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Independence Elementary School

Regular School · Lima, OH

Independence Elementary School is a regular school school in Lima, Ohio, serving grades PK–04 with 272 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.1:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 04
Enrollment
272
Teachers (FTE)
15.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
18.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 115 42%
Black or African American 81 30%
Two or more races 46 17%
Hispanic/Latino 28 10%
Asian 2 1%
Total enrollment 272 150M / 122F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 35-39% 50.7% 78
Reading Proficiency 25-29% 57.8% 77

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
2 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
96
35.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 272 100%

Contact & Location

615 Tremont Ave

Lima, OH 45801

Phone: (419)996-3330

District

Lima City

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,012

District enrollment: 3,394

NCES ID

390442205280

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD