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Liberty Elementary School

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Liberty Elementary School ranks 489 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

489^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Liberty Elementary School is a public elementary school in Salem, Oregon, serving 447 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Salem-Keizer School District 24J, which is ranked 110 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Liberty Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools over the past several years, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating below-average performance. The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 34.3% to 47.9%, and lower-than-average proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to state and district averages. For example, the school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate was 38.1% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 40.3% and the district average of 25.3%.

When compared to nearby elementary schools, Liberty Elementary School generally performs worse on key metrics. For instance, Candalaria Elementary School, located just 1.74 miles away, consistently outperforms Liberty Elementary School across multiple subject areas and grade levels. However, Liberty Elementary School does perform better than some other nearby schools, such as Salem Heights Elementary School, which has even lower test scores and a higher chronic absenteeism rate. Addressing the school's challenges and leveraging the strengths of the surrounding schools could be key to improving the overall academic outcomes and learning environment at Liberty Elementary School.

400

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,847

Per pupil spending ?

89%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4871 Liberty Rd S
Salem, OR 97306-2418

(503) 399-3165

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Students who attend Liberty Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Crossler Middle School
High:	Sprague High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.8%

Hispanic:

25.3%

Two or more races:

12.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2014 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (30% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2014

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg25%

Oregon avg38%

489^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 44Elementary Schools in the Salem-Keizer School District 24J

110^th of 140Salem-Keizer School District 24J among Oregon 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	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	489 of 706	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	502 of 710	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	439 of 706	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	453 of 706	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	488 of 705	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	481 of 709	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.7	349 of 701	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.3	441 of 697	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.4	467 of 706	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.3	415 of 695	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.1	291 of 707	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.7	325 of 730	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.4	277 of 695	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.5	330 of 674	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	39.3	457 of 665	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.6	468 of 655	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.8	484 of 652	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.3	482 of 636	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.0	445 of 629	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	58.7	245 of 586	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	497 of 653	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	499 of 658	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	417 of 652	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	374 of 646	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	338 of 621	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	396 of 681	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	153 of 362	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	134 of 365	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	212 of 360	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	159 of 339	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.0	439 of 475	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	359 of 518	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	379 of 523	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.3	260 of 595	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	448 of 703	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	472 of 597	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	519 of 640	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	423 of 664	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	439 of 662	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	399 of 665	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	460 of 654	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	456 of 623	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	562 of 680	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	46.8	112 of 212	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	290 of 352	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	253 of 299	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	204 of 231	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	117 of 215	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	301 of 481	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	436 of 669	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	524 of 670	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	378 of 656	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	428 of 666	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	521 of 662	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	517 of 683	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+27 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)47th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-7 vs state

Mathematics26%-10 vs state

Science23%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, April 27, 2019

awesome school and teacher work very hard and aware anti bullying from other students .. Close Quote

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Tuesday, January 29, 2019

awesome school caring teacher and staff professionals .. Close Quote

Schools Near Liberty Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)			OSAS Mathematics (2025)			OSAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-5	4871 Liberty Rd S	Salem	97306	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3165	400	21	18.6	89.0%	203 (50.8%)	15 (3.8%)	101 (25.3%)	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	21 (5.3%)	48 (12.0%)	31	489^th of 706 public elementary schools	30.7%		28.7	502^nd of 710 public elementary schools	29.3%	13	38.1	32.4	37.9	27.0	27.0	23.4	23.4	$18,847	$1,336	$17,511
Schirle Elementary School	Public	K-5	4875 Justice Way S	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3277	306	17	18.0	87.9%	215 (70.3%)	2 (0.7%)	52 (17.0%)	6 (2.0%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	22 (7.2%)	60.4	236^th of 706 public elementary schools	66.6%		57.6	258^th of 710 public elementary schools	63.7%	22	48.1	37.7	56.0	49.1	32.1	42.0	42.0	$22,073	$1,387	$20,685
Wright Elementary School	Public	K-5	4060 Lone Oak Rd SE	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3198	378	19	19.6	89.2%	210 (55.6%)	12 (3.2%)	82 (21.7%)	8 (2.1%)	6 (1.6%)	23 (6.1%)	37 (9.8%)	38.3	413^th of 706 public elementary schools	41.5%		55.6	274^th of 710 public elementary schools	61.4%	139	35.8	43.5	42.9	38.9	27.4	20.6	25.4	$18,646	$1,454	$17,192
Sumpter Elementary School	Public	K-5	525 Rockwood St SE	Salem	97306	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3337	451	24	18.7	88.7%	280 (62.1%)	9 (2.0%)	72 (16.0%)	33 (7.3%)	8 (1.8%)	8 (1.8%)	41 (9.1%)	50.5	302^nd of 706 public elementary schools	57.2%		48	324^th of 710 public elementary schools	54.4%	22	41.0	39.1	47.9	41.0	33.3	28.7	40.4	$18,322	$1,326	$16,996
Salem Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	3495 Liberty Rd S	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3187	245	13	19.5	89.4%	138 (56.3%)	4 (1.6%)	69 (28.2%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	25 (10.2%)	26.9	532^nd of 706 public elementary schools	24.6%		13.6	651^st of 710 public elementary schools	8.3%	119	20.4	29.3	34.8	28.6	14.6	28.3	30.4	$20,797	$1,355	$19,443
Candalaria Elementary School	Public	K-5	935 Hansen Ave S	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3136	271	12	21.8	88.9%	193 (71.2%)	4 (1.5%)	50 (18.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.6%)	80.8	115^th of 706 public elementary schools	83.7%		61.7	227^th of 710 public elementary schools	68.0%	112	63.2	52.0	70.1	55.3	41.2	50.7	52.2	$18,999	$1,350	$17,650
Morningside Elementary School	Public	K-5	3513 12th St SE	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3173	311	18	17.5	87.5%	168 (54.0%)	10 (3.2%)	78 (25.1%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	29 (9.3%)	62.7	222^nd of 706 public elementary schools	68.6%		77	135^th of 710 public elementary schools	81.0%	87	46.3	67.9	41.0	41.8	54.7	28.9	34.2	$20,887	$1,397	$19,490
McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	466 McGilchrist St SE	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3167	269	13	21.4	87.7%	167 (62.1%)	4 (1.5%)	71 (26.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	21 (7.8%)	35.9	441^st of 706 public elementary schools	37.5%		40.9	386^th of 710 public elementary schools	45.6%	55	29.3	42.9	52.0	19.0	30.2	22.0	30.0	$20,576	$1,375	$19,201
Battle Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	1640 Waln Dr SE	Salem	97306	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-2062	426	20	21.3	89.2%	225 (52.8%)	8 (1.9%)	97 (22.8%)	13 (3.1%)	12 (2.8%)	14 (3.3%)	57 (13.4%)	24.1	553^rd of 706 public elementary schools	21.7%		22.3	569^th of 710 public elementary schools	19.9%	16	33.8	31.7	33.3	29.6	25.0	16.0	14.7	$18,571	$1,348	$17,223
Pringle Elementary School	Public	K-5	5500 Reed Ln SE	Salem	97306	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3178	488	22	21.7	87.9%	241 (49.4%)	17 (3.5%)	133 (27.3%)	38 (7.8%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (3.1%)	41 (8.4%)	22	571^st of 706 public elementary schools	19.1%		35.6	439^th of 710 public elementary schools	38.2%	132	19.8	24.1	35.6	20.5	25.3	17.8	27.0	$18,914	$1,338	$17,576

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Elementary School

What district is Liberty Elementary School in?

Salem-Keizer School District 24J

How many students attend Liberty Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Liberty Elementary School.

Is Liberty Elementary School a good school?

Liberty Elementary School ranks 489^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Elementary School?

Students at Liberty Elementary School are 51% White, 25% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 5% Pacific Islander, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Liberty Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Crossler Middle School
High : Sprague High School

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