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What's one thing North Liberty School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHN GLENN SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180912002210
North Liberty School
400 School Dr, North Liberty, IN 46554 · (574) 656-8123 · St. Joseph County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Indiana public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
15.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
237 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (64).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 John Glenn School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
36.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
52.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 North Liberty School
North Liberty School's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Liberty School this school | 474 | 50.0% | 44.6% |
| Southwood Elementary School Wabash | 458 | 49.3% | 51.8% |
| Rose Hamilton Elementary School Centerville | 441 | 50.8% | N/A |
| Triton Elementary School Bourbon | 517 | 50.9% | 44.5% |
| Centerville-Abington Elem School Centerville | 530 | 50.6% | 45.7% |
| Clinton Central Elementary School Michigantown | 527 | 49.9% | 48.2% |
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 North Liberty School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #417 of 983 | #16 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #371 of 986 | #16 of 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #538 of 986 | #18 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #432 of 1,079 | #18 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #520 of 991 | #22 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #772 of 996 | #37 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #598 of 1,058 | #20 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #437 of 597 | #19 of 26 |
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
474
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 330
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 474 | 31.3 | 15.2:1 | 50% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 33.1 | 14.2:1 | 50% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 30.5 | 15.9:1 | 45% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 39% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 28 | 18.0:1 | 36% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 28 | 18.8:1 | 38% (198) |
| 2010-11 | 516 | 25 | 20.6:1 | 39% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 22 | 18.9:1 | 22% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 330 | 19 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Liberty School.
About North Liberty School
Located in North Liberty, Indiana, North Liberty School is a mid-sized elementary school. It offers kindergarten through 6 and has 474 students enrolled.
John Glenn School Corporation has 1,993 students spread across 4 schools.
The share of students at North Liberty School who are White is 90%. Enrollment also includes 4% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Among people living in St. Joseph County, the White share is about 71%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 19, compared with 70 nationally.
North Liberty School reports a ratio of 15.2 students per teacher, from 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is about 15.5:1. Lunch program data show 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
North Liberty School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 58% of Indiana public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, North Liberty School is 4.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Indiana schools.
For the population of St. Joseph County, the median household earns about $66,868 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across St. Joseph County, 73 public schools serve about 35,614 students.
North Liberty School's closest public school neighbor is Harold C Urey Middle School, about 5.9 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. North Liberty School's average proficiency of 44.6% compares with 32.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
North Liberty School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
The school's size has been steady, with 484 students in 2020-21 and 474 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.3:1 to 15.2:1 over the same years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at North Liberty School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
273,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,868
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
35,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in John Glenn School Corporation
- John Glenn High SchoolHigh · 629 students
- Walkerton Elementary SchoolElementary · 589 students
- Harold C Urey Middle SchoolMiddle · 301 students
Other North Liberty schools
One other US public school is named North Liberty. North Liberty School is the largest of the 2.
- North LibertyMorganton, NC · 72 students
Nearby schools
- Harold C Urey Middle School5.9 mi · 301
- Walkerton Elementary School6.3 mi · 589
- John Glenn High School6.3 mi · 629
- LaVille Jr-Sr High School7.5 mi · 546
- Lancer Virtual School7.5 mi · 26
- LaVille Elementary School7.5 mi · 649
Frequently asked questions
About North Liberty SchoolHow many students attend North Liberty School?
North Liberty School enrolls approximately 474 students in grades KG-06.
Is North Liberty School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Liberty School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does North Liberty School have?
North Liberty School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Liberty School?
At North Liberty School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is North Liberty School public or private?
North Liberty School is a public K-12 school, overseen by John Glenn School Corporation.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.