Liberty Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Boise, Idaho
Liberty Elementary School in Boise, Idaho enrolled 403 students in 2024-25 with 23.4 full-time teachers, 17.2 students per teacher against the Idaho elementary-school median of 17.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22. On the state tests, 72% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Idaho: 54.8% and 40.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
436 students in 2022-23, 428 students in 2023-24, 403 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.0 to 23.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 436 | 25.0 | 17.4 |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 24.6 | 17.4 |
| 2024-25 | 403 | 23.4 | 17.2 |
17.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 50 of every 100 Idaho elementary schools
Among the 372 Idaho elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.1; the national median for elementary 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 539 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Liberty Elementary School enrolled 431 students and had 0.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.8, one per 539 of the 431 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent18.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.2% of students were White, 9.2% Hispanic, 7.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White78.2%
- Hispanic9.2%
- Two or more races7.2%
- Asian4.0%
- Black1.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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: 72% in reading in 2021-22 and 60% in math in 2022-23, against 54.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.6% in math in 2022-23 across Idaho. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Idaho, 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 | Idaho |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 72% | 57% | 54.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 60% | 46% (2021-22) | 40.6% |
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.
Elementary schools in Boise
47 public elementary schools in Boise report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer School of the Arts | 658 | 19.3 | 16.6% |
| Eliza Hart Spalding STEM Academy | 610 | 17.9 | 17.7% |
| White Pine Elementary School | 555 | 18.2 | 26.7% |
| Whittier Elementary School | 490 | 16.1 | 98.4% |
| Desert Sage Elementary School | 477 | 13.2 | 58.3% |
| Trail Wind Elementary | 475 | 20.2 | 14.7% |
| Horizon Elementary School | 472 | 17.7 | 98.1% |
| Pepper Ridge Elementary | 472 | 17.8 | 28.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Liberty Elementary School
- Riverside Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 327 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- White Pine Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 555 students, 18.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Liberty Elementary School with Riverside Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Boise Independent District spends per student$12,892 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,892
- The largest public schools in IdahoLiberty Elementary School is the number 138 by size of 377 Idaho elementary schools open in 2024-25.#138 of 377
- Idaho schools by students per teacher17.2 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 17.1 for elementary schools.17.2:1
- 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?
403 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 436 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Boise, ID.What is the student-teacher ratio at Liberty Elementary School?
17.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Idaho median for elementary schools is 17.1. 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 was not a Title I school 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: 72% in reading in 2021-22 and 60% in math in 2022-23, against 54.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.6% in math in 2022-23 across Idaho. Idaho'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?
Boise Independent District, NCES district ID 1600360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160036000650 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.