Liberty Elementary

As an intimate K-5 school in Baltimore, Maryland, Liberty Elementary educates 335 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Baltimore City Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 30% leaner than typical.

Liberty Elementary is one of 152 schools operated by Baltimore City Public Schools, a district that teaches 76,946 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Liberty Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (93%). The remainder is composed of 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Baltimore city as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Liberty Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Baltimore city's rate of about 74%.

After controlling for student poverty, Liberty Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.2%; this one delivers 31.4%.

Across the wider county, census data for Baltimore city shows median household income runs about $62,177, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Baltimore city's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), Liberty Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Forest Park High, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Liberty Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Liberty Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 22.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Liberty Elementary has ticked down 28%, going from 465 students in 2018 to 335 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 2% to 6%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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