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MacArthur Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

551^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

MacArthur Elementary School is a public elementary school in Liberal, Kansas, serving 377 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Liberal school district, which is ranked 261 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. MacArthur Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 542-600 out of around 650-670 schools.

MacArthur Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 34.44% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 27.22% proficient in math, compared to the state averages of 44.47% and 38.73%, respectively. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.7% to 20.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, MacArthur Elementary serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 64.67% to 78.78% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

Interestingly, the other elementary schools in the Liberal school district also perform poorly compared to the state, with similarly low academic proficiency rates, high chronic absenteeism, and high percentages of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch. This suggests a systemic issue within the district that extends beyond just MacArthur Elementary. In contrast, Kismet Elementary, located about 16 miles away, has a much higher student-teacher ratio, lower free/reduced lunch rate, and a higher historical ranking, highlighting the stark contrast in performance between schools in different districts.

386

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,901

Per pupil spending ?

80.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

925 South Holly
Liberal, KS 67901

(620) 604-1700

District: Liberal

Students who attend MacArthur Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Eisenhower Middle School
High:	Liberal Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.5%

White:

15.5%

Asian:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2018 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Liberal

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Science scores 23 pts below the Kansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg18%

Kansas avg42%

551^st of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▬ steady since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Liberal

261^st of 264Liberal among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	551 of 656	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	542 of 653	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	551 of 660	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	600 of 668	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	584 of 670	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	576 of 667	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	550 of 656	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	46.0	112 of 214	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	101 of 129	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.2	70 of 124	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	89 of 117	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	66 of 117	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	80 of 108	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	88 of 122	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.4	49 of 129	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	26.8	458 of 591	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	536 of 591	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	490 of 574	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	150 of 262	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	158 of 260	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	116 of 245	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.4	210 of 254	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	177 of 229	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	162 of 235	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	108 of 207	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	450 of 533	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	430 of 546	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	478 of 541	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	479 of 512	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	459 of 494	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	439 of 509	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	405 of 512	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	11.4	555 of 605	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	473 of 586	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	457 of 575	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	163 of 313	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.0	289 of 296	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	236 of 305	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.0	112 of 214	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	41.1	357 of 579	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	480 of 584	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	445 of 596	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	415 of 587	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	463 of 592	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	465 of 574	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)48th percentile+32 vs school

Disabled (2021)48th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+27 vs school

White (2024)38th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2021)23rd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2021)8th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-10 vs state

Mathematics27%-12 vs state

Science18%-23 vs state

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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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th 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
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
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
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
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
Kismet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	505 Kansas Avenue	Kismet	67859	Seward County	Kismet-Plains	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 563-7248	152	14	11.2	79.6%	47 (30.9%)	1 (0.7%)	103 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)											$17,279	$917	$16,361

Frequently Asked Questions about MacArthur Elementary School

Is MacArthur Elementary School a good school?

MacArthur Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.0% of Kansas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of MacArthur Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Eisenhower Middle School
High : Liberal Senior High

How many students attend MacArthur Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended MacArthur Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of MacArthur Elementary School?

Students at MacArthur Elementary School are 78% Hispanic, 16% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is MacArthur Elementary School in?

Liberal

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