Best Public Schools in Liberty, ME

Summary:

The city of Liberty, Maine has only one school, Walker Memorial School, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 51 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Admin District 03, which is ranked 126 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Walker Memorial School has seen improvements in its performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking rising from 260 out of 288 elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 137 out of 289 in 2024-2025. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also improved, from 1 star to 3 stars during this time. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school outperformed its district and the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, though its proficiency rates were lower in the previous year.

Despite these positive trends, Walker Memorial School faces some challenges. The school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (64.71%) and a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%. However, the school's low student-teacher ratio of 8.6 to 1 may be a strength, potentially allowing for more individualized attention and support for students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (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	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Walker Memorial School	Public	K-5	33 West Main Street	Liberty	04949	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Admin District 03	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 589-4208	25	5	4.9	64.0%	23 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	58.4	137^th of 289 public elementary schools	52.6%		18.9	260^th of 288 public elementary schools	9.7%	123	64.3	57.1	$27,002

Cities Near Liberty

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Palermo	6.35 mi	1	125^th
Searsmont	6.87 mi	2	56^th
Somerville	6.9 mi	1
Washington	7.05 mi	1	6^th
Appleton	7.42 mi	1	111^th

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

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.