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Liberty Elementary

500 Snell RD, Shelbyville, TN 37160 · (931) 684-7809 · Bedford County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Tennessee public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·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 Tennessee public elementary schools

Enrollment
631
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 470
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE -0%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten549%
Grade 18113%
Grade 26811%
Grade 37612%
Grade 47211%
Grade 57011%
Grade 66911%
Grade 77011%
Grade 87111%

This year's kindergarten class (54) is 24% smaller than its 8th grade class (71).

Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
45973%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 56% · US 43%
Hispanic
11418%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
122%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
386%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
33453%
Female
29747%

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Test scores

TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or Mastered
English Language Arts
31.6%
TN avg 40.9% . +1.8pp since 2022
Math
39.6%
TN avg 39.3% . +6.8pp since 2022

What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.

TCAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2531.6%39.6%
2023-2430.2%30.9%
2022-2329.8%32.8%
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Liberty Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TennesseeIn Bedford County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
39.6%#537 of 957
▲ 110
#4 of 8
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
31.6%#662 of 959
▲ 11
#5 of 8
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
631#221 of 1,044#3 of 9
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
43.4%#409 of 962#7 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-16.1%#171 of 537N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
631
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 504
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25631N/AN/AN/A
2023-2468544.915.3:1N/A
2022-2363045.413.9:1N/A
2020-216264214.9:1N/A
2017-187524616.4:1N/A
2015-167204117.6:163% (457)
2010-116553916.8:149% (321)
2000-01576N/AN/AN/A
1990-915042718.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Elementary.

About Liberty Elementary

Liberty Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Shelbyville, Tennessee, under Bedford County. The school had 631 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Tennessee is about 470, so this school runs 34% larger than that.

Liberty Elementary is a school in Bedford County. The district has 15 schools and 9,042 students.

White students are the majority at Liberty Elementary, with 73% of enrollment. It is also 18% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That is close to the 75% White share among all Bedford County residents. Liberty Elementary's diversity index is 43%, against a US figure of 70%.

Measured against Tennessee public elementary schools, Liberty Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Across Bedford County, the median household income is $67,225, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bedford County is home to 16 public schools and about 9,042 public school students.

South Side Elementary is the closest public school, about 3.7 miles away in a straight line. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Liberty Elementary.

In the federal locale system, Liberty Elementary is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.

Enrollment at Liberty Elementary was 626 in 2020-21 and 631 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.

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Bedford County at a glance

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Population
52,237
Census ACS
Median income
$67,225
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
9,042 students

Quick facts

School name
Liberty Elementary
District
Bedford County
Address
500 Snell RD, Shelbyville, TN 37160
Phone
(931) 684-7809
County
Bedford County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
631
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
470018000042
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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68 other US public schools in 28 states are named Liberty Elementary. Liberty Elementary is the 20th largest of the 69.

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Frequently asked questions

About Liberty Elementary
How many students attend Liberty Elementary?
Liberty Elementary enrolls approximately 631 students in grades PK-08.
Is Liberty Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Liberty Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student diversity at Liberty Elementary?
Student demographics at Liberty Elementary are roughly 73% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Liberty Elementary in?
Liberty Elementary is part of Bedford County.
What city is Liberty Elementary in?
Liberty Elementary is located in Shelbyville, TN.
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