The top reported proficiency rate is 67% in English language arts. The lowest is 33% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Bath Digital Academy
Bath Digital Academy is a small, regular public school serving grades eight through twelve in Lima, operating within the Bath Local School District. The school's enrollment sits at around a dozen and a half students distributed fairly evenly across the grade band, with the majority identifying as white and a small number of other racial and ethnic backgrounds represented.
The demographic composition is notably homogeneous. State testing data for 2023-24, collected from the few eighth-grade students tested, shows mixed performance: just over a third of those students met proficiency in math, while about two-thirds reached proficiency in English language arts and science. Because the school enrolls only a handful of students in any tested grade, these percentages represent very small absolute numbers, and year-to-year swings are likely to be volatile. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Allen County, though the comparison is constrained by Bath Digital Academy's minimal student population.
Graduation rate data and chronic absenteeism figures are not available for this school, a gap that may reflect the school's alternative or small-population status. No information on special education, English learner population, or free-or-reduced-price lunch participation appears in the record.
The school sits in Lima, a county seat and former industrial hub in northwest Ohio with a Rust Belt history and ongoing downtown revitalization. Housing in the Lima zip code is notably affordable relative to both state and national benchmarks. The area's economy centers on healthcare (two major hospital systems), manufacturing (Ford, General Dynamics, Dana), and refining. Lima is investing visibly in its downtown core and housing stock, with new mixed-use residential projects and a Build-Ready program supporting new construction.
Bath Local Schools itself faces facility challenges. In May 2026, voters overwhelmingly rejected a bond measure that would have funded a new high school building. The existing high school and middle school date from decades past, and the district treasurer has indicated future outreach efforts will be needed to address capital repairs. This unresolved facility situation and the likelihood of future levy campaigns are factors families should weigh, along with the district's recent shift from an emergency operating levy to a continuing levy in 2023, a structural change in property tax obligations. A parent interested in Bath Digital Academy would benefit from direct conversation with the school about its academic program design, why families choose it, and what the path forward looks like given the district's capital constraints.
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