Liberty Elementary School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 7 · Ottumwa, Iowa
Liberty Elementary School in Ottumwa, Iowa enrolled 633 students in 2024-25 with 45.6 full-time teachers, 13.9 students per teacher against the Iowa middle-school median of 14.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 45% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Iowa: 69.7% and 68.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 47% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 24%
430 students in 2022-23, 764 students in 2023-24, 633 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.9 to 45.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 430 | 36.9 | 11.7 |
| 2023-24 | 764 | 55.1 | 13.9 |
| 2024-25 | 633 | 45.6 | 13.9 |
13.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 of every 100 Iowa middle schools
Among the 242 Iowa middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 562 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Liberty Elementary School enrolled 562 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 40 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 562 of the 562 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions40
- Chronically absent20.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
47.7% of students were White, 26.2% Hispanic, 10.3% Pacific Islander in 2024-25.
- White47.7%
- Hispanic26.2%
- Pacific Islander10.3%
- Black10.0%
- Asian3.6%
- Two or more races1.3%
- American Indian0.9%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Liberty Elementary School scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Iowa, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 45% | 55% | 69.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 49% | 49% (2021-22) | 68.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Liberty Elementary School
- Cardinal Junior HighThe nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 314 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Davis County Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 17 miles away: 337 students, 19.0 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
- Compare Liberty Elementary School with Cardinal Junior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Ottumwa Community School District spends per student$12,314 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,314
- The largest public schools in IowaLiberty Elementary School is the number 45 by size of 243 Iowa middle schools open in 2024-25.#45 of 243
- Iowa schools by students per teacher13.9 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 14.4 for middle schools.13.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Liberty Elementary School
How many students attend Liberty Elementary School?
633 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 430 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Ottumwa, IA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Liberty Elementary School?
13.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for middle schools is 14.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Liberty Elementary School a Title I school?
Liberty Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Liberty Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Liberty Elementary School scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Iowa's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Liberty Elementary School in?
Ottumwa Community School District, NCES district ID 1922110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 192211002185 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.