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Lima Senior High School

Public Grades 9-12

711^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 17% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Lima Senior High School is a public high school located in Lima, Ohio, serving around 1,000 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Lima City School District, which is ranked 601 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lima Senior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio high schools, ranking between 649-711 out of 855-867 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below the state average. Lima Senior High School struggles across various student subgroups, with lower rankings compared to other Ohio high schools. For example, the school's graduation rates have been declining, dropping from 77.8% in 2023-2024 to 72.0% in 2024-2025, and it has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 39.0% to 51.5% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Columbus Grove High School, Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School, and Shawnee High School, Lima Senior High School significantly underperforms. These nearby schools have higher statewide rankings, better graduation rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and stronger test scores, even though they serve similar socioeconomic populations. Despite spending around $10,168 per student, which is comparable to nearby schools, Lima Senior High School's academic outcomes are significantly worse, suggesting the school may not be effectively utilizing its resources to support student learning and achievement.

1,004

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,930

Per pupil spending ?

79.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Spartan Way
Lima, OH 45801-4561

(419) 996-3000

District: Lima City

Feeder schools for Lima Senior High School:

Elementary:	Freedom Elementary School
	Heritage Elementary School
	Independence Elementary School
	Liberty Arts Magnet K-8
	More...
	Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8
	Unity Elementary School
Middle:	Lima North Middle School
	Lima West Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.4%

White:

34.7%

Two or more races:

20.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (33% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 44 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg34%

Ohio avg62%

711^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

601^st of 828Lima City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	711 of 855	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	648 of 864	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	649 of 867	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	668 of 836	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	671 of 819	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	702 of 836	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	699 of 800	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	643 of 773	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.2	709 of 784	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.7	728 of 778	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.2	740 of 769	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.8	733 of 767	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.5	726 of 832	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	723 of 818	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.2	697 of 819	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.8	648 of 791	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	246 of 328	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	217 of 318	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	173 of 323	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	189 of 306	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	174 of 284	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	217 of 303	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	229 of 279	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	17.5	536 of 606	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	561 of 596	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	607 of 628	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	542 of 550	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	705 of 809	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	650 of 798	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	619 of 813	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	674 of 794	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	670 of 775	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	698 of 781	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	701 of 751	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	11.2	22 of 23	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	225 of 244	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	235 of 280	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.8	199 of 308	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	267 of 312	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.2	264 of 349	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	212 of 272	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	502 of 538	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	157 of 270	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.0	96 of 273	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	166 of 270	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	175 of 260	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	144 of 239	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	165 of 207	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	170 of 184	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	677 of 815	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	606 of 822	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	525 of 805	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	603 of 773	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	608 of 763	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	647 of 779	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	661 of 758	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	679 of 817	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	625 of 816	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	638 of 819	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	668 of 808	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	663 of 778	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	688 of 792	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	692 of 763	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	230 of 254	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	179 of 242	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	156 of 239	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.5	202 of 222	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	193 of 211	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	193 of 208	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	197 of 201	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	573 of 617	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	538 of 598	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	596 of 614	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	676 of 748	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	613 of 754	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	619 of 756	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	663 of 749	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	655 of 727	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	652 of 739	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	646 of 718	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)8th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-10 vs school

Foster Care (2019)4th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government60%-12 vs state

American History54%-18 vs state

English II32%-28 vs state

Biology26%-40 vs state

Algebra I16%-44 vs state

Geometry12%-31 vs state

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by a citizen
Tuesday, May 5, 2020

It is easy to give 5 stars to a school district that everything is going well for. The Lima City Schools and Lima Senior High deserve 5 stars because it is not easy to do what they are required to do.

The school offers an array of arts programming and has a vocational training wing as well. They are constantly competing with limited funding, a diverse and poor student population and a community that is always at odds with any leadership structure.

The students that attend Lima Senior High have opportunities to grow and advance that does not exist in the other local school districts.The school district collaborates with other local agencies to provide unique educational opportunities with real work experience.
Without my academic and social education that I received from Lima Senior, I would not have been afforded the professional opportunities that were provided to me.

Lima Senior provides many athletic opportunities outside of the expected Football, Basketball and Baseball sports were typically expect. The swim team is very successful and has many of the local honor roll students on its roster. They have lacross, tennis, soccer, bowling,etc...

Lima Senior provides a complete renaissance of city school district learning.
It is is to be negative with any poor school district, it says so much more to see the teachers, principles and senior staff continue to battle issues they have no control over to consistently provide a strong complete education to their students. Close Quote

Schools Near Lima Senior High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Lima Senior High School	Public	9-12	1 Spartan Way	Lima	45801	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3000	1,004	67	14.9		348 (34.7%)	375 (37.4%)	72 (7.2%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	202 (20.1%)	14.1	711^th of 855 public high schools	16.8%		23.6	648^th of 864 public high schools	25.0%	63		60.3	53.5							25.5	32.3	12.1	15.7	$14,930
West Central Learning Academy II	Public, Charter	9-12	522 W North St	Lima	45801	Allen County	West Central Learning Academy II	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 227-9252	67	6	11.1		25 (37.3%)	20 (29.9%)	8 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (20.9%)	7.9	762^nd of 855 public high schools	10.9%		4.2	818^th of 864 public high schools	5.3%	56		19.0	50.0							10.0	25.0	15.0		$14,804
Bath Digital Academy	Public, Virtual	8-12	2850 Bible Rd	Lima	45801	Allen County	Bath Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(419) 221-0807	7	1	7.0		7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Bath High School	Public	9-12	2850 Bible Rd	Lima	45801	Allen County	Bath Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 221-0366	437	30	14.5	35.7%	383 (87.6%)	15 (3.4%)	22 (5.0%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	76.7	104^th of 855 public high schools	87.8%		78.4	93^rd of 864 public high schools	89.2%	11		84.8	88.7							79.2	75.9	96.2	73.3	$17,513
Perry High School	Public	7-12	2770 E Breese Rd	Lima	45806	Allen County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 221-2774	296	18	16.4		181 (61.1%)	56 (18.9%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (16.2%)	56.6	383^rd of 855 public high schools	55.2%		53.4	419^th of 864 public high schools	51.5%	36	61.2	87.5	83.3		42.6	34.8		63.0	52.0	68.8	70.8	38.0	43.1	$13,771
Apollo Career Center	Public	7-12	3325 Shawnee Rd	Lima	45806	Allen County	Apollo	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 998-2908	745	67	11.0		601 (80.7%)	56 (7.5%)	38 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	44 (5.9%)								(n/a)
Shawnee High School	Public	9-12	3333 Zurmehly Rd	Lima	45806	Allen County	Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 998-8000	673	36	18.6	30.3%	552 (82.0%)	35 (5.2%)	29 (4.3%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (6.5%)	72.4	153^rd of 855 public high schools	82.1%		78.1	98^th of 864 public high schools	88.7%	55		89.1	88.2							76.4	77.3	56.6	75.4	$13,153
Elida High School	Public	9-12	401 E North St	Elida	45807	Allen County	Elida Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 338-6890	546	34	16.0	47.6%	364 (66.7%)	80 (14.7%)	49 (9.0%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.2%)	66.9	235^th of 855 public high schools	72.5%		75.1	135^th of 864 public high schools	84.4%	100		85.3	78.2							75.2	69.3	62.1	71.2	$13,295
Allen East High School	Public	9-12	9105 Harding Hwy	Harrod	45850	Allen County	Allen East Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 648-3333	253	18	14.0	98.8%	241 (95.3%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	72	161^st of 855 public high schools	81.2%		64.1	281^st of 864 public high schools	67.5%	120		82.8	85.9							86.1	67.6	72.1	71.6	$14,951
Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School	Public	6-12	500 N Westminster St	Waynesfield	45896	Auglaize County	Waynesfield-Goshen Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 568-9100	220	18	12.2	75.0%	207 (94.1%)	8 (3.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	69.8	199^th of 855 public high schools	76.7%		60.1	333^rd of 864 public high schools	61.5%	134	84.8	88.2	71.4	42.9	67.9	82.9	46.4	78.8	51.5	74.4	71.4	70.0	82.8	$18,498

Frequently Asked Questions about Lima Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Lima Senior High School?

Students at Lima Senior High School are 37% African American, 35% White, 20% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

How many students attend Lima Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,004 students attended Lima Senior High School.

Is Lima Senior High School a good school?

Lima Senior High School ranks in the bottom 16.8% of Ohio high schools.

What district is Lima Senior High School in?

Lima City

What schools feed into Lima Senior High School?

Lima Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Freedom Elementary School
Elementary : Heritage Elementary School
Elementary : Independence Elementary School
Elementary : Liberty Arts Magnet K-8
Elementary : Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8
Elementary : Unity Elementary School
Middle : Lima North Middle School
Middle : Lima West Middle School

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