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Schools in Liberty Township · Caston School Corporation

Liberty Township’s public schools score below 73% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Liberty Township’s districts is 23%, below the Indiana average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Liberty Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Indiana, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
32%
▼ 9 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
▼ 14 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Spent per student
$12.5K
▼ 9% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
816 students on the public path
In brief

Liberty Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 707 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Liberty Township’s, its schools beat 6%, lower than their 27% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 41% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,468 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Caston Jr-Sr High School. Enrollment is up 20% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Liberty Township’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 27% of Indiana school districts. Test scores are below the Indiana average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 27%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (707)Better than 6%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 420 test results could put Liberty Township anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Liberty Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (420 in math, 420 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Liberty Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Caston Elementary SchoolCaston School CorporationC
6–12Caston Jr-Sr High SchoolCaston School CorporationC

Liberty Township’s public schools are run by Caston School Corporation, which also serves Adams, Bethlehem, Fulton and Kewanna and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Caston School CorporationGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 816 students, up 20% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$12,468IN $13,688 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 41.3% · 420 students tested
Math23%
State average 37.5% · 420 students tested

Liberty Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Liberty Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Liberty TownshipCCaston School Corporation
RochesterB−Rochester Community School Corporation
Wayne—Caston School Corporation
Allen—North Miami
Bethlehem—Caston School Corporation
Adams—Caston School Corporation

3 of the 5 neighbors share Caston School Corporation with Liberty Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Liberty Township

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Liberty Townshipby address
Caston Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rochester
C
381 students15:1Rate it →
Caston Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Rochester
C
435 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Liberty Township’s schools

Are Liberty Township’s schools good?

On Indiana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Liberty Township children attend score below 73% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 6%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Liberty Township in?

Caston School Corporation, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 816 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Liberty Township spend per student?

$12,468 in Caston School Corporation (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.