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Liberty Elementary School

Summary:

Liberty Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 366 students in grades PK-6 in Liberty, Illinois. The school is part of the Liberty CUSD 2 district, which is ranked 252 out of 813 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Overall, Liberty Elementary School has maintained consistent academic performance, with proficiency rates on par with or slightly above the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's strongest performance is in 6th grade ELA, where 60.5% of students were proficient or better, compared to 46.7% statewide. However, the school's 6th grade Math performance, with only 23.3% of students proficient or better, is an area for improvement. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 1.9% in 2019-2020 to 8.2% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average of 6.8%.

When compared to nearby schools, Liberty Elementary generally outperforms the Quincy schools in academic achievement, but lags behind the Central CUSD 3 schools, particularly in Mathematics. The nearby schools also have higher rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Overall, Liberty Elementary appears to be a solid-performing school, but there are opportunities to address achievement gaps and improve performance, especially in Mathematics and for certain student subgroups.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 505 N Park St
       Liberty, IL  62347-1107

(217) 645-3481

District: Liberty CUSD 2

SchoolDigger Rank:
735th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,164 Help


Students who attend Liberty Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Liberty High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.5 Help
Number of students:  357

Racial breakdown:

White:
96.9%
Two or more races:
2.8%
African American:
0.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  24.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Liberty Elementary School ranks better than 64.4% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.98. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (96.9%), two or more races (2.8%), African American (0.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 24.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Liberty Elementary School is 11.5. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Liberty Elementary School is $12,164.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Liberty Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Liberty Elementary School 735th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Liberty Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Male students:
White students:


Liberty CUSD 2:

SchoolDigger ranks Liberty CUSD 2 252nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Liberty Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Liberty Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 69.96 703rd 2020 65.2%
2004 69.40 713th 2030 64.9%
2005 61.69 948th 2022 53.1%
2006 57.86 1114th 2086 46.6%
2007 63.76 922nd 2095 56.0%
2008 62.68 970th 2092 53.6%
2009 74.16 595th 2120 71.9%
2010 73.71 609th 2139 71.5%
2011 82.67 242nd 2147 88.7%
2012 83.00 231st 2166 89.3%
2013 64.22 823rd 2167 62.0%
2014 64.00 785th 2093 62.5%
2015 50.84 882nd 2052 57.0%
2016 62.46 688th 2046 66.4%
2017 60.95 726th 2044 64.5%
2018 70.46 549th 2037 73.0%
2019 69.45 572nd 2086 72.6%
2021 74.08 436th 1948 77.6%
2022 67.99 602nd 2082 71.1%
2023 73.03 498th 2077 76.0%
2024 59.98 735th 2067 64.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Liberty Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 44.63 545th 1194 54.4%
2021 41.47 336th 640 47.5%
2022 45.41 472nd 1113 57.6%
2023 57.22 369th 1156 68.1%
2024 47.11 512th 1195 57.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Liberty Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.05 278th 1765 84.2%
2019 45.57 952nd 1816 47.6%
2021 44.56 749th 1514 50.5%
2022 58.67 580th 1763 67.1%
2023 53.61 722nd 1808 60.1%
2024 44.45 941st 1793 47.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Liberty Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.90 599th 1964 69.5%
2019 69.33 546th 2019 73.0%
2021 66.98 466th 1680 72.3%
2022 65.12 613th 1970 68.9%
2023 71.51 473rd 1957 75.8%
2024 54.70 772nd 1942 60.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Liberty Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 46.73 374th 907 58.8%
2024 48.47 355th 886 59.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Liberty Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.79 521st 1972 73.6%
2019 68.40 561st 2019 72.2%
2021 73.40 379th 1707 77.8%
2022 67.11 556th 1977 71.9%
2023 70.11 523rd 1984 73.6%
2024 61.54 645th 1959 67.1%
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Rank History for White students at Liberty Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.04 740th 1463 49.4%
2019 51.22 709th 1462 51.5%
2021 59.83 478th 1308 63.5%
2022 47.81 733rd 1425 48.6%
2023 53.71 636th 1419 55.2%
2024 36.79 913th 1392 34.4%
See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Liberty Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 453 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 453
1990 472 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 472
1991 454 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 455
1992 451 0 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 454
1993 439 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 439
1994 426 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 426
1995 431 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 432
1996 431 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 432
1997 421 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 424
1998 427 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 427
1999 402 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 402
2000 429 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 429
2001 404 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 404
2002 386 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 386
2003 386 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 386
2004 389 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 389
2005 409 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 409
2006 451 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 451
2007 459 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 459
2008 461 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 461
2009 488 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 488
2010 389 1 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 391
2011 370 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 372
2012 352 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 357
2013 351 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 362
2014 356 4 0 0 0 0 9 0 369
2015 339 3 0 0 0 0 13 0 355
2016 330 3 0 0 0 0 12 0 345
2017 303 1 0 0 0 0 12 0 316
2018 308 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 318
2019 341 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 350
2020 353 2 0 0 0 0 16 0 371
2021 348 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 358
2022 331 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 343
2023 356 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 366
2024 346 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 357

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Liberty Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 453 25.0 18.1 n/a
1990 472 22.5 20.9 n/a
1991 455 24.5 18.5 n/a
1992 454 26.0 17.4 n/a
1993 439 26.0 16.9 n/a
1994 426 24.0 17.8 n/a
1995 432 24.0 18.0 n/a
1996 432 24.0 18.0 n/a
1997 424 26.0 16.3 n/a
1998 427 25.0 17.1 n/a
1999 402 26.0 15.5 n/a
2000 429 26.0 16.5 n/a
2001 404 27.0 15.0 n/a
2002 386 29.0 13.3 20.2
2003 386 29.0 13.3 20.2
2004 389 29.0 13.4 21.1
2005 409 29.0 14.1 21
2006 451 31.0 14.5 21.1
2007 459 26.0 17.7 25.7
2008 461 29.0 15.9 24.7
2009 488 34.0 14.4 21.9
2010 391 37.0 10.5 38.4
2011 372 36.6 10.1 41.9
2012 357 36.0 9.9 31.1
2013 362 31.5 11.4 35.1
2014 369 26.0 14.1 28.2
2015 355 32.0 11.0 38
2016 345 33.0 10.4 26.7
2017 316 33.5 9.4 24.7
2018 318 35.2 9.0 26.7
2019 350 29.2 11.9 25.1
2020 371 28.3 13.1 25.1
2021 358 n/a n/a n/a
2022 343 28.6 11.9 29.4
2023 366 28.5 12.8 21.9
2024 357 30.9 11.5 24.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Liberty Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 453 25.0 18.1 n/a
1990 472 22.5 20.9 n/a
1991 455 24.5 18.5 n/a
1992 454 26.0 17.4 n/a
1993 439 26.0 16.9 n/a
1994 426 24.0 17.8 n/a
1995 432 24.0 18.0 n/a
1996 432 24.0 18.0 n/a
1997 424 26.0 16.3 n/a
1998 427 25.0 17.1 n/a
1999 402 26.0 15.5 n/a
2000 429 26.0 16.5 n/a
2001 404 27.0 15.0 n/a
2002 386 29.0 13.3 20.2
2003 386 29.0 13.3 20.2
2004 389 29.0 13.4 21.1
2005 409 29.0 14.1 21
2006 451 31.0 14.5 21.1
2007 459 26.0 17.7 25.7
2008 461 29.0 15.9 24.7
2009 488 34.0 14.4 21.9
2010 391 37.0 10.5 38.4
2011 372 36.6 10.1 41.9
2012 357 36.0 9.9 31.1
2013 362 31.5 11.4 35.1
2014 369 26.0 14.1 28.2
2015 355 32.0 11.0 38
2016 345 33.0 10.4 26.7
2017 316 33.5 9.4 24.7
2018 318 35.2 9.0 26.7
2019 350 29.2 11.9 25.1
2020 371 28.3 13.1 25.1
2021 358 n/a n/a n/a
2022 343 28.6 11.9 29.4
2023 366 28.5 12.8 21.9
2024 357 30.9 11.5 24.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Liberty Elementary School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPPneumococcal Meningococcal
201599.7%99.4%99.4%99.4%23.9%99.2%99.7%11.2%
201699.7%99.4%99.4%99.4%26.0%99.1%85.0%11.6%14.2%
201799.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%28.4%99.4%100.0%12.5%15.6%
201899.4%99.1%99.1%99.1%24.0%99.4%99.4%10.7%12.9%
201998.3%98.0%98.0%98.0%30.1%98.3%98.3%18.3%11.8%
202199.2%98.9%98.9%98.9%99.2%98.9%99.2%13.4%12.9%
202299.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%100.0%99.7%99.7%15.2%10.5%
202398.1%97.8%97.8%97.8%97.2%97.8%97.8%15.2%10.8%
202498.3%98.3%98.3%98.3%98.3%98.3%98.3%14.8%12.0%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Liberty Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $511 (6.1%) $7,920 (93.9%) $8,431
2020 $396 (4.7%) $8,091 (95.3%) $8,487
2021 $614 (5.7%) $10,205 (94.3%) $10,819
2022 $614 (5.7%) $10,205 (94.3%) $10,819
2023 $886 (6.8%) $12,190 (93.2%) $13,076
2024 $161 (1.3%) $12,003 (98.7%) $12,164

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Liberty Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 572nd of 2086 Elementary schoolsRanks 498th of 2077 Elementary schools
 3.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Liberty Elementary School)54.836.5
 18.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Liberty CUSD 2)54.836.5
 18.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.428.8
 7.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Liberty Elementary School)48.455.8
 7.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Liberty CUSD 2)48.455.8
 7.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois)40.633
 7.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Liberty Elementary School)35.441.9
 6.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Liberty CUSD 2)35.441.9
 6.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.735.4
 1.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Liberty Elementary School)43.834.9
 8.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Liberty CUSD 2)43.834.9
 8.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)33.527.7
 5.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Liberty Elementary School)58.430.2
 28.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Liberty CUSD 2)58.430.2
 28.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)37.935.2
 2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Liberty Elementary School)36.130.2
 5.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Liberty CUSD 2)36.130.2
 5.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.825.6
 4.2%
5th Grade Science (Liberty Elementary School)71.476.7
 5.3%
   5th Grade Science (Liberty CUSD 2)71.476.7
 5.3%
   5th Grade Science (Illinois)54.452.4
 2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Liberty Elementary School)4064.1
 24.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Liberty CUSD 2)4064.1
 24.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)3534.2
 0.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Liberty Elementary School)22.530.8
 8.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Liberty CUSD 2)22.530.8
 8.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)25.323.4
 1.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students350366
 4.6%
African American11
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic00
Pacific Islander00
White341356
 4.4%
Two or More Races89
 12.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients25.1%21.9%
 3.3%

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Students who attend Liberty Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Liberty High School

Students at Liberty Elementary School are 97% White, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 357 students attended Liberty Elementary School.

Liberty Elementary School ranks 735th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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