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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERNARDS TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340165005132
Liberty Corner School
61 Church Street, Liberty Corner, NJ 07938 · (908) 204-2550 · Somerset County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
16 students
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 71% · 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
Based on grade levels within Bernards Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
85.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
80.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +15.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.5% | 80.7% |
| 2023-24 | 82.4% | 65.2% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
75.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for New Jersey 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 New Jersey'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 Corner School
Liberty Corner School's state test result (75.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Corner School this school | 429 | 3.7% | 75.3% |
| Roosevelt School RIVER EDGE | 474 | 0.6% | 76.6% |
| Cranbury School CRANBURY | 421 | 9.5% | 68.7% |
| Woodmont School PINE BROOK | 366 | 3.3% | 71.8% |
| Ralph S Maugham School TENAFLY | 358 | 3.9% | 73.4% |
| Hamilton Primary School Basking Ridge | 462 | 4.8% | 70.4% |
Matched among New Jersey 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 Corner School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #80 of 1,290 | #7 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.7% | #79 of 1,319 ▲ 203 | #5 of 42 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.5% | #37 of 1,319 ▲ 21 | #2 of 42 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #606 of 1,562 | #20 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #614 of 1,390 | #35 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #425 of 1,392 | #26 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.7% | #1,375 of 1,481 | #41 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #168 of 798 | #5 of 31 |
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
429
-37 (-8%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 290
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 429 | 39 | 11.0:1 | 4% (16) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 41.3 | 10.8:1 | 3% (12) |
| 2022-23 | 447 | 40.5 | 11.0:1 | 2% (11) |
| 2020-21 | 466 | 43 | 10.8:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 36 | 14.9:1 | 2% (11) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 38 | 14.0:1 | 2% (12) |
| 2010-11 | 562 | 40 | 14.1:1 | 2% (13) |
| 2000-01 | 569 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 1% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 290 | 20 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Corner School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (536 to 429); teachers up 8% (36 to 39).
About Liberty Corner School
Liberty Corner School is a public elementary school in Liberty Corner, New Jersey. It has an enrollment of 429 students in kindergarten through 5.
Bernards Township School District operates 6 schools. Combined enrollment is 4,645 students.
More than half of the students at Liberty Corner School are White (52%). Beyond that, enrollment is 33% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is in line with Somerset County, where about 52% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Liberty Corner School scores 62%.
There are 39 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.0:1. That is in line with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. On the income side, 4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 28% average for public schools in Somerset County, the school's rate is lower.
Liberty Corner School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 91% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Liberty Corner School sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 75.3% and a predicted 64.1%.
In Somerset County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $140,374 a year, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Liberty Corner School, Somerset County has 84 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, William Annin Middle School is about 1.4 miles from Liberty Corner School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Liberty Corner School is ahead of the 71.9% nearby average, ranking 4th of 9.
Liberty Corner School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count decreased 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,846
Census ACS
Median income
$140,374
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,276 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bernards Township School District
- Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,577 students
- William Annin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,122 students
- Cedar Hill SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Mount Prospect Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Oak Street SchoolElementary · 427 students
Nearby schools
- William Annin Middle School1.4 mi · 1,122
- Mount Prospect Elementary School2.2 mi · 522
- Cedar Hill School2.6 mi · 568
- Hamilton Primary School2.6 mi · 462
- Ridge High School2.7 mi · 1,577
- Oak Street School3.1 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Corner SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Liberty Corner School?
Liberty Corner School enrolls approximately 429 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Liberty Corner School serve?
Liberty Corner School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Liberty Corner School?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Liberty Corner School.
How diverse is Liberty Corner School?
Liberty Corner School reports a student body of 52% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 33% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Liberty Corner School?
Liberty Corner School is overseen by Bernards Township School District in Somerset County.
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