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Liberty Elementary - 02 is a public elementary school located in Harrisburg, South Dakota, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 565 students. It is part of the Harrisburg School District 41-2, which is ranked 45 out of 126 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
While Liberty Elementary - 02 has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates over the past few years, the school has consistently lower proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the Harrisburg School District and the state of South Dakota averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rate in ELA for all grades was 37.19%, compared to 57.13% for the district and 50.04% for the state. Similarly, the school's proficiency rate in Mathematics for all grades was 41.15%, compared to 50.17% for the district and 42.95% for the state. Additionally, the school has lower rankings for specific student subgroups, such as female students, male students, white students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, compared to other elementary schools in the state.
Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Harrisburg School District, such as Endeavor Elementary - 07 and Journey Elementary - 05, generally perform better than Liberty Elementary - 02 in terms of test scores and overall school rankings. Furthermore, Adventure Elementary - 10, also part of the Harrisburg School District, stands out as an exceptional performer, ranking 4th out of 201 South Dakota elementary schools in 2023-2024. In contrast, Challenge Center - 51, a specialized elementary school in the Sioux Falls School District, has consistently outperformed Liberty Elementary - 02 and the Harrisburg School District as a whole in terms of test scores and overall school rankings.
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