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Heir Force Community School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1204^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Heir Force Community School is a public charter elementary school in Lima, Ohio, serving 230 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Heir Force Community School District, which is ranked 614 out of 828 districts in the state.

Academically, Heir Force Community School consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Ohio elementary schools, with proficiency rates well below the state averages in both math and English Language Arts. The school's performance is particularly low for female, low-income, and multi-racial student groups. Chronic absenteeism is also a significant issue, ranging from 21% to 41.5% over the past 5 years, much higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio is higher than nearby schools, and its per-student spending is lower.

In comparison, the nearby Elida Elementary, Maplewood Elementary, and Bath Elementary schools generally perform much better academically, with higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and more favorable student-teacher ratios. While Heir Force Community School's performance for African American and multi-racial students is relatively stronger compared to the overall school, these subgroups still struggle to meet state averages. Addressing the school's challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism and resource constraints, could be crucial for improving student outcomes.

204

Students ?

34.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,013

Per pupil spending ?

80.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

216 N Elizabeth St
Lima, OH 45801-4006

(419) 228-9241

District: Heir Force Community School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.5%

Two or more races:

21.6%

White:

21.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (38% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,204^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

730^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

614^th of 828Heir Force Community School 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1204 of 1558	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1196 of 1577	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1178 of 1596	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	1050 of 1588	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	1055 of 1610	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1205 of 1676	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1221 of 1636	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.8	1283 of 1651	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.3	1109 of 1678	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.2	950 of 1684	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.2	1204 of 1687	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.5	1237 of 1701	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.7	1331 of 1709	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.5	1198 of 1686	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.6	1163 of 1662	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	25.8	1312 of 1610	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.1	1302 of 1582	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.6	1392 of 1609	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	394 of 615	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	282 of 603	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	288 of 610	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	164 of 601	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	93 of 533	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	201 of 605	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	306 of 598	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1269 of 1452	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1158 of 1466	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1222 of 1483	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1138 of 1488	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	1023 of 1467	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1270 of 1502	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	1138 of 1518	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	1098 of 1473	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	1075 of 1484	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	1020 of 1447	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.0	726 of 1419	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	751 of 1404	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	902 of 1465	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	985 of 1465	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	1070 of 1466	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1097 of 1485	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	1038 of 1498	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	943 of 1518	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	967 of 1499	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	1044 of 1535	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1236 of 1536	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	40.4	108 of 183	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	730 of 1036	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	734 of 1046	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	706 of 1048	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	649 of 1017	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	594 of 1037	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	681 of 1050	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	645 of 1010	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.4	666 of 1038	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.9	631 of 1050	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.4	465 of 1035	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.4	585 of 1008	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.7	533 of 1001	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.6	755 of 989	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.4	697 of 925	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.6	686 of 895	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.1	700 of 858	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.2	671 of 835	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.9	664 of 837	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	75.3	64 of 429	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	44.0	205 of 436	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	150 of 413	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	188 of 385	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	98 of 384	74.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	750 of 938	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	663 of 942	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	780 of 943	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	715 of 925	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	762 of 917	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.2	331 of 897	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	667 of 983	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	663 of 989	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	617 of 974	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	448 of 947	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	403 of 923	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	524 of 945	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.4	448 of 924	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	580 of 954	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	602 of 963	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	556 of 946	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	611 of 924	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.7	787 of 916	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Multi-racial (2023)41st percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

African American (2024)85th percentile+55 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics40%-17 vs state

Science39%-24 vs state

English Language Arts36%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
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		43 (21.1%)	103 (50.5%)	13 (6.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (21.6%)	23.6	1204^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.7%		24.8	1196^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.2%	8	40.0	38.9	26.9	36.8	50.0	50.0	48.0	27.8	30.8	36.8	50.0	28.1	40.0	27.8		$10,013
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		97 (28.3%)	143 (41.7%)	25 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (22.4%)	33.7	1080^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.7%		29.4	1143^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	27.5%	63	25.0	46.7	68.3	67.6	40.0	40.5	35.3	10.0	39.0	35.1	47.5	51.4	48.5	38.7	60.0	$15,147
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		115 (42.3%)	81 (29.8%)	28 (10.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (16.9%)	10.4	1398^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.3%		24.7	1199^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.0%	199			34.8	36.7					26.1	33.3						$10,793
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		60 (34.9%)	70 (40.7%)	15 (8.7%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (14.0%)	59.6	740^th of 1558 public elementary schools	52.5%		68.2	580^th of 1577 public elementary schools	63.2%	160	75.0	88.2	57.1	65.0	80.0	52.9	81.0		52.4	80.0	75.0	41.2	81.0	61.1		$18,489
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		76 (32.3%)	73 (31.1%)	17 (7.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (28.5%)	28	1144^th of 1558 public elementary schools	26.6%		30.3	1128^th of 1577 public elementary schools	28.5%	16			43.2	59.5					35.1	52.4						$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		136 (30.4%)	181 (40.4%)	35 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (21.0%)	20.6	1247^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.0%		31.7	1116^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.2%	131			53.1	40.0					39.4	37.0						$10,980
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		50 (20.7%)	126 (52.3%)	17 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (19.9%)	10.7	1393^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	10.6%		9	1428^th of 1577 public elementary schools	9.4%	35			29.3	48.4					22.0	25.8						$12,451
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	51.3%	606 (83.4%)	19 (2.6%)	28 (3.9%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.8%)	84.5	181^st of 1558 public elementary schools	88.4%		87.7	111^th of 1577 public elementary schools	93.0%	70	90.6		93.8	91.0	76.6				84.5	79.5	75.8					$11,534
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	43.4%	270 (78.0%)	18 (5.2%)	21 (6.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.2%)	70.6	522^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	66.5%		78.1	363^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	77.0%	159			73.7	83.0					68.6	70.6						$11,459
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		224 (54.9%)	97 (23.8%)	20 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (16.2%)	52	863^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	44.6%		50.1	922^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	41.5%	59	61.7		67.7	68.6	56.7	54.2			40.0	58.8	63.3	55.9				$10,223

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Heir Force Community School ranks in the bottom 22.7% of Ohio elementary schools.

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Students at Heir Force Community School are 50% African American, 22% Two or more races, 21% White, 6% Hispanic.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 204 students attended Heir Force Community School.

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