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Liberty Elementary School

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Liberty Elementary School ranks 742 nd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

742^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Liberty Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 357 students in grades PK-6 in Liberty, Illinois. The school is part of the Liberty CUSD 2 district, which is ranked 228 out of 811 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Liberty Elementary School has consistently ranked in the top 35% of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 742 out of 2,056 schools. The school's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams is generally above the state average, with 54.5% of students proficient or better in ELA and 43.7% proficient or better in Math. The school's 3rd-grade students perform particularly well, with 60.7% proficient or better in ELA and 67.9% proficient or better in Math, both significantly higher than the state averages. However, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.8% in 2022-2023 to 25.4% in 2024-2025, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Colonel George Iles Elementary School and Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School in the Quincy School District 172, which are all rated 1 or 2 stars by SchoolDigger and have lower academic proficiency rates. However, Central Elementary Grade School in the Central CUSD 3 district and Seymour Elementary School in the Payson CUSD 1 district have stronger academic results.

336

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,875

Per pupil spending ?

28.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

505 N Park St
Liberty, IL 62347-1107

(217) 645-3481

District: Liberty CUSD 2

Students who attend Liberty Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Liberty High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.9%

Two or more races:

1.8%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 78th percentile in 2021 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (49% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the Illinois median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 78th-percentile peak (2021) to 64th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg50%

Illinois avg44%

742^nd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

228^th of 811Liberty CUSD 2 among Illinois 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	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	742 of 2056	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	735 of 2067	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.0	498 of 2077	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	602 of 2082	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	436 of 1948	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	572 of 2086	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	549 of 2037	73.0%	★★★★☆
2017	61.0	726 of 2044	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.5	688 of 2046	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.8	882 of 2052	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.0	785 of 2093	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.2	823 of 2167	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	83.0	231 of 2166	89.3%	★★★★☆
2011	82.7	242 of 2147	88.7%	★★★★☆
2010	73.7	609 of 2139	71.5%	★★★★☆
2009	74.2	595 of 2120	71.9%	★★★★☆
2008	62.7	970 of 2092	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.8	922 of 2095	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.9	1114 of 2086	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.7	948 of 2022	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.4	713 of 2030	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	70.0	703 of 2020	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	48.5	355 of 886	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	374 of 907	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	845 of 1942	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	772 of 1942	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	473 of 1957	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	613 of 1970	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	466 of 1680	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	546 of 2019	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	599 of 1964	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	1017 of 1800	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	941 of 1793	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	722 of 1808	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	580 of 1763	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	749 of 1514	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	952 of 1816	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.1	278 of 1765	84.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	606 of 1947	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	645 of 1959	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	523 of 1984	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	556 of 1977	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	379 of 1707	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	561 of 2019	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	521 of 1972	73.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	367 of 1292	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	47.1	512 of 1195	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	369 of 1156	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	472 of 1113	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	336 of 640	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	545 of 1194	54.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	922 of 1389	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	913 of 1392	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	636 of 1419	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	733 of 1425	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.8	478 of 1308	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	709 of 1462	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	740 of 1463	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2024)60th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Science49%+8 vs state

Mathematics44%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)					IAR Mathematics (2025)					% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	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 (2025)	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	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	505 N Park St	Liberty	62347	Adams County	Liberty CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 645-3481	336	25	13.5	28.3%	329 (97.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	62.9	742^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	63.9%		60	735^th of 2067 public elementary schools	64.4%	7	49.1	60.7	50.0	52.7	56.3	54.5	67.9	33.3	47.3	33.3	43.7	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	14.8	12.0	$13,875	$398	$13,477
Seymour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	404 W State St	Payson	62360	Adams County	Payson CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 656-3323	233	22	10.8	50.2%	214 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	42.4	1154^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.9%		48.3	978^th of 2067 public elementary schools	52.7%	176	26.9	23.3	28.6	65.4	69.0	46.0	36.7	14.3	26.9	44.8	31.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	15.7	12.5	$14,076	$1,213	$12,863
Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School	Public	K-5	4900 Columbus Rd	Quincy	62305	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 228-7117	500	41	12.1	67.2%	350 (70.0%)	44 (8.8%)	35 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.6%)	36	1294^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.1%		37.3	1214^th of 2067 public elementary schools	41.3%	80	30.6	45.3	35.9	24.2		36.3	51.2	31.5	22.6		36.3	98.3	98.8	98.8	98.8	99.8	98.8	98.3			$13,825	$1,765	$12,060
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School	Public	K-5	4100 Harrison Street	Quincy	62305	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 222-2530	501	39	12.8	59.1%	389 (77.6%)	23 (4.6%)	18 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.8%)	46.4	1073^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	47.8%		40.1	1151^st of 2067 public elementary schools	44.3%	78	38.8	46.2	48.8	40.2		44.8	47.4	39.5	27.1		37.3	99.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.4	99.2	98.8			$14,366	$2,239	$12,126
Western Barry Elementary	Public	K-5	401 McDonough St	Barry	62312	Pike County	Western CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 335-2323	225	18	12.3	61.8%	213 (94.7%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	45	1108^th of 2056 public elementary schools	46.1%		51.9	889^th of 2067 public elementary schools	57.0%	219	25.8	26.4	64.7	68.8		48.7	34.0	38.2	25.0		32.8	98.4	98.8	98.8	98.8	99.2	98.0	99.2			$15,231	$1,194	$14,037
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School	Public	K-5	3211 Payson Rd	Quincy	62305	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 223-8871	588	39	15.0	61.9%	455 (77.4%)	38 (6.5%)	21 (3.6%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.6%)	52.1	962^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	53.2%		58	759^th of 2067 public elementary schools	63.3%	203	37.0	48.1	57.1	51.0		51.7	49.1	38.1	30.4		39.4	98.8	98.5	98.5	98.5	99.2	98.5	98.5			$12,951	$2,146	$10,805
Thomas S Baldwin Elementary School	Public	K-5	3000 Maine St	Quincy	62301	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 223-0003	564	40	14.0	64.7%	405 (71.8%)	43 (7.6%)	31 (5.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (14.0%)	39.4	1224^th of 2056 public elementary schools	40.5%		37.6	1210^th of 2067 public elementary schools	41.5%	14	35.1	32.9	40.8	51.5		42.3	38.0	32.7	28.9		32.8	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.8	97.9	98.1			$13,932	$2,047	$11,886
Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	401 S 8th St	Quincy	62301	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 228-7121	434	16	27.1	77.0%	305 (70.3%)	41 (9.4%)	16 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (16.4%)								(n/a)												98.8	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.8	98.1	98.1	93.4		$24,053	$9,552	$14,502
Central Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	301 Hanna St	Golden	62339	Adams County	Central CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 696-4652	75	8	9.5	40.0%	67 (89.3%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.0%)								(n/a)												95.2	95.7	95.7	95.7	98.1	95.2	95.2	22.7		$17,637	$2,077	$15,561
Central Elementary School	Public	1-4	109 W School St	Camp Point	62320	Adams County	Central CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 593-7795	227	21	10.8	43.6%	213 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	60.6	792^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	61.5%		51.7	901^st of 2067 public elementary schools	56.4%	109		49.3	64.9			56.3	42.0	49.1			45.2	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1			$12,168	$1,116	$11,052

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Elementary School?

Students at Liberty Elementary School are 98% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Liberty Elementary School attend?

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

High : Liberty High School

What district is Liberty Elementary School in?

Liberty CUSD 2

How many students attend Liberty Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Liberty Elementary School.

Is Liberty Elementary School a good school?

Liberty Elementary School ranks 742^nd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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