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What's one thing Liberty Bell El Sch gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHERN LEHIGH SD·NCES 422235002838
Liberty Bell Elementary School
960 W Oxford St, Coopersburg, PA 18036 · (610) 282-1850 · Lehigh County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
58 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 75%
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 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 117 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 144 | 32% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Liberty Bell Elementary School→Southern Lehigh Intermediate School→Southern Lehigh Middle School→Southern Lehigh SHS
Based on grade levels within Southern Lehigh SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
80.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
86.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.3% | 86.6% |
| 2023-24 | 83.2% | 79.6% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
82.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 Bell Elementary School
Liberty Bell Elementary School's state test result (82.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Bell Elementary School this school | 445 | 13.0% | 82.4% |
| Maple Glen Elementary School Maple Glen | 452 | 12.2% | 84.4% |
| Pine Run Elementary School New Britain | 480 | 13.5% | 77.8% |
| Rose Tree Elementary School Media | 439 | 12.3% | 83.3% |
| Warwick Elementary School Jamison | 502 | 15.7% | 70.6% |
| Peebles Elementary School Pittsburgh | 400 | 12.0% | 81.4% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Bell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lehigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #73 of 1,396 | #1 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.6% | #40 of 1,511 ▲ 49 | #1 of 45 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #64 of 1,511 ▲ 9 | #1 of 45 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #708 of 1,638 | #31 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #1,431 of 1,528 | #46 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #689 of 1,531 | #34 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.0% | #1,532 of 1,600 | #47 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.7% | #231 of 450 | #13 of 23 |
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
445
+46 (+12%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 350
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 445 | 27 | 16.5:1 | 13% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 28.3 | 15.8:1 | 13% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 26.3 | 16.4:1 | 11% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 21 | 19.0:1 | 14% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 26.1 | 15.8:1 | 10% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 13% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 346 | 21 | 16.5:1 | 10% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 435 | 24 | 18.1:1 | 5% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 350 | 24 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Bell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (413 to 445); teachers up 3% (26.1 to 27).
About Liberty Bell Elementary School
Liberty Bell Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania. It had 445 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 3.
Liberty Bell Elementary School is part of Southern Lehigh SD, where 5 schools serve 3,057 students.
At Liberty Bell Elementary School, 74% of students are White. It is also 9% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Lehigh County is roughly 62% White. The diversity index for Liberty Bell Elementary School is 43%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Liberty Bell Elementary School reported 27 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.5:1. The school's 16.5:1 compares with an average of 13.1:1 for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. By family income, 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Lehigh County average 70%.
Liberty Bell Elementary School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 91% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
The model predicts 72.0% for a school in Pennsylvania with Liberty Bell Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Liberty Bell Elementary School posts 82.4%.
For the population of Lehigh County, median household income comes to about $80,079, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lehigh County's 83 public schools enroll about 56,984 students and include Liberty Bell Elementary School.
Southern Lehigh SHS, about 1.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Liberty Bell Elementary School, there are 5 other public schools. On average proficiency, Liberty Bell Elementary School is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns Liberty Bell Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 445, from 399 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 19.0:1 to 16.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Liberty Bell Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Lehigh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
378,792
Census ACS
Median income
$80,079
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
56,984 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southern Lehigh SD
- Southern Lehigh SHSHigh · 1,013 students
- Southern Lehigh Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Southern Lehigh Middle SchoolMiddle · 471 students
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
Nearby schools
- Southern Lehigh SHS1.4 mi · 1,013
- Southern Lehigh Middle School1.7 mi · 471
- Southern Lehigh Intermediate School1.9 mi · 702
- Hopewell Elementary School2.2 mi · 426
- Seven Generations CS4.9 mi · 497
- Saucon Valley Middle School5.3 mi · 599
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Bell Elementary SchoolHow large is Liberty Bell Elementary School?
Liberty Bell Elementary School enrolls approximately 445 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Liberty Bell Elementary School serve?
Liberty Bell Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Liberty Bell Elementary School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Liberty Bell Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Liberty Bell Elementary School?
Student demographics at Liberty Bell Elementary School are roughly 74% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Liberty Bell Elementary School public or private?
Liberty Bell Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Southern Lehigh SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.