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Liberty Drive Elementary

Thomasville City Schools · Davidson County

Address
401 Liberty Drive, Thomasville, NC 27360
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Grades served
4-5
NCES school ID
370450001774
306
Students
18.5
Teachers (FTE)
16.5:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
48
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
30.2%
Chronically absent
83.7%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Liberty Drive ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Thomasville PrimaryElementary · Grades PK-30.3 mi
  2. Thomasville HighHigh · Grades 9-121.7 mi
  3. Thomasville MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-81.7 mi
  4. Fair Grove ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Davidson County Schools2.3 mi
  5. East Davidson HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Davidson County Schools2.8 mi
  6. E Lawson Brown MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Davidson County Schools3.0 mi
  7. Hasty ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Davidson County Schools3.2 mi
  8. Hopewell Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K-5 · Randolph County School System3.3 mi
  9. Trinity Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Randolph County School System3.4 mi
  10. Pilot ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Davidson County Schools3.9 mi

How Liberty Drive Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 48 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools16th percentile
Higher than 16% · rank 2,058 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools16th percentile
Higher than 16% · rank 1,174 of 1,419
Thomasville City Schools50th percentile
Higher than 50% · rank 2 of 4

Chronic absence is lower here than at 25% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 7 points since 2014 (55 → 48). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202548DExceeded37.3
202450DExceeded40.1
202345DMet37.3
202233FNot Met27.5
201941DNot Met36.7
201847DMet38.7
201742DNot Met39
201653DMet49
201552DMet47
201455CExceeded45

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Thomasville City Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Black 39.87%Hispanic 37.58%White 12.75%Two+ Races 6.54%Asian 1.63%Native Am. 1.31%Pacific Isl. 0.33%
Black: 39.87% (122) Hispanic: 37.58% (115) White: 12.75% (39) Two+ Races: 6.54% (20) Asian: 1.63% (5) Native Am.: 1.31% (4) Pacific Isl.: 0.33% (1)
Black39.87%
Hispanic37.58%
White12.75%
Two+ Races6.54%
Asian1.63%
Native Am.1.31%
Pacific Isl.0.33%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 306
48.69%149 Female
51.31%157 Male

Student counts for Liberty Drive Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 306 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 69.8%Chronically absent 30.2%
Regular attendance: 69.8% (243) Chronically absent: 30.2% (105)
Regular attendance69.8%
Chronically absent30.2%

Student Population

Students Counted: 348
83.7%Economically disadvantaged
18.95%58 English learners

Student indicators for Liberty Drive Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 348 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 78.56%Beginning 21.44%
Experienced: 78.56% (14) Beginning: 21.44% (4)
Experienced78.56%
Beginning21.44%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 18.2 FTE
88.46%Fully licensed
11.54%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Liberty Drive Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 18.2 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)40.6%17%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)37.5%20.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)34.7%15.1%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)62.5%16.8%15.2%5.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)65.3%19.6%11.7%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)59.4%23.6%14.5%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth5.4292.3

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers18.19
Experienced teachers14.29 (79%)
Beginning teachers3.9 (21%)
Holding a standard license16.09 (88%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.1 (12%)
National Board certified0

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (105 of 348)30.2%
Economically disadvantaged83.7%
English learners making progress (of 58)31%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.61
Library books per student33.45
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.67

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Liberty Drive Elementary report card PDF

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Liberty Drive Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.