Enrollment
356
High
DISTRICT 196 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·METHOW VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530502000770
Liberty Bell Jr Sr High
24 Twin Lakes Rd., Winthrop, WA 98862 · (509) 996-2215 · Okanogan County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Washington public high schools
- BTest 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.
- BThree-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 Washington public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
141 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 67 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 11% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 68% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Methow Valley School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
55.9%
WA avg 58.4% . -19.1pp since 2014
Math
35.2%
WA avg 51.2% . -18.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 19 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 18 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.9% | 35.2% |
| 2023-24 | 56.3% | 39.9% |
| 2022-23 | 53.3% | 32.7% |
| 2021-22 | 50.5% | 36.6% |
| 2018-19 | 62.1% | 43.8% |
| 2017-18 | 74.2% | 38.8% |
| 2016-17 | 69.6% | 45.6% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 49.1% |
| 2014-15 | 75.0% | 53.2% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 Jr Sr High
Liberty Bell Jr Sr High's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Bell Jr Sr High this school | 356 | 39.6% | 47.8% |
| South Whidbey High School Langley | 390 | 37.2% | 61.3% |
| Kalama High School Kalama | 347 | 37.8% | N/A |
| Cle Elum Roslyn High School Cle Eum | 311 | 43.4% | 48.9% |
| Willapa Valley Middle-High Raymond | 204 | 39.7% | 38.8% |
| Port Townsend High School Port Townsend | 383 | 43.3% | 59.0% |
Matched among Washington high 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 Jr Sr High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Okanogan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #98 of 271 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #109 of 321 ▼ 35 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #184 of 327 ▲ 13 | #3 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #83 of 259 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #244 of 570 | #2 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #41 of 311 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.5% | #295 of 316 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #273 of 386 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.8% | #13 of 136 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
356
+87 (+32%) vs 2020
+97% since 1990-91, when it was 181
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
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 | 356 | 21.3 | 16.7:1 | 40% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 22.6 | 15.5:1 | 41% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 25.4 | 13.1:1 | 42% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 18 | 14.9:1 | 30% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 18 | 15.7:1 | 38% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 260 | 17 | 15.3:1 | 39% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 247 | 14 | 17.6:1 | 43% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 20 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 181 | 12 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Bell Jr Sr High.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (283 to 356); teachers up 18% (18 to 21.3).
About Liberty Bell Jr Sr High
Liberty Bell Jr Sr High is a public small high school in Winthrop, Washington. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 356 students in grades 6 through 12. The average for high schools in Washington is about 573 students, so this school is 38% smaller than average.
Methow Valley School District has 785 students in 4 schools, and Liberty Bell Jr Sr High is one of those schools.
White students make up 84% of enrollment at Liberty Bell Jr Sr High. The next largest groups are 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Okanogan County overall, about 64% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 27%, meaning two students picked at random have a 27% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Liberty Bell Jr Sr High's 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.7:1. That is lower than the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 40%. The 72% average for public schools in Okanogan County is 32 points higher.
Measured against Washington public high schools, Liberty Bell Jr Sr High receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Liberty Bell Jr Sr High's average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.8% is 5.8 points below the 53.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Liberty Bell Jr Sr High is located in Okanogan County, where the median household income is $63,207, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Liberty Bell Jr Sr High is one of 38 public schools in the county.
Methow Valley Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Liberty Bell Jr Sr High. Liberty Bell Jr Sr High places 3rd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Liberty Bell Jr Sr High has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
The school enrolled 356 students in 2024-25, 87 more than the 269 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.9:1 in 2020-21 to 16.7:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Okanogan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,425
Census ACS
Median income
$63,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
11,538 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Methow Valley School District
- Methow Valley ElementaryElementary · 368 students
- Methow Valley Independent Learning CenterHigh · 35 students
- Alternative Educational ExperienceCombined · 26 students
Other schools in Winthrop
- Methow Valley ElementaryElementary · 368 students
- Alternative Educational ExperienceCombined · 26 students
Nearby schools
- Methow Valley Elementary0.2 mi · 368
- Alternative Educational Experience0.2 mi · 26
- Methow Valley Independent Learning Center6.0 mi · 35
- Stehekin Elementary25.1 mi · 12
- Grainger Elementary27.1 mi · 404
- Okanogan High School27.3 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Bell Jr Sr HighHow large is Liberty Bell Jr Sr High?
Liberty Bell Jr Sr High enrolls approximately 356 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Liberty Bell Jr Sr High serve?
Liberty Bell Jr Sr High serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Liberty Bell Jr Sr High have?
Liberty Bell Jr Sr High employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Liberty Bell Jr Sr High?
Student demographics at Liberty Bell Jr Sr High are roughly 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Liberty Bell Jr Sr High?
Liberty Bell Jr Sr High is overseen by Methow Valley School District in Okanogan County.
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