Summary:
The Liberty Central School District in New York has only one elementary school, Liberty Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 4th grade. Despite having adequate funding and resources, Liberty Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools and significantly underperforms the state average on standardized assessments in both English Language Arts and math.
In the 2023-2024 school year, only 30.17% of 3rd graders and 29.27% of 4th graders at Liberty Elementary School were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 42.6% and 47.05%, respectively. In math, the proficiency rates were 25.21% for 3rd grade and 27.78% for 4th grade, far below the state averages of 53.93% and 58.03%. This persistent underperformance has placed Liberty Elementary School around 2,100 out of 2,400-2,500 elementary schools in the state over the past three school years.
The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 64.11% in the 2022-2023 school year, suggests that Liberty Elementary School serves a predominantly low-income student population. However, the school district's spending per student of $18,424 and the school's low student-teacher ratio of 11:1 indicate that Liberty Elementary School has access to adequate funding and resources, raising questions about the root causes of the school's academic challenges.
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