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Enrollment
437
Elementary
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530438001908
Liberty Jr High & Elementary
29818 S NORTH PINE CREEK RD, SPANGLE, WA 99031 · (509) 245-3211 · Spokane County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
161 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 51%
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 | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 29% larger than its 8th grade class (45).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Liberty Jr High & Elementary→Liberty High School
Based on grade levels within Liberty School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
57.4%
WA avg 58.4% . +3.8pp since 2014
Math
54.0%
WA avg 51.2% . +5.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.4% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.5% | 48.9% |
| 2022-23 | 53.5% | 45.8% |
| 2021-22 | 55.7% | 48.0% |
| 2018-19 | 67.2% | 57.3% |
| 2017-18 | 63.4% | 55.7% |
| 2016-17 | 57.5% | 52.9% |
| 2015-16 | 65.7% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.7% | 49.0% |
% 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
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Jr High & Elementary
Liberty Jr High & Elementary's state test result (53.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Jr High & Elementary this school | 437 | 36.8% | 53.7% |
| Lake Spokane Elementary Nine Mile Falls | 461 | 34.5% | 57.0% |
| Moran Prairie Elementary Spokane | 462 | 36.1% | 67.9% |
| Colbert Elementary School COLBERT | 364 | 36.8% | 65.8% |
| South Whidbey Elementary Langley | 485 | 39.2% | 47.7% |
| Kalama Elem School Kalama | 525 | 37.7% | N/A |
Matched among Washington 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 Jr High & Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #370 of 936 | #31 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #367 of 1,103 ▲ 94 | #28 of 83 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #352 of 1,102 ▲ 39 | #25 of 83 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #328 of 928 | #33 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #491 of 1,268 | #25 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #1,002 of 1,085 | #77 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.6% | #1,032 of 1,088 | #78 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.8% | #846 of 1,169 | #66 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.8% | #51 of 257 | #4 of 14 |
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
437
+65 (+17%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 437 | 23.6 | 18.5:1 | 37% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 23.9 | 17.4:1 | 43% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 23.6 | 17.6:1 | 43% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 31% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 19.8 | 18.0:1 | 37% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 17 | 18.1:1 | 34% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 17 | 17.4:1 | 41% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 381 | 21 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 396 | 19 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Jr High & Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (356 to 437); teachers up 19% (19.8 to 23.6).
About Liberty Jr High & Elementary
Liberty Jr High & Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in SPANGLE, Washington. Its grade span covers pre-K through 8, with 437 students on the rolls.
Liberty Jr High & Elementary is one school in Liberty School District, a system of 2 schools with 605 students.
Of every 100 students at Liberty Jr High & Elementary, about 86 are White. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Spokane County at about 83% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 25% means there is a 25% chance two randomly chosen students at Liberty Jr High & Elementary are from different groups.
Its staff includes 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 18.5 students per teacher. The gap from the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is 1.2 students per teacher. Roughly 37% of students at Liberty Jr High & Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The 52% average for public schools in Spokane County is 15 points higher.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Liberty Jr High & Elementary would be expected to post about 55.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.7%.
In the surrounding county, Spokane County, median household income comes to about $78,582, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 187, with about 76,588 students.
Liberty High School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 53.9%; Liberty Jr High & Elementary's is 53.7%, ranking 3rd of 7.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count rose 17% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio increased from 16.9:1 to 18.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
People who know Liberty Jr High & Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Spokane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
549,056
Census ACS
Median income
$78,582
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
76,588 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Liberty High School0.2 mi · 168
- Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School10.7 mi · 163
- Freeman Middle School11.1 mi · 201
- Freeman Elementary School11.1 mi · 385
- Freeman High School11.2 mi · 301
- Betz Elementary14.3 mi · 535
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Jr High & ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Liberty Jr High & Elementary?
Liberty Jr High & Elementary enrolls approximately 437 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Liberty Jr High & Elementary serve?
Liberty Jr High & Elementary serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Liberty Jr High & Elementary?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at Liberty Jr High & Elementary.
How diverse is Liberty Jr High & Elementary?
Liberty Jr High & Elementary reports a student body of 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Liberty Jr High & Elementary in?
Liberty Jr High & Elementary is part of Liberty School District.
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