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Liberty Union Elementary School

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Liberty Union Elementary School ranks 659 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

659^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Liberty Union Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 472 students in grades K-4 in Baltimore, Ohio. The school is part of the Liberty Union-Thurston Local school district, which is ranked 334 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Liberty Union Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in both math and English language arts (ELA) for 3rd and 4th grades. For example, in 2024-2025, 66.7% of 3rd graders and 85.7% of 4th graders were proficient or better in math, compared to the state averages of 64.4% and 69.1%, respectively. The school also has a strong performance in serving its special education students, ranking 103 out of 856 Ohio elementary schools in 2022-2023 with a 4-star rating. Additionally, Liberty Union Elementary School has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state and nearby schools, with a rate of 13.5% in 2024-2025 versus the state average of 15.5%.

Compared to nearby schools, Toll Gate Elementary has higher test scores but also higher chronic absenteeism rates, while Medill Elementary has lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism than Liberty Union Elementary. Overall, Liberty Union Elementary School stands out as a strong-performing elementary school within its district and the state of Ohio, particularly in its ability to support special education students and maintain low chronic absenteeism rates.

445

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,472

Per pupil spending ?

44%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 S Main St
Baltimore, OH 43105-9755

(740) 862-4143

District: Liberty Union-Thurston Local

Students who attend Liberty Union Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Liberty Union Middle School
High:	Liberty Union High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.4%

Hispanic:

1.8%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 57th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (70% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg70%

Ohio avg64%

659^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

334^th of 828Liberty Union-Thurston Local 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	63.3	659 of 1558	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	522 of 1577	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	585 of 1596	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	652 of 1588	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	652 of 1610	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	800 of 1676	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	951 of 1636	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	66.5	686 of 1651	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.6	953 of 1678	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	64.7	716 of 1684	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.9	515 of 1687	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.9	838 of 1701	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.7	1002 of 1709	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	72.7	486 of 1686	71.2%	★★★★☆
2010	71.3	516 of 1662	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.7	700 of 1610	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	77.5	286 of 1582	81.9%	★★★★☆
2007	69.0	538 of 1609	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.4	528 of 1504	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.7	366 of 1501	75.6%	★★★★☆
2004	71.7	418 of 1471	71.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	61.8	223 of 824	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	28.8	565 of 765	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.4	222 of 956	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	26.6	809 of 1021	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	643 of 1452	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	563 of 1466	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	675 of 1483	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	814 of 1488	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.1	679 of 1467	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	779 of 1502	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	895 of 1518	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	42.2	641 of 759	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	729 of 1473	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	482 of 1484	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	663 of 1447	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	877 of 1419	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.0	626 of 1404	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	668 of 1465	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	816 of 1465	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	597 of 1466	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.3	526 of 1485	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.7	436 of 1498	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	447 of 1518	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	562 of 1499	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	637 of 1535	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	867 of 1536	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	353 of 935	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.7	166 of 900	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	103 of 856	88.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	709 of 1175	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.8	589 of 1190	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	614 of 1215	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.5	678 of 1242	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	666 of 1249	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	779 of 1271	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	827 of 1309	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)16th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics76%+9 vs state

English Language Arts64%~ state avg

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th 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	Total
Liberty Union Elementary School	Public	K-4	1000 S Main St	Baltimore	43105	Fairfield County	Liberty Union-Thurston Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 862-4143	445	29	15.6	44.0%	429 (96.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	63.3	659^th of 1558 public elementary schools	57.7%		70.9	522^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	66.9%	137		66.7	85.7		59.0	68.4		$13,472
Pleasantville Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 W. Columbus Street	Pleasantville	43148	Fairfield County	Fairfield Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 468-2181	348	18	19.8		327 (94.0%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	61.6	706^th of 1558 public elementary schools	54.7%		71.1	516^th of 1577 public elementary schools	67.3%	190		65.6	82.4		60.9	65.8		$10,472
Bloom Carroll Intermediate School	Public	1-7	4955 Carroll Eastern Rd	Carroll	43112	Fairfield County	Bloom-Carroll Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 837-4044	545	25	21.4	22.8%	466 (85.5%)	29 (5.3%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	74.4	442^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	71.6%		78.3	361^st of 1577 public elementary schools	77.1%	81	74.3	75.6	82.9	60.7	82.3	73.3	78.2	$10,675
Bloom Carroll Primary School	Public	K-2	4955 Carroll Eastern Rd	Carroll	43112	Fairfield County	Bloom-Carroll Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 756-4326	479	25	19.1	27.1%	399 (83.3%)	34 (7.1%)	14 (2.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)								(n/a)								$11,407
Millersport Elementary School	Public	K-5	11850 Lancaster St	Millersport	43046	Fairfield County	Walnut Township Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 467-2216	223	17	13.5		201 (90.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)	65.7	608^th of 1558 public elementary schools	61.0%		55	850^th of 1577 public elementary schools	46.1%	242	72.2	63.4	68.8	58.3	70.7	78.1	75.0	$14,982
Tarhe Trails Elementary School	Public	K-5	2141 Greencrest Way	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Lancaster City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 687-7330	611	30	20.3		513 (84.0%)	19 (3.1%)	15 (2.5%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.2%)	62.6	679^th of 1558 public elementary schools	56.4%		71.1	518^th of 1577 public elementary schools	67.2%	161	78.4	54.1	78.8	59.5	65.5	66.0	73.3	$10,812
Bridges	Public	1-8	425 Whittier Dr N	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Lancaster City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 687-3494	18	0	16.2		17 (94.4%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$7,735
Medill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1160 Sheridan Dr	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Lancaster City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 687-7352	530	27	19.6		460 (86.8%)	13 (2.5%)	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.8%)	50.4	890^th of 1558 public elementary schools	42.9%		47.6	952^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	39.6%	62	52.4	72.5	70.7	49.4	64.6	51.2	60.2	$11,499
Toll Gate Elementary	Public	K-4	12183 Tollgate Rd	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 833-2110	948	49	19.4		523 (55.2%)	189 (19.9%)	54 (5.7%)	121 (12.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.1%)	85.3	164^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.5%		88.6	89^th of 1577 public elementary schools	94.4%	75		84.7	93.1	100.0	75.4	79.2		$9,740
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	712 N Broad St	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Lancaster City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 687-7338	530	27	19.6		418 (78.9%)	24 (4.5%)	27 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.5%)	51.6	870^th of 1558 public elementary schools	44.2%		49.6	933^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	40.8%	63	63.4	63.6	60.4	63.4	65.0	46.2	65.6	$11,198

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Union Elementary School

Is Liberty Union Elementary School a good school?

Liberty Union Elementary School ranks 659^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Liberty Union Elementary School in?

Liberty Union-Thurston Local

How many students attend Liberty Union Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Liberty Union Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Liberty Union Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Liberty Union Middle School
High : Liberty Union High School

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Union Elementary School?

Students at Liberty Union Elementary School are 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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