Liberty Elementary

Set in Ontario, California, Liberty Elementary is an average-sized K-5 school, run under Chino Valley Unified. It serves 578 students across grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Liberty Elementary sits 24% larger than that benchmark.

Liberty Elementary is one of 35 schools operated by Chino Valley Unified, a district that serves 25,548 students overall.

Demographically, Liberty Elementary shows that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 11% Asian, 8% White, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Liberty Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.1%.

In the broader community, San Bernardino County reports that median household earnings sit near $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Liberty Elementary is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

Woodcrest Junior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Liberty Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 36.7%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 13%: 668 students in 2018 compared to 578 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 26.7:1 in 2018 to 23.8:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.