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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)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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 (2016)	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	Total
Independence Elementary School	0.0mi	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	100.0%	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					$10,793
Heritage Elementary School	0.7mi	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	100.0%	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					$10,980
Heir Force Community School	0.9mi	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	80.9%	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	$10,013
Liberty Arts Magnet K-8	1.6mi	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	78.2%	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	$15,147
Freedom Elementary School	1.9mi	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	100.0%	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					$13,763
Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8	1.9mi	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	100.0%	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	$18,489
Unity Elementary School	2.7mi	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	75.2%	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					$12,451
Bath Elementary School	3.6mi	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	51.4%	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				$11,534
Elida Elementary	4.4mi	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	59.2%	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				$9,386
Maplewood Elementary School	4.7mi	Public	3-4	1670 Wonderlick Rd	Lima	45805	Allen County	Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 998-8076	346	18	19.2	34.8%	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

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