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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
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Ohio public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (130).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.9% | 87.1% |
| 2023-24 | 87.1% | 88.6% |
| 2022-23 | 83.8% | 87.3% |
| 2021-22 | 79.2% | 86.6% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Schools most like Bath Elementary School
Bath Elementary School's state test result (86.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Elementary School this school | 727 | 51.3% | 86.5% |
| Madison Elementary School Middletown | 711 | 51.8% | 75.6% |
| West Muskingum Elementary School Zanesville | 691 | 49.6% | 71.3% |
| Miami Whitewater Elementary School Harrison | 672 | 50.0% | 71.4% |
| Three Rivers Elementary Cleves | 731 | 50.8% | 66.7% |
| Edgewood Intermediate School Trenton | 739 | 54.7% | 64.9% |
Matched among Ohio elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bath Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.5% | #107 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.1% | #160 of 1,569 ▼ 54 | #1 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.9% | #264 of 1,569 ▼ 128 | #3 of 15 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #996 of 1,514 | #6 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 727 | #123 of 1,808 | #2 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #728 of 1,582 | #7 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.6% | #941 of 1,590 | #12 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.3% | #240 of 767 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #403 of 992 | #4 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
727
-89 (-11%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 795
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 727 | 42 | 17.3:1 | 51% (373) |
| 2023-24 | 766 | 44 | 17.4:1 | 53% (407) |
| 2022-23 | 800 | N/A | N/A | 47% (376) |
| 2020-21 | 816 | 45 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 862 | 44 | 19.6:1 | 45% (388) |
| 2015-16 | 879 | 45 | 19.5:1 | 51% (452) |
| 2010-11 | 682 | 42 | 16.2:1 | 45% (305) |
| 2000-01 | 773 | 44 | 17.6:1 | 18% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 795 | 39 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bath Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (862 to 727); teachers down 5% (44 to 42).
About Bath Elementary School
Bath Elementary School is a large elementary school based in Lima, Ohio. Its enrollment is 727 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Ohio, the average enrollment is about 404.
Besides Bath Elementary School, Bath Local runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 1,588 students.
White students account for 83% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. Among Allen County residents, the White share is about 80%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
Bath Elementary School lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.3 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 51% of the student body. That is in line with the 50% average for public schools in Allen County.
Bath Elementary School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 95% of Ohio public elementary schools.
Bath Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Ohio schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 86.5%. Predicted: 69.4%. Difference: 17.0 points.
The county, Allen County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $64,038 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Allen County has 36 public schools with about 14,579 students, including Bath Elementary School.
Measured in a straight line, Bath Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Bath Elementary School. The five-mile area around Bath Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Small, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 89 students, from 816 to 727.
On allk12, people connected to Bath Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support 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
Other Bath Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Bath Elementary. Bath Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Bath Elementary SchoolAkron, OH · 662 students
- Bath ElementaryBath, NC · 511 students
- Bath Elementary SchoolBATH, MI · 473 students
Nearby schools
- Bath Middle School0.2 mi · 417
- Bath Digital Academy0.3 mi · 7
- Bath High School0.3 mi · 437
- 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.