LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a moderately sized K-5 school in VALLEY COTTAGE, New York, operated by NYACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 452 students spanning grades K through 5.

NYACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,820 students. LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 27% White, 11% Black, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Rockland County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.0%.

Zooming out to the county, Rockland County reports that median household income runs about $109,959, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 66 public schools in Rockland County (combined enrollment of about 41,335 students).

VALLEY COTTAGE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 68.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 8%: 491 students in 2018 compared to 452 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 41% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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