📍 401 Yale, Liberal, Barton County, 64762
Liberal Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Liberal, Barton County. The school has 119 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Liberal R-Ii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Liberal Elem. enrolls 119 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 65% male and 35% female. A teaching staff of 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 113 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
59 of the school's 119 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 45 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
Liberal Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-40, state senate district 31, state house district 127.
Liberal Elem. is one of 3 schools in LIBERAL R-II, based in LIBERAL, Missouri. The district serves 271 students district-wide and employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 119 students, Liberal Elem. is larger than the district average of about 90 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant