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Enrollment
438
Elementary
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST LIBERTY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193099002109
West Liberty Elementary School
806 N Miller St., West Liberty, IA 52776 · (319) 627-4243 · Muscatine County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% 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.
- FBeats 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 Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
245 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 41%
Community
4
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 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 13% smaller than its 4th grade class (86).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within West Liberty Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.4%
IA avg 73.6% . +5.9pp since 2023
Math
46.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.4% | 46.1% |
| 2023-24 | 45.5% | 42.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 64% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 West Liberty Elementary School
West Liberty Elementary School's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Liberty Elementary School this school | 438 | 55.9% | 46.4% |
| Kinsey Elementary School Sioux Center | 483 | 54.0% | 81.1% |
| Denison Elementary School Denison | 691 | 56.3% | 63.2% |
| Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School Clarion | 469 | 56.9% | 65.5% |
| Eagle Grove Elementary Eagle Grove | 435 | 59.8% | 62.2% |
| Perry Elementary Perry | 816 | 60.0% | 68.8% |
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 West Liberty Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Muscatine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #525 of 564 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #540 of 564 ▲ 6 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #507 of 564 ▲ 15 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #167 of 705 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #134 of 561 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #237 of 561 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #161 of 666 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #142 of 359 | #3 of 6 |
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
438
-38 (-8%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 438 | 36.1 | 12.1:1 | 56% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 36.6 | 12.0:1 | 55% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 26.4 | 13.7:1 | 57% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 39 | 12.2:1 | 63% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 521 | 42 | 12.4:1 | 57% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 448 | 38 | 11.8:1 | 61% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 486 | 39 | 12.5:1 | 54% (264) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Liberty Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (521 to 438); teachers down 14% (42 to 36.1).
About West Liberty Elementary School
West Liberty Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in West Liberty, Iowa. It reported 438 students in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 325 students for elementary schools in Iowa.
West Liberty Elementary School is one of the 4 schools that make up West Liberty Comm School District (1,291 students in total).
At West Liberty Elementary School, 65% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 33% White. Census figures show Muscatine County is about 19% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
West Liberty Elementary School has 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. The school's 12.1:1 compares with an average of 13.7:1 for elementary schools in Iowa. The school has 56% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 47% average for public schools in Muscatine County.
West Liberty Elementary School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 3% of Iowa public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, West Liberty Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% of Iowa schools. It scores 46.4%; the prediction is 64.0%.
Looking at the county, Muscatine County, median household income comes to about $69,396, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 15 public schools and about 6,527 students.
Early Childhood Center is less than a tenth of a mile from West Liberty Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The nearest schools with test data average 68.2%, higher than West Liberty Elementary School's 46.4%.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 476 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 438 by 2024-25.
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Muscatine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,559
Census ACS
Median income
$69,396
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,527 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Liberty Comm School District
- West Liberty High SchoolHigh · 397 students
- West Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 367 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 89 students
Other schools in West Liberty
- West Liberty High SchoolHigh · 397 students
- West Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 367 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 89 students
Other West Liberty Elementary schools
One other US public school is named West Liberty Elementary. West Liberty Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- West Liberty Elementary SchoolWest Liberty, WV · 124 students
Nearby schools
- Early Childhood Center0.0 mi · 89
- West Liberty Middle School0.2 mi · 367
- West Liberty High School0.6 mi · 397
- Hoover Elementary School8.2 mi · 353
- West Branch Community Early Learning Center8.3 mi · 15
- West Branch Middle School8.5 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About West Liberty Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Liberty Elementary School?
West Liberty Elementary School enrolls approximately 438 students in grades KG-04.
Is West Liberty Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Liberty Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Liberty Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Liberty Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Liberty Elementary School?
At West Liberty Elementary School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 65% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is West Liberty Elementary School public or private?
West Liberty Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Liberty Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.