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.