📍 17901 205th Ave N W, Big Lake, Sherburne County, 55309
Liberty Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Big Lake, Sherburne County. The school has 806 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Big Lake Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 55.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Liberty Elementary enrolls 806 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 55.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 640 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 6.3% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 5% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
322 of the school's 806 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 249 qualify for free lunch and 73 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Liberty Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-60, state senate district 30.
Liberty Elementary is one of 6 schools in BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in BIG LAKE, Minnesota. The district serves 3,190 students district-wide and employs 154 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 806 students, Liberty Elementary is larger than the district average of about 532 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe