These are the top 15 elementary schools in Mahoning County. See where your school ranked
By Mona Moore and
Chelsea Madden
A study by Niche ranked the best elementary schools in Ohio.
Some of the area’s best elementary schools are beyond Youngstown city limits, according to a study by Niche.com.
The website found Austintown Elementary School, West Boulevard Elementary School and C.H. Campbell Elementary School to be the best in the area. South Range Elementary School joined Austintown and West Boulevard as the top three schools in Mahoning County.
Elementary schools within city limits had an overall Niche grade of C-, with The Brilliance School in Garfield Heights earning the lowest score in the area, a D-.
Niche grades and analyzes schools and neighborhoods throughout the U.S. using data from the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census and FBI plus more than 100 million reviews and survey responses from students, parents and residents to rank schools in every county and city in the country.
“We get deep too, asking questions about everything from college prep to cafeteria food,” said Niche on its website. “Though quality data is a priority, at Niche, we know that a school is more than a collection of stats.”
Niche also looks at each school’s academics and culture.
Academics Grade: Based on state assessment proficiency and survey responses on academics from students and parents.
Teachers Grade: Based on teacher salary, teacher absenteeism, state test results, and survey responses on teachers from students and parents.
District Grade: Based on rigorous analysis of academic and student life data along with millions of reviews from students and parents.
Culture & Diversity Grade: Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
Parent/Student Surveys Grade: Niche survey responses scored on a 1-5 scale regarding the overall experience of students and parents from the school.
Here are the top 15 elementary schools in Mahoning County:
Chelsea is a service journalism reporter who began working for McClatchy in 2022. She was born and raised in Middle Georgia and lives in Forsyth. She attended Wesleyan College for undergrad and a few years after that, went to SCAD for an MFA in writing. Outside of work, Chelsea likes to watch Netflix, read books in the thriller genre and chase her toddler around.
Mona Moore was a Service Journalism Desk Editor for the Sun Herald in Mississippi; Mahoning Matters in Ohio; and the Ledger-Enquirer and Telegraph in Georgia. Originally from West Covina, California, she holds a bachelor’s and master’s in corporate and public communication from the University of South Alabama. Mona’s writing and photography have been recognized by press associations in Mississippi, North Carolina and Florida.
