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Schools in Liberty · Valders Area School District

Liberty’s public schools outscore 64% of Wisconsin districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Liberty, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 43% of students in Liberty’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Wisconsin average (38%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin 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
43%
▲ 5 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
▲ 0 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 4–10 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 14% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
WI 13.6
Schools in town
0
961 students on the public path
In brief

Liberty’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1302 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Liberty’s, its schools beat 69%, higher than their 64% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 43% and math 39% in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,212 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Valders Middle, then Valders High. 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’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 64% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 64%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1302)Better than 69%
Towns in Manitowoc County (18)Better than 67%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 495 test results and a graduating class of 73 could put Liberty anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Liberty’s students in the tested grades sat them (496 in math, 494 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Liberty, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Valders Elementaryin ValdersB+
5–8Valders Middlein ValdersB−
9–12Valders Highin ValdersB+

Liberty’s public schools are run by Valders Area School District, which also serves Cato, Eaton, Manitowoc Rapids and Newton and others. Parts of Liberty (4% of its land) are served by Kiel Area instead. 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.

Valders Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 961 students · 14.0 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,212WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 38.1% · 494 students tested
Math39%
State average 38.7% · 496 students tested

Liberty vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LibertyBValders Area
Valders—Valders Area
St. Nazianz—Valders Area
CatoC+Valders Area PK–12 · Reedsville PK–12
MeemeA−Kiel Area
NewtonC−Manitowoc PK–12 · Valders Area PK–12
Eaton—Valders Area PK–12 · Kiel Area PK–12

5 of the 6 neighbors share Valders Area with Liberty, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Liberty

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

Also serving Libertyin other towns
Valders Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Valders
B+
411 students19:1Rate it →
Valders Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Valders
B−
259 students12:1Rate it →
Valders High
High · Grades 9–12 · Valders
B+
291 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Liberty’s schools

Are Liberty’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Wisconsin: the public schools Liberty children attend outscore 64% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 69%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Liberty in?

Valders Area School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 961 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Liberty are served by Kiel Area.

Where do Liberty kids go to high school?

Valders High in Valders, with 291 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Liberty’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Valders Area School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Liberty spend per student?

$14,212 in Valders Area School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. 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 Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.