Liberty Elementary School

Located at 50-1 W 900 N, in Chesterton, Indiana, Liberty Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary-level community that works with 491 students (grades K through 4), overseen by Duneland School Corporation.

Within Duneland School Corporation, which oversees 11 schools and 5,732 students, Liberty Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Liberty Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Liberty Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Porter County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Liberty Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 57.1%; this one delivers 71.9%, a residual of +14.8 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Porter County shows median household earnings sit near $87,972, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Liberty Elementary School is one of 55 public schools in Porter County (combined enrollment of about 25,813 students).

The closest other public school is Liberty Intermediate School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Liberty Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Liberty Elementary School at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 56.0%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Liberty Elementary School has remained close to its prior level, going from 498 students in 2018 to 491 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 73% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.