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Meadowlark Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1200 N Calvert, Liberal, KS 67901 · (620) 604-2100 · Part of Liberal Unified School District 480

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

Students
362
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Meadowlark Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 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–5Meadowlark Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts12%
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).

1200 N Calvert, Liberal

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten58
Grade 160
Grade 259
Grade 368
Grade 458
Grade 559
Enrollment over time
368’20
350’21
379’22
358’23
362’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 91%White 4%Black 2%Two or more races 2%Asian <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 Meadowlark Elementary School from Liberal families.

Other schools in Liberal Unified School District 480

The district →

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.