Rainbow Valley Elementary School

Rainbow Valley Elementary School is an elementary-level community of middle-of-the-pack scale in BUCKEYE, Arizona, run under Liberty Elementary District (4266), instructing 583 students in grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 29% larger than the state mean of about 451.

Rainbow Valley Elementary School is one of 7 schools operated by Liberty Elementary District (4266), a district that caters to 4,547 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Rainbow Valley Elementary School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 80%; the rest comes out to 16% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the resource side, On paper, Rainbow Valley Elementary School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Rainbow Valley Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, census data for Maricopa County shows the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Rainbow Valley Elementary School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

The closest other public school is Estrella Mountain Elementary School, roughly 2.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rainbow Valley Elementary School has rose 5%, going from 556 students in 2018 to 583 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 31% to 16% across the same window.

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