Enrollment
76
Combined
STATE 523
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY J-4 SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080001901744
Liberty School
9332 HIGHWAY 36, JOES, CO 80822 · (970) 358-4288 · Yuma County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL76 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of Colorado public K-12 schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
33 students
STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 5 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 5 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 4 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 2 | 3% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 6 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 3 | 4% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 2 | 3% |
| Grade 10 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 2 | 3% |
| Grade 12 | 1 | 1% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
63.6%
CO avg 44.9% . -12.2pp since 2023
Math
27.3%
CO avg 36.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.6% | 27.3% |
| 2023-24 | 75.8% | 30.3% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Liberty School
Liberty School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty School this school | 76 | 43.4% | 49.3% |
| Outer Range MONTROSE | 71 | 39.4% | N/A |
| Creede School CREEDE | 92 | 40.2% | 41.7% |
| Pawnee School PK-12 GROVER | 61 | 47.5% | N/A |
| Lake City Community School LAKE CITY | 75 | 38.7% | 42.5% |
| Cheraw School CHERAW | 209 | 46.4% | 39.1% |
Matched among Colorado K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Liberty School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 76 | #27 of 38 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
76
+11 (+17%) vs 2020
+100% since 2010-11, when it was 38
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
was 6.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76 | 10.6 | 7.2:1 | 43% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 64 | 11.2 | 5.7:1 | 44% (28) |
| 2022-23 | 68 | 9.3 | 7.3:1 | 37% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 65 | 10 | 6.5:1 | 42% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 72 | 10.1 | 7.1:1 | 26% (19) |
| 2015-16 | 39 | 4 | 9.8:1 | 36% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 38 | 7 | 5.4:1 | 47% (18) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (72 to 76); teachers up 4% (10.1 to 10.6).
About Liberty School
This page covers Liberty School, a very small school serving multiple grade levels in JOES, Colorado. The school runs pre-K through 12 and enrolls 76 students. That compares with an average of about 523 students for combined schools in Colorado.
Liberty School is run by Liberty J-4 School District.
By race and ethnicity, Liberty School is 83% White. Enrollment also includes 17% Hispanic. The school's White share is 12 points above the 71% share among Yuma County residents. A diversity index of 28% means there is a 28% chance two randomly chosen students at Liberty School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Liberty School totals 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 7.2:1. Combined schools in Colorado average 14.3:1, 7.1 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 43% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Yuma County averages 61%, higher than here.
Liberty School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 84% of Colorado public K-12 schools.
Liberty School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.3%, compared with a predicted 40.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Yuma County, the median household earns about $60,545 a year, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county has 9 public schools and about 1,759 students.
Idalia Elementary School is about 17.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Liberty School ranks 3rd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 49.3% against a local average of 36.1%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 65 to 76, a 17% rise.
This community page is for conversations about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Yuma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,979
Census ACS
Median income
$60,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,759 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Liberty schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Liberty. Liberty School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Liberty SchoolSALT LAKE CITY, UT · 473 students
- LibertyBraintree, MA · 367 students
- Liberty SchoolMURRAY, UT · 244 students
- LibertySpringfield, MA · 238 students
Nearby schools
- Idalia Elementary School17.9 mi · 71
- Idalia Junior-Senior High School17.9 mi · 79
- Arickaree Elementary School22.4 mi · 48
- Arickaree Undivided High School22.4 mi · 34
- Stratton Senior High School24.3 mi · 64
- Stratton Middle School24.3 mi · 54
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty SchoolHow many students attend Liberty School?
Liberty School enrolls approximately 76 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Liberty School serve?
Liberty School serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Liberty School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Liberty School is approximately 7.2:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Liberty School?
At Liberty School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 17% Hispanic.
Is Liberty School public or private?
Liberty School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Liberty J-4 School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.