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Liberty Arts Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

Summary

Liberty Arts Academy is a public charter elementary school serving around 350 students in grades K-8 in Mesa, Arizona. The school is part of the Mesa Unified District, which is ranked 430 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Liberty Arts Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of Arizona elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 800-920 out of around 1,200 schools. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2022-2023, only 15% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 41%. In contrast, Carol Rae Ranch Elementary, which is also in the Gilbert Unified District, had proficiency rates that were 30-40 percentage points higher than Liberty Arts Academy in various subjects and grade levels.

Liberty Arts Academy has a diverse student population, with a high percentage of students from low-income families (53.71% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch). This is notably higher than nearby schools like Highland Park Elementary (14.9%) and Carol Rae Ranch Elementary (39.78%). The school has consistently received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating that it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state, while nearby schools have received higher ratings and rankings.

296

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,043

Per pupil spending ?

53.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3015 S Power Rd
Mesa, AZ 85212-3000

(480) 830-3444

District: Kaizen Education Foundation dba Liberty Arts Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.9%

Hispanic:

38.2%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2017 → 26th in 2023

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 26th (2023) from a 14th-percentile low (2017)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (26% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Arizona avg43%

Not ranked this year

Liberty Arts Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.3	920 of 1245	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	888 of 1226	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	880 of 1109	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.7	956 of 1106	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.7	802 of 1079	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	51.8	527 of 1079	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.9	504 of 1158	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.6	352 of 1141	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	77.7	237 of 1075	78.0%	★★★★☆
2010	53.2	500 of 1090	54.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	49.9	327 of 895	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	20.2	254 of 270	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.1	416 of 620	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.9	826 of 975	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.8	793 of 1219	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	973 of 1219	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	725 of 1023	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	38.9	681 of 1170	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.5	1059 of 1198	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	37.8	27 of 33	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.0	147 of 423	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.1	893 of 1116	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	741 of 820	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.6	864 of 1216	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	819 of 1220	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.6	893 of 1032	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.7	607 of 617	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	780 of 1027	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	36.1	404 of 654	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	56.5	267 of 820	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.8	966 of 1201	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.1	971 of 1024	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	804 of 1161	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	6.5	702 of 720	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.4	700 of 854	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	337 of 605	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	562 of 832	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	306 of 711	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.2	396 of 695	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.0	370 of 677	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.6	399 of 690	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.1	421 of 787	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.0	300 of 772	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.3	169 of 685	75.3%	★★★★☆
2010	36.2	454 of 692	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.7	507 of 573	11.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.7	550 of 806	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	513 of 820	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	20.0	734 of 802	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	33.1	147 of 257	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.1	551 of 717	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.9	174 of 503	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.5	673 of 810	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	597 of 818	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	402 of 617	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.9	325 of 384	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.3	257 of 650	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	36.4	495 of 789	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.3	587 of 675	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	586 of 780	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	318 of 436	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2023)67th percentile+41 vs school

African American (2021)63rd percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2023)42nd percentile+16 vs school

Native American (2021)38th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2023)35th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2023)29th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)20th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2022)18th percentile

English Language Learner (2021)15th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2022)6th percentile

White (2023)5th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)2nd percentile-24 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2021)43rd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2021)37th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2023)32nd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2023)17th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)15th percentile-3 vs school

White (2023)13th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2021)12th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2021)8th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-18 vs state

Mathematics24%-16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, November 19, 2013

STAY AWAY! We really liked the small environment at this school last year, but with all the changes in leadership it has gone down hill fast. They lost a lot of student enrollments so the remaining class sizes are now huge (35 students in a class). Also, the new school leader is a former first grade teacher who is in over her head, and on a huge power trip. She refuses to allow direct communication between teachers and parents, and insists she gets in the middle of everything. We are changing schools mid-year because it has gotten that bad. This school has a dirt yard and virtually no age-appropriate playground. It is supposed to be an "Arts Academy" but the new school leader fired the Art Teacher! It took over a 6 weeks to receive a report card, and their story (seriously!) is that my lower elementary age child took it out of his book bag and hid it from us. I had to ask for it before it being sent over. They are also in violation of our child's IEP, and we are reporting them for not adhering to it. I am serious, good teachers left this school, as well as a good administrator. Find a school that works with students and parents and helps all students succeed. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, February 13, 2012

New management seems to have made this a place for "problem" children to come for daycare. Education and building the children that are "easy" seems to take a back seat to catering to the disruptive obnoxious children. At least a half dozen times one of my 3 children has come home with bite marks or a story about getting hit and never have I recieved a phone call from the principle. We have been at the school for 3 years and it has declined in both education and integrity each year. My kids will not be returning. School has chased away several good teachers and the ones that stay are visibly getting "tired" of the direction the school is going. Do not let the test scores fool you. They will stop most normal learning to cram for the aims test for almost 2 months so the school can boost test score numbers. If your kid has been asked to leave other schools for causing problems this is the place for you. They will never send your kid home for swearing at the teacher or even throwing furniture in class. They just get some quiet time then back to class. And no I am not bitter just disappointed. I actually know and like many of the teachers. Management of the school is terrible. Close Quote

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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 Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3015 S Power Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Liberty Arts Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 830-3444	296	19	15.5		124 (41.9%)	17 (5.7%)	113 (38.2%)	7 (2.4%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.0%)	28 (9.5%)								(n/a)		28.0				24.0				$12,043	$1,173	$2,148	$4,493	$5,459	$3,264	$8,723
Superstition Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7125 E Monterey Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 641-6413	731	49	14.8		389 (53.2%)	20 (2.7%)	222 (30.4%)	13 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	15 (2.1%)	68 (9.3%)	75.3	202^nd of 909 public elementary schools	77.8%		70.1	249^th of 912 public elementary schools	72.7%	47	58.0	67.0	43.0	64.0	68.0	74.0	52.0	51.0	39.0	$7,768	$129	$485	$744	$7,395		$7,154
Leman Academy of Excellence East Mesa	Public, Charter	K-8	3761 S Power Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 975-4750	128	18	7.1		67 (52.3%)	7 (5.5%)	35 (27.3%)	6 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.2%)								(n/a)	46.0										$00			$00
Towne Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1101 N Recker Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 854-1545	647	40	16.2		381 (58.9%)	14 (2.2%)	173 (26.7%)	21 (3.2%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (7.9%)	78.8	168^th of 909 public elementary schools	81.5%		64.3	292^nd of 912 public elementary schools	68.0%	124	55.0	70.0	61.0	57.0	53.0	60.0	62.0	59.0	48.0	$7,205	$168	$515	$852	$6,775		$6,522
Noah Webster Schools- Mesa	Public, Charter	K-8	7301 E Baseline Rd	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Noah Webster Schools - Mesa	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 986-2335	525	27	19.4		230 (43.8%)	26 (5.0%)	230 (43.8%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	27 (5.1%)	47.9	403^rd of 909 public elementary schools	55.7%		41.8	464^th of 912 public elementary schools	49.1%	61	34.0	49.0	46.0	31.0	54.0	40.0	43.0		42.0		$00			$00
Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	230 N Cole Ct	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 832-3034	787	51	15.3		544 (69.1%)	10 (1.3%)	161 (20.5%)	21 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (5.7%)	85.7	110^th of 909 public elementary schools	87.9%		88.3	91^st of 912 public elementary schools	90.0%	19	58.0	73.0	69.0	69.0	63.0	52.0	65.0	58.0	68.0	$6,768	$31	$00	$63	$6,579	$157	$6,736
Boulder Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8045 E Portobello Ave	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 507-1404	461	36	12.6		243 (52.7%)	23 (5.0%)	158 (34.3%)	7 (1.5%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.1%)	50	386^th of 909 public elementary schools	57.5%		56.3	352^nd of 912 public elementary schools	61.4%	34	31.0	62.0	42.0	50.0	44.0	54.0	31.0	43.0	31.0	$9,569	$470	$681	$1,621	$8,508		$8,418
Carol Rae Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3777 E Houston Ave	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 507-1359	561	41	13.7		342 (61.0%)	14 (2.5%)	141 (25.1%)	20 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.8%)	72	235^th of 909 public elementary schools	74.1%		64	297^th of 912 public elementary schools	67.4%	62	51.0	60.0	60.0	71.0	47.0	53.0	44.0	59.0	48.0	$10,735	$230	$602	$1,062	$9,785	$118	$9,903
Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Warner	Public, Charter	K-6	3939 E Warner Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	CAFA Inc. dba Learning Foundation and Performing	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 248-8025	285	20	14.2		101 (35.4%)	54 (18.9%)	97 (34.0%)	7 (2.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.4%)	33.8	527^th of 909 public elementary schools	42.0%		32.4	553^rd of 912 public elementary schools	39.4%	26		54.0	33.0	33.0		30.0			29.0	$6,315	$1,107	$249	$2,462	$3,874	$1,086	$4,960
Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5619 E Glade Ave	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9250	449	26	17.2		139 (31.0%)	33 (7.3%)	209 (46.5%)	16 (3.6%)	10 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	39 (8.7%)	16.2	763^rd of 909 public elementary schools	16.1%		18.3	737^th of 912 public elementary schools	19.2%	26		29.0	19.0	31.0				21.0	20.0	$7,520	$540	$160	$1,240	$6,419	$401	$6,820

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Arts Academy

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Kaizen Education Foundation dba Liberty Arts Academy

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Arts Academy?

Students at Liberty Arts Academy are 42% White, 38% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Liberty Arts Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Liberty Arts Academy.

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