Summary:
The zip code 59739 contains a single elementary school, Lima School, which serves students from kindergarten through 8th grade. While the school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, it faces some significant challenges, including lower-than-average proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to district and state benchmarks.
Lima School's statewide ranking has ranged from 176 out of 212 elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 290 out of 401 in 2024-2025, indicating inconsistent performance. The school's strengths lie in Science, where 60% of students were proficient or better, outperforming the district average of 57.14% and the state average of 38.16%. However, in English Language Arts, only 35.71% of Lima School students were proficient or better, compared to the district average of 42.11% and the state average of 43.09%. The school's Mathematics performance was even more concerning, with only 7.14% of students proficient or better, significantly lower than the district average of 10.53% and the state average of 36.77%.
Despite these academic challenges, Lima School has a very low student-teacher ratio of 4.8 to 1, which is significantly lower than the typical student-teacher ratio. Additionally, the school serves a population with significant socioeconomic needs, with 66.67% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school also spends a relatively high amount per student, at $19,822 per student for the 2018-2019 school year. These factors suggest that the school may be focusing on providing individualized attention and support to its students, but further investigation is needed to understand how these resources are being utilized to improve student outcomes.
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