New Albany Primary School scored 94.7 out of 100 and landed at No. 54 among 1,019 Ohio elementary schools in the 2027 U.S. News Best K-8 Schools rankings, the highest finish for an elementary school in either the New Albany or Gahanna district.
The rankings, based on 2023-2024 state assessment data, measured math proficiency, math performance, reading proficiency and reading performance, each weighted at 25%. Half the formula looked at raw test scores. The other half factored in results relative to a school's socioeconomic demographics.
At New Albany Primary, 93% of students scored at or above the proficient level in reading and 84% hit that mark in math, according to the school's U.S. News profile. Both figures topped Ohio averages of 59% in reading and 53% in math. The school serves grades 1-3 with 981 students and a 17-to-1 student-teacher ratio. All 57 full-time teachers are certified.
U.S. News rated the school's reading performance "well above expectations" and its math performance "somewhat above expectations." The school ranked No. 24 statewide in reading proficiency and No. 163 in math proficiency.
Gahanna's top-ranked elementary
High Point Elementary School in Gahanna placed No. 222 statewide with an overall score of 78.29 out of 100. It was the top-ranked elementary among six ranked elementary schools in the Gahanna-Jefferson City district.
High Point's students scored 86% proficient in reading and 77% proficient in math. Both figures exceeded the Gahanna-Jefferson district averages of 73% in reading and 60% in math. The K-5 school enrolls 555 students with a 19-to-1 student-teacher ratio and 29 full-time teachers, all certified.
Gahanna-Jefferson Superintendent Tracey R. Deagle has set a district goal called "Rise to Five," aiming to rank in the top 5% of all Ohio public school districts by 2030, according to the district's quality profile.
New Albany's middle school showing
New Albany Intermediate School, which serves grades 4-6, ranked No. 13 among 794 Ohio middle schools with a score of 98.49 out of 100. That school posted 87% math proficiency and 86% reading proficiency. U.S. News classified it as a middle school, not an elementary school.
The New Albany-Plain Local district has five total schools and 4,991 students. District-wide, 89% of elementary students tested proficient in reading and 86% in math.
Ohio’s top five elementary schools
For comparison, the top-ranked Ohio elementary schools were:
- Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students, Cincinnati (grades 3-12, 373 students)
- Grace L Roxbury Elementary School, Solon (grades K-4, 487 students)
- Parkside Elementary School, Solon (grades K-4, 502 students)
- Wells Academy, Steubenville (grades PK-4, 336 students)
- Dorothy E Lewis Elementary School, Solon (grades K-4, 512 students)
U.S. News ranked nearly 47,000 elementary schools and more than 24,000 middle schools nationwide. The rankings cover only public schools because they participate in common statewide assessments that allow comparison.
School profile data came from the Common Core of Data for 2025 and the Civil Rights Data Collection for 2023-2024.
