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Liberty Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1395^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Liberty Elementary School is a PK–5 elementary school in Columbus, OH, serving 545 students as part of the Columbus City Schools District, which ranks near the bottom of Ohio districts. In 2025–2026, Liberty ranked 1,395th of 1,560 elementary schools—11th percentile, 1 star—and its recent history places it in the bottom decile. Enrollment is relatively large for the area, and its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio is 20.1; the most recent spending figure available is $11,228 per student in 2018–2019.

Academically, Liberty’s 2025–2026 proficiency average across seven tested areas is about 31.8%, below the Columbus City Schools District average of about 38.5% and the Ohio average of about 63.8%. Its strongest relative result is 3rd-grade English language arts: 39.5% proficient, above the district’s 37.4% but below the state’s 63.4%. Math and science are much weaker: 5th-grade science is 23.8% versus 62.7% statewide, 4th-grade math is 29.9% versus 67.3%, and 5th-grade ELA is 38.8% versus 50.4% district and 70.4% state. Nearby, Oakmont Elementary School (15th percentile, about 34.4% proficiency) and Woodcrest Elementary School (12th percentile, about 33.2%) rank slightly higher, while Leawood Elementary School (9th percentile, about 26.2%) ranks lower. Several alternatives outperform Liberty, including Sedalia Elementary (41st percentile, 2 stars; 19.9% chronic absenteeism) and Performance Academy Eastland (55th percentile, 3 stars; 5th-grade math, science, and ELA proficiency of 88.5%, 80.8%, and 80.8%).

Chronic absenteeism has improved from 49.4% in 2021–2022 to 35.6% in 2025–2026, lower than the Columbus City Schools District rate of 53.8%. Still, more than one-third of students are chronically absent, and nearby Groveport Madison Local schools have lower rates: Sedalia Elementary 19.9%, Madison Elementary School 23.7%, Asbury Elementary School 25.3%, and Dunloe Elementary School 26.7%; Zenith Academy East reports 3.0%. Test scores have improved since 2022–2023—5th-grade science rose from 10.9% to 23.8%, 3rd-grade math from 8.3% to 25.0%, and 5th-grade math from 14.5% to 27.7%—but 5th-grade ELA slipped from 41.8% to 38.8%. Effectiveness varies by group: English learners and special education students rank higher, while male students rank lower. Liberty remains low-ranked, with bottom-11% achievement, math/science and 5th-grade ELA gaps; positives include attendance, 3rd-grade ELA, and student groups.

545

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,636

Per pupil spending ?

71.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2901 Whitlow Rd
Columbus, OH 43232-5421

(614) 365-6482

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend Liberty Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Yorktown Middle School
High:	Independence High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.5%

Two or more races:

11.0%

Hispanic:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (32% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Science scores 39 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg39%

Ohio avg64%

1,395^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^th of 70Elementary Schools in the Columbus City Schools District

683^rd of 773Columbus City Schools District among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	1395 of 1560	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	1401 of 1558	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1420 of 1577	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1443 of 1596	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1391 of 1588	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	1417 of 1610	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1424 of 1676	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1475 of 1636	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	1498 of 1651	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.6	1598 of 1678	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	1494 of 1684	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.4	1536 of 1687	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.4	1593 of 1701	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.5	1579 of 1709	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.4	1631 of 1686	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.9	1500 of 1662	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	23.3	1339 of 1610	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.9	1425 of 1582	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.1	1434 of 1609	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.4	1346 of 1504	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.7	1371 of 1501	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	22.0	1255 of 1471	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	482 of 631	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	490 of 615	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	500 of 603	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	499 of 610	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	462 of 601	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	384 of 533	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	373 of 605	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	437 of 598	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	16.1	775 of 824	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	649 of 956	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	11.1	992 of 1021	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	258 of 318	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	230 of 281	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	193 of 258	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	174 of 213	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	1296 of 1452	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	1285 of 1452	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1279 of 1466	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	1319 of 1483	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1295 of 1488	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	1335 of 1467	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	1349 of 1502	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	1427 of 1518	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	1304 of 1467	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	1322 of 1473	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	1333 of 1484	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1306 of 1447	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1237 of 1419	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	1237 of 1404	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1218 of 1465	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	1315 of 1465	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	1356 of 1467	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	1357 of 1466	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	1395 of 1485	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	1383 of 1498	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	1382 of 1518	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	1363 of 1499	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	1272 of 1535	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1345 of 1536	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	27.9	149 of 202	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	151 of 183	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	737 of 914	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	909 of 935	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	887 of 900	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	1129 of 1175	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2024)26th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)24th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts39%-27 vs state

Mathematics28%-35 vs state

Science24%-39 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2024)	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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Whitlow Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6482	545	27	20.1		40 (7.3%)	384 (70.5%)	50 (9.2%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.0%)	11	1395^th of 1560 public elementary schools	10.6%		10.2	1401^st of 1558 public elementary schools	10.1%	6	23.8		25.0	29.9	27.7				39.5	37.7	38.8				$13,636
Dunloe Elementary School	Public	K-5	3200 Dunloe Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Groveport Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 833-2008	510	22	23.7	81.5%	72 (14.1%)	323 (63.3%)	46 (9.0%)	14 (2.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.8%)	30.5	1130^th of 1560 public elementary schools	27.6%		28.7	1135^th of 1558 public elementary schools	27.2%	5	50.8		42.7	55.3	40.0				44.7	51.1	56.1				$10,755
Sedalia Elementary	Public	K-5	5400 Sedalia Dr	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Groveport Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 833-2014	530	27	19.3	73.4%	117 (22.1%)	281 (53.0%)	65 (12.3%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (10.8%)	48	919^th of 1560 public elementary schools	41.1%		42.8	997^th of 1558 public elementary schools	36.0%	78	63.5		61.3	62.5	67.6				51.8	47.9	64.9				$10,946
Asbury Elementary School	Public	K-5	5127 Harbor Blvd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Groveport Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 833-2000	503	23	22.3	79.2%	85 (16.9%)	285 (56.7%)	58 (11.5%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.7%)	36.7	1069^th of 1560 public elementary schools	31.5%		27.5	1147^th of 1558 public elementary schools	26.4%	78	34.8		75.9	54.8	26.1				57.5	52.1	59.4				$9,776
Madison Elementary School	Public	K-5	4600 Madison School Dr	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Groveport Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 833-2011	348	17	20.0	75.7%	67 (19.3%)	168 (48.3%)	54 (15.5%)	16 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.1%)	25.8	1186^th of 1560 public elementary schools	24.0%		18.3	1281^st of 1558 public elementary schools	17.8%	95	47.2		38.2	35.8	50.0				48.2	40.3	55.6				$12,157
Oakmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5666 Oakmont Dr	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5385	307	17	18.0		14 (4.6%)	210 (68.4%)	64 (20.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	14.7	1330^th of 1560 public elementary schools	14.7%		15	1328^th of 1558 public elementary schools	14.8%	2	16.7		32.5	38.3	18.6				41.5	51.1	41.9				$14,597
Performance Academy Eastland	Public, Charter	K-8	2220 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Performance Academy Eastland	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 314-6301	320	19	16.8		5 (1.6%)	234 (73.1%)	68 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.4%)	61.8	696^th of 1560 public elementary schools	55.4%		30.1	1119^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.2%	423	80.8	42.9	55.2	69.7	88.5	64.3	78.6	57.1	58.6	42.4	80.8	64.3	64.3	61.9	$9,198
Eastland Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2741 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Eastland Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 547-4493	230	14	16.7		9 (3.9%)	173 (75.2%)	37 (16.1%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	18.5	1276^th of 1560 public elementary schools	18.2%		10.9	1388^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.9%	112	6.7	30.0	58.6	45.0	26.7	14.3	0.0	20.0	44.8	40.0	53.3	19.0	40.0	40.0	$11,998
Woodcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5321 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6747	286	16	17.8		14 (4.9%)	213 (74.5%)	19 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (13.3%)	12.7	1369^th of 1560 public elementary schools	12.2%		20.9	1246^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.0%	123	25.9		27.9	38.5	26.9				34.9	45.0	33.3				$17,589
Zenith Academy East	Public, Charter	K-8	2261 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Zenith Academy East	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 577-0997	178	11	16.1	97.8%	14 (7.9%)	155 (87.1%)	6 (3.4%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.4	1203^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	22.9%		20.3	1252^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	19.6%	49	43.8		38.5	43.8	43.8	23.5	53.3		30.8	43.8	68.8	29.4	73.3		$18,452

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Elementary School?

Students at Liberty Elementary School are 70% African American, 11% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 7% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Liberty Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 545 students attended Liberty Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Liberty Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Yorktown Middle School
High : Independence High School

Is Liberty Elementary School a good school?

Liberty Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.6% of Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Liberty Elementary School in?

Columbus City Schools District

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