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Heritage Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1247^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Heritage Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lima, Ohio, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 432 students. 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. Heritage Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio elementary schools, with a ranking between 1070 and 1517 out of around 1600 schools over the past 10 years.

One of the key concerns at Heritage Elementary is the school's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 32.1% to 39.5% over the past few years. This is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Unity Elementary (38.8%) and Elmwood Elementary (15.9%). Additionally, Heritage Elementary's test scores on the Ohio State Tests are consistently below the state and district averages, with only 39.4% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 61.3%.

While Heritage Elementary's overall performance has been poor, the school's proximity to higher-performing schools, such as Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8 and Bath Elementary, and its slightly above-average spending per student of $9,926 suggest that there may be potential for improvement with the right interventions and support. Addressing the school's high chronic absenteeism rates and implementing more targeted and differentiated instructional strategies to support the needs of all students should be top priorities for the school and the Lima City School District.

448

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,980

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

816 College Ave
Lima, OH 45805-2025

(419) 996-3390

District: Lima City

Students who attend Heritage Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.4%

White:

30.4%

Two or more races:

21.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 33rd percentile in 2023 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (42% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 33rd-percentile peak (2023) to 20th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg43%

Ohio avg64%

1,247^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Lima City

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	20.6	1247 of 1558	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1116 of 1577	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	1070 of 1596	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	1148 of 1588	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	1133 of 1610	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1245 of 1676	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1316 of 1636	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.4	1249 of 1651	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.3	1283 of 1678	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	1517 of 1684	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.5	1514 of 1687	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.6	1495 of 1701	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.3	1558 of 1709	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	49.2	1120 of 1686	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.9	1181 of 1662	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.0	1048 of 1610	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.8	806 of 1582	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.3	1085 of 1609	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.0	1081 of 1504	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.1	1121 of 1501	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	47.8	900 of 1471	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	410 of 615	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	325 of 603	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	257 of 610	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	260 of 601	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	215 of 533	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	324 of 605	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	396 of 598	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	1247 of 1452	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1095 of 1466	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1078 of 1483	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1037 of 1488	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	1072 of 1467	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1110 of 1502	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	1273 of 1518	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1148 of 1473	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	964 of 1484	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	808 of 1447	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	905 of 1419	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	880 of 1404	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	953 of 1465	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	1119 of 1465	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1155 of 1466	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	1070 of 1485	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.1	979 of 1498	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	1143 of 1518	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	1113 of 1499	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1146 of 1535	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1209 of 1536	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	147 of 218	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	97 of 162	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	105 of 139	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	97 of 154	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	128 of 166	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	833 of 935	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	1097 of 1175	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1063 of 1190	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	989 of 1215	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1128 of 1242	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1045 of 1249	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1070 of 1271	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	960 of 1309	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)33rd percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)33rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics47%-20 vs state

English Language Arts38%-23 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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	62.8%	624 (62.2%)	142 (14.2%)	74 (7.4%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	154 (15.4%)	55.5	811^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.9%		59.8	760^th of 1577 public elementary schools	51.8%	51	66.7		72.2	70.1	48.2				61.8	56.3	67.4					$9,386
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Heritage Elementary School?

Students at Heritage Elementary School are 40% African American, 30% White, 21% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

Is Heritage Elementary School a good school?

Heritage Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.0% of Ohio elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Heritage Elementary School attend?

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

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

What district is Heritage Elementary School in?

Lima City

How many students attend Heritage Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Heritage Elementary School.

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