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Liberal Sr High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1611 W 2nd, Liberal, KS 67901 · (620) 604-1200 · Part of Liberal Unified School District 480

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

Directions
Students
1,421
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Liberal Sr High

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state

On the path

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

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Liberal Sr HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts11%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1611 W 2nd, Liberal

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9366
Grade 10397
Grade 11364
Grade 12294
Enrollment over time
1,390’20
1,349’21
1,353’22
1,403’23
1,421’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 87%White 9%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%Black <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 Liberal Sr High 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
MacArthur Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Liberal
C−
386 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

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.