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Enrollment
627
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORLAND SD 135·NCES 173022003124
Liberty Elementary School
8801 W 151st St, Orland Park, IL 60462 · (708) 364-3805 · Cook County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL627 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 222 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 197 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 206 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
64.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
48.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.6% | 48.9% |
| 2023-24 | 50.6% | 33.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Liberty Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #698 of 2,077 ▼ 14 | #209 of 829 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #518 of 2,077 ▼ 50 | #178 of 829 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 627 | #221 of 2,419 | #128 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,254 of 2,035 | #559 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #1,032 of 2,042 | #380 of 819 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.2% | #65 of 615 | #14 of 186 |
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
627
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 532
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 | 627 | 44.7 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 595 | 39 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 621 | 39.5 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 604 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 32.7 | 14.6:1 | 18% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 56 | 9.1:1 | 25% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 449 | 26 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 532 | 27 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (478 to 627); teachers up 37% (32.7 to 44.7).
About Liberty Elementary School
Liberty Elementary School is a large elementary school in Orland Park, Illinois. The school covers grades 3 through 5 and reported 627 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Illinois enroll around 381, and this school is 65% above that mark.
The 10 schools in Orland SD 135 enroll 5,186 students altogether, Liberty Elementary School among them.
Of every 100 students at Liberty Elementary School, about 72 are White. The school is also 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% Black. Cook County's residents are about 44% White, 28 points below the school's share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 45%.
Liberty Elementary School lists 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.0 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
In Cook County, home to about 5,182,090 people, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Liberty Elementary School shares Cook County with 1,405 other public schools.
Liberty Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Jerling Junior High School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES assigns Liberty Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 23 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This community page is for conversations about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Orland SD 135
- Jerling Junior High SchoolMiddle · 677 students
- Century Junior High SchoolMiddle · 636 students
- Meadow Ridge SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Orland Jr High SchoolMiddle · 524 students
- Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
- High Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
Other schools in Orland Park
- Carl Sandburg High SchoolHigh · 2,840 students
- Jerling Junior High SchoolMiddle · 677 students
- Century Junior High SchoolMiddle · 636 students
- Meadow Ridge SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Orland Jr High SchoolMiddle · 524 students
- Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
Other Liberty Elementary schools
68 other US public schools in 28 states are named Liberty Elementary. Liberty Elementary School is the 21st largest of the 69.
- Liberty Elementary SchoolCarpentersville, IL · 749 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolBolingbrook, IL · 522 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolCicero, IL · 453 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolBartlett, IL · 401 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolDanville, IL · 377 students
Nearby schools
- Jerling Junior High School0.1 mi · 677
- Orland Center School0.8 mi · 379
- Orland Jr High School1.5 mi · 524
- High Point Elementary School1.5 mi · 504
- Arnold W Kruse Ed Center1.5 mi · 462
- Prairie Elementary School1.5 mi · 507
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Liberty Elementary School?
Liberty Elementary School enrolls approximately 627 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Liberty Elementary School serve?
Liberty Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Liberty Elementary School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Liberty Elementary School.
How diverse is Liberty Elementary School?
Liberty Elementary School reports a student body of 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Liberty Elementary School?
Liberty Elementary School is overseen by Orland SD 135 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.