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Liberty Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1401^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Liberty Elementary School is a public elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 540 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Columbus City Schools District, which is ranked 688 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Liberty Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Ohio elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school significantly underperforms the state and district averages on Ohio State Tests across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates as low as 13.4% in Science, 15.7% in Mathematics, and 38.6% in English Language Arts for 5th-grade students. Additionally, the school faces extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 38.7% to 57.8% in recent years, which is much higher than the state and district averages.

While the nearby Oakmont Elementary and Woodcrest Elementary schools within the Columbus City Schools District generally perform better than Liberty Elementary, their overall performance is still below state averages, indicating broader challenges within the district. The nearby Performance Academy Eastland and Zenith Academy East charter schools also show mixed results, with their performance still below state averages in many areas.

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: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (29% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Science scores 50 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg37%

Ohio avg64%

1,401^st of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

688^th of 828Columbus 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)20th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-28 vs state

Mathematics28%-36 vs state

Science13%-50 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						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	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	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%)	10.2	1401^st of 1558 public elementary schools	10.1%		9.2	1420^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.0%	19	13.4		27.3	40.0	15.7				35.1	34.4	38.6				$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		72 (14.1%)	323 (63.3%)	46 (9.0%)	14 (2.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.8%)	28.7	1135^th of 1558 public elementary schools	27.2%		18.3	1274^th of 1577 public elementary schools	19.2%	139	37.7		50.9	63.9	26.1				56.4	45.9	39.1				$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		117 (22.1%)	281 (53.0%)	65 (12.3%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (10.8%)	42.8	997^th of 1558 public elementary schools	36.0%		49.8	931^st of 1577 public elementary schools	41.0%	66	56.0		46.9	72.9	62.2				43.9	54.9	54.7				$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		85 (16.9%)	285 (56.7%)	58 (11.5%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.7%)	27.5	1147^th of 1558 public elementary schools	26.4%		28.8	1151^st of 1577 public elementary schools	27.0%	4	26.6		69.2	43.4	20.6				55.7	42.7	48.4				$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		67 (19.3%)	168 (48.3%)	54 (15.5%)	16 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.1%)	18.3	1281^st of 1558 public elementary schools	17.8%		23.5	1216^th of 1577 public elementary schools	22.9%	65	41.8		31.1	45.2	42.0				34.9	31.0	40.9				$12,157
Oakmont Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	15	1328^th of 1558 public elementary schools	14.8%		24.6	1201^st of 1577 public elementary schools	23.8%	127	26.1		44.4	20.5	26.1				40.0	33.3	47.8				$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%)	30.1	1119^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.2%		21.3	1242^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	21.2%	123	25.0	45.5	40.0	81.8	46.9	35.7	13.6	54.5	41.7	54.5	43.8	25.0	27.3	36.4	$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%)	10.9	1388^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.9%		5	1514^th of 1577 public elementary schools	4.0%	126	13.3	22.2	36.4	33.3	0.0	14.3	0.0	16.7	22.7	41.7	46.7	21.4	6.7	27.8	$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%)	20.9	1246^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.0%		24.4	1203^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	23.7%	43	46.9		22.9	41.2	46.9				31.3	20.6	56.3				$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		14 (7.9%)	155 (87.1%)	6 (3.4%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.3	1252^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	19.6%		22.4	1233^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	21.8%	19	22.2	52.9	50.0	72.2	27.8	15.8	30.0	41.2	35.0	38.9	38.9	21.1	50.0	58.8	$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 10.1% of Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Liberty Elementary School in?

Columbus City Schools District

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