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Liberty Elem

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

624 E. 8th Street, Galena, KS 66739 · (620) 783-4499 · Part of Galena Unified School District 499

Galena’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
167
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
Rural
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Liberty Elem

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Galena kids: Galena Middle School

On the path

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

PK–2Spring Grove Primary Center229 students
3–5Liberty ElemYou are here
6–8Galena Middle School174 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

624 E. 8th Street, Galena

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 358
Grade 452
Grade 557
Enrollment over time
168’20
175’21
192’22
155’23
167’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Liberty Elem from Galena families.

Other schools in Galena Unified School District 499

The district →
Spring Grove Primary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Galena
229 students17:1
Galena Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Galena
B−
174 students13:1
Galena High
High · Grades 9–12 · Galena
C−
236 students12:1
Galena Virtual School
High · Grades 9–12 · Galena
19 students

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 Kansas’s other public schools; Galena’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.