Liberty Arts Magnet K-8 Primary School
338 West Kibby St
Lima OH, 45804, Allen County
Phone: 419-996-3320
Ranking: 
(2,080 out of 2,572, bottom 19%)*
(2,080 out of 2,572, bottom 19%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Lima City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 25 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 418 | 426 | 408 | 289 | 324 | 320 | 349 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 44 | 10.5% | 43 | 10.1% | 51 | 12.5% | 54 | 18.7% | 72 | 22.2% | 69 | 21.6% | 84 | 24.1% |
| Grade 1: | 45 | 10.8% | 52 | 12.2% | 46 | 11.3% | 54 | 18.7% | 59 | 18.2% | 64 | 20.0% | 78 | 22.3% |
| Grade 2: | 51 | 12.2% | 49 | 11.5% | 48 | 11.8% | 50 | 17.3% | 59 | 18.2% | 61 | 19.1% | 66 | 18.9% |
| Grade 3: | 49 | 11.7% | 43 | 10.1% | 51 | 12.5% | 48 | 16.6% | 57 | 17.6% | 56 | 17.5% | 54 | 15.5% |
| Grade 4: | 44 | 10.5% | 49 | 11.5% | 50 | 12.3% | 53 | 18.3% | 48 | 14.8% | 46 | 14.4% | 50 | 14.3% |
| Grade 5: | 47 | 11.2% | 47 | 11.0% | 47 | 11.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 43 | 10.3% | 49 | 11.5% | 49 | 12.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 49 | 11.7% | 49 | 11.5% | 43 | 10.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 46 | 11.0% | 45 | 10.6% | 23 | 5.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 166 | 39.7% | 158 | 37.1% | 151 | 37.0% | 152 | 52.6% | 123 | 38.0% | 119 | 37.2% | 156 | 44.7% |
| Female: | 252 | 60.3% | 268 | 62.9% | 257 | 63.0% | 137 | 47.4% | 116 | 35.8% | 125 | 39.1% | 124 | 35.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 24 | 5.7% | 27 | 6.3% | 21 | 5.1% | 16 | 5.5% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.7% |
| Black: | 97 | 23.2% | 100 | 23.5% | 98 | 24.0% | 122 | 42.2% | 150 | 46.3% | 160 | 50.0% | 169 | 48.4% |
| White: | 211 | 50.5% | 207 | 48.6% | 207 | 50.7% | 87 | 30.1% | 92 | 28.4% | 89 | 27.8% | 107 | 30.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 82 | 19.6% | 89 | 20.9% | 76 | 18.6% | 64 | 22.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 322 | 77.0% | 260 | 61.0% | 260 | 63.7% | 275 | 95.2% | 296 | 91.4% | 287 | 89.7% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 42 | 9.9% | 31 | 7.6% | 3 | 1.0% | 7 | 2.2% | 18 | 5.6% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.71 | 17.74 | 17.72 | 19.23 | 21.56 | 18.80 | 18.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OAA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 39.7% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 61.7% | 74.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 75.6% | 84% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 73.8% | 79.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 71.4% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.1% | 76.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 73.2% | 82% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 63.8% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 58.0% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 52.8% | 77.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 61.3% | 75.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.8% | 76% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 73.9% | 77.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 62.6% | 77.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67.2% | 78.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 61.1% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 57.9% | 79% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 70.0% | 81.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 45.7% | 65.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 56.7% | 76.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 64.1% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 66.4% | 74.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 72.2% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 62.2% | 76.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 65% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 63.2% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.0% | 54.4% | 77.6% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 57.6% | 76.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 54.3% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 73.2% | 80% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 73.6% | 81.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 71% | 82% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 69.4% | 81% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 70.6% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 65.5% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 71.4% | 87.7% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 63.5% | 78.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 74.9% | 85.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 78.1% | 82% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 79.3% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 83% | 84.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 43.5% | 67.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 50.0% | 68.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 48.4% | 76.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 45.9% | 74.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.0% | 39.3% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 41.4% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 66.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 52.7% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 75.0% | 86.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 69.3% | 82.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 50.6% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 46.7% | 72.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 59.7% | 79.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 58.0% | 81% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 52.8% | 79.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 52.1% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 63.0% | 83% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 72.1% | 85.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 40.9% | 71.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 39.3% | 68.6% |
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* Liberty Arts Magnet K-8 Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.