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If you had an hour of school board time for Las Brisas Academy, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
663
Elementary
DISTRICT 650 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4266)·NCES 040432003480
Las Brisas Academy
18211 W LAS BRISAS DR, GOODYEAR, AZ 85338 · (623) 237-2860 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL663 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of Arizona public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 22% smaller than its 8th grade class (87).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +3.0pp since 2017
Math
46.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . +1.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2017, while math scores are up about 1 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 28.0% |
| 2018-19 | 41.0% | 45.0% |
| 2017-18 | 41.0% | 45.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Las Brisas Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #291 of 1,072 ▲ 136 | #218 of 646 ▲ 70 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #377 of 1,072 ▲ 27 | #268 of 646 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #162 of 930 | #98 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 663 | #248 of 1,223 | #194 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #822 of 991 | #518 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #448 of 1,007 | #306 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +43.2% | #22 of 256 | #15 of 138 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
663
+157 (+31%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 663 | 33 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 35.5 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 655 | 34 | 19.3:1 | 47% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 29 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 463 | 25.5 | 18.2:1 | 42% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 16 | 18.6:1 | 59% (176) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Las Brisas Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 43% (463 to 663); teachers up 29% (25.5 to 33).
About Las Brisas Academy
Las Brisas Academy is an elementary school in GOODYEAR, Arizona, and it is part of Liberty Elementary District (4266). School enrollment was 663 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 8. The average among elementary schools in Arizona is roughly 451 students; this school is 47% larger than that.
Liberty Elementary District (4266) (7 schools, 4,547 students) runs Las Brisas Academy.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Las Brisas Academy, at 63%. The remaining students are 18% White, 11% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Maricopa County is about 31% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Las Brisas Academy total 33 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
allk12 grades Las Brisas Academy an A-. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Maricopa County census figures show that the median household income is $89,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Maricopa County is home to 1,352 public schools and about 725,139 public school students.
The nearest public school is The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Goodyear, at about 2.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Las Brisas Academy is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 31% enrollment gain, from 506 in 2020-21 to 663 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.4:1 to 20.1:1.
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Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Liberty Elementary District (4266)
- Blue Horizons Elementary SchoolElementary · 976 students
- Westar Elementary SchoolElementary · 815 students
- Rainbow Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 574 students
- Estrella Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
Other schools in GOODYEAR
- Millennium High SchoolHigh · 2,295 students
- Desert Edge High SchoolHigh · 2,106 students
- Estrella Foothills High SchoolHigh · 1,592 students
- Belen Soto Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,123 students
- Copper TrailsElementary · 1,020 students
- Western Sky Middle SchoolMiddle · 952 students
Nearby schools
- The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Goodyear2.5 mi · 522
- Great Hearts Academies - Roosevelt2.6 mi · 934
- Legacy Traditional School - Goodyear2.8 mi · 585
- Copper Trails2.9 mi · 1,020
- Liberty Elementary School2.9 mi · 411
- Desert Star3.4 mi · 637
Frequently asked questions
About Las Brisas AcademyHow many students attend Las Brisas Academy?
Las Brisas Academy enrolls approximately 663 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Las Brisas Academy serve?
Las Brisas Academy serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Las Brisas Academy?
Approximately 20.1:1 students per teacher at Las Brisas Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Las Brisas Academy?
At Las Brisas Academy, the student body is approximately 18% White, 63% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Las Brisas Academy?
Las Brisas Academy is overseen by Liberty Elementary District (4266) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.