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Enrollment
718
Elementary
DISTRICT 768 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY COUNTY·NCES 130330001305
Liberty Elementary School
600 Edgewater Dr, Midway, GA 31320 · (912) 884-3326 · Liberty County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL718 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
691 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 74%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 125 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (115).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · 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
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
35.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.0pp since 2021
Math
41.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.6% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.4% | 33.1% |
| 2022-23 | 32.9% | 36.3% |
| 2021-22 | 34.6% | 34.4% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 (34.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Elementary School this school | 718 | 96.2% | 34.4% |
| Annie Belle Clark Elementary School Tifton | 785 | 100.0% | 38.1% |
| Centerville Elementary School Centerville | 679 | 98.7% | 43.2% |
| Swainsboro Elementary School Swainsboro | 627 | 100.0% | 28.2% |
| Cook Primary School Adel | 778 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Telfair County Elementary Mc Rae Helena | 793 | 100.0% | 32.9% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Georgia | In Liberty County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #687 of 1,208 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #585 of 1,215 ▲ 183 | #2 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #575 of 1,215 ▲ 112 | #2 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.1pp | #449 of 1,183 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 718 | #342 of 1,324 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #1,048 of 1,301 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #260 of 1,301 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.2% | #503 of 1,312 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #846 of 854 | N/A |
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
718
+3 (+0%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 638
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 718 | 48.5 | 14.8:1 | 96% (691) |
| 2023-24 | 738 | 49.5 | 14.9:1 | 74% (548) |
| 2022-23 | 737 | 49.3 | 14.9:1 | 65% (476) |
| 2020-21 | 715 | 50 | 14.3:1 | 67% (480) |
| 2017-18 | 721 | 51.7 | 13.9:1 | 70% (502) |
| 2015-16 | 778 | 52 | 15.0:1 | 73% (569) |
| 2010-11 | 706 | 45 | 15.7:1 | 62% (441) |
| 2000-01 | 658 | 33 | 19.9:1 | 64% (418) |
| 1990-91 | 638 | 36 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (721 to 718); teachers down 6% (51.7 to 48.5).
About Liberty Elementary School
Liberty Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Midway, Georgia. Federal data show 718 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Liberty Elementary School reports to Liberty County, which has 12 schools and 10,925 students.
About 40% of students at Liberty Elementary School are White, the largest single group. The school is also 40% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Among Liberty County residents, the White share is about 38%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
Liberty Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1, with 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 96% at Liberty Elementary School.
Liberty Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 55% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Liberty Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 34.4%, compared with a predicted 27.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Liberty County, home to about 67,397 people, the median household earns about $60,456 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. There are 12 public schools in the county, enrolling about 10,925, Liberty Elementary School among them.
Liberty Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Midway Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. On proficiency, Liberty Elementary School is behind the 40.5% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Liberty Elementary School had 715 students in 2020-21 and 718 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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Liberty County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,397
Census ACS
Median income
$60,456
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
10,925 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Liberty County
- Bradwell InstituteHigh · 1,900 students
- Liberty County High SchoolHigh · 1,192 students
- Button Gwinnett Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,162 students
- Snelson-Golden Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
- Lewis Frasier Middle SchoolMiddle · 828 students
- Taylors Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 765 students
Other Liberty Elementary schools
68 other US public schools in 28 states are named Liberty Elementary. Liberty Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 69.
- Liberty Elementary SchoolCanton, GA · 977 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolToccoa, GA · 571 students
- Liberty ElementaryVictorville, CA · 1,014 students
- Liberty ElementaryClarksville, TN · 866 students
- Liberty ElementarySanta Maria, CA · 865 students
Nearby schools
- Midway Middle School0.2 mi · 750
- Liberty County High School6.2 mi · 1,192
- Frank Long Elementary School8.5 mi · 685
- Richmond Hill Middle School8.6 mi · 2,022
- Lewis Frasier Middle School8.7 mi · 828
- Joseph Martin Elementary School8.7 mi · 720
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Liberty Elementary School?
Liberty Elementary School enrolls approximately 718 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Liberty Elementary School serve?
Liberty Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Liberty Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Liberty Elementary School.
How diverse is Liberty Elementary School?
Liberty Elementary School reports a student body of 40% White, 10% Hispanic, 40% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Liberty Elementary School?
Liberty Elementary School is overseen by Liberty County in Liberty County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.