Liberty Elementary

Liberty Elementary is an average-sized elementary campus in Chula Vista, California, run under Chula Vista Elementary. The school serves 542 students in grades K through 6.

Across the 43 schools in Chula Vista Elementary (22,235 students total), Liberty Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Liberty Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 13% Asian, 13% White, 9% multiracial, 4% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Liberty Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (San Diego County) shows that median household income runs about $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Liberty Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Liberty Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 54.1%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 26%: 729 students in 2018 compared to 542 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share ticked down from 18% to 13%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 23.5:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.