Liberty Elementary School
501 West 900 North
Chesterton IN, 46304, Porter County
Phone: 219-983-3650
Ranking: 
(333 out of 1,449, top 23%)*
(333 out of 1,449, top 23%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Duneland School Corporation
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 28 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 534 | 535 | 550 | 513 | 526 | 505 | 480 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 106 | 19.9% | 83 | 15.5% | 128 | 23.3% | 90 | 17.5% | 117 | 22.2% | 95 | 18.8% | 98 | 20.4% |
| Grade 1: | 83 | 15.5% | 132 | 24.7% | 100 | 18.2% | 116 | 22.6% | 92 | 17.5% | 105 | 20.8% | 103 | 21.5% |
| Grade 2: | 130 | 24.3% | 102 | 19.1% | 117 | 21.3% | 93 | 18.1% | 109 | 20.7% | 107 | 21.2% | 94 | 19.6% |
| Grade 3: | 99 | 18.5% | 121 | 22.6% | 98 | 17.8% | 102 | 19.9% | 110 | 20.9% | 100 | 19.8% | 95 | 19.8% |
| Grade 4: | 116 | 21.7% | 97 | 18.1% | 107 | 19.5% | 112 | 21.8% | 98 | 18.6% | 98 | 19.4% | 90 | 18.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 280 | 52.4% | 273 | 51.0% | 275 | 50.0% | 248 | 48.3% | 231 | 43.9% | 220 | 43.6% | 216 | 45.0% |
| Female: | 254 | 47.6% | 262 | 49.0% | 275 | 50.0% | 265 | 51.7% | 253 | 48.1% | 253 | 50.1% | 236 | 49.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 53 | 9.9% | 65 | 12.1% | 57 | 10.4% | 27 | 5.3% | 28 | 5.3% | 32 | 6.3% | 31 | 6.5% |
| Black: | 6 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% |
| White: | 452 | 84.6% | 446 | 83.4% | 468 | 85.1% | 437 | 85.2% | 452 | 85.9% | 440 | 87.1% | 419 | 87.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 20 | 3.7% | 20 | 3.7% | 14 | 2.5% | 39 | 7.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 143 | 26.8% | 151 | 28.2% | 159 | 28.9% | 160 | 31.2% | 162 | 30.8% | 114 | 22.6% | 106 | 22.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 3.4% | 24 | 4.5% | 15 | 2.7% | 15 | 2.9% | 22 | 4.2% | 27 | 5.3% | 17 | 3.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.07 | 19.81 | 18.97 | 21.38 | 18.79 | 20.20 | 20.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 78% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 80% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 86% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 90.6% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 90.3% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 79% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 78% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 86.1% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 82.4% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 86% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 93% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 84.3% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 82% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 68% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 86.8% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81.5% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 87% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 88.1% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 88.3% | 78% |
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* Liberty Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.