Windermere ranks as Upper Arlington's top elementary school in US News list

Windermere Elementary School scored 94.4 out of 100 in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Elementary Schools rankings, placing it No. 58 among 1,019 ranked Ohio elementary schools.

That makes Windermere the highest-rated elementary in the Upper Arlington City School District. Across the district's five elementary schools, 86% of students tested at or above the proficient level for reading and 79% for math, according to the U.S. News district profile.

Windermere's students topped those district averages. Eighty-nine percent scored proficient or above in reading, and 88% hit that mark in math, according to the school's U.S. News profile. The school earned a reading proficiency rank of No. 30 (tie) statewide and a math proficiency rank of No. 48.

Both figures far exceed state averages. Across Ohio, 59% of students tested proficient or above in reading and 53% in math.

The school serves 555 students in grades K through 5 at 4101 Windermere Rd.

Upper Arlington Schools received an overall five-star rating on the 2025–2026 Ohio School Report Card, released in September 2026, according to the district. It also earned five stars in achievement, progress, gap closing and graduation. The most recent state report card covers the 2025-2026 school year and was released in September 2026.

Grandview Heights

In Grandview Heights, Stevenson Elementary ranked No. 189 statewide with an overall score of 81.53 out of 100. It is the only ranked elementary school in the Grandview Heights Schools district, which also serves Marble Cliff.

Stevenson's 340 students posted an 88% math proficiency rate and 85% reading proficiency rate. The school's math proficiency rank was No. 97 statewide, and its reading proficiency rank was No. 120 (tie).

The Grandview Heights district as a whole posted 87% math proficiency and 86% reading proficiency at the elementary level.

A 2024 bond issue approved funding to build a new elementary school to replace the current Stevenson building, according to the Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Historical Society.

How the rankings work

U.S. News ranked 46,713 elementary schools nationwide. The rankings use state assessment data from the 2023-2024 school year. Schools are ranked at the state and district level only; there is no national ranking.

Four factors carry equal weight: math proficiency, math performance, reading proficiency and reading performance. Half the formula measures raw test scores. The other half factors in socioeconomic demographics.