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Liberty Elementary

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Liberty Elementary ranks 379 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

379^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Liberty Elementary serves 470 students in grades 3-5 in Liberty, SC, as part of the Pickens 01 school district, and is the upper-elementary partner to Liberty Primary (grades PK-2). The school has maintained a stable middle-tier ranking in South Carolina over the past decade, currently sitting at the 43rd percentile statewide with a 2-star rating. One of its standout features is a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1, and it spends more per student ($13,738) than any nearby elementary school—about $1,500-$2,400 more than peers like Pickens Elementary or Six Mile Elementary.

Perhaps the most remarkable strength at Liberty Elementary is its work with students with disabilities. The school jumped from the 28th percentile for this subgroup in 2023-2024 to the 66th percentile in 2025-2026—a dramatic 38-point improvement in just two years—making it a standout choice for families of students with special needs. The school also performs well with students from low socio-economic backgrounds, ranking in the 49th percentile in 2025-2026, which is notable given that 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Additionally, chronic absenteeism has dropped to 17.1%, well below the district average of 24.3%, showing the school has successfully tackled attendance challenges that continue to affect the broader district.

However, there are areas of concern. The school shows a consistent pattern of struggling in science—4th-grade proficiency was just 35.1% in 2025-2026, compared to the district's 51.8%—while performing much closer to district averages in English Language Arts. There's also an intriguing anomaly in 5th-grade math, where proficiency soared to 66.9%, a full 10 points above the district average and a dramatic reversal from the previous year's below-average performance. While the school's overall ranking dipped slightly this year, the combination of strong special education support, effective work with high-needs students, and targeted grade-level improvements suggests a school that is actively finding ways to help specific groups succeed, even if those gains haven't yet lifted overall school-wide metrics.

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: Declining — 51st percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (53% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg61%

South Carolina avg58%

379^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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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
2026	42.6	379 of 661	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.8	341 of 639	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	302 of 643	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
2026	54.2	53 of 156	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.0	65 of 147	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.4	104 of 143	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	40.0	362 of 599	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	312 of 580	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	283 of 568	50.2%	★★★☆☆
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
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
2026	49.0	325 of 634	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.4	276 of 612	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	209 of 602	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
2026	42.4	350 of 591	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.9	344 of 585	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	286 of 571	49.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	18.1	401 of 463	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	398 of 459	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	358 of 446	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)66th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile~ school

Homeless (2023)40th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-29 vs school

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

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts59%-5 vs state

Mathematics52%~ state avg

Science35%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)			SC READY Mathematics (2026)			SC READY Science (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	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	100.0%	397 (84.5%)	12 (2.6%)	30 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	42.6	379^th of 661 public elementary schools	42.7%		44.8	341^st of 639 public elementary schools	46.6%	38	56.2	58.6	63.2	48.7	42.7	66.9	35.1	$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	100.0%	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	100.0%	280 (56.1%)	79 (15.8%)	77 (15.4%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.4%)	45.2	355^th of 661 public elementary schools	46.3%		59.3	259^th of 639 public elementary schools	59.5%	96	55.2	59.8	63.6	42.4	49.4	53.5	45.4	$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	100.0%	372 (57.9%)	70 (10.9%)	123 (19.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (11.4%)	54.9	276^th of 661 public elementary schools	58.2%		46.5	331^st of 639 public elementary schools	48.2%	55	71.4	71.0	56.7	71.1	48.4	31.3	51.6	$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	100.0%	401 (81.3%)	19 (3.9%)	38 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.1%)	47.5	330^th of 661 public elementary schools	50.1%		53.3	287^th of 639 public elementary schools	55.1%	43	50.0	54.2	60.5	61.5	53.0	53.1	49.4	$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	57.2%	515 (90.2%)	8 (1.4%)	18 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	74.8	160^th of 661 public elementary schools	75.8%		73.7	171^st of 639 public elementary schools	73.2%	11	66.3	76.3	77.9	61.8	60.8	64.0	65.9	$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	100.0%	300 (57.8%)	50 (9.6%)	116 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.0%)	66.6	213^th of 661 public elementary schools	67.8%		80.5	113^th of 639 public elementary schools	82.3%	100	69.1	65.8	71.2	70.3	60.5	56.3	47.3	$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	74.8%	353 (57.1%)	91 (14.7%)	103 (16.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.0%)	56.2	269^th of 661 public elementary schools	59.3%		64.7	225^th of 639 public elementary schools	64.8%	44	47.3	78.0	71.3	40.9	67.6	57.5	63.7	$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	75.3%	492 (86.8%)	14 (2.5%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.5%)	45.3	352^nd of 661 public elementary schools	46.7%		54.4	280^th of 639 public elementary schools	56.2%	72	69.0	68.4	56.5	58.3	45.0	35.3	38.6	$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	54.2%	476 (70.3%)	48 (7.1%)	71 (10.5%)	23 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.7%)	70.7	187^th of 661 public elementary schools	71.7%		80.6	112^th of 639 public elementary schools	82.5%	75	73.4	80.4	78.1	70.9	54.4	53.3	45.6	$11,451	$452	$481	$932	$9,494	$1,024	$10,519

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Elementary

What schools do graduates of Liberty Elementary attend?

Students who attend Liberty Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Liberty Middle
High : Liberty High

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.

How many students attend Liberty Elementary?

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

What district is Liberty Elementary in?

Pickens 01

Is Liberty Elementary a good school?

Liberty Elementary ranks 379^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 EOCEP & SC READY test scoresAug 10, 2026

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