For the 2026 school year, there are 15 private elementary schools belonging to State or regional independent school association serving 7,667 students in Ohio. You can also find more schools membership associations in Ohio.
The top-ranked private elementary schools belonging to State or regional independent school association in Ohio include Hawken School, Gilmour Academy, and The Summit Country Day School.
The average acceptance rate is 77%, which is lower than the Ohio private elementary school average acceptance rate of 83%.
Top-Ranked Private Elementary Schools Belonging to State or regional independent school association in Ohio (2026)
School
Location
Quick Facts
34001 Cedar Rd
Gates Mills, OH 44040
(440) 473-8065
Gates Mills, OH 44040
(440) 473-8065
Gr: PK-12 | 720 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 18 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
5000 Clubside Rd and 12465 County Line Rd.
Cleveland, OH 44124
(440) 423-4446
Cleveland, OH 44124
(440) 423-4446
Gr: PK-12 | 1,220 student Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 15 | Extracurrculars: 9 Acceptance rate listed
One Lyman Circle
Beachwood, OH 44122
(216) 455-3002
Beachwood, OH 44122
(216) 455-3002
Gr: PK-12 | 557 students Sports: 15 | Extracurrculars: 20 Tuition listed
1715 S Reynolds Road
Toledo, OH 43614
(419) 381-1313
Toledo, OH 43614
(419) 381-1313
Gr: PK-12 | 486 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 11 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
2315 Ira Road
Bath, OH 44210
(330) 666-1118
Bath, OH 44210
(330) 666-1118
Gr: NS-8 | 451 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 8 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
St. Adalbert Catholic School
(Catholic)
2345 E 83rd Street
Cleveland, OH 44104
(216) 881-6250
Cleveland, OH 44104
(216) 881-6250
Gr: PK-8 | 490 students Tuition listed
St. Francis de Sales School![St. Francis de Sales School Photo]( "St. Francis de Sales School Photo")
All-boys (Catholic)
2323 W Bancroft St
Toledo, OH 43607
(419) 531-1618
Toledo, OH 43607
(419) 531-1618
Gr: 7-12 | 675 students Avg. class size: 25 students Sports: 17 | Extracurrculars: 19 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
5901 Airport Hwy
Toledo, OH 43615
(419) 865-5743
Toledo, OH 43615
(419) 865-5743
Gr: 6-12 | 678 students
St. Pius X School
(Catholic)
1061 Waggoner Rd
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
(614) 866-6050
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
(614) 866-6050
Gr: PK-8 | 598 students Tuition listed
The Summit Country Day School![The Summit Country Day School Photo - Founded in 1890, The Summit maintains a beautiful 24-acre campus and a 16-acre Athletic Complex located 10 minutes north on I-71. Ten local school districts provide bussing to the school. The Summit maintains a bus to the northern communities of Mason and West Chester.]( "The Summit Country Day School Photo - Founded in 1890, The Summit maintains a beautiful 24-acre campus and a 16-acre Athletic Complex located 10 minutes north on I-71. Ten local school districts provide bussing to the school. The Summit maintains a bus to the northern communities of Mason and West Chester.")
(Catholic)
2161 Grandin Road
Cincinnati, OH 45208
(513) 871-4700
Cincinnati, OH 45208
(513) 871-4700
Gr: NS-12 | 1,081 student Sports: 17 Tuition listed
Immaculate Conception School
(Catholic)
2268 S Smithville Rd
Dayton, OH 45420
(937) 253-8851
Dayton, OH 45420
(937) 253-8851
Gr: PK-8 | 279 students
New Horizons Academy![New Horizons Academy Photo - Our Wauseon campus, located at 220 Lawrence Avenue in Wauseon, OH, has an enrollment of just over 100 students.]( "New Horizons Academy Photo - Our Wauseon campus, located at 220 Lawrence Avenue in Wauseon, OH, has an enrollment of just over 100 students.")
Special Education School
220 Lawrence Ave
Wauseon, OH 43567
(419) 335-7272
Wauseon, OH 43567
(419) 335-7272
Gr: PK-12 | 134 students Extracurrculars: 1 Tuition listed
Pine Ridge School
(Amish)
17185 Farmington Rd.
West Farmington, OH 44491
(440) 548-2168
West Farmington, OH 44491
(440) 548-2168
Gr: 1-8 | 37 students
Rockwern Academy![Rockwern Academy Photo]( "Rockwern Academy Photo")
(Jewish)
8401 Montgomery Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45236
(513) 984-3770
Cincinnati, OH 45236
(513) 984-3770
Gr: NS-6 | 231 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 2 Tuition listed
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