Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY CUSD 2·NCES 172277002523
Liberty Elementary School
505 N Park St, Liberty, IL 62347 · (217) 645-3481 · Adams County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
95 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 46 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (49).
Student demographics
4%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Liberty Elementary School→Liberty High School
Based on grade levels within Liberty CUSD 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
54.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.1pp since 2023
Math
43.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.5% | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 29.9% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 (49.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Elementary School this school | 336 | 28.3% | 49.1% |
| Dieterich Elementary School Dieterich | 359 | 28.1% | 69.1% |
| Pawnee Grade School Pawnee | 325 | 25.8% | 49.8% |
| Petersburg Elementary School Petersburg | 335 | 31.0% | N/A |
| Cumberland Elementary School Toledo | 387 | 26.4% | 43.7% |
| Mt Zion Elementary School Mount Zion | 359 | 30.1% | 54.0% |
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 Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #619 of 1,925 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #860 of 2,077 ▼ 49 | #3 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #858 of 2,077 ▼ 134 | #2 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #1,338 of 2,419 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,070 of 2,035 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.1% | #2,016 of 2,042 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.3% | #1,812 of 2,132 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.7% | #405 of 615 | #7 of 7 |
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
336
-22 (-6%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 455
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 | 336 | 24.9 | 13.5:1 | 28% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 31 | 11.5:1 | 25% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 28.6 | 12.8:1 | 22% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 318 | 35.2 | 9.0:1 | 27% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 345 | 32 | 10.8:1 | 27% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 36 | 10.3:1 | 42% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 404 | 27 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 455 | 24 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (318 to 336); teachers down 29% (35.2 to 24.9).
About Liberty Elementary School
Liberty Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Liberty CUSD 2, located in Liberty, Illinois. It educates 336 students in pre-K through 6.
Liberty CUSD 2 runs Liberty Elementary School along with 1 other school, enrolling 589 students in total.
The student body at Liberty Elementary School is 98% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 4% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Liberty Elementary School counts 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.5 students for each one. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Adams County average 56%.
In Illinois, Liberty Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 49.1% actual against a predicted 55.2%.
Adams County has these Census figures: the median household income is $66,220, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Adams County has 23 public schools and roughly 8,717 students.
The shortest distance from Liberty Elementary School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Liberty High School. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Liberty Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment at Liberty Elementary School dropped 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 358 to 336 students.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,754
Census ACS
Median income
$66,220
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
8,717 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Liberty Elementary schools
68 other US public schools in 28 states are named Liberty Elementary. Liberty Elementary School is the 58th 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 SchoolCicero, IL · 453 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolBartlett, IL · 401 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty High School0.0 mi · 253
- Seymour Elementary School8.8 mi · 233
- Seymour High School8.9 mi · 216
- Central Elementary School11.1 mi · 227
- Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School12.8 mi · 500
- Western Jr High School12.8 mi · 146
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Liberty Elementary School?
Liberty Elementary School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Liberty Elementary School serve?
Liberty Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Liberty Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 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 98% White, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Liberty Elementary School public or private?
Liberty Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Liberty CUSD 2.
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