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Liberty Elementary School

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Liberty Elementary School ranks 623 rd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

623^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Liberty Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 738 students in grades K-5 in Midway, Georgia. The school is part of the Liberty County School District, which is ranked 130 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Liberty Elementary consistently underperforms compared to state and county averages on the Georgia Milestones assessments. In 2024-2025, only 35.7% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 34.9% statewide and 25.7% in the county. The school's statewide ranking has declined from 516 out of 1,234 Georgia elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 623 out of 1,238 in 2024-2025, and it is currently rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. Liberty Elementary has very high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 74.25% in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Liberty Elementary to other schools in the Liberty County district, it consistently underperforms. For example, Taylors Creek Elementary and Waldo Pafford Elementary have higher test scores and rankings. In contrast, the elementary schools in the neighboring Bryan County district, such as Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary and Frances Meeks Elementary, have significantly higher test scores, rankings, and lower poverty rates.

718

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,270

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Edgewater Dr
Midway, GA 31320

(912) 884-3326

District: Liberty County

Students who attend Liberty Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Midway Middle School
High:	Liberty County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.1%

African American:

40.0%

Hispanic:

10.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 20% Georgia)

!Science scores 12 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg33%

Georgia avg42%

623^rd of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Liberty County

130^th of 206Liberty County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	623 of 1238	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	788 of 1248	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	658 of 1242	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	623 of 1244	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.2	781 of 1214	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	516 of 1234	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	527 of 1209	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.7	557 of 1205	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.9	730 of 1233	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.2	812 of 1240	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.2	619 of 1231	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.0	803 of 1225	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.1	780 of 1201	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.5	709 of 1212	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.7	759 of 1183	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.6	617 of 1133	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.1	651 of 1134	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.9	657 of 1125	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.8	673 of 1101	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics41%-4 vs state

English Language Arts36%-4 vs state

Science31%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Edgewater Dr	Midway	31320	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 884-3326	718	49	14.8	96.2%	288 (40.1%)	287 (40.0%)	75 (10.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.1%)	45.3	623^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	49.7%		33.8	788^th of 1248 public elementary schools	36.9%	165	35.7	34.9	36.0	40.5	44.0	40.0	31.3	$13,270	$922	$12,349
Frank Long Elementary School	Public	K-5	920 Long Frasier Dr	Hinesville	31313	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 368-3595	685	47	14.5	100.0%	113 (16.5%)	404 (59.0%)	80 (11.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	78 (11.4%)	41.1	674^th of 1238 public elementary schools	45.6%		40.3	691^st of 1248 public elementary schools	44.6%	17	23.6	31.4	40.0	37.3	47.6	31.8	39.1	$13,325	$1,050	$12,275
Joseph Martin Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 Joseph Martin Rd	Hinesville	31313	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 368-3114	720	47	15.3	76.0%	126 (17.5%)	355 (49.3%)	147 (20.4%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.1%)	72 (10.0%)	30.1	832^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	32.8%		33.8	787^th of 1248 public elementary schools	36.9%	45	23.5	26.3	34.4	41.7	23.7	23.7	33.0	$12,354	$879	$11,475
Frances Meeks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	488 Warren Hill Road	Richmond Hill	31324	Bryan County	Bryan County	No	No	No	No	(912) 851-4100	908	67	13.4	16.9%	623 (68.6%)	62 (6.8%)	107 (11.8%)	40 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (8.3%)	92.5	106^th of 1238 public elementary schools	91.4%		94.5	74^th of 1248 public elementary schools	94.1%	32	56.7	66.9	71.1	61.1	77.6	74.3	74.3	$13,167	$305	$12,862
Button Gwinnett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	635 Taylor Rd	Hinesville	31313	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 876-0146	1,162	43	27.1	95.4%	198 (17.0%)	701 (60.3%)	80 (6.9%)	14 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.7%)	158 (13.6%)	23.8	945^th of 1238 public elementary schools	23.7%		27.7	885^th of 1248 public elementary schools	29.1%	60	19.2	24.5	27.2	31.3	17.6	28.3	32.6	$12,005	$951	$11,054
Lyman Hall Elementary School	Public	K-5	1396 Shaw Rd	Hinesville	31313	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 368-3348	588	40	14.7	100.0%	88 (15.0%)	344 (58.5%)	77 (13.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	63 (10.7%)	15.9	1077^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.0%		21.9	983^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	21.2%	94	14.0	24.0	19.1	25.0	26.0	17.9	18.1	$13,733	$989	$12,744
Taylors Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	378 Airport Rd	Hinesville	31313	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 369-0378	765	50	15.3	88.6%	187 (24.4%)	361 (47.2%)	127 (16.6%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	78 (10.2%)	72.5	302^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	75.6%		70.3	342^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	72.6%	40	32.3	50.0	45.4	61.6	76.6	47.4	54.6	$12,668	$949	$11,719
Waldo Pafford Elementary School	Public	K-5	2550 15th St	Hinesville	31313	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 877-4188	741	49	15.1	83.1%	84 (11.3%)	443 (59.8%)	120 (16.2%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	72 (9.7%)	30.6	826^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.3%		40	695^th of 1248 public elementary schools	44.3%	131	28.8	27.3	33.3	28.2	24.5	25.7	40.0	$12,619	$982	$11,637
Richmond Hill Elementary School	Public	2-3	473 Frances Meeks Way	Richmond Hill	31324	Bryan County	Bryan County	No	No	No	No	(912) 459-5100	662	50	13.3	42.4%	301 (45.5%)	108 (16.3%)	126 (19.0%)	43 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	81 (12.2%)								(n/a)	42.7			56.3				$12,281	$319	$11,963
Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School	Public	4-5	476 Frances Meeks Way	Richmond Hill	31324	Bryan County	Bryan County	No	No	No	No	(912) 459-5111	658	54	12.1	48.0%	350 (53.2%)	110 (16.7%)	79 (12.0%)	38 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	79 (12.0%)	87.1	160^th of 1238 public elementary schools	87.1%		81.3	217^th of 1248 public elementary schools	82.6%	57		56.0	59.1		66.0	65.3	71.5	$12,722	$311	$12,411

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Elementary School

How many students attend Liberty Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 718 students attended Liberty Elementary School.

Is Liberty Elementary School a good school?

Liberty Elementary School ranks 623^rd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Liberty Elementary School in?

Liberty County

What schools do graduates of Liberty Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Midway Middle School
High : Liberty County High School

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Elementary School?

Students at Liberty Elementary School are 40% White, 40% African American, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

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