Summary:
Liberty Union-Thurston Local serves roughly 1,175 students in three schools: Liberty Union Elementary School (K–4, 445 students), Liberty Union Middle School (5–8, 381 students), and Liberty Union High School (9–12, 349 students). There is no alternative school in the district. Districtwide, Liberty Union-Thurston ranks 339 of 773 Ohio districts — the 56th percentile with a 3-star rating.
The middle school is the strongest performer, ranking 347 of 1,046 schools (67th percentile, 3 stars) and improving from the 61st to the 67th percentile over three years. Its 5th-grade math, 7th- and 8th-grade ELA, and Algebra I End-of-Course results all sit well above state averages, and chronic absenteeism is low at 8.3%. The elementary school ranks 62nd percentile (3 stars), with 4th-grade math at 85.9% against the state's 67.3% and the lowest absenteeism in the district at 7.3%. Its third-grade ELA also rose from 59% to 65.4%.
High school results are mixed. The graduation rate is 99.0%, and American History (85.2%) and American Government (83.6%) beat state averages. But the school dropped to 443 of 795 (44th percentile, 2 stars), down from the 58th percentile two years earlier. Algebra I is 25.0% versus the state's 61.6%, and Geometry is 24.1% versus 43.3% — both declining year over year. Chronic absenteeism is 16.9%, far above the elementary and middle schools and the 10.1% district rate. Note that the middle school's Algebra I result (95.8%) contrasts sharply with the high school's, and that 8th-grade math (48.3%) and 6th-grade ELA (51.0%) are middle-school watch areas.
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