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Liberty Elementary

Q: Is Liberty Elementary a good school?

Liberty Elementary ranks 341 st of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Liberty Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Liberty Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Liberty Elementary?

Students at Liberty Elementary are 84% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Liberty Elementary attend?

Students who attend Liberty Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Liberty Middle High : Liberty High

Public Grades 3-5

341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Liberty Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Liberty, South Carolina, with 448 students. The school is part of the Pickens 01 school district, which is ranked 17 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Liberty Elementary is located within 5-8 miles of several higher-performing Forest Acres Elementary, McKissick Academy of Science and Technology, and Six Mile Elementary, the school has consistently struggled with student achievement. Its test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with only 55% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA and 45.7% in math, compared to 63.5% and 57% for the district, respectively. Additionally, Liberty Elementary has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18% to 31.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

However, the school does perform better with its low-income student population, ranking in the top 50% for this subgroup, suggesting there may be opportunities to implement targeted academic and social-emotional interventions to support these students and improve overall outcomes. With a 100% free/reduced lunch rate, the school's challenges with student achievement and engagement are likely exacerbated by the high-poverty student population, but the proximity to higher-performing peers indicates there may be best practices the school can learn from to drive improvement over time.

470

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,738

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

251 North Hillcrest Street
Liberty, SC 29657

(864) 397-2100

District: Pickens 01

Students who attend Liberty Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Liberty Middle
High:	Liberty High

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.5%

Two or more races:

6.6%

Hispanic:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (51% vs 56% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 19 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg61%

South Carolina avg56%

341^st of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Pickens 01

17^th of 75Pickens 01 among South Carolina 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	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	341 of 640	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	300 of 638	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	315 of 644	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	301 of 625	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	325 of 622	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	301 of 643	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	222 of 624	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.4	275 of 639	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.3	303 of 619	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.5	323 of 638	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.8	326 of 630	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.6	270 of 599	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.8	215 of 594	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.1	124 of 597	79.2%	★★★★☆
2010	81.1	79 of 589	86.6%	★★★★☆
2009	76.0	119 of 580	79.5%	★★★★☆
2008	74.4	115 of 577	80.1%	★★★★☆
2007	74.2	127 of 566	77.6%	★★★★☆
2006	70.4	157 of 559	71.9%	★★★★☆
2005	84.4	56 of 557	89.9%	★★★★★
2004	81.0	77 of 550	86.0%	★★★★☆
2003	81.0	88 of 542	83.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	65 of 147	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.4	103 of 143	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	144 of 174	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	110 of 151	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	84 of 122	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	139 of 189	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	313 of 581	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	283 of 565	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	277 of 580	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	267 of 573	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.2	343 of 554	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.5	235 of 588	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	179 of 570	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	26.3	98 of 109	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	128 of 147	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2022	50.9	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	276 of 613	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	208 of 599	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	180 of 608	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	204 of 600	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.2	219 of 580	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	146 of 600	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	138 of 588	76.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	344 of 586	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	284 of 568	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	325 of 582	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	308 of 579	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	271 of 561	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	342 of 590	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.0	245 of 571	57.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	399 of 460	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	356 of 441	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	388 of 463	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	375 of 455	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	375 of 439	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	359 of 472	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	309 of 457	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)56th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)41st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-33 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)10th percentile-42 vs school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%-3 vs state

Mathematics50%-3 vs state

Science30%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (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	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Liberty Elementary	Public	3-5	251 North Hillcrest Street	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2100	470	36	13.2		397 (84.5%)	12 (2.6%)	30 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	44.8	341^st of 640 public elementary schools	46.7%		51.5	300^th of 638 public elementary schools	53.0%	41	55.0	60.0	63.9	45.7	56.4	46.8	30.2	$13,738	$1,692	$773	$2,465	$10,135	$1,138	$11,273
Liberty Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	940 Chastain Road	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-4800	637	43	14.6		518 (81.3%)	17 (2.7%)	51 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.5%)								(n/a)								$12,538	$1,125	$881	$2,006	$9,341	$1,191	$10,532
Central Academy of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	608 Johnson Road	Central	29630	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1400	499	36	13.7		280 (56.1%)	79 (15.8%)	77 (15.4%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.4%)	59.3	259^th of 640 public elementary schools	59.5%		62	232^nd of 638 public elementary schools	63.6%	27	60.1	66.3	62.3	58.8	61.4	47.8	50.0	$12,264	$622	$614	$1,236	$10,175	$853	$11,028
West End Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 Pelzer Highway	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2500	643	52	12.4		372 (57.9%)	70 (10.9%)	123 (19.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (11.4%)	46.5	331^st of 640 public elementary schools	48.3%		43.3	363^rd of 638 public elementary schools	43.1%	32	57.3	57.7	48.4	64.6	60.6	28.4	48.1	$11,465	$1,194	$700	$1,894	$8,570	$1,001	$9,571
Pickens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	567 Hampton Avenue	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2300	493	37	13.2		401 (81.3%)	19 (3.9%)	38 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.1%)	53.3	287^th of 640 public elementary schools	55.2%		60.6	241^st of 638 public elementary schools	62.2%	46	46.4	55.1	70.4	50.0	56.4	65.5	48.7	$13,291	$872	$632	$1,504	$10,552	$1,235	$11,787
Six Mile Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	777 North Main Street	Six Mile	29682	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2400	571	39	14.5		515 (90.2%)	8 (1.4%)	18 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	73.7	171^st of 640 public elementary schools	73.3%		71.5	174^th of 638 public elementary schools	72.7%	3	66.3	80.3	68.0	58.2	65.1	54.7	69.7	$11,326	$573	$572	$1,145	$9,143	$1,038	$10,181
McKissick Academy of Science & Technology	Public	PK, KG-5	156 McKissick Road	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2200	519	37	14.0		300 (57.8%)	50 (9.6%)	116 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.0%)	80.5	113^th of 640 public elementary schools	82.3%		71.4	175^th of 638 public elementary schools	72.6%	62	72.0	87.2	72.2	60.0	64.0	61.1	72.1	$12,284	$1,110	$786	$1,896	$9,262	$1,126	$10,389
East End Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 East Second Avenue	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1700	618	43	14.4		353 (57.1%)	91 (14.7%)	103 (16.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.0%)	64.7	225^th of 640 public elementary schools	64.8%		60	249^th of 638 public elementary schools	61.0%	24	69.2	73.5	67.1	52.5	66.3	44.3	51.8	$11,347	$606	$632	$1,238	$8,983	$1,127	$10,109
Hagood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	435 Sparks Lane	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-1900	567	37	15.2		492 (86.8%)	14 (2.5%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.5%)	54.4	280^th of 640 public elementary schools	56.3%		63.3	227^th of 638 public elementary schools	64.4%	53	55.7	70.1	72.3	48.5	42.6	53.0	51.3	$11,351	$525	$569	$1,094	$9,121	$1,136	$10,258
Forest Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 McAlister Road	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1800	677	45	14.9		476 (70.3%)	48 (7.1%)	71 (10.5%)	23 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.7%)	80.6	112^th of 640 public elementary schools	82.5%		76.7	143^rd of 638 public elementary schools	77.6%	31	80.7	76.0	74.5	71.5	65.0	60.4	56.0	$11,451	$452	$481	$932	$9,494	$1,024	$10,519

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Elementary

Is Liberty Elementary a good school?

Liberty Elementary ranks 341^st of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Elementary?

Students at Liberty Elementary are 84% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What district is Liberty Elementary in?

Pickens 01

What schools do graduates of Liberty Elementary attend?

Students who attend Liberty Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Liberty Middle
High : Liberty High

How many students attend Liberty Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Liberty Elementary.

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