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MacArthur Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

925 South Holly, Liberal, KS 67901 · (620) 604-1700 · Part of Liberal Unified School District 480

Liberal’s School Grade D better than 5% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
386
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about MacArthur Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Liberal kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5MacArthur Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

925 South Holly, Liberal

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten64
Grade 165
Grade 273
Grade 357
Grade 465
Grade 562
Enrollment over time
390’20
368’21
391’22
377’23
386’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 78%White 16%Asian 2%Two or more races 2%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about MacArthur Elementary School from Liberal families.

Other schools in Liberal Unified School District 480

The district →
Sunflower Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Liberal
D
570 students23:1
Cottonwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Liberal
D
500 students15:1
Prairie View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Liberal
D
426 students13:1
Meadowlark Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Liberal
D−
362 students13:1
Eisenhower Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Liberal
D
516 students13:1
Seymour Rogers Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Liberal
D−
472 students12:1

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