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LIBERTY ES
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About LIBERTY ES
LIBERTY ES is a well-populated elementary school in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, one of the schools within SALLISAW. The school enrolls 559 students in grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 53% larger than typical.
SALLISAW comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,919 students; LIBERTY ES is among them.
Demographically, LIBERTY ES records that the largest single group is Native American at 41%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 28% White, 16% multiracial, 13% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Around the school, census data for Sequoyah County shows the typical household earns roughly $51,093 per year, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Sequoyah County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,452 students), LIBERTY ES is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: EASTSIDE ES, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.
The school occupies a town-based site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 559 students in 2018 compared to 559 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 41% to 28% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 in 2025.
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