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Liberty Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

815^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Liberty Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 524 students in grades K-6 in the Sunnyside Unified District in Tucson, Arizona. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 20% of Arizona elementary schools over the past 10 years, receiving 1 or 0 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The school is located in a district that is ranked 267 out of 289 districts in the state and is rated 0 out of 5 stars.

Liberty Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22% of 3rd graders, 17% of 4th graders, and 33% of 6th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 36%, 46%, and 41% respectively. The school also struggles in mathematics, with only 18% of 3rd graders and 2% of 6th graders reaching proficiency, compared to the state averages of 42% and 31%. Liberty Elementary has significant achievement gaps between different student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Arizona elementary schools for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

When comparing Liberty Elementary to other nearby schools, such as Elvira Elementary, which is just 1.75 miles away, it becomes clear that Liberty is one of the lowest-performing schools in the area. Elvira Elementary consistently outperforms Liberty on standardized tests and has a higher percentage of students reaching proficiency in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Despite being in the bottom 20% of Arizona elementary schools for the past 10 years, Liberty Elementary has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance or school ranking, suggesting that the school may be facing systemic challenges that are difficult to overcome.

490

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,429

Per pupil spending ?

82.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5495 S Liberty Ave
Tucson, AZ 85706-3257

(520) 545-3100

District: Sunnyside Unified District

Students who attend Liberty Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Apollo Middle School
High:	Sunnyside High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.8%

White:

2.2%

American Indian:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg23%

Arizona avg41%

815^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Sunnyside Unified District

267^th of 289Sunnyside Unified District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	815 of 909	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	792 of 912	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	976 of 1245	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	934 of 1000	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1104 of 1226	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	810 of 1039	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	672 of 1109	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.6	782 of 1106	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.5	776 of 1079	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.7	571 of 955	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.3	609 of 1079	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.4	603 of 1158	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.8	470 of 1141	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	44.3	593 of 1075	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	70.0	331 of 1090	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.2	440 of 1062	58.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.4	810 of 895	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.9	378 of 451	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.8	51 of 155	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.3	937 of 1219	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	1029 of 1219	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	755 of 862	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	689 of 1023	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.9	239 of 306	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	441 of 496	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	401 of 486	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	901 of 1170	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	685 of 716	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	1036 of 1198	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	532 of 709	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.2	450 of 911	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	70.8	24 of 423	94.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	20.2	471 of 556	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	858 of 1116	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	604 of 618	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.3	429 of 820	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.3	1028 of 1216	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	1147 of 1220	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	752 of 850	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	610 of 1032	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	13.4	1017 of 1027	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.7	131 of 219	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	455 of 654	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.7	1053 of 1201	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	254 of 417	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	36.7	773 of 1161	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2021)94th percentile+84 vs school

Native American (2023)40th percentile+19 vs school

White (2021)33rd percentile+23 vs school

Female (2023)23rd percentile~ school

Foster Care (2021)22nd percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)16th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2023)15th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

African American (2021)9th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2021)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-17 vs state

Mathematics18%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)						AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-6	5495 S Liberty Ave	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3100	490	23	21.6		11 (2.2%)	8 (1.6%)	450 (91.8%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	13.7	815^th of 909 public elementary schools	10.3%		14.3	792^nd of 912 public elementary schools	13.2%	23	22.0	17.0		33.0			18.0								$7,429	$846	$07	$1,698	$6,164	$412	$6,576
La Paloma Academy-South	Public, Charter	K-8	5660 S 12th Ave	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Arizona Community Development Corporation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 807-9668	501	17	29.4		24 (4.8%)	4 (0.8%)	468 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		26.0						22.0								$00			$00
Drexel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	801 E Drexel Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-2700	515	25	21.0		13 (2.5%)	17 (3.3%)	454 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	9.1	883^rd of 909 public elementary schools	2.9%					(n/a)	21.0	21.0	19.0	16.0			18.0	19.0							$7,085	$934	$01	$1,870	$5,549	$600	$6,150
Mission Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	600 W Santa Rosa St	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3500	475	37	12.9		14 (2.9%)	5 (1.1%)	436 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	14.1	803^rd of 909 public elementary schools	11.7%		9.2	883^rd of 912 public elementary schools	3.2%	80		22.0		19.0			33.0		21.0						$9,529	$916	$10	$1,841	$8,318	$286	$8,604
C E Rose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	710 W Michigan St	Tucson	85714	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-4400	766	42	18.4		12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	723 (94.4%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	14.2	802^nd of 909 public elementary schools	11.8%		17.6	746^th of 912 public elementary schools	18.2%	56	16.0	30.0	20.0	37.0	36.0	30.0	14.0	24.0	13.0	25.0	17.0	18.0	15.0	18.0		$00			$00
Math and Science Success Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	434 W Lerdo Rd	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Math and Science Success Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 889-1504	745	39	19.1		21 (2.8%)	10 (1.3%)	664 (89.1%)	6 (0.8%)	43 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33.1	538^th of 909 public elementary schools	40.8%		47.6	424^th of 912 public elementary schools	53.5%	114	29.0	44.0	25.0	42.0	56.0	39.0	60.0	28.0	17.0	34.0	35.0	22.0	26.0	34.0		$00			$00
Rivera Elementary	Public	K-6	5102 S Cherry Ave	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3900	454	24	18.9		8 (1.8%)	5 (1.1%)	427 (94.1%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	16.4	760^th of 909 public elementary schools	16.4%		8.7	886^th of 912 public elementary schools	2.9%	126	27.0	22.0		28.0			26.0								$8,065	$1,161	$25	$2,348	$6,313	$566	$6,879
Van Buskirk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	725 E Fair St	Tucson	85714	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-3700	287	25	11.6		10 (3.5%)	4 (1.4%)	268 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	24.9	625^th of 909 public elementary schools	31.2%		31.7	561^st of 912 public elementary schools	38.5%	64	34.0	23.0	30.0						33.0							$00			$00
Sierra K-8 School	Public	K-8	5801 S Del Moral Blvd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 542-3200	801	54	14.9		12 (1.5%)	38 (4.7%)	720 (89.9%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.6%)								(n/a)		22.0			15.0	23.0		15.0			9.0	12.0		15.0	$7,125	$626	$37	$1,290	$5,960	$502	$6,462
Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	5702 S Campbell Ave	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3600	284	24	11.9		13 (4.6%)	4 (1.4%)	254 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)								(n/a)															$19,785	$1,733		$3,466	$17,130	$921	$18,051

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Elementary School

How many students attend Liberty Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended Liberty Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Elementary School?

Students at Liberty Elementary School are 92% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% American Indian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Liberty Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Liberty Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Apollo Middle School
High : Sunnyside High School

What district is Liberty Elementary School in?

Sunnyside Unified District

Is Liberty Elementary School a good school?

Liberty Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.3% of Arizona elementary schools.

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