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Enrollment
865
Elementary
DISTRICT 825 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA MARIA-BONITA·NCES 060558011437
Liberty Elementary
1300 West Sonya Ln., Santa Maria, CA 93458 · (805) 361-4530 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL865 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
21.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
802 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 172 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 112 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (172) is 54% larger than its 6th grade class (112).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
21.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.6pp since 2014
Math
14.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.3% | 15.3% | 22.6% | 55.8% |
| Math | 2.8% | 11.7% | 22.6% | 63.0% |
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 | 21.6% | 14.5% |
| 2023-24 | 16.5% | 13.7% |
| 2022-23 | 19.7% | 13.4% |
| 2021-22 | 21.4% | 14.1% |
| 2018-19 | 28.4% | 17.0% |
| 2017-18 | 26.2% | 16.3% |
| 2016-17 | 21.7% | 12.6% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
16.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 (16.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Elementary this school | 865 | 92.7% | 16.6% |
| Miller (Isaac) Elementary Santa Maria | 883 | 94.5% | 21.1% |
| Fairview Elementary Modesto | 786 | 92.4% | 24.9% |
| John J. Pershing Elementary Madera | 788 | 93.1% | 31.7% |
| Union Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 809 | 93.9% | 34.5% |
| Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary Santa Maria | 869 | 94.2% | 38.7% |
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 Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #4,850 of 5,151 | #63 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #4,788 of 5,172 ▼ 10 | #59 of 66 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #4,754 of 5,172 ▲ 204 | #57 of 66 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.3pp | #3,235 of 5,116 | #38 of 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 865 | #226 of 5,915 | #9 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #1,497 of 5,352 | #36 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.5% | #4,732 of 5,354 | #49 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.7% | #746 of 5,625 | #14 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #3,588 of 3,837 | #43 of 47 |
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
865
-27 (-3%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 698
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 865 | 41.2 | 21.0:1 | 93% (802) |
| 2023-24 | 873 | 43.2 | 20.2:1 | 90% (787) |
| 2022-23 | 873 | 44.6 | 19.6:1 | 70% (609) |
| 2020-21 | 892 | 41 | 21.8:1 | 88% (785) |
| 2017-18 | 887 | 35 | 25.3:1 | 87% (769) |
| 2015-16 | 814 | 34 | 23.9:1 | 85% (689) |
| 2010-11 | 698 | N/A | N/A | 77% (538) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (887 to 865); teachers up 18% (35 to 41.2).
About Liberty Elementary
Liberty Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school that serves part of Santa Maria, California. The school reports 865 students in kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 86% bigger than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
The district, Santa Maria-Bonita, has 17,408 students enrolled across 21 schools.
The large majority of students at Liberty Elementary, 92%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 3% White and 3% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 44 points above the 48% share among Santa Barbara County residents. Liberty Elementary has a diversity index of 14%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 41.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 21.0:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Around 93% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Santa Barbara County, the average eligibility rate is 68%.
Liberty Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 8% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Liberty Elementary scores 16.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 25.2%.
Federal survey data for Santa Barbara County show that median household income is about $98,161, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Liberty Elementary is among the 129 public schools in Santa Barbara County.
Nearest public school: JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Liberty Elementary ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Liberty Elementary as City: Mid-size.
Liberty Elementary had 892 students in 2020-21 and 865 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease.
The Liberty Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Santa Barbara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
443,701
Census ACS
Median income
$98,161
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
66,191 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Santa Maria-Bonita
- JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,177 students
- Bruce (Robert) ElementaryElementary · 1,050 students
- Alvin ElementaryElementary · 998 students
- Fesler (Isaac) Junior HighMiddle · 974 students
- Tunnell (Martin Luther) ElementaryElementary · 917 students
- Kunst (Tommie) Junior HighMiddle · 912 students
Other schools in Santa Maria
- Santa Maria HighHigh · 3,143 students
- Pioneer Valley HighHigh · 3,080 students
- Ernest Righetti HighHigh · 2,416 students
- JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,177 students
- Bruce (Robert) ElementaryElementary · 1,050 students
- Alvin ElementaryElementary · 998 students
Other Liberty Elementary schools
68 other US public schools in 28 states are named Liberty Elementary. Liberty Elementary is the 4th largest of the 69.
- Liberty ElementaryVictorville, CA · 1,014 students
- Liberty ElementaryTulare, CA · 861 students
- Liberty ElementaryRiverside, CA · 651 students
- Liberty ElementaryFresno, CA · 618 students
- Liberty ElementaryOntario, CA · 578 students
Nearby schools
- JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY0.4 mi · 1,177
- Sanchez (David J.) Elementary1.0 mi · 654
- Adam (William Laird) Elementary1.0 mi · 874
- Santa Maria High1.4 mi · 3,143
- Battles (Washington) Elementary1.6 mi · 769
- Miller (Isaac) Elementary1.7 mi · 883
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty ElementaryHow many students attend Liberty Elementary?
Liberty Elementary enrolls approximately 865 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Liberty Elementary serve?
Liberty Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Liberty Elementary have?
Liberty Elementary employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Liberty Elementary?
Student demographics at Liberty Elementary are roughly 3% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Liberty Elementary?
Liberty Elementary is overseen by Santa Maria-Bonita in Santa Barbara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.