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Freedom Elementary School

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Freedom Elementary School ranks 1144 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Freedom Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lima, Ohio, serving 235 students in grades PK-4. The school is part of the Lima City School District, which is ranked 601 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Freedom Elementary School has consistently performed below average, with proficiency rates on state tests significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 43.2%, compared to the Lima City average of 46.7% and the Ohio state average of 64.4%. The school's chronic absenteeism rates have also been high, ranging from 32.9% to 39.5% in recent years, much higher than the state average of 15-20%.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as Independence Elementary, Heritage Elementary, and Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8 generally perform better than Freedom Elementary School on academic measures, despite being part of the same Lima City School District. This suggests that factors beyond just district-level policies and resources may be contributing to the academic performance differences between these schools.

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 — 25th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (48% vs 64% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg43%

Ohio avg64%

1,144^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Lima City

601^st of 828Lima 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
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
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
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
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

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

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics51%-15 vs state

English Language Arts44%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	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		76 (32.3%)	73 (31.1%)	17 (7.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (28.5%)	28	1144^th of 1558 public elementary schools	26.6%		30.3	1128^th of 1577 public elementary schools	28.5%	16			43.2	59.5					35.1	52.4						$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		60 (34.9%)	70 (40.7%)	15 (8.7%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (14.0%)	59.6	740^th of 1558 public elementary schools	52.5%		68.2	580^th of 1577 public elementary schools	63.2%	160	75.0	88.2	57.1	65.0	80.0	52.9	81.0		52.4	80.0	75.0	41.2	81.0	61.1		$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		50 (20.7%)	126 (52.3%)	17 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (19.9%)	10.7	1393^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	10.6%		9	1428^th of 1577 public elementary schools	9.4%	35			29.3	48.4					22.0	25.8						$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		97 (28.3%)	143 (41.7%)	25 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (22.4%)	33.7	1080^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.7%		29.4	1143^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	27.5%	63	25.0	46.7	68.3	67.6	40.0	40.5	35.3	10.0	39.0	35.1	47.5	51.4	48.5	38.7	60.0	$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		43 (21.1%)	103 (50.5%)	13 (6.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (21.6%)	23.6	1204^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.7%		24.8	1196^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.2%	8	40.0	38.9	26.9	36.8	50.0	50.0	48.0	27.8	30.8	36.8	50.0	28.1	40.0	27.8		$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		115 (42.3%)	81 (29.8%)	28 (10.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (16.9%)	10.4	1398^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.3%		24.7	1199^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.0%	199			34.8	36.7					26.1	33.3						$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		136 (30.4%)	181 (40.4%)	35 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (21.0%)	20.6	1247^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.0%		31.7	1116^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.2%	131			53.1	40.0					39.4	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	51.3%	606 (83.4%)	19 (2.6%)	28 (3.9%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.8%)	84.5	181^st of 1558 public elementary schools	88.4%		87.7	111^th of 1577 public elementary schools	93.0%	70	90.6		93.8	91.0	76.6				84.5	79.5	75.8					$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		224 (54.9%)	97 (23.8%)	20 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (16.2%)	52	863^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	44.6%		50.1	922^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	41.5%	59	61.7		67.7	68.6	56.7	54.2			40.0	58.8	63.3	55.9				$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	39.2%	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 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

What district is Freedom Elementary School in?

Lima City

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.

Is Freedom Elementary School a good school?

Freedom Elementary School ranks 1144^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Freedom Elementary School?

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

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