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What's the most underrated thing about Liberty Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARADISE VALLEY UNIFIED DISTRICT (4241)·NCES 040593000484
Liberty Elementary School
5125 E MARILYN RD, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254 · (602) 449-6200 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of Arizona public elementary schools
- A-Test 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.
- B-Three-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
12.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
5
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 | 21 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (54).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
60.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -4.0pp since 2017
Math
52.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -3.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 3 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 59.0% | 54.0% |
| 2020-21 | 53.0% | 45.0% |
| 2018-19 | 68.0% | 58.0% |
| 2017-18 | 64.0% | 55.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Liberty Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #229 of 1,072 ▲ 51 | #176 of 646 ▲ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #171 of 1,072 ▲ 97 | #142 of 646 ▲ 68 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #465 of 930 | #296 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #655 of 1,223 | #480 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #89 of 991 | #46 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #438 of 1,007 | #300 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #460 of 721 | #290 of 456 |
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
421
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 903
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 421 | 33.6 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 33.5 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 34.2 | 10.7:1 | 23% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 36 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 485 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 20% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 535 | 31 | 17.3:1 | 19% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | 28 | 20.0:1 | 13% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 694 | 32 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 903 | 42 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (485 to 421); teachers up 2% (33 to 33.6).
About Liberty Elementary School
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, is home to Liberty Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 421 students in pre-K through 6.
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) enrolls 26,183 students in 42 schools, including Liberty Elementary School.
The largest group at Liberty Elementary School is White students, at 62%. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Maricopa County residents are about 59% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
Its staff includes 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.5 students per teacher. Compared with the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona, this school's ratio is lower.
Liberty Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of Arizona public elementary schools.
In the wider Maricopa County area, median household income comes to about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Maricopa County counts 1,352 public schools with about 725,139 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Sunrise Middle School, is about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% decline, from 436 to 421.
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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 Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)
- Pinnacle High SchoolHigh · 2,430 students
- Paradise Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,900 students
- Horizon High SchoolHigh · 1,767 students
- North Canyon High SchoolHigh · 1,560 students
- Shadow Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,080 students
- Mountain Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 835 students
Other schools in SCOTTSDALE
- Desert Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,905 students
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 1,773 students
- Horizon High SchoolHigh · 1,767 students
- Cactus Shadows High SchoolHigh · 1,362 students
- Saguaro High SchoolHigh · 1,300 students
- Great Hearts Academies - Archway ScottsdaleCombined · 1,079 students
Other Liberty Elementary schools
68 other US public schools in 28 states are named Liberty Elementary. Liberty Elementary School is the 45th largest of the 69.
- Liberty Elementary SchoolTUCSON, AZ · 490 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolBUCKEYE, AZ · 411 students
- Liberty ElementaryVictorville, CA · 1,014 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolCanton, GA · 977 students
- Liberty ElementaryClarksville, TN · 866 students
Nearby schools
- Sunrise Middle School0.2 mi · 390
- Horizon High School0.7 mi · 1,767
- Benchmark School1.3 mi · 328
- Whispering Wind Academy1.3 mi · 376
- Desert Shadows Middle School1.4 mi · 791
- Arizona Language Preparatory1.4 mi · 73
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Liberty Elementary School?
Liberty Elementary School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Liberty Elementary School serve?
Liberty Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Liberty Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Liberty Elementary School is approximately 12.5:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Liberty Elementary School?
At Liberty Elementary School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 23% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Liberty Elementary School?
Liberty Elementary School is overseen by Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.