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)
390454902235	451	Bellflower Elementary School	Public	K-5	6655 Reynolds Rd	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 255-4212	469	27	17.5	27.7%	417 (88.9%)	9 (1.9%)	16 (3.4%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	$15,469							74.3	71.3	529	78
390472402817	452	Shaw Elementary School	Public	K-5	3560 Kemp Rd	Beavercreek	45431	Greene County	Beavercreek City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 429-7610	638	38	17	27.9%	427 (66.9%)	46 (7.2%)	47 (7.4%)	82 (12.9%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.7%)	$10,673							74.3	73.9	463	11
390470102746	453	Brown Elementary School	Public	K-6	2494 Walker Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-5400	456	27	16.6	25.9%	359 (78.7%)	21 (4.6%)	37 (8.1%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	$12,366							74.3	71.2	532	79
390439200876	454	East Palestine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	195 W Grant St	East Palestine	44413	Columbiana County	East Palestine City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 426-3638	400	28	14.2	59.8%	367 (91.8%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$10,106							74.2	70.2	564	110
390490303470	455	Payne Elementary School	Public	K-6	501 W Townline St	Payne	45880	Paulding County	Wayne Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 263-2512	249	19	13.1	58.2%	231 (92.8%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$14,630							74.1	78.7	357	98
390499203754	456	T C Knapp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5151 Oakcliff St SW	Canton	44706	Stark County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 478-6174	439	25	17.3	39.0%	376 (85.6%)	14 (3.2%)	15 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	$8,508							74.1	83.3	252	204
390476902947	457	Millersburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	430 E Jackson St	Millersburg	44654	Holmes County	West Holmes Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 674-5681	385	21	18.3	39.2%	351 (91.2%)	4 (1.0%)	17 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$11,630							74	78.2	365	92
390436700211	458	Bryan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Center St	Bryan	43506	Williams County	Bryan City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 636-6931	872	59	14.8	44.8%	726 (83.3%)	9 (1.0%)	91 (10.4%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.5%)	$10,744							74	74.4	454	4
390437300274	459	Stingley Elementary School	Public	2-5	95 Linden Dr	Centerville	45459	Montgomery County	Centerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 434-1054	299	17	18.1	20.7%	247 (82.6%)	17 (5.7%)	13 (4.3%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	$13,402							74	76.2	413	46
390504803961	460	Lowell Elementary School	Public	K-5	305 Market St	Lowell	45744	Washington County	Fort Frye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 896-2523	95	6	15.9	77.9%	92 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$18,291							74	60.5	763	303

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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

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.