	$18,807							74.5	79.7	334	113
390461104343	448	Freedom Elementary School	Public	3-6	6035 Beckett Ridge Blvd	West Chester	45069	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 777-9787	713	26	27.4	38.0%	372 (52.2%)	133 (18.7%)	96 (13.5%)	61 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.2%)	$10,977							74.5	76.3	408	40
390478803023	449	South Elementary School	Public	K-5	92 E Main St	Madison	44057	Lake County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 428-5121	548	28	19.5	45.6%	474 (86.5%)	5 (0.9%)	31 (5.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.4%)	$10,613							74.4	68.6	591	142
390447201588	450	St Marys West Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1301 W High St	Saint Marys	45885	Auglaize County	St Marys City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 394-2016	417	21	19.7	50.8%	372 (89.2%)	8 (1.9%)	16 (3.8%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.4%)	$10,213							74.3	72.8	494	44

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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