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Liberty Early Childhood School
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 30% |
| Grade 2 | 145 | 36% |
Schools most like Liberty Early Childhood School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Early Childhood School this school | 407 | 25.1% | N/A |
| Albert Chapman Elementary School Powell | 529 | 24.8% | 81.0% |
| Fort Island Primary Elementary School Fairlawn | 358 | 28.2% | 81.0% |
| Hoffman Trails Elementary School Hilliard | 468 | 25.9% | 80.3% |
| Mayfield Center Elementary School Mayfield | 468 | 28.0% | 85.2% |
| Centerville Primary Village North Centerville | 545 | 21.1% | N/A |
Where Liberty Early Childhood School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #803 of 1,808 | #38 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #1,530 of 1,582 | #47 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #447 of 1,590 | #30 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.1% | #585 of 767 | #30 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #470 of 561 | #18 of 21 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 407 | 17 | 23.9:1 | 25% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 18.5 | 24.1:1 | 19% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 18 | 27.0:1 | 12% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 17 | 25.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 14 | 28.3:1 | 18% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 15 | 25.3:1 | 28% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | 19 | 31.4:1 | 18% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 601 | 38 | 15.8:1 | 3% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 703 | 33 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (396 to 407); teachers up 21% (14 to 17).
About Liberty Early Childhood School
Liberty Early Childhood School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Liberty Twp, Ohio. The school had 407 students in pre-K through 2 in 2024-25.
Lakota Local runs Liberty Early Childhood School along with 21 other schools, enrolling 17,853 students in total.
Roughly 63% of students at Liberty Early Childhood School are White. Enrollment also includes 14% Asian, 10% Black, 8% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Among people living in Butler County, the White share is about 76%. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 17 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 23.9:1. That is higher than the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. Eligible students account for 25% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Butler County average 42%.
Census estimates describe Butler County this way: the median household income is $81,590, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Butler County has 90 public schools and roughly 59,107 students.
The shortest distance from Liberty Early Childhood School to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to VanGorden Preschool. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Liberty Early Childhood School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
The school enrolled 407 students in 2024-25, 26 fewer than the 433 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 25.5:1 to 23.9:1.
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