Liberty Elementary School

Liberty Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary-level community in Albany, Oregon, overseen by Greater Albany Public SD 8J. Current enrollment sits at 297 students spanning grades K through 5.

Liberty Elementary School is one of 20 schools operated by Greater Albany Public SD 8J, a district that caters to 8,771 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Liberty Elementary School logs that 75% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 11% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.8:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 76% of students at Liberty Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Liberty Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.0%; this one delivers 46.7%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Linn County indicate median household income runs about $76,329, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Liberty Elementary School is one of 48 public schools in Linn County (combined enrollment of about 17,916 students).

West Albany High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Liberty Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 30.0%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 11%: 335 students in 2018 compared to 297 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 83% to 75%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Liberty Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.