Enrollment
162
Elementary
DISTRICT 109 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062154002570
Liberty Elementary
170 Liberty School Rd., Petaluma, CA 94952 · (707) 795-4380 · Sonoma County
GRADES 01–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL162 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- 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 California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
31 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 17% |
This year's 1st grade class (21) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (28).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 62% · 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
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
72.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.9pp since 2014
Math
86.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 40.2% | 32.7% | 24.3% | 2.8% |
| Math | 43.9% | 42.1% | 12.2% | 1.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.9% | 86.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.2% | 81.9% |
| 2022-23 | 77.3% | 74.5% |
| 2021-22 | 69.4% | 74.8% |
| 2018-19 | 80.9% | 83.5% |
| 2017-18 | 86.4% | 88.1% |
| 2016-17 | 81.0% | 83.6% |
| 2015-16 | 75.0% | 77.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 73.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
78.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Liberty Elementary
Liberty Elementary's state test result (78.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Elementary this school | 162 | 19.1% | 78.9% |
| Los Olivos Elementary Los Olivos | 159 | 18.9% | 57.2% |
| Cayucos Elementary Cayucos | 185 | 23.2% | 60.5% |
| Mountain Elementary Soquel | 143 | 14.7% | 63.0% |
| Sierra Expeditionary Learning Truckee | 216 | 20.4% | N/A |
| Dunham Charter Petaluma | 166 | 27.1% | 62.0% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Liberty Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.9% | #272 of 5,151 | #1 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #78 of 5,172 ▲ 89 | #1 of 79 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #602 of 5,172 ▼ 142 | #6 of 79 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.4pp | #1,029 of 5,116 | #12 of 79 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 162 | #5,478 of 5,915 | #79 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.1% | #5,178 of 5,625 | #84 of 89 |
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
162
+27 (+20%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 135
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 162 | 7 | 23.1:1 | 19% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 158 | 7 | 22.6:1 | 25% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 161 | 7.5 | 21.5:1 | 21% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 135 | 6 | 22.5:1 | 15% (20) |
| 2017-18 | 171 | 7 | 24.4:1 | 16% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 175 | 7 | 25.0:1 | 16% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 184 | N/A | N/A | 11% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 172 | 8 | 21.5:1 | 14% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 135 | 7 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (171 to 162); teachers unchanged (7 to 7).
About Liberty Elementary
Liberty Elementary is a very small elementary school with an address in Petaluma, California. It reports enrollment of 162 students in grades 1 through 6. That puts enrollment 65% below the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Liberty Elementary is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
The share of White students at Liberty Elementary is 65%, a majority. The school is also 25% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Census estimates put Sonoma County at about 62% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at Liberty Elementary are from different groups.
The school lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.1:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. A total of 31 students, or 19%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 51% average for public schools in Sonoma County, the school's rate is lower.
Among California public elementary schools, Liberty Elementary outscored 95%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Liberty Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 78.9% is 10.6 points above the 68.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Sonoma County, home to about 485,040 people, the median household earns about $104,674 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Sonoma County number 184, with about 63,389 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Liberty Primary, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Liberty Elementary is 1st on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Liberty Elementary in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe). The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 20% rise, from 135 to 162.
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Sonoma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
485,040
Census ACS
Median income
$104,674
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
184
63,389 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Liberty Elementary
- Liberty PrimaryElementary · 56 students
- Liberty Independent StudyCombined
Other schools in Petaluma
- Casa Grande HighHigh · 1,653 students
- Petaluma HighHigh · 1,193 students
- Kenilworth Junior HighMiddle · 812 students
- Heartwood CharterCombined · 739 students
- Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry ValleyElementary · 494 students
- Petaluma Junior HighMiddle · 454 students
Other Liberty Elementary schools
68 other US public schools in 28 states are named Liberty Elementary. Liberty Elementary is the 68th largest of the 69.
- Liberty ElementaryVictorville, CA · 1,014 students
- Liberty ElementarySanta Maria, CA · 865 students
- Liberty ElementaryTulare, CA · 861 students
- Liberty ElementaryRiverside, CA · 651 students
- Liberty ElementaryFresno, CA · 618 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Primary0.0 mi · 56
- Heartwood Charter0.0 mi · 739
- Penngrove Elementary2.6 mi · 472
- Wilson Elementary2.6 mi · 235
- Cinnabar Charter2.6 mi · 156
- Cinnabar Elementary2.6 mi · 20
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty ElementaryHow many students attend Liberty Elementary?
Liberty Elementary enrolls approximately 162 students in grades 01-06.
What grades does Liberty Elementary serve?
Liberty Elementary serves grades 01-06.
How many teachers does Liberty Elementary have?
Liberty Elementary employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Liberty Elementary?
Student demographics at Liberty Elementary are roughly 65% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Liberty Elementary public or private?
Liberty Elementary is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Liberty Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.