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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CICERO SD 99·NCES 171020000277
Liberty Elementary School
4946 W 13th St, Cicero, IL 60804 · (708) 780-4475 · Cook County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
356 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 28% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 69% · 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
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
37.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +24.0pp since 2023
Math
47.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +26.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 27 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.1% | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 13.1% | 20.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 (33.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Elementary School this school | 453 | 78.6% | 33.8% |
| Christopher House Chrt Elementary School Chicago | 502 | 78.7% | 19.6% |
| Belmont-Cragin Elementary School Chicago | 518 | 77.6% | 18.0% |
| Goodwin Elementary School Cicero | 502 | 82.1% | 26.0% |
| Washington Elementary School Waukegan | 384 | 78.4% | 23.6% |
| Ronald D O Neal Elgin | 445 | 80.4% | 23.1% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #1,132 of 1,925 | #336 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #744 of 2,077 ▲ 414 | #223 of 829 ▲ 128 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #1,447 of 2,077 ▲ 385 | #511 of 829 ▲ 209 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #737 of 2,419 | #344 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,029 of 2,035 | #469 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.1% | #1,930 of 2,042 | #747 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.6% | #547 of 2,132 | #372 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.4% | #424 of 1,461 | #250 of 661 |
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
453
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-49% since 2000-01, when it was 884
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 | 453 | 33.8 | 13.4:1 | 79% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 32.5 | 14.9:1 | 85% (412) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 31.5 | 14.7:1 | 88% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 36.5 | 15.6:1 | 66% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 733 | 38 | 19.3:1 | 94% (690) |
| 2010-11 | 774 | 40 | 19.4:1 | 85% (655) |
| 2000-01 | 884 | 43 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (569 to 453); teachers down 7% (36.5 to 33.8).
About Liberty Elementary School
This page covers Liberty Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school in Cicero, Illinois. The student body numbers 453 students, from pre-K through 3.
Cicero SD 99 serves 8,664 students across 15 schools.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Liberty Elementary School, with 96% of enrollment. Next come 3% Black. That compares with about 27% Hispanic among all Cook County residents. By the diversity index, Liberty Elementary School comes in at 8%.
The school reports 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.4 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Illinois have a similar average ratio of 13.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 79% of students. The average for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Liberty Elementary School is 26.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Cook County show that median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 1,406 public schools operate in Cook County, serving about 697,934 students.
Nearby, T Roosevelt Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Liberty Elementary School ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (462) and 2024-25 (453).
Community posts for Liberty Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cicero SD 99
- Unity Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,919 students
- Abe Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Warren Park SchoolElementary · 695 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
- Sherlock Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Cicero West Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
Other schools in Cicero
- J Sterling Morton East High SchoolHigh · 3,394 students
- Unity Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,919 students
- J Sterling Morton Freshman CntrHigh · 941 students
- Abe Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Warren Park SchoolElementary · 695 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
Other Liberty Elementary schools
68 other US public schools in 28 states are named Liberty Elementary. Liberty Elementary School is the 40th largest of the 69.
- Liberty Elementary SchoolCarpentersville, IL · 749 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolOrland Park, IL · 627 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolBolingbrook, IL · 522 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolBartlett, IL · 401 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolDanville, IL · 377 students
Nearby schools
- T Roosevelt Elementary School0.3 mi · 450
- Clark Academy Prep Magnet High Schl0.6 mi · 453
- Leland Elementary School0.6 mi · 344
- J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr0.8 mi · 941
- Unity Jr High School0.9 mi · 1,919
- Hughes C Elementary School0.9 mi · 169
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Liberty Elementary School?
Liberty Elementary School enrolls approximately 453 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Liberty Elementary School serve?
Liberty Elementary School serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Liberty Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Liberty Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Liberty Elementary School?
Student demographics at Liberty Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Liberty Elementary School in?
Liberty Elementary School is part of Cicero SD 99.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.