St. Rose Catholic School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 157 students
Independence Elementary School
615 Tremont Ave, Lima, OH 45801
Grades
Pre-K–4
Elementary
Students
272
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
18.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Lima City
Allen County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,567 Ohio elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Ohio elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Independence Elementary School
Independence Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lima, Ohio, serving grades Pre-K–4. It is part of Lima City. The school is located in a small city in Allen County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 272 students were enrolled, with about 18.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Ohio elementary school (16.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,567 Ohio elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–4
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–4
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 272 students
- Students per teacher
- 18.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Lima City
- County
- Allen County
- NCES school ID
- 390442205280
Schools near Independence Elementary School
All 34 schools in Lima →
St. Gerard School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 193 students
Heritage Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 448 students
Heir Force Community School
Charter · Grades K–8 · 204 students
Liberty Christian School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 15 students
Liberty Arts Magnet K-8
Magnet · Grades K–8 · 343 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.