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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082000795
Liberty Elementary School
4871 Liberty Rd S, Salem, OR 97306 · (503) 399-3165 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
356 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 76%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 59% · 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
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
OR avg 43.0% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
25.9%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 25.9% |
| 2023-24 | 29.8% | 26.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 (27.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Elementary School this school | 400 | 89.0% | 27.9% |
| Wright Elementary School Salem | 378 | 89.2% | 36.1% |
| Battle Creek Elementary School Salem | 426 | 89.2% | 23.1% |
| Morningside Elementary School Salem | 311 | 87.5% | 47.9% |
| Stearns Elementary School Klamath Falls | 354 | 92.4% | 13.5% |
| Kalapuya Elementary School Salem | 483 | 88.4% | 47.5% |
Matched among Oregon 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 Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #399 of 591 | #25 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #440 of 646 ▲ 1 | #26 of 62 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #412 of 646 ▲ 73 | #25 of 62 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #202 of 710 | #23 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #452 of 587 | #27 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #93 of 587 | #3 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.0% | #159 of 645 | #16 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.3% | #58 of 88 | #4 of 6 |
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
400
-33 (-8%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 400 | 21.4 | 18.7:1 | 89% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 21 | 21.3:1 | 66% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 21.6 | 21.2:1 | 47% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 20 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 17.5 | 21.7:1 | 57% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 372 | 17 | 21.9:1 | 67% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 363 | 17 | 21.4:1 | 54% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 18 | 19.2:1 | 34% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 431 | 17 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (380 to 400); teachers up 22% (17.5 to 21.4).
About Liberty Elementary School
Families in Salem, Oregon, are served by Liberty Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 400 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Oregon average about 321 students.
A total of 65 schools make up Salem-Keizer SD 24J, with 37,776 students enrolled.
At 51%, White students outnumber all other groups at Liberty Elementary School combined. The school is also 25% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 5% Pacific Islander, and 4% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 66%. Liberty Elementary School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Liberty Elementary School and a ratio of 18.7:1. That ratio is over the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 89% of students.
On BeatsExpectations, Liberty Elementary School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Oregon schools.
Among Marion County residents, median household income is about $77,351, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 111 public schools in Marion County, with a combined enrollment of about 53,799.
The school nearest to Liberty Elementary School is Schirle Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Liberty Elementary School is 7th among 9 schools close by.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Liberty Elementary School had 433 students in 2020-21 and 400 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. Its ratio of students to teachers was 21.6:1 in 2020-21, and 18.7:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Liberty Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,244
Census ACS
Median income
$77,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
53,799 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salem-Keizer SD 24J
- McKay High SchoolHigh · 2,380 students
- South Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,195 students
- North Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- McNary High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Sprague High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- West Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
Other schools in Salem
- McKay High SchoolHigh · 2,380 students
- South Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,195 students
- North Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- Sprague High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- West Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
- Stephens Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,014 students
Other Liberty Elementary schools
68 other US public schools in 28 states are named Liberty Elementary. Liberty Elementary School is the 52nd largest of the 69.
- Liberty Elementary SchoolAlbany, OR · 297 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolTillamook, OR · 235 students
- Liberty ElementaryVictorville, CA · 1,014 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolCanton, GA · 977 students
- Liberty ElementaryClarksville, TN · 866 students
Nearby schools
- Schirle Elementary School0.6 mi · 306
- Sprague High School0.8 mi · 1,712
- Judson Middle School0.8 mi · 811
- Crossler Middle School0.9 mi · 804
- Wright Elementary School0.9 mi · 378
- Sumpter Elementary School0.9 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Liberty Elementary School?
Liberty Elementary School enrolls approximately 400 students in grades KG-05.
Is Liberty Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Liberty Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Liberty Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Liberty Elementary School is approximately 18.7:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Liberty Elementary School?
At Liberty Elementary School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 25% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Liberty Elementary School public or private?
Liberty Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salem-Keizer SD 24J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.