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Liberty Intermediate School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–7

50 Traxler Drive, Ottumwa, IA 52501 · (641) 682-4502 · Part of Ottumwa Community School District

Ottumwa’s School Grade D better than 6% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
633
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–7
The gist

What stands out about Liberty Intermediate School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 10.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Ottumwa kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Ottumwa kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–7Liberty Intermediate SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency45%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

50 Traxler Drive, Ottumwa

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6316
Grade 7317
Enrollment over time
572’20
562’21
430’22
764’23
633’24

Up 10.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%Hispanic 26%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 10%Black 10%Asian 4%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Liberty Intermediate School from Ottumwa families.

Other schools in Ottumwa Community School District

The district →
Pickwick Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Ottumwa
560 students23:1
Ottumwa Virtual Learning
Other · Grades PK–12 · Ottumwa
106 students
Wilson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ottumwa
D
335 students12:1
Horace Mann Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ottumwa
B−
250 students13:1
James Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ottumwa
D
249 students13:1
Eisenhower Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ottumwa
A
248 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Ottumwa’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.