Enrollment
238
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD·NCES 251113001814
Liberty
962 Carew Street, Springfield, MA 01104 · (413) 787-7299 · Hampden County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
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 | 38 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 44% smaller than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65% · 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
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
34.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -1.0pp since 2016
Math
26.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -15.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 15 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 14.0% |
| 2018-19 | 34.0% | 26.0% |
| 2017-18 | 42.0% | 42.0% |
| 2016-17 | 35.0% | 41.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Liberty ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Hampden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #720 of 920 ▲ 29 | #48 of 78 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #597 of 920 ▲ 171 | #33 of 78 ▲ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #64 of 901 | #10 of 74 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 238 | #879 of 1,086 | #72 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #465 of 938 | #49 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #645 of 938 | #51 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #199 of 602 | #32 of 65 |
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
238
-51 (-18%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 238 | 19.5 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 20.9 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 251 | 27 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 24 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 21 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 268 | 23 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 276 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 90% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 310 | N/A | N/A | 61% (190) |
| 1990-91 | 433 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (283 to 238); teachers down 7% (21 to 19.5).
About Liberty
Families in Springfield, Massachusetts, are served by Liberty, a small elementary school. Total enrollment is 238 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Massachusetts have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 38% lower.
Springfield runs 66 schools with a combined 23,670 students. Liberty is one of them.
The student body at Liberty is 76% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 11% White, 10% Black, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 27%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 41%.
Liberty has 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. The 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is close to this figure.
Hampden County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $71,306, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Hampden County's 168 public schools enroll about 68,540 students and include Liberty.
Liberty is about 0.4 miles from Van Sickle Academy, its nearest public school. Liberty has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Liberty is City: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Liberty had a net loss of 51 students, or 18%.
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Hampden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,815
Census ACS
Median income
$71,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
68,540 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Springfield
- Springfield Central HighHigh · 1,983 students
- Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical AcademyHigh · 1,382 students
- Springfield High School of Science and TechnologyHigh · 1,091 students
- High School Of CommerceHigh · 966 students
- John J Duggan AcademyHigh · 823 students
- German Gerena Community SchoolElementary · 621 students
Other schools in Springfield
- Springfield Central HighHigh · 1,983 students
- Springfield International Charter SchoolCombined · 1,511 students
- Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical AcademyHigh · 1,382 students
- Springfield High School of Science and TechnologyHigh · 1,091 students
- High School Of CommerceHigh · 966 students
- John J Duggan AcademyHigh · 823 students
Other Liberty schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Liberty. Liberty is the 4th largest of the 5.
- LibertyBraintree, MA · 367 students
- Liberty SchoolSALT LAKE CITY, UT · 473 students
- Liberty SchoolMURRAY, UT · 244 students
- Liberty SchoolJOES, CO · 76 students
Nearby schools
- Van Sickle Academy0.4 mi · 262
- The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning0.4 mi · 593
- Van Sickle Prep0.4 mi · 206
- Glenwood0.6 mi · 275
- Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School0.7 mi · 432
- Edward P. Boland School0.7 mi · 587
Frequently asked questions
About LibertyHow many students attend Liberty?
Liberty enrolls approximately 238 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Liberty serve?
Liberty serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Liberty?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Liberty.
How diverse is Liberty?
Liberty reports a student body of 11% White, 76% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Liberty?
Liberty is overseen by Springfield in Hampden County.
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