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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Bath Elementary School right now?
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Enrollment
727
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BATH LOCAL·NCES 390457602334
Bath Elementary School
2450 Bible Rd, Lima, OH 45801 · (419) 221-1837 · Allen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL727 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
373 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Bath Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
79.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.8pp since 2021
Math
87.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +0.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
86.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 69% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Ohio's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
727
-135 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 19.6:1
% White
83%
was 87%
% Hispanic
4%
was 4%
% Black
3%
was 6%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Bath Elementary School
Set in Lima, Ohio, Bath Elementary School is a substantial elementary campus, operated by Bath Local. It enrolls 727 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Bath Elementary School sits 80% larger than that benchmark.
Bath Local runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,588 students. Bath Elementary School is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Bath Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school shows 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian. Compared to Allen County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bath Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 69.4%; this one delivers 86.5%, a residual of +17.0 points.
Across the wider county, Allen County reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,038 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Allen County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,579 students), Bath Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Bath Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 16%: 862 students in 2018 compared to 727 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Allen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,348
Census ACS
Median income
$64,038
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
14,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bath Local
- Bath High SchoolHigh · 437 students
- Bath Middle SchoolMiddle · 417 students
- Bath Digital AcademyHigh · 7 students
Other schools in Lima
- Lima Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,004 students
- Apollo Career CenterHigh · 745 students
- Shawnee Middle SchoolMiddle · 712 students
- Shawnee High SchoolHigh · 673 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
Nearby schools
- Bath Middle School0.2 mi · 417
- Bath High School0.3 mi · 437
- Bath Digital Academy0.3 mi · 7
- Lima North Middle School2.8 mi · 321
- Lima Senior High School2.9 mi · 1,004
- Freedom Elementary School3.2 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About Bath Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bath Elementary School?
Bath Elementary School enrolls approximately 727 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bath Elementary School serve?
Bath Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bath Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bath Elementary School is approximately 17.3:1 (42 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bath Elementary School?
Bath Elementary School reports a student body of 83% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Bath Elementary School public or private?
Bath Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bath Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.