Jones Park Elementary

Jones Park Elementary, a close-knit elementary-level community in Liberty, Kentucky, operated by Casey County, works with 312 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 421 students each, so Jones Park Elementary sits 26% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Casey County, which oversees 5 schools and 2,179 students, Jones Park Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Jones Park Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). The remainder consists of 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Roughly 78% of students at Jones Park Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Jones Park Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.3%; this one delivers 43.9%.

In the broader community, Casey County reports that median household income runs about $45,510, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Across Casey County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,179 students), Jones Park Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Casey County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jones Park Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jones Park Elementary has edged down 17%, going from 374 students in 2018 to 312 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 95% to 90% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for Jones Park Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.