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Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL CITY OF HOBART·NCES 180459000775
Liberty Elementary School
130 N Liberty St, Hobart, IN 46342 · (219) 942-4251 · Lake County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B-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.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
231 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 1 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 21% |
This year's 1st grade class (76) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 57% · 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
Based on grade levels within School City of Hobart. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
33.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
60.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 (42.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Elementary School this school | 398 | 58.0% | 42.8% |
| Edgelea Elementary School Lafayette | 444 | 58.1% | 42.3% |
| Beiriger Elementary School Griffith | 426 | 59.9% | 45.4% |
| Washington Intermediate Washington | 536 | 60.3% | 17.1% |
| Amelia Earhart Elementary School Lafayette | 455 | 54.7% | 41.0% |
| Concord Ox Bow Elementary School Elkhart | 431 | 54.3% | 44.7% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #461 of 983 | #26 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #239 of 986 | #19 of 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #607 of 986 | #32 of 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #608 of 1,079 | #50 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #902 of 991 | #52 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #262 of 996 | #23 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #404 of 1,058 | #28 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #325 of 597 | #21 of 39 |
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
398
-48 (-11%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 398 | 21.5 | 18.5:1 | 58% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 22.5 | 18.1:1 | 57% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 22.5 | 18.8:1 | 50% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 19 | 23.5:1 | 48% (213) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 19.5 | 23.0:1 | 54% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 18 | 23.6:1 | 50% (214) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | 17 | 27.1:1 | 50% (229) |
| 2000-01 | 330 | 17 | 19.4:1 | 23% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 18 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Elementary School.
About Liberty Elementary School
Liberty Elementary School is one of the public schools in Hobart, Indiana. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 398 students in grades 1 through 5.
Within School City of Hobart, Liberty Elementary School is one of 6 schools. The district enrolls 3,978 students.
Liberty Elementary School's enrollment is 54% White. The next largest groups are 28% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 4% multiracial. The White share in Lake County as a whole is similar, at about 55%. The chance that two students picked at random at Liberty Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
At Liberty Elementary School, 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 18.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. Roughly 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 47% average for public schools in Lake County is 11 points.
allk12 grades Liberty Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Liberty Elementary School is 8.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 42.8%. Predicted: 34.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Lake County show that median household income is about $71,493, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Liberty Elementary School is one of 121 public schools in Lake County, which together enroll about 74,661 students.
The closest public school, Hobart Middle School, is about 1.2 miles from Liberty Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Liberty Elementary School is 2nd among 6 schools close by.
Federal data place Liberty Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Liberty Elementary School went from 446 students to 398. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.5:1 in 2020-21 to 18.5:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
500,379
Census ACS
Median income
$71,493
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
74,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in School City of Hobart
- Hobart High SchoolHigh · 1,320 students
- Hobart Middle SchoolMiddle · 905 students
- Veterans Elementary School at MundellElementary · 594 students
- Joan Martin Elementary SchoolElementary · 497 students
- Early Learning Center-George EarleElementary · 264 students
Other schools in Hobart
- Hobart High SchoolHigh · 1,320 students
- Hobart Middle SchoolMiddle · 905 students
- Veterans Elementary School at MundellElementary · 594 students
- River Forest High SchoolHigh · 565 students
- Joan Martin Elementary SchoolElementary · 497 students
- John I Meister Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
Other Liberty Elementary schools
68 other US public schools in 28 states are named Liberty Elementary. Liberty Elementary School is the 53rd largest of the 69.
- Liberty Elementary SchoolChesterton, IN · 491 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolMishawaka, IN · 446 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolLiberty, IN · 367 students
- Liberty ElementaryVictorville, CA · 1,014 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolCanton, GA · 977 students
Nearby schools
- Hobart Middle School1.2 mi · 905
- Veterans Elementary School at Mundell1.4 mi · 594
- Joan Martin Elementary School1.4 mi · 497
- Hobart High School1.4 mi · 1,320
- John I Meister Elementary School1.5 mi · 373
- Neighbors' New Vistas High School1.7 mi · 139
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Liberty Elementary School?
Liberty Elementary School enrolls approximately 398 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Liberty Elementary School serve?
Liberty Elementary School serves grades 01-05.
How many teachers does Liberty Elementary School have?
Liberty Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Liberty Elementary School?
Student demographics at Liberty Elementary School are roughly 54% White, 28% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Liberty Elementary School public or private?
Liberty Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by School City of Hobart.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.