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Enrollment
659
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIOUX CITY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192640002165
Liberty Elementary School
1623 Rebecca Street, Sioux City, IA 51103 · (712) 279-6845 · Woodbury County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL659 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Iowa public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
559 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 41%
Community
6
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 | 20 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 116 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 48% · 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
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.3%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
50.9%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.3% | 50.9% |
| 2023-24 | 52.6% | 52.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 (49.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Elementary School this school | 659 | 84.8% | 49.0% |
| Studebaker Elementary School Des Moines | 561 | 86.3% | 42.2% |
| Capitol View Elementary School Des Moines | 533 | 92.3% | 41.6% |
| Hunt Elementary School Sioux City | 451 | 92.9% | 52.3% |
| Morris Elementary School Des Moines | 519 | 87.7% | 47.3% |
| Loess Hills Elementary SIOUX CITY | 578 | 71.6% | 62.3% |
Matched among Iowa 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 Iowa | In Woodbury County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #506 of 564 | #15 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #512 of 564 ▼ 1 | #16 of 16 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #501 of 564 ▼ 20 | #15 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 659 | #18 of 705 | #2 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #216 of 561 | #7 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #44 of 561 | #3 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.8% | #28 of 666 | #3 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #186 of 359 | #4 of 11 |
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
659
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 659 | 50.9 | 12.9:1 | 85% (559) |
| 2023-24 | 632 | 48.3 | 13.1:1 | 88% (557) |
| 2022-23 | 645 | 47.9 | 13.5:1 | 85% (550) |
| 2020-21 | 655 | 47 | 13.9:1 | 90% (587) |
| 2017-18 | 754 | 53.8 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 787 | 51 | 15.4:1 | 82% (645) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (754 to 659); teachers down 5% (53.8 to 50.9).
About Liberty Elementary School
Liberty Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Sioux City, Iowa, under Sioux City Comm School District. It enrolled 659 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 103% higher than the average for elementary schools in Iowa, which is about 325.
A total of 21 schools make up Sioux City Comm School District, with 14,189 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Liberty Elementary School is Hispanic (50%). Smaller groups are 12% White, 11% Black, 9% multiracial, and 9% Pacific Islander. For comparison, the population of Woodbury County is roughly 19% Hispanic. 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 70%.
Federal data list 50.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Liberty Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Iowa is 13.7:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 85%. Across public schools in Woodbury County, the average is 60%.
Measured against Iowa public elementary schools, Liberty Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Iowa schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Liberty Elementary School's results are within a point of predicted: 49.0% against 49.5%.
Woodbury County has these Census figures: median household income is about $73,658, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Liberty Elementary School is among the 37 public schools in Woodbury County.
The school nearest to Liberty Elementary School is Hunt Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Liberty Elementary School ranks 6th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Liberty Elementary School is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment at Liberty Elementary School was 655 in 2020-21 and 659 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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Woodbury County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,247
Census ACS
Median income
$73,658
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
18,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sioux City Comm School District
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,529 students
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,495 students
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,308 students
- North Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,136 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,076 students
- West Middle SchoolMiddle · 826 students
Other schools in Sioux City
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,529 students
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,495 students
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,308 students
- North Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,136 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,076 students
- West Middle SchoolMiddle · 826 students
Other Liberty Elementary schools
68 other US public schools in 28 states are named Liberty Elementary. Liberty Elementary School is the 15th largest of the 69.
- Liberty ElementaryVictorville, CA · 1,014 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolCanton, GA · 977 students
- Liberty ElementaryClarksville, TN · 866 students
- Liberty ElementarySanta Maria, CA · 865 students
- Liberty ElementaryTulare, CA · 861 students
Nearby schools
- Hunt Elementary School0.7 mi · 451
- Loess Hills Elementary0.9 mi · 578
- West High School1.1 mi · 1,308
- West Middle School1.3 mi · 826
- Bryant Elementary School1.7 mi · 608
- Irving Elementary School1.7 mi · 605
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Liberty Elementary School?
Liberty Elementary School enrolls approximately 659 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Liberty Elementary School serve?
Liberty Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Liberty Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Liberty Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Liberty Elementary School?
At Liberty Elementary School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 50% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Liberty Elementary School?
Liberty Elementary School is overseen by Sioux City Comm School District in Woodbury County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.