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Schools in Liberty Township · Wilmington City School District

Liberty Township’s public schools score below 59% of Ohio districts on tests and graduation

In Liberty Township, 40% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Ohio average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Liberty Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Ohio, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Ohio 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
53%
▼ 6 pts vs OH 60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
▼ 12 pts vs OH 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 3 pts vs OH 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 9% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.2
OH 16.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,098 students on the public path
In brief

Liberty Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1284 Ohio towns with household incomes within a quarter of Liberty Township’s, its schools beat 13%, lower than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 53% of tested students were proficient in reading and 40% in math, against 60% and 52% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio. Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $15,081 per student in FY2024, against $16,610 across Ohio. 24% of its revenue that year was federal (Ohio 12%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary and two middle schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 8% 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 scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 41% of Ohio school districts. Graduation is above the Ohio average; test scores are below it.

Ohio school districts we grade (910)Better than 41%
Lower resultsHigher results
Ohio towns with similar household incomes (1284)Better than 13%
Towns in Clinton County (13)Better than 31%
C+B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,178 test results and a graduating class of 204 could put Liberty Township anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Liberty Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,170 in math, 1,186 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
PK–2Roy E Holmes Elementary Schoolin WilmingtonNo scores
3–5Denver Place Elementary Schoolin WilmingtonB
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

Liberty Township’s public schools are run by Wilmington City School District, which also serves Clark, Green, Martinsville and Port William 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.

Wilmington City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,098 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 19.2 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$15,081OH $16,610 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 59.5% · 1186 students tested
Math40%
State average 52.2% · 1170 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 24% of the Wilmington City district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 12% across Ohio, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Liberty Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Liberty TownshipC+Wilmington City
UnionC+Wilmington City
ChesterB+Clinton-Massie Local
CaesarscreekB−Xenia Community City PK–12 · Greeneview Local K–12
Wilson—East Clinton Local
JeffersonB+Greeneview Local

Every school in Liberty Township

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

Also serving Liberty Townshipin other towns
Roy E Holmes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Wilmington
568 students22:1Rate it →
Denver Place Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Wilmington
B
483 students19:1Rate it →
Wilmington High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Wilmington
C+
596 students19:1Rate it →
Rodger O. Borror Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wilmington
C
451 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Liberty Township’s schools

Are Liberty Township’s schools good?

On Ohio’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Liberty Township children attend score below 59% of Ohio’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 13%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Liberty Township in?

Wilmington City School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,098 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

What is Liberty Township’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Wilmington City School District graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio.

How much does Liberty Township spend per student?

$15,081 in Wilmington City School District (FY2024), against $16,610 across Ohio. 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 Ohio. Stars are from neighbors.