Summary:
The 62347 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Liberty Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 and has an enrollment of 357 students. The school is part of the Liberty CUSD 2 district, which is ranked 228 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Liberty Elementary School has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate in recent years, going from 498 out of 2,077 Illinois elementary schools in 2022-2023 (4-star rating) to 735 out of 2,067 in 2023-2024 (3-star rating) and 742 out of 2,056 in 2024-2025 (3-star rating). However, the school's proficiency rates in ELA and Math were above the state averages in 2024-2025, with 54.5% proficient or better in ELA and 43.7% in Math. The school's 3rd grade ELA and Math proficiency rates were particularly strong, at 60.7% and 67.9% respectively, outperforming both the district and state averages.
Despite its overall strong academic performance, Liberty Elementary School's chronic absenteeism rate was 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is on the higher side. The school's demographics, with a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 24.93%, suggest it may serve a more affluent student population compared to the state average. With a per-student spending of $12,164, the school's academic performance may be supported by its higher-than-average funding levels.
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