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Which teacher or staff member at LIBERTY ES deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
650
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROKEN ARROW·NCES 400549002362
Liberty Elementary School
4300 South 209th East Avenue, Broken Arrow, OK 74014 · (918) 259-4470 · Wagoner County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL650 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
370 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 68%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 73% · 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
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
26.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
24.7%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. 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
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma'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 Elementary School
Liberty Elementary School's state test result (25.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Elementary School this school | 650 | 56.9% | 25.1% |
| Peters Elementary School Broken Arrow | 430 | 57.9% | 39.2% |
| Red Oak Elementary School Oklahoma City | 491 | 50.7% | 37.9% |
| Country Lane Primary Elementary School Broken Arrow | 718 | 46.8% | N/A |
| Marshall T. Moore Elementary School Broken Arrow | 453 | 60.5% | 35.9% |
| Andersen Elementary School Broken Arrow | 348 | 54.3% | 50.8% |
Matched among Oklahoma 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Wagoner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #477 of 555 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #524 of 651 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #408 of 523 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 650 | #63 of 941 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #634 of 708 | #12 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.6% | #80 of 708 | #1 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.9% | #649 of 876 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #458 of 548 | N/A |
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
650
+64 (+11%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 672
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 650 | 35.1 | 18.5:1 | 57% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 648 | 35.6 | 18.2:1 | 62% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 624 | 35.9 | 17.4:1 | 50% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 586 | 34 | 17.2:1 | 43% (250) |
| 2017-18 | 684 | 40.2 | 17.0:1 | 42% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 760 | 41 | 18.5:1 | 47% (358) |
| 2010-11 | 672 | 36 | 18.7:1 | 29% (198) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (684 to 650); teachers down 13% (40.2 to 35.1).
About Liberty Elementary School
Liberty Elementary School is a large elementary school in Oklahoma, located in Broken Arrow. It enrolled 650 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Oklahoma average about 366 students each.
Liberty Elementary School is run by BROKEN ARROW, whose 27 schools enroll 19,983 students.
White students are the largest group at Liberty Elementary School, with 37% of enrollment. Next come 28% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 9% Asian, and 5% Black. The county population is about 68% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Liberty Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 75%.
Federal staffing data show 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Liberty Elementary School and a ratio of 18.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Oklahoma is 15.6:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 57% of enrollment.
On BeatsExpectations, Liberty Elementary School is 11.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Oklahoma schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Wagoner County, median household income is about $81,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. A total of 22 public schools operate in Wagoner County, serving about 10,282 students.
The nearest public school is Broken Arrow High School, at about 2.2 miles. Liberty Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, Liberty Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Liberty Elementary School went from 586 students to 650. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.2:1 in 2020-21, and 18.5:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Wagoner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
86,609
Census ACS
Median income
$81,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
10,282 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BROKEN ARROW
- Broken Arrow High SchoolHigh · 4,802 students
- Broken Arrow Freshman AcademyHigh · 1,276 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Oneta Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 938 students
- Oliver Middle SchoolMiddle · 886 students
- Childers Middle SchoolMiddle · 812 students
Other schools in Broken Arrow
- Broken Arrow High SchoolHigh · 4,802 students
- Broken Arrow Freshman AcademyHigh · 1,276 students
- Union HS Freshman AcademyHigh · 1,242 students
- Union 8th Grade CenterMiddle · 1,100 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Oneta Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 938 students
Other Liberty Elementary schools
68 other US public schools in 28 states are named Liberty Elementary. Liberty Elementary School is the 18th largest of the 69.
- Liberty Elementary SchoolSallisaw, OK · 559 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolPonca City, OK · 241 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolSapulpa, OK · 227 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolMounds, OK · 225 students
- Liberty ElementaryVictorville, CA · 1,014 students
Nearby schools
- Broken Arrow High School2.2 mi · 4,802
- Timber Ridge Elementary School2.3 mi · 621
- Creekwood Early Childhood Center2.3 mi · 273
- Creekwood Elementary School2.4 mi · 575
- Country Lane Primary Elementary School2.6 mi · 718
- Country Lane Intermediate Elementary School2.6 mi · 720
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Elementary SchoolHow large is Liberty Elementary School?
Liberty Elementary School enrolls approximately 650 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Liberty Elementary School serve?
Liberty Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Liberty Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Liberty Elementary School is approximately 18.5:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Liberty Elementary School?
Student demographics at Liberty Elementary School are roughly 37% White, 28% Hispanic, 5% Black, 9% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Liberty Elementary School in?
Liberty Elementary School is part of BROKEN ARROW.
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