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Freedom Elementary School

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Freedom Elementary School ranks 1095 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1095^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Freedom Elementary School is a neighborhood PK–4 school at 575 Calumet Ave in Lima, Ohio, serving about 235 students — the smallest of the four traditional PK–4 elementary schools in the Lima City district.

Academically, Freedom sits in the bottom third of Ohio elementary schools: 1,095th of 1,560 in 2025–26, the 30th percentile with 1 star, and it has never finished above the 34th or below the 20th percentile in ten years of rankings. Math is its bright spot. Third-grade math proficiency was 65.2%, beating both the district (48.7%) and the state (62.1%), up from 43.2% the year before. Reading is the clear weak point: third-grade ELA (43.5%) and fourth-grade ELA (41.5%) each trail the state by roughly 20 points. Fourth-grade math slipped from 59.5% to 53.7% even as the district improved, so results do move around. With roughly 235 students spread across six grade levels, each tested grade is a small group, and year-to-year swings of 15–25 points are easily noise.

The most encouraging news is attendance: chronic absenteeism fell from 34.1% to 22.2% in a single year — the lowest rate among the district's traditional elementaries and far below the district's 39.3%. It is still higher than the district's magnets, Liberty Arts Magnet K-8 (13.5%) and Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8 (14.6%), which also post stronger results. Compared with nearby suburban schools the gap is much wider: Bath Elementary School in Bath Local records 91% fourth-grade math and 87.8% third-grade ELA while spending less per student, and Maplewood Elementary School outpaces Freedom in every tested subject. Overall, Freedom is the strongest of Lima City's traditional elementaries and has made real gains in attendance and third-grade math, but reading remains roughly 20 points below the state.

235

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,763

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

575 Calumet Ave
Lima, OH 45804-1405

(419) 996-3380

District: Lima City

Students who attend Freedom Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lima North Middle School
	Lima West Middle School
High:	Lima Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.3%

African American:

31.1%

Two or more races:

28.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (51% vs 64% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg47%

Ohio avg64%

1,095^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Lima City

579^th of 773Lima City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	1095 of 1560	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	1144 of 1558	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1128 of 1577	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	1272 of 1596	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1251 of 1588	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	1062 of 1610	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	1115 of 1676	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	1091 of 1636	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.6	1082 of 1651	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.4	1181 of 1678	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.4	1270 of 1684	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.3	1518 of 1687	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.3	1595 of 1701	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.2	1604 of 1709	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.9	1463 of 1686	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.4	1354 of 1662	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.1	1270 of 1610	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.8	1074 of 1582	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.7	1306 of 1609	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.7	1382 of 1504	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.8	1466 of 1501	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.0	1424 of 1471	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	190 of 615	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	203 of 605	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	1139 of 1452	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	1037 of 1452	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1056 of 1466	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1281 of 1483	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1209 of 1488	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	1036 of 1467	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.6	601 of 1502	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	813 of 1518	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	961 of 1467	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.8	1018 of 1473	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	986 of 1484	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1112 of 1447	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1071 of 1419	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.7	746 of 1404	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	701 of 1465	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	716 of 1465	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	844 of 1467	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.6	1060 of 1466	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1122 of 1485	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1149 of 1498	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	1235 of 1518	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	991 of 1499	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1177 of 1535	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1121 of 1536	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	21.2	163 of 202	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	828 of 1175	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	948 of 1190	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1096 of 1215	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	1156 of 1242	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	910 of 1271	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.1	749 of 1309	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)69th percentile+43 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)19th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics59%-5 vs state

English Language Arts42%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Freedom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	575 Calumet Ave	Lima	45804	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3380	235	15	15.6	100.0%	76 (32.3%)	73 (31.1%)	17 (7.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (28.5%)	33	1095^th of 1560 public elementary schools	29.8%		28	1144^th of 1558 public elementary schools	26.6%	49			65.2	53.7					43.5	41.5					$13,763
Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8	Public	K-8	755 Saint Johns Ave	Lima	45804	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3190	172	20	8.6	100.0%	60 (34.9%)	70 (40.7%)	15 (8.7%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (14.0%)	67.9	570^th of 1560 public elementary schools	63.5%		59.6	740^th of 1558 public elementary schools	52.5%	170	85.7	78.9	47.4	68.4	75.0	88.9	60.0	78.6	57.9	57.9	94.7	73.7	60.0	64.3	$18,489
Unity Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	925 E 3rd St	Lima	45804	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3300	241	16	15.0	75.2%	50 (20.7%)	126 (52.3%)	17 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (19.9%)	14.5	1333^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	14.6%		10.7	1393^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	10.6%	60			35.7	48.9					39.3	15.6					$12,451
Liberty Arts Magnet K-8	Public	K-8	338 W Kibby St	Lima	45804	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3320	343	20	17.1	78.2%	97 (28.3%)	143 (41.7%)	25 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (22.4%)	47.2	933^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	40.2%		33.7	1080^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.7%	147	36.8	36.7	71.0	85.0	56.8	53.1	50.0	38.5	54.8	47.5	61.1	48.5	66.7	58.1	$15,147
Heir Force Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	216 N Elizabeth St	Lima	45801	Allen County	Heir Force Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 228-9241	204	6	34.0	80.9%	43 (21.1%)	103 (50.5%)	13 (6.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (21.6%)	17.1	1297^th of 1560 public elementary schools	16.9%		23.6	1204^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.7%	93	31.6	26.1	0.0	42.9	31.6	55.6	44.0	30.4	20.8	28.6	26.3	38.9	56.0	30.4	$10,013
Independence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	615 Tremont Ave	Lima	45801	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3330	272	15	18.1	100.0%	115 (42.3%)	81 (29.8%)	28 (10.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (16.9%)	14.5	1338^th of 1560 public elementary schools	14.2%		10.4	1398^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.3%	60			23.5	42.9					38.2	40.8					$10,793
Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	816 College Ave	Lima	45805	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3390	448	25	18.0	100.0%	136 (30.4%)	181 (40.4%)	35 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (21.0%)	24.8	1197^th of 1560 public elementary schools	23.3%		20.6	1247^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.0%	50			49.0	50.0					47.1	37.0					$10,980
Bath Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2450 Bible Rd	Lima	45801	Allen County	Bath Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 221-1837	727	42	17.3	51.4%	606 (83.4%)	19 (2.6%)	28 (3.9%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.8%)	85	158^th of 1560 public elementary schools	89.9%		84.5	181^st of 1558 public elementary schools	88.4%	23	87.6		87.0	91.0	86.8				87.8	84.3	75.2				$11,534
Perry Elementary School	Public	K-6	2770 E Breese Rd	Lima	45806	Allen County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 221-2771	408	26	15.6	0.0%	224 (54.9%)	97 (23.8%)	20 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (16.2%)	50.1	891^st of 1560 public elementary schools	42.9%		52	863^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	44.6%	28	53.7		57.8	64.3	60.4	52.7			59.1	54.3	71.7	52.7			$10,223
Elmwood Elementary School	Public	K-2	4295 Shawnee Rd	Lima	45806	Allen County	Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 998-8090	508	25	20.3	33.8%	403 (79.3%)	30 (5.9%)	24 (4.7%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.3%)								(n/a)															$11,777

Frequently Asked Questions about Freedom Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Freedom Elementary School?

Students at Freedom Elementary School are 32% White, 31% African American, 29% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

How many students attend Freedom Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 235 students attended Freedom Elementary School.

What district is Freedom Elementary School in?

Lima City

Is Freedom Elementary School a good school?

Freedom Elementary School ranks 1095^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Freedom Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Freedom Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lima North Middle School
Middle : Lima West Middle School
High : Lima Senior High School

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