Liberal

Summary:

The Liberal school district in Kansas serves 8 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The district is ranked 261 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating significant challenges across the schools.

Among the elementary schools, MacArthur Elementary School stands out as a bright spot, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages. Sunflower Elementary School also performs better than the district average in these subjects. In contrast, Meadowlark Elementary School lags behind. The middle schools, Eisenhower Middle School and Seymour Rogers Middle School, as well as the high school, Liberal Senior High, all have significantly lower proficiency rates than the state averages.

A concerning issue across the district is the consistently high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the schools in the Liberal school district have high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 78.78% to 95.53%, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges that may be impacting student learning and achievement.

District Detail

7 Parkway Blvd
Liberal, KS 67901

(620) 604-1010

SchoolDigger Rank:
261^st of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 4,653

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)								KAP Mathematics (2025)								KAP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
MacArthur Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 South Holly	Liberal	67901	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-1700	386	29	13.3	80.1%	60 (15.5%)	6 (1.6%)	303 (78.5%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	19.9	551^st of 656 public elementary schools	16.0%		20.7	542^nd of 653 public elementary schools	17.0%	9	37.5	32.8	33.3					34.4	35.7	21.9	25.0					27.2	18.3		18.3	$13,901	$1,954	$11,948
Liberal Senior High	Public	9-12	1611 W 2nd	Liberal	67901	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-1200	1,421	91	15.5	86.3%	121 (8.5%)	14 (1.0%)	1,232 (86.7%)	20 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.3%)	11.2	309^th of 332 public high schools	6.9%		7.1	306^th of 318 public high schools	3.8%	3							22.0	22.0							12.3	12.3				$12,194	$1,148	$11,046
Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1100 W. 11th	Liberal	67901	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-2700	500	34	14.9	89.2%	41 (8.2%)	4 (0.8%)	439 (87.8%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	9.9	612^th of 656 public elementary schools	6.7%		12.5	591^st of 653 public elementary schools	9.5%	21	23.1	29.7	20.9					24.2	10.8	18.7	20.9					16.6	22.0		22.0	$13,206	$1,388	$11,818
Sunflower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	310 W. Pine	Liberal	67901	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-2800	570	25	23.2	87.2%	45 (7.9%)	8 (1.4%)	499 (87.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	14.7	582^nd of 656 public elementary schools	11.3%		18.2	561^st of 653 public elementary schools	14.1%	21	38.9	17.6	27.9					28.4	21.4	25.5	18.2					21.8	27.3		27.3	$12,276	$1,237	$11,039
Eisenhower Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 N Western	Liberal	67901	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-1400	516	40	13.0	81.6%	72 (14.0%)	4 (0.8%)	424 (82.2%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	10.8	341^st of 363 public middle schools	6.1%		14.7	333^rd of 362 public middle schools	8.0%	8				19.4	27.1	19.1		22.2				20.5	16.5	11.9		16.3		17.5	17.5	$13,621	$741	$12,880
Prairie View Elementary School	Public	K-5	615 Warren Avenue	Liberal	67901	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-1800	426	32	13.3	88.3%	23 (5.4%)	4 (0.9%)	393 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	8.3	619^th of 656 public elementary schools	5.6%		20.2	548^th of 653 public elementary schools	16.1%	71	29.8	28.3	17.6					24.9	13.4	13.3	13.5					13.4	18.9		18.9	$14,175	$1,310	$12,866
Seymour Rogers Middle School	Public	6-8	721 Griffith	Liberal	67901	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-1300	472	41	11.5	90.7%	32 (6.8%)	5 (1.1%)	431 (91.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	5.9	352^nd of 363 public middle schools	3.0%		7.3	356^th of 362 public middle schools	1.7%	4				18.3	12.1	13.6		14.5				21.0	8.2	9.6		12.5		10.3	10.3	$13,761	$1,091	$12,670
Meadowlark Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 N Calvert	Liberal	67901	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-2100	362	27	13.4	97.5%	16 (4.4%)	7 (1.9%)	329 (90.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	3.4	654^th of 656 public elementary schools	0.3%		5.8	646^th of 653 public elementary schools	1.1%	8	13.6	12.7	15.8					14.0	10.0	7.1	7.1					8.2	10.5		10.5	$14,124	$1,536	$12,588

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

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