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Meadowlark Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

636^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 657 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Meadowlark Elementary School serves 362 students in kindergarten through grade 5 in Liberal, Kansas. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were 22% in English language arts, 14% in math, and 16% in science, all below the district and state rates. The central concern is that results are low across all three subjects, not just one.

Compared with the four nearby elementary schools serving similar grades, Meadowlark’s strongest relative result is science: its 16% proficiency rate was close to the district’s 17%, though below the peers’ 23% average and fourth among the five schools. ELA and math were weaker: Meadowlark had the lowest rates among the five in both subjects, with 22% in ELA versus a 33% peer average and 14% in math versus 23%. State rates were higher still—46% in ELA, 41% in math, and 38% in science. Attendance is a more positive comparison: chronic absenteeism was 13%, below the district’s 20%, the state’s 18%, and each nearby school’s 15%–23% range.

Scores have risen since 2022–23, especially in ELA, which increased from 6% to 22%; math rose from 8% to 14%, and science from 11% to 16%. Only ELA narrowed its gap with the state over that period. SchoolDigger ranked Meadowlark 636th of 657 Kansas schools in 2025–26, at the 3rd percentile with 0 stars; its percentile had been 1st in 2023–24 and 0th in 2024–25. The school’s student–teacher ratio is 13.4, while its 2024–25 free/reduced-lunch rate was 98%, higher than the 80%–89% range at nearby schools; these are context, not explanations for test results. SchoolDigger’s measure of effectiveness for English learner students ranked at the 17th percentile in 2025–26, above the school’s overall 3rd percentile, but down from 37th in 2023–24. Its special education measure declined from the 27th percentile in 2022–23 to the 13th in 2025–26.

362

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,159

Per pupil spending ?

97.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1200 N Calvert
Liberal, KS 67905

(620) 604-2100

District: Liberal

Students who attend Meadowlark Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Seymour Rogers Middle School
High:	Liberal Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.9%

White:

4.4%

African American:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2019 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 27 pts below the Kansas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg20%

Kansas avg42%

636^th of 657

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Liberal

265^th of 268Liberal 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	6.0	636 of 657	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.4	654 of 656	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	646 of 653	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	656 of 660	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	665 of 668	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	661 of 670	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	663 of 667	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	104 of 126	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	121 of 129	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	78 of 124	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	94 of 117	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	93 of 117	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	93 of 108	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	117 of 122	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	556 of 585	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	589 of 591	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	587 of 591	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	243 of 269	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	257 of 262	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	241 of 260	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	238 of 245	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	250 of 254	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	210 of 229	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	234 of 235	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	519 of 546	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	532 of 533	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	526 of 546	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	535 of 541	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	508 of 512	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	479 of 494	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	506 of 509	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	582 of 594	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	574 of 605	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	577 of 586	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	278 of 318	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	262 of 313	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	217 of 296	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	284 of 305	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)17th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts22%-24 vs state

Science16%-22 vs state

Mathematics14%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)				KAP Mathematics (2026)				KAP Science (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Meadowlark Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 N Calvert	Liberal	67905	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%)	6	636^th of 657 public elementary schools	3.2%		3.4	654^th of 656 public elementary schools	0.3%	18	26.1	23.5	16.4	22.3	12.3	16.2	14.5	14.4	16.4	16.4	$14,159	$1,127	$13,032
Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1100 W. 11th	Liberal	67905	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%)	13.1	586^th of 657 public elementary schools	10.8%		9.9	612^th of 656 public elementary schools	6.7%	26	22.1	23.4	31.1	25.3	20.0	24.0	25.3	23.1	32.0	32.0	$13,530	$858	$12,672
MacArthur Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 South Holly	Liberal	67905	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%)	16.2	570^th of 657 public elementary schools	13.2%		19.9	551^st of 656 public elementary schools	16.0%	19	35.1	32.7	32.0	33.3	28.4	32.1	18.7	25.8	17.3	17.3	$13,729	$815	$12,914
Prairie View Elementary School	Public	K-5	615 Warren Avenue	Liberal	67905	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%)	9.8	610^th of 657 public elementary schools	7.2%		8.3	619^th of 656 public elementary schools	5.6%	9	28.3	34.8	31.6	31.7	11.7	20.9	12.3	15.2	14.0	14.0	$13,692	$399	$13,294
Sunflower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	310 W. Pine	Liberal	67905	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%)	23.7	528^th of 657 public elementary schools	19.6%		14.7	582^nd of 656 public elementary schools	11.3%	54	35.1	44.9	41.3	40.1	22.8	30.0	29.8	27.3	28.9	28.9	$16,578	$464	$16,113
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)											$18,269	$210	$18,059

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadowlark Elementary School

Is Meadowlark Elementary School a good school?

Meadowlark Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.2% of Kansas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Meadowlark Elementary School?

Students at Meadowlark Elementary School are 91% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Meadowlark Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended Meadowlark Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Meadowlark Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Seymour Rogers Middle School
High : Liberal Senior High

What district is Meadowlark Elementary School in?

Liberal

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2025–26 attendance dataOct 13, 2026

2025–26 KAP test scoresOct 13, 2026

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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