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Unity Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1333^rd

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of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Unity Elementary School is a PK–4 school serving 241 students at 925 E 3rd St in Lima, Ohio (Allen County), part of Lima City Schools. It holds a 1-star rating in 2025–2026 and ranks 1333rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools (15th percentile), placing it in the bottom tier statewide—though its percentile has risen from 6 in 2022–2023 to 9, 11, and 15 in the years since, a modest but steady upward trend.

Test scores are generally below district and state averages. In 3rd grade math, 35.7% of Unity students scored proficient, versus 48.7% in the district and 62.1% statewide, and 3rd grade ELA was 39.3%. That is better than Independence Elementary School but lower than Heritage Elementary School, Freedom Elementary School, Liberty Arts Magnet K-8, and Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8. The sharpest concern is 4th grade ELA, where only 15.6% were proficient—far below the district (37.8%) and state (61.8%) and well below every nearby Lima City elementary. Chronic absenteeism is 29.0%, better than the district average of 39.3% but far above Bath Elementary School (10.5%) and Maplewood Elementary School (6.9%).

The student–teacher ratio was 15:1 in 2024–2025, better than Independence and Heritage but up sharply from 6.8 three years earlier. Per-student spending was $9,735 in 2018–2019, below most Lima City peers but above Bath Elementary. African American students ranked at the 32nd percentile statewide in 2025–2026, the school's highest-performing subgroup, while low-income students ranked at the 16th percentile and special education students have ranked at the 8th percentile. The most useful levers here are early literacy in 4th grade and continued attention to attendance.

241

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,451

Per pupil spending ?

83.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

80%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 6.7% (any vaccine)

925 E 3rd St
Lima, OH 45804-2505

(419) 996-3300

District: Lima City

Students who attend Unity Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lima North Middle School
	Lima West Middle School
High:	Lima Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.3%

White:

20.7%

Two or more races:

19.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2018 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 15th (2026) from a 6th-percentile low (2018)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (35% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 35 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg47%

Ohio avg64%

1,333^rd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Lima City

579^th of 773Lima 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
2026	14.5	1333 of 1560	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	1393 of 1558	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	1428 of 1577	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	1493 of 1596	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	1438 of 1588	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	1249 of 1610	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1385 of 1676	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	1538 of 1636	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.0	1352 of 1651	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.1	1341 of 1678	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	1321 of 1684	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.8	1497 of 1687	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.6	1471 of 1701	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	4.0	1632 of 1709	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.3	1433 of 1686	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.9	1310 of 1662	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.7	1325 of 1610	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.9	1269 of 1582	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.4	1377 of 1609	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.6	1355 of 1504	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.1	1431 of 1501	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.0	1446 of 1471	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	430 of 631	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.0	438 of 615	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	535 of 603	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	513 of 610	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	385 of 605	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.9	547 of 598	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	23.0	643 of 765	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	1214 of 1452	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	1337 of 1452	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	1415 of 1488	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1267 of 1502	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	1437 of 1518	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	1233 of 1467	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	1311 of 1473	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1337 of 1484	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1353 of 1447	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1272 of 1419	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	1053 of 1404	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1159 of 1465	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	1373 of 1465	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	1252 of 1467	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	1308 of 1466	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1314 of 1485	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1414 of 1498	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	1415 of 1518	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1250 of 1499	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1270 of 1535	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	1458 of 1536	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	17.3	787 of 856	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)32nd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)16th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics42%-22 vs state

English Language Arts27%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Unity Elementary School

What district is Unity Elementary School in?

Lima City

How many students attend Unity Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 241 students attended Unity Elementary School.

Is Unity Elementary School a good school?

Unity Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.6% of Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Unity Elementary School?

Students at Unity Elementary School are 52% African American, 21% White, 20% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Unity Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Unity Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lima North Middle School
Middle : Lima West Middle School
High : Lima Senior High School

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