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Enrollment
620
Elementary
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY-BENTON LOCAL·NCES 390474402894
Liberty-Benton Elementary School
9190 County Road 9, Findlay, OH 45840 · (419) 422-9161 · Hancock County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL620 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
139 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 43%
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 | 135 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (135) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (130).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 54% · 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 Liberty-Benton Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
88.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +5.3pp since 2021
Math
81.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +0.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 88 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 Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.2% | 81.5% |
| 2023-24 | 83.7% | 80.5% |
| 2022-23 | 85.7% | 81.3% |
| 2021-22 | 82.8% | 81.2% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
83.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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-Benton Elementary School
Liberty-Benton Elementary School's state test result (83.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty-Benton Elementary School this school | 620 | 22.4% | 83.4% |
| Big Walnut Intermediate School Sunbury | 663 | 21.4% | 75.6% |
| McCormick Elementary School Loveland | 587 | 23.3% | 81.5% |
| Plain City Elementary School Plain City | 704 | 21.2% | 80.9% |
| L. T. Ball Intermediate School Tipp City | 543 | 21.9% | 86.5% |
| Waynesville Elementary School Waynesville | 749 | 18.7% | 84.8% |
Matched among Ohio 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-Benton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Hancock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.4% | #169 of 673 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.5% | #330 of 1,569 ▲ 10 | #3 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.2% | #78 of 1,569 ▲ 157 | #1 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #776 of 1,514 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 620 | #246 of 1,808 | #1 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #1,412 of 1,582 | #10 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #1,245 of 1,590 | #9 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.4% | #610 of 767 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #646 of 992 | #4 of 6 |
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
620
-63 (-9%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 463
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 620 | 29 | 21.4:1 | 22% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 27 | 22.3:1 | 22% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 597 | 31 | 19.3:1 | 23% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 683 | 37 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 682 | 39.9 | 17.1:1 | 22% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 641 | 35 | 18.3:1 | 24% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 31 | 17.3:1 | 30% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 599 | 36 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 463 | 22 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty-Benton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (682 to 620); teachers down 27% (39.9 to 29).
About Liberty-Benton Elementary School
Liberty-Benton Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in Findlay, Ohio. The school enrolls 620 students, from kindergarten through 4. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Ohio) has about 404 students.
Liberty-Benton Elementary School is run by Liberty-Benton Local, whose 4 schools enroll 1,640 students.
At Liberty-Benton Elementary School, White students make up 91% of the student body. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is close to the 89% White share among all Hancock County residents. By the diversity index, Liberty-Benton Elementary School comes in at 17%.
A ratio of 21.4:1 comes from the school's 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 22% in 2024-25. Among public schools in Hancock County, the average eligibility rate is 47%.
Liberty-Benton Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 83.4% and a predicted 80.3%.
In Hancock County (population about 74,866), median household income is about $73,141, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 37 public schools operate in Hancock County, serving about 11,975 students.
Liberty-Benton Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Liberty-Benton Elementary School ranks 1st of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 83.4% against a local average of 74.0%.
Liberty-Benton Elementary School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 620, 9% below the 683 of 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 21.4 students per teacher, compared with 18.5 in 2020-21.
The Liberty-Benton Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,866
Census ACS
Median income
$73,141
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
11,975 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Liberty-Benton Local
- Liberty-Benton High SchoolHigh · 549 students
- Liberty-Benton Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
- Liberty-Benton Eagle AcademyHigh · 9 students
Other schools in Findlay
- Findlay High SchoolHigh · 1,592 students
- Glenwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 579 students
- Liberty-Benton High SchoolHigh · 549 students
- Donnell Middle SchoolMiddle · 522 students
- Liberty-Benton Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
- Millstream Career CenterHigh · 455 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty-Benton Middle School0.0 mi · 462
- Liberty-Benton Eagle Academy0.2 mi · 9
- Liberty-Benton High School0.2 mi · 549
- Findlay Digital Academy1.7 mi · 230
- Millstream Career Center2.4 mi · 455
- Donnell Middle School2.5 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty-Benton Elementary SchoolHow large is Liberty-Benton Elementary School?
Liberty-Benton Elementary School enrolls approximately 620 students in grades KG-04.
Is Liberty-Benton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Liberty-Benton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Liberty-Benton Elementary School?
Approximately 21.4:1 students per teacher at Liberty-Benton Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Liberty-Benton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Liberty-Benton Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Liberty-Benton Elementary School public or private?
Liberty-Benton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Liberty-Benton Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.