Liberty Elementary School

Liberty Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary-level community in Salem, Oregon, part of Salem-Keizer SD 24J. Current enrollment sits at 400 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Liberty Elementary School sits 25% above that benchmark.

Liberty Elementary School is one of 65 schools operated by Salem-Keizer SD 24J, a district that hosts 37,776 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Liberty Elementary School records that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 25% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 5% Pacific Islander, 4% Black. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Liberty Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.0%, the actual is 27.9%, a residual of -0.1 points.

In the broader community, Marion County reports that the typical household earns roughly $77,351 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Marion County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,799 students), of which Liberty Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Schirle Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Liberty Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Liberty Elementary School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 34.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Liberty Elementary School has increased 5%, going from 380 students in 2018 to 400 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 69% to 51% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.7:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.