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Best Elementary Schools in Liberty, SC

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Top rankedLiberty Elementary341^st of 640 South Carolina elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Liberty, South Carolina is home to two elementary schools: Liberty Primary and Liberty Elementary. Both schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and face significant socioeconomic challenges, with 100% of their students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Based on the available data, Liberty Primary appears to be the stronger-performing of the two schools, with a higher statewide ranking and rating from SchoolDigger in recent years. In contrast, Liberty Elementary has lower proficiency rates in several subject areas compared to the Pickens 01 district and the state of South Carolina, particularly in science. Both schools, however, face the challenge of high chronic absenteeism rates, which may contribute to their academic performance.

Despite the differences in performance, both Liberty Primary and Liberty Elementary appear to be working to support their students, with Liberty Elementary spending more per student and having a lower student-teacher ratio than Liberty Primary. Addressing the socioeconomic challenges and high chronic absenteeism rates may be key focus areas for improving academic outcomes in these schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY 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	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Liberty Elementary	Public	3-5	251 North Hillcrest Street	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2100	470	36	13.2		397 (84.5%)	12 (2.6%)	30 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	44.8	341^st of 640 public elementary schools	46.7%		51.5	300^th of 638 public elementary schools	53.0%	41	55.0	60.0	63.9	45.7	56.4	46.8	30.2	$13,738	$1,692	$773	$2,465	$10,135	$1,138	$11,273
Liberty Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	940 Chastain Road	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-4800	637	43	14.6		518 (81.3%)	17 (2.7%)	51 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.5%)								(n/a)								$12,538	$1,125	$881	$2,006	$9,341	$1,191	$10,532

Cities Near Liberty

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Easley	5.53 mi	12	83^rd
Central	5.74 mi	3	36^th
Pickens	5.93 mi	7	56^th
Six Mile	6.78 mi	1	44^th
Clemson	8.94 mi	1	6^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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