Independence Elementary School
615 Tremont Ave
Lima OH, 45801, Allen County
Phone: 419-996-3330
Ranking: 
(2,171 out of 2,572, bottom 16%)*
(2,171 out of 2,572, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Lima City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 339 | 345 | 377 | 445 | 439 | 491 | 456 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 32 | 7.2% | 40 | 9.1% | 38 | 7.7% | 21 | 4.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 65 | 19.2% | 70 | 20.3% | 66 | 17.5% | 96 | 21.6% | 82 | 18.7% | 102 | 20.8% | 94 | 20.6% |
| Grade 1: | 65 | 19.2% | 63 | 18.3% | 76 | 20.2% | 85 | 19.1% | 86 | 19.6% | 97 | 19.8% | 87 | 19.1% |
| Grade 2: | 62 | 18.3% | 73 | 21.2% | 80 | 21.2% | 83 | 18.7% | 88 | 20.0% | 73 | 14.9% | 90 | 19.7% |
| Grade 3: | 75 | 22.1% | 68 | 19.7% | 75 | 19.9% | 81 | 18.2% | 64 | 14.6% | 92 | 18.7% | 97 | 21.3% |
| Grade 4: | 70 | 20.6% | 69 | 20.0% | 78 | 20.7% | 68 | 15.3% | 79 | 18.0% | 89 | 18.1% | 67 | 14.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 183 | 54.0% | 181 | 52.5% | 195 | 51.7% | 212 | 47.6% | 201 | 45.8% | 210 | 42.8% | 201 | 44.1% |
| Female: | 156 | 46.0% | 164 | 47.5% | 182 | 48.3% | 233 | 52.4% | 167 | 38.0% | 202 | 41.1% | 200 | 43.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 7.4% | 17 | 4.9% | 21 | 5.6% | 20 | 4.5% | 6 | 1.4% | 10 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.9% |
| Black: | 79 | 23.3% | 91 | 26.4% | 81 | 21.5% | 102 | 22.9% | 107 | 24.4% | 122 | 24.8% | 116 | 25.4% |
| White: | 177 | 52.2% | 187 | 54.2% | 213 | 56.5% | 243 | 54.6% | 261 | 59.5% | 285 | 58.0% | 273 | 59.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 56 | 16.5% | 47 | 13.6% | 60 | 15.9% | 80 | 18.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 336 | 99.1% | 299 | 86.7% | 322 | 85.4% | 350 | 78.7% | 333 | 75.9% | 349 | 71.1% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 22 | 6.4% | 27 | 7.2% | 39 | 8.8% | 30 | 6.8% | 51 | 10.4% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.81 | 18.13 | 16.38 | 17.78 | 18.27 | 18.90 | 19.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OAA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 39.7% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 61.7% | 74.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 75.6% | 84% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 73.8% | 79.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 71.4% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 72.1% | 76.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 73.2% | 82% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 63.8% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 58.0% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 52.8% | 77.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 61.3% | 75.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 71.8% | 76% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 73.9% | 77.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 62.6% | 77.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 67.2% | 78.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 61.1% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 57.9% | 79% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 70.0% | 81.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 45.7% | 65.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 56.7% | 76.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 64.1% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 66.4% | 74.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 72.2% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 62.2% | 76.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 65% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 63.2% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 54.4% | 77.6% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 57.6% | 76.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 54.3% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 73.2% | 80% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 73.6% | 81.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 71% | 82% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 69.4% | 81% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 70.6% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 65.5% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 71.4% | 87.7% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 63.5% | 78.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 74.9% | 85.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 78.1% | 82% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79.3% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 83% | 84.4% |
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* Independence Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.