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Liberal Schools
Liberal is a public school district in Kansas, based in Seward County (Liberal). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Liberal on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Liberal
8 of 8 schools in Liberal carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
D: 4F: 4
Best schools in Liberal
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- D+ Macarthur Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Cottonwood Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Sunflower Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Prairie View Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F Eisenhower Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- F Liberal SR High (High school, meets expectations)
- F Meadowlark Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Seymour Rogers Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Liberal
High schools (1)
- F Liberal SR High, Liberal
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- F Eisenhower Middle School, Liberal
- F Seymour Rogers Middle School, Liberal
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- D- Cottonwood Elementary School, Liberal
- D+ Macarthur Elementary School, Liberal
- F Meadowlark Elementary School, Liberal
- D- Prairie View Elementary School, Liberal
- D- Sunflower Elementary School, Liberal
Where Liberal schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Liberal (8)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kansas
- County: Seward County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,676 students with 337 full-time-equivalent teachers and 841 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2008730
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Kismet-Plains (3 schools, 17 mi)
- Hugoton Public Schools (4 schools, 22 mi)
- Sublette (3 schools, 30 mi)
- Ulysses (5 schools, 37 mi)
- Montezuma (3 schools, 42 mi)
- Elkhart (5 schools, 53 mi)
- Holcomb (4 schools, 60 mi)
- Deerfield (3 schools, 62 mi)
Questions about Liberal
How many schools are in Liberal?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Liberal, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Liberal serve?
The largest by graded schools: Liberal.
How good are the schools in Liberal?
Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is F, with 11.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 18%. 25% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Liberal?
4,676 students were enrolled in Liberal in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Liberal?
Liberal is in Kansas, based in Seward County, with its district office in Liberal. Its boundary covers about 203 sq mi.