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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at LIBERTY GROVE EL this year?
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Enrollment
484
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034011551
Liberty Grove Elementary School
10201 LIBERTY GROVE, ROWLETT, TX 75089 · (972) 487-4416 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
362 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 70 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 37% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 27.0% | 20.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 32.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 58.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 29.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Grove Elementary School
Liberty Grove Elementary School's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Grove Elementary School this school | 484 | 74.8% | 38.1% |
| Mark White Elementary School HOUSTON | 486 | 76.7% | 41.8% |
| Godwin Elementary School PRINCETON | 469 | 68.4% | 32.4% |
| James A Arthur Early Childhood Center KENNEDALE | 430 | 70.5% | N/A |
| Timmerman Elementary School PFLUGERVILLE | 426 | 67.8% | 28.3% |
| Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie GRAND PRAIRIE | 433 | 78.8% | 33.1% |
Matched among Texas 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 Grove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #2,822 of 4,401 | #213 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,736 of 4,466 ▲ 212 | #232 of 429 ▲ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,623 of 4,466 ▲ 1,200 | #118 of 429 ▲ 108 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #895 of 3,998 | #123 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 484 | #2,690 of 4,938 | #237 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,933 of 4,622 | #165 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.8% | #192 of 4,628 | #16 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.8% | #2,287 of 4,789 | #321 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #2,612 of 2,838 | #258 of 274 |
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
484
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
-23% since 2010-11, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 484 | 33.5 | 14.4:1 | 75% (362) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 36.7 | 14.0:1 | 68% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 34.7 | 15.5:1 | 67% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 63% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 30.2 | 16.5:1 | 48% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 628 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 57% (356) |
| 2010-11 | 628 | 37 | 17.0:1 | 37% (234) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Grove Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (499 to 484); teachers up 11% (30.2 to 33.5).
About Liberty Grove Elementary School
Liberty Grove Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in GARLAND ISD, located in ROWLETT, Texas. The school enrolls 484 students, from pre-K through 5.
The 76 schools of GARLAND ISD, including Liberty Grove Elementary School, enroll 53,173 students.
Liberty Grove Elementary School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 36%. Other reported shares: 26% Black, 23% White, 7% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 33.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Roughly 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Liberty Grove Elementary School 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.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Liberty Grove Elementary School is 3.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 38.1%. Predicted: 41.8%.
Across Dallas County, the median household income is $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 771 public schools in Dallas County, enrolling about 459,645 students in all.
Nearest public school: Keeley Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Liberty Grove Elementary School is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment grew 5% from its 2020-21 level of 462.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GARLAND ISD
- Sachse High SchoolHigh · 2,935 students
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Rowlett High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
Other schools in ROWLETT
- Rowlett High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Coyle Middle Technology Center for Math & ScienceMiddle · 956 students
- Vernon Schrade Middle SchoolMiddle · 697 students
- Herfurth Elementary SchoolElementary · 590 students
- Keeley Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
- Norma Dorsey Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
Nearby schools
- Keeley Elementary School1.1 mi · 582
- Vernon Schrade Middle School2.1 mi · 697
- Steadham Elementary School2.1 mi · 490
- Doris Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary School2.7 mi · 525
- Nita Pearson Elementary School2.8 mi · 455
- Wally Watkins Elementary School2.9 mi · 832
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Grove Elementary SchoolHow large is Liberty Grove Elementary School?
Liberty Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 484 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Liberty Grove Elementary School serve?
Liberty Grove Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Liberty Grove Elementary School have?
Liberty Grove Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Liberty Grove Elementary School?
At Liberty Grove Elementary School, the student body is approximately 23% White, 36% Hispanic, 26% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Liberty Grove Elementary School?
Liberty Grove Elementary School is overseen by GARLAND ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.