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Enrollment
764
Elementary
DISTRICT 626 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE·NCES 120024002549
LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
370 ATWATER ST, PORT CHARLOTTE, FL 33954 · (941) 255-7515 · Charlotte County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL764 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Florida public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
422 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
58.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
63.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.6% | 63.9% |
| 2023-24 | 57.2% | 60.7% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (58.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 764 | 55.2% | 58.9% |
| MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT CHARLOTTE | 708 | 55.5% | 57.1% |
| FRUITVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARASOTA | 704 | 55.0% | 64.1% |
| TREADWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEESBURG | 836 | 57.2% | 54.5% |
| WARD-HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCALA | 908 | 53.6% | 64.0% |
| TOLEDO BLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PORT | 841 | 54.1% | 71.5% |
Matched among Florida elementary 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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Charlotte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #919 of 2,136 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #918 of 2,149 ▼ 3 | #4 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #897 of 2,149 ▼ 58 | #5 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 764 | #545 of 2,267 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,083 of 2,077 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #816 of 2,108 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #1,074 of 2,188 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.7% | #134 of 621 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
764
+277 (+57%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 816
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 764 | 48 | 15.9:1 | 55% (422) |
| 2023-24 | 694 | 40 | 17.4:1 | 72% (498) |
| 2022-23 | 622 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 56% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 56% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 608 | 37 | 16.4:1 | 54% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 603 | 41 | 14.7:1 | 82% (494) |
| 2010-11 | 741 | 50 | 14.8:1 | 72% (534) |
| 2000-01 | 785 | 40 | 19.6:1 | 48% (374) |
| 1990-91 | 816 | 40 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in PORT CHARLOTTE, Florida, administered by CHARLOTTE. The school counts 764 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 26% above the 604 average for elementary schools in Florida.
CHARLOTTE has 24 schools and 16,997 students, and LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
A majority of students at LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 56%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 23% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 8% Black. Among all residents of Charlotte County, the White share is about 83%. By the diversity index, LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 61%.
The school has about 15.9 students per teacher and 48 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, higher than at this school. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 43% average among public schools in Charlotte County.
The allk12 Grade for LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is B. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 53.5%.
LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Charlotte County, where median household income is about $69,952, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 25 public schools in Charlotte County, which together enroll about 16,997 students.
NEIL ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the public school closest to LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 2.0 miles away. LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 54.9% on proficiency, and LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is above that at 58.9%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size.
Reported enrollment: 487 (2020-21) and 764 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Charlotte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
201,064
Census ACS
Median income
$69,952
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
16,997 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHARLOTTE
- CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,872 students
- PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,730 students
- LEMON BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,343 students
- PUNTA GORDA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,098 students
- BABCOCK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLCombined · 1,053 students
- PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 858 students
Other schools in PORT CHARLOTTE
- PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,730 students
- PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 858 students
- NEIL ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 763 students
- MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 708 students
- MURDOCK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 656 students
- MYAKKA RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 624 students
Other Liberty Elementary schools
68 other US public schools in 28 states are named Liberty Elementary. LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 7th largest of the 69.
- LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMARGATE, FL · 684 students
- Liberty ElementaryVictorville, CA · 1,014 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolCanton, GA · 977 students
- Liberty ElementaryClarksville, TN · 866 students
- Liberty ElementarySanta Maria, CA · 865 students
Nearby schools
- NEIL ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 763
- CHARLOTTE VIRTUAL FRANCHISE2.3 mi · 83
- CHARLOTTE TECHNICAL COLLEGE2.4 mi · 12
- THE ACADEMY2.5 mi · 298
- MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 708
- PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL2.6 mi · 1,730
Frequently asked questions
About LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 764 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 56% White, 23% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CHARLOTTE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.