Lima West Middle School
503 North Cable Rd
Lima OH, 45805, Allen County
Phone: 419-996-3150
Ranking: 
(2,288 out of 2,572, bottom 11%)*
(2,288 out of 2,572, bottom 11%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
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: | 26 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 423 | 449 | 392 | 377 | 364 | 360 | 428 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 95 | 25.2% | 98 | 26.9% | 86 | 23.9% | 120 | 28.0% |
| Grade 7: | 199 | 47.0% | 228 | 50.8% | 199 | 50.8% | 100 | 26.5% | 88 | 24.2% | 93 | 25.8% | 95 | 22.2% |
| Grade 8: | 223 | 52.7% | 221 | 49.2% | 193 | 49.2% | 86 | 22.8% | 87 | 23.9% | 88 | 24.4% | 116 | 27.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 223 | 52.7% | 246 | 54.8% | 203 | 51.8% | 199 | 52.8% | 161 | 44.2% | 178 | 49.4% | 203 | 47.4% |
| Female: | 200 | 47.3% | 203 | 45.2% | 189 | 48.2% | 178 | 47.2% | 141 | 38.7% | 133 | 36.9% | 180 | 42.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 1.7% | 12 | 2.7% | 8 | 2.0% | 9 | 2.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.6% |
| Black: | 220 | 52.0% | 227 | 50.6% | 193 | 49.2% | 145 | 38.5% | 142 | 39.0% | 147 | 40.8% | 181 | 42.3% |
| White: | 130 | 30.7% | 148 | 33.0% | 141 | 36.0% | 172 | 45.6% | 163 | 44.8% | 162 | 45.0% | 197 | 46.0% |
| 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: | 66 | 15.6% | 61 | 13.6% | 49 | 12.5% | 47 | 12.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 420 | 99.3% | 406 | 90.4% | 353 | 90.1% | 282 | 74.8% | 299 | 82.1% | 295 | 81.9% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 34 | 7.6% | 25 | 6.4% | 34 | 9.0% | 28 | 7.7% | 29 | 8.1% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.27 | 18.33 | 13.62 | 13.92 | 13.43 | 12.40 | 15.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OAA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 25.3% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 27.4% | 61% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 34.2% | 61.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 33.1% | 62.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 43.1% | 67% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.9% | 36.7% | 66.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 49.7% | 76.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 49.4% | 75.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 54.9% | 80% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 44.8% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 46.3% | 72% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 53.8% | 71.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 47.3% | 74.1% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.6% | 36.8% | 68% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 32.9% | 66.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 45.5% | 70.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 42.4% | 69.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 35.7% | 71.1% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 23.9% | 57% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 33.1% | 64.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.7% | 31.9% | 61.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 28.7% | 65.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 43% | 28.5% | 62.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 43.4% | 68.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 57% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 50.5% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 51.4% | 75.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 59.4% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 59.1% | 77.5% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 44.1% | 64.6% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 46.1% | 69.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 66.6% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 58.2% | 78% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 54% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 62.3% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 69.7% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 73.2% | 85.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 28.6% | 58.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 43.3% | 63.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 50.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 38.7% | 68.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 44.9% | 74.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 42.7% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 50.4% | 74.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 50.6% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 46.7% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 66.4% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 60.1% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 59.2% | 77.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 52.2% | 76.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 58.1% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 55.5% | 77.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 59.7% | 79.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 58.0% | 81% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 71.4% | 81% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 67.6% | 85.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 63.5% | 80.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 29% | 60.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 36.9% | 68.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 46.9% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 43.6% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 40.1% | 70.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 38.8% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 42.3% | 74.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 52.8% | 79.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 52.1% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 62.1% | 78.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 59.8% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 63.2% | 80% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 56.9% | 79.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 49.4% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 52.9% | 80.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 64.7% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 63.0% | 83% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 72.1% | 85.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 43% | 62% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 37.2% | 62.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 36.3% | 62.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 27.5% | 64.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 31.1% | 67.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.0% | 40.9% | 71.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 39.3% | 68.6% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 23.9% | 49% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.9% | 17.8% | 53.5% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 20.7% | 22.4% | 51.1% |
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* Lima West Middle 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.