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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Liberty Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNNYSIDE UNIFIED DISTRICT (4407)·NCES 040817000723
Liberty Elementary School
5495 S LIBERTY AVE, TUCSON, AZ 85706 · (520) 545-3100 · Pima County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 14% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
23.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -8.0pp since 2017
Math
2.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -40.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 40 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 8.0% |
| 2021-22 | 23.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 31.0% | 33.0% |
| 2017-18 | 31.0% | 42.0% |
% 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 Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #1,048 of 1,072 | #141 of 154 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #836 of 1,072 | #112 of 154 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #255 of 930 | #41 of 128 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #512 of 1,223 | #49 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #893 of 991 | #135 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.5% | #925 of 1,007 | #134 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.3% | #176 of 721 | #29 of 102 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
490
-184 (-27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 22.4:1
% White
2%
was 2%
% Hispanic
92%
was 91%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 490 | 22.7 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 524 | 29.2 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 28.5 | 17.9:1 | 83% (423) |
| 2017-18 | 674 | 30.1 | 22.4:1 | 84% (566) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Elementary School.
About Liberty Elementary School
TUCSON, Arizona, is home to Liberty Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 490 students.
Federal data list 21 schools in Sunnyside Unified District (4407), with 13,979 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, Liberty Elementary School is 92% Hispanic. Other groups include 2% White and 2% Native American. The county population is about 36% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 15, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Liberty Elementary School has a ratio of 21.6:1. Across elementary schools in Arizona, the average ratio is 17.0:1.
The school is in Pima County, where the median household earns about $70,315 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Liberty Elementary School shares Pima County with 397 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Liberty Elementary School is closest to Apollo Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 490, from 674 in 2017-18.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Liberty Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,060,490
Census ACS
Median income
$70,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
398
140,692 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
- Sunnyside High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Desert View High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Sierra K-8 SchoolElementary · 801 students
- Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Elvira Elementary SchoolElementary · 642 students
- Los Amigos Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
Other schools in TUCSON
- Tucson Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,938 students
- Marana High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
- Sunnyside High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Desert View High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Pima County Schools Superintendent's Diploma ProgramHigh · 2,058 students
- Catalina Foothills High SchoolHigh · 1,865 students
Nearby schools
- Apollo Middle School0.2 mi · 480
- La Paloma Academy-South0.4 mi · 501
- STAR Academic High School0.5 mi · 265
- Toltecali High School0.7 mi · 126
- Drexel Elementary School0.8 mi · 515
- Mission Manor Elementary School0.8 mi · 475
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Liberty Elementary School?
Liberty Elementary School enrolls approximately 490 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Liberty Elementary School serve?
Liberty Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Liberty Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Liberty Elementary School is approximately 21.6:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Liberty Elementary School?
At Liberty Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 92% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Liberty Elementary School in?
Liberty Elementary School is part of Sunnyside Unified District (4407).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.