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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the West Liberty-Salem Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST LIBERTY-SALEM LOCAL·NCES 390462102471
West Liberty-Salem Elementary School
7208 US Highway 68 N, West Liberty, OH 43357 · (937) 465-1060 · Champaign County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
363 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
West Liberty-Salem Elementary School→West Liberty-Salem Middle School→West Liberty-Salem High School
Based on grade levels within West Liberty-Salem Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
79.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.6pp since 2021
Math
86.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
83.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 60% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Ohio's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
480
-58 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 18.2:1
% White
94%
was 94%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About West Liberty-Salem Elementary School
West Liberty-Salem Elementary School is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in West Liberty, Ohio, run under West Liberty-Salem Local, serveing 480 students in grades K through 5.
West Liberty-Salem Local runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,128 students. West Liberty-Salem Elementary School is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, West Liberty-Salem Elementary School shows that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 4% multiracial. Compared to Champaign County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Champaign County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
With demographic context factored in, West Liberty-Salem Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 60.3%; this one delivers 83.9%, a residual of +23.7 points.
In the broader community, census data for Champaign County shows median household income runs about $75,556, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. West Liberty-Salem Elementary School is one of 15 public schools in Champaign County (combined enrollment of about 6,135 students).
West Liberty-Salem High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around West Liberty-Salem Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Liberty-Salem Elementary School at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 62.8%.
West Liberty-Salem Elementary School operates from a small-town location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 11%: 538 students in 2018 compared to 480 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Champaign County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,804
Census ACS
Median income
$75,556
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,135 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Liberty-Salem Local
- West Liberty-Salem High SchoolHigh · 366 students
- West Liberty-Salem Middle SchoolMiddle · 282 students
Other schools in West Liberty
- West Liberty-Salem High SchoolHigh · 366 students
- West Liberty-Salem Middle SchoolMiddle · 282 students
Nearby schools
- West Liberty-Salem High School0.0 mi · 366
- West Liberty-Salem Middle School0.0 mi · 282
- Urbana High School7.2 mi · 528
- Bellefontaine Middle School8.9 mi · 465
- Urbana Elementary School9.0 mi · 864
- Urbana Junior High School9.0 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About West Liberty-Salem Elementary SchoolHow large is West Liberty-Salem Elementary School?
West Liberty-Salem Elementary School enrolls approximately 480 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does West Liberty-Salem Elementary School serve?
West Liberty-Salem Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at West Liberty-Salem Elementary School?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at West Liberty-Salem Elementary School.
How diverse is West Liberty-Salem Elementary School?
West Liberty-Salem Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees West Liberty-Salem Elementary School?
West Liberty-Salem Elementary School is overseen by West Liberty-Salem Local in Champaign County.
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