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Best Public Schools in Allen County, OH

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Top rankedBluffton Elementary School43^rd of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools

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Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8 up 170 spots statewide this year

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Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8 8.6 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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%)								(n/a)																							$14,804
Heir Force Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	216 N Elizabeth St	Lima	45801	Allen County	Heir Force Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 228-9241	204	6	34.0	75.0%	43 (21.1%)	103 (50.5%)	13 (6.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (21.6%)	17.1	1297^th of 1560 public elementary schools	16.9%		23.6	1204^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.7%	93	31.6	26.1			0.0	42.9	31.6	55.6	44.0	30.4	20.8	28.6	26.3	38.9	56.0	30.4					71.4%	0%	$10,013
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	310 E 4th St	Delphos	45833	Allen County	Delphos City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 692-8766	370	27	13.7	42.4%	304 (82.2%)	10 (2.7%)	33 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.2%)	80.9	273^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	82.5%		78.1	364^th of 1558 public elementary schools	76.6%	91					78.3	90.0					78.3	78.6									76.2%	16.7%	$10,328
Lima North Middle School	Public	5-6	1135 N West St	Lima	45801	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3100	321	23	13.9	89.4%	96 (29.9%)	124 (38.6%)	29 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (22.4%)								(n/a)	19.7						12.6	15.2					31.5	18.7									$12,849
Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8	Public	K-8	755 Saint Johns Ave	Lima	45804	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3190	172	20	8.6	66.3%	60 (34.9%)	70 (40.7%)	15 (8.7%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (14.0%)	67.9	570^th of 1560 public elementary schools	63.5%		59.6	740^th of 1558 public elementary schools	52.5%	170	85.7	78.9			47.4	68.4	75.0	88.9	60.0	78.6	57.9	57.9	94.7	73.7	60.0	64.3					84.2%	15.8%	$18,489
Lima West Middle School	Public	7-8	503 N Cable Rd	Lima	45805	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3150	334	33	10.1	86.2%	89 (26.6%)	134 (40.1%)	29 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (24.3%)	8.1	958^th of 1046 public middle schools	8.4%		10.6	900^th of 1036 public middle schools	13.1%	58		21.4							14.6	10.2					25.6	20.5				44.4			$14,363
Unity Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	925 E 3rd St	Lima	45804	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3300	241	16	15.0	83.0%	50 (20.7%)	126 (52.3%)	17 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (19.9%)	14.5	1333^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	14.6%		10.7	1393^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	10.6%	60					35.7	48.9					39.3	15.6									80%	6.7%	$12,451
Freedom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	575 Calumet Ave	Lima	45804	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3380	235	15	15.6	96.6%	76 (32.3%)	73 (31.1%)	17 (7.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (28.5%)	33	1095^th of 1560 public elementary schools	29.8%		28	1144^th of 1558 public elementary schools	26.6%	49					65.2	53.7					43.5	41.5									88.4%	4.7%	$13,763
Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	816 College Ave	Lima	45805	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3390	448	25	18.0	79.5%	136 (30.4%)	181 (40.4%)	35 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (21.0%)	24.8	1197^th of 1560 public elementary schools	23.3%		20.6	1247^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.0%	50					49.0	50.0					47.1	37.0									84%	13.6%	$10,980
Independence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	615 Tremont Ave	Lima	45801	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3330	272	15	18.1	90.1%	115 (42.3%)	81 (29.8%)	28 (10.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (16.9%)	14.5	1338^th of 1560 public elementary schools	14.2%		10.4	1398^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.3%	60					23.5	42.9					38.2	40.8									96.3%	3.7%	$10,793
Liberty Arts Magnet K-8	Public	K-8	338 W Kibby St	Lima	45804	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3320	343	20	17.1	82.8%	97 (28.3%)	143 (41.7%)	25 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (22.4%)	47.2	933^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	40.2%		33.7	1080^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.7%	147	36.8	36.7			71.0	85.0	56.8	53.1	50.0	38.5	54.8	47.5	61.1	48.5	66.7	58.1					91.4%	8.6%	$15,147
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	69.0%	348 (34.7%)	375 (37.4%)	72 (7.2%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	202 (20.1%)	9.6	702^nd of 795 public high schools	11.7%		14.1	711^th of 855 public high schools	16.8%	9			57.8	55.5													37.6	33.9	14.0	25.5			$14,930
Bluffton Middle School	Public	6-8	116 S Jackson St	Bluffton	45817	Allen County	Bluffton Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 358-7961	294	15	19.6	—	273 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	90.4	43^rd of 1046 public middle schools	95.9%		88.6	67^th of 1036 public middle schools	93.5%	24		86.1						89.4	83.2	79.6				77.9	87.9	83.5				100.0			$12,837
Bluffton Elementary School	Public	K-5	102 S Jackson St	Bluffton	45817	Allen County	Bluffton Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 358-7951	534	29	18.4	—	484 (90.6%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (5.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	91.6	43^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	97.2%		87.3	107^th of 1558 public elementary schools	93.1%	64	86.3				96.3	93.9	90.0				92.7	92.7	95.0								72.2%	15.2%	$9,710
Bluffton High School	Public	9-12	106 W College Ave	Bluffton	45817	Allen County	Bluffton Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 358-7941	420	22	19.0	—	388 (92.4%)	4 (1.0%)	16 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	72.2	135^th of 795 public high schools	83.0%		77	98^th of 855 public high schools	88.5%	37			83.6	80.3													83.0	88.6	67.7	79.7			$13,904
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	—	241 (95.3%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	59.6	292^nd of 795 public high schools	63.3%		72	161^st of 855 public high schools	81.2%	131			79.4	86.4													76.8	75.0	51.2	60.3			$14,951
Allen East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	9105 Harding Hwy	Harrod	45850	Allen County	Allen East Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 648-3333	455	25	18.2	—	411 (90.3%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	46.8	940^th of 1560 public elementary schools	39.7%		55.9	803^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	48.5%	137					68.7	67.1					58.3	44.9									76.3%	8.8%	$9,722
Allen East Middle School	Public	5-8	9105 Harding Hwy	Harrod	45850	Allen County	Allen East Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 648-3333	334	13	25.6	—	312 (93.4%)	4 (1.2%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	58.7	472^nd of 1046 public middle schools	54.9%		66.7	367^th of 1036 public middle schools	64.6%	105	67.6	65.5					56.7	49.4	56.5	62.9			69.1	46.4	70.1	52.9				100.0			$9,102
Bath Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2450 Bible Rd	Lima	45801	Allen County	Bath Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 221-1837	727	42	17.3	—	606 (83.4%)	19 (2.6%)	28 (3.9%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.8%)	85	158^th of 1560 public elementary schools	89.9%		84.5	181^st of 1558 public elementary schools	88.4%	23	87.6				87.0	91.0	86.8				87.8	84.3	75.2								84.9%	13.4%	$11,534
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	—	383 (87.6%)	15 (3.4%)	22 (5.0%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	71.7	138^th of 795 public high schools	82.6%		76.7	104^th of 855 public high schools	87.8%	34			88.9	84.1													84.7	81.7	58.9	76.9			$17,513
Bath Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 Bible Rd	Lima	45801	Allen County	Bath Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 221-1839	417	21	19.8	—	357 (85.6%)	10 (2.4%)	19 (4.6%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	84	130^th of 1046 public middle schools	87.6%		82.9	140^th of 1036 public middle schools	86.5%	10		89.7						67.2	72.6	68.6				73.4	86.3	79.4				100.0			$12,838
Bath Digital Academy	Public, Virtual	10-12	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)
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	—	364 (66.7%)	80 (14.7%)	49 (9.0%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.2%)	59.8	287^th of 795 public high schools	63.9%		66.9	235^th of 855 public high schools	72.5%	52			82.6	84.2													74.1	73.9	45.3	69.5			$13,295
Elida Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Pioneer Rd	Elida	45807	Allen County	Elida Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 338-6803	1,003	52	19.2	—	624 (62.2%)	142 (14.2%)	74 (7.4%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	154 (15.4%)	53.2	845^th of 1560 public elementary schools	45.8%		55.5	811^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.9%	34	59.5				62.0	73.3	61.3				62.3	50.6	69.9								89%	8.4%	$9,386
Elida Middle School	Public	6-8	4500 Sunnydale St	Elida	45807	Allen County	Elida Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 338-6802	467	31	15.0	—	302 (64.7%)	62 (13.3%)	33 (7.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (14.3%)	69.4	336^th of 1046 public middle schools	67.9%		77.2	230^th of 1036 public middle schools	77.8%	106		69.6						58.3	56.3	64.0				62.5	74.2	65.2				97.7			$12,175
Perry Elementary School	Public	K-6	2770 E Breese Rd	Lima	45806	Allen County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 221-2771	408	26	15.6	60.8%	224 (54.9%)	97 (23.8%)	20 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (16.2%)	50.1	891^st of 1560 public elementary schools	42.9%		52	863^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	44.6%	28	53.7				57.8	64.3	60.4	52.7			59.1	54.3	71.7	52.7									$10,223
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	52.7%	181 (61.1%)	56 (18.9%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (16.2%)	46.5	457^th of 795 public high schools	42.5%		56.6	383^rd of 855 public high schools	55.2%	74		65.5	86.8	82.8					43.9	41.5					53.0	55.4	65.5	61.5	18.0	59.6	83.9%	14.3%	$13,771
Elmwood Elementary School	Public	K-2	4295 Shawnee Rd	Lima	45806	Allen County	Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 998-8090	508	25	20.3	—	403 (79.3%)	30 (5.9%)	24 (4.7%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.3%)								(n/a)																					86.8%	12.6%	$11,777
Maplewood Elementary School	Public	3-4	1670 Wonderlick Rd	Lima	45805	Allen County	Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 998-8076	346	18	19.2	—	270 (78.0%)	18 (5.2%)	21 (6.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.2%)	65	637^th of 1560 public elementary schools	59.2%		70.6	522^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	66.5%	115					66.3	73.5					76.3	64.1											$11,459
Shawnee High School	Public	8-12	3333 Zurmehly Rd	Lima	45806	Allen County	Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 998-8000	673	36	18.6	—	552 (82.0%)	35 (5.2%)	29 (4.3%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (6.5%)	75.9	99^th of 795 public high schools	87.5%		72.4	153^rd of 855 public high schools	82.1%	54			87.6	87.9													81.1	86.1	64.4	86.5			$13,153
Shawnee Middle School	Public	4-8	3235 Zurmehly Rd	Lima	45806	Allen County	Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 998-8057	712	39	18.2	—	576 (80.9%)	36 (5.1%)	28 (3.9%)	16 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (7.4%)	74.2	265^th of 1046 public middle schools	74.7%		77	235^th of 1036 public middle schools	77.3%	30	73.5	77.1					77.8	58.0	64.3	60.2			78.3	64.1	80.5	71.3				100.0			$12,392
Spencerville Elementary School	Public	K-4	2500 Wisher Dr	Spencerville	45887	Allen County	Spencerville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 647-4113	336	21	16.3	—	312 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	10 (3.0%)	83.7	196^th of 1560 public elementary schools	87.4%		83	221^st of 1558 public elementary schools	85.8%	25					72.5	96.8					81.3	88.9									81.3%	10.9%	$12,671
Spencerville High School	Public	9-12	2500 Wisher Dr	Spencerville	45887	Allen County	Spencerville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 647-4111	335	17	19.7	—	303 (90.4%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	7 (2.1%)	62.4	248^th of 795 public high schools	68.8%		58.6	350^th of 855 public high schools	59.1%	102			74.4	84.3													80.5	74.3	63.6	67.9			$11,726
Spencerville Middle School	Public	5-8	2500 Wisher Dr	Spencerville	45887	Allen County	Spencerville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 647-4112	315	15	21.0	—	291 (92.4%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	10 (3.2%)	82.1	152^nd of 1046 public middle schools	85.5%		83.4	138^th of 1036 public middle schools	86.7%	14	82.5	61.9					82.5	85.1	75.0	75.0			87.7	77.3	86.6	69.0				100.0			$11,791
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)
Buckeye Community School - Lima	Public, Charter	9-12	300 W Market St	Lima	45801	Allen County	Buckeye Community School - Lima	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(419) 967-4107	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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