Liberty Elementary School

Public PK, KG-6

 5125 E Marilyn Rd
       Scottsdale, AZ  85254-2262


(602) 449-6200

District: Paradise Valley Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
265th of 1,245 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,000 Help


Students who attend Liberty Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Sunrise Middle School
High:    Horizon High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.7 Help
Number of students:  366

Racial breakdown:

White:
66.7%
Hispanic:
20.5%
Two or more races:
6.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  22.7% Help


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Compare Details Liberty Elementary School ranks better than 78.7% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 16th among 25 ranked elementary schools in the Paradise Valley Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.48. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (66.7%), Hispanic (20.5%), two or more races (6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 22.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Liberty Elementary School is 10.7, which is the 3rd best among 25 elementary schools in the Paradise Valley Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Liberty Elementary School is $11,000, which is the 6th highest among 25 elementary schools in the Paradise Valley Unified District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Liberty Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Liberty Elementary School 265th of 1245 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Liberty Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Multi-racial students:
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Low Socio Economic Status students:
Female students:
Male students:
Asian students:
Hispanic students:
White students:


Paradise Valley Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Paradise Valley Unified District 164th of 540 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Liberty Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Liberty Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 86.11 108th 1062 89.8%
2010 87.41 100th 1090 90.8%
2011 86.78 104th 1075 90.3%
2012 88.50 52nd 1141 95.4%
2013 85.26 111th 1158 90.4%
2014 81.77 189th 1079 82.5%
2015 78.13 189th 955 80.2%
2016 82.62 187th 1079 82.7%
2017 80.38 211th 1106 80.9%
2018 74.92 273rd 1109 75.4%
2019 78.08 225th 1039 78.3%
2021 76.54 276th 1226 77.5%
2022 72.49 227th 1000 77.3%
2023 77.48 265th 1245 78.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Liberty Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 61.93 295th 1027 71.3%
2022 60.15 155th 444 65.1%
2023 60.82 174th 617 71.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Liberty Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.29 545th 975 44.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Liberty Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.92 107th 417 74.3%
2021 51.41 407th 1201 66.1%
2023 43.07 410th 820 50.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Liberty Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.98 307th 820 62.6%
2022 51.09 305th 618 50.6%
2023 63.31 311th 1116 72.1%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Liberty Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.80 196th 423 53.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Liberty Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.55 376th 1023 63.2%
2019 72.97 205th 862 76.2%
2021 73.33 299th 1219 75.5%
2022 72.68 184th 824 77.7%
2023 82.10 188th 1219 84.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Liberty Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.65 204th 1032 80.2%
2019 77.92 156th 850 81.6%
2021 75.92 256th 1220 79.0%
2022 59.14 305th 830 63.3%
2023 69.64 321st 1216 73.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Liberty Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 58.29 255th 620 58.9%
2022 24.67 217th 270 19.6%
2023 34.07 234th 316 25.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Liberty Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 61.23 182nd 895 79.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Liberty Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.34 356th 911 60.9%
2021 75.11 199th 1198 83.4%
2022 85.30 65th 716 90.9%
2023 73.14 235th 1170 79.9%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Liberty Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 21.06 159th 171 7.0%
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Rank History for White students at Liberty Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.52 284th 720 60.6%
2019 62.00 207th 595 65.2%
2021 64.47 364th 1161 68.6%
2022 46.53 421st 800 47.4%
2023 58.43 396th 1024 61.3%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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by a parent
Saturday, September 3, 2016

Open Quote I was excited to have my child attend Liberty. Under Dr. Davis' guidance, Liberty was an exceptional school. Somehow, that all fell apart once he left. High turnover rate, numerous teachers being hired with little/no experience, plummeting test scores, minimal discipline, ancient electronics that can't be repaired, but also won't be replaced because there is no money to do so...you get the picture. Very little money to work with when you are not a Title I school, but you also have parents that don't want to make the effort to get involved. The few who do get involved end up burnt out. Really sad to see such a decline in only 4 years. Hopefully the new principal that came on board this year will be able to put the pieces back together. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Liberty Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 880 2 16 20 6 n/a n/a -42 882
1989 860 3 19 22 7 n/a n/a 16 927
1990 928 1 16 22 4 n/a n/a -71 900
1991 885 12 14 17 11 n/a n/a -36 903
1992 859 8 10 20 8 n/a n/a -1 904
1993 851 4 19 23 0 n/a n/a 0 897
1994 816 6 16 22 0 n/a n/a 0 860
1995 716 7 17 17 0 n/a n/a 0 757
1996 716 7 17 17 0 n/a n/a 0 757
1997 702 5 18 20 0 n/a n/a 0 745
1998 678 2 18 19 0 n/a n/a 0 717
1999 654 5 11 17 0 n/a n/a 0 687
2000 658 4 14 18 0 n/a n/a 0 694
2001 659 7 15 13 0 n/a n/a 0 694
2002 542 6 19 30 0 n/a n/a 0 597
2003 542 6 19 30 0 n/a n/a 0 597
2004 554 8 17 24 3 n/a n/a 0 606
2005 564 10 20 30 0 n/a n/a 0 624
2006 544 8 19 35 0 n/a n/a 0 606
2007 553 14 26 35 1 n/a n/a 0 629
2008 505 15 36 38 0 n/a n/a 0 594
2009 478 20 28 49 1 n/a n/a 0 576
2010 435 13 22 45 5 n/a n/a 0 520
2011 442 12 13 71 4 1 16 0 559
2012 429 9 15 78 2 2 16 0 551
2013 411 4 14 82 2 1 17 0 531
2014 434 6 14 90 2 1 14 0 561
2015 436 9 14 92 2 1 18 0 572
2016 397 7 10 96 2 2 21 0 535
2017 369 8 6 85 2 3 24 0 497
2018 354 14 5 83 3 3 23 0 485
2019 325 11 7 83 2 2 26 0 456
2020 330 12 11 84 2 3 32 0 474
2021 289 11 13 84 2 5 32 0 436
2022 268 7 9 74 2 3 22 0 385
2023 244 6 14 75 3 2 22 0 366

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Liberty Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 882 40.0 22.0 n/a
1989 927 41.5 22.3 n/a
1990 900 45.1 19.9 n/a
1991 903 42.6 21.1 n/a
1992 904 41.6 21.7 n/a
1993 897 40.6 22.1 n/a
1994 860 40.2 21.4 n/a
1995 757 34.8 21.8 n/a
1996 757 34.8 21.8 n/a
1997 745 33.3 22.4 n/a
1998 717 33.8 21.2 n/a
1999 687 34.5 19.9 n/a
2000 694 33.0 21.0 n/a
2001 694 32.3 21.5 n/a
2002 597 32.3 18.5 9.4
2003 597 32.3 18.5 9.4
2004 606 30.5 19.9 8.7
2005 624 34.6 18.0 6.7
2006 606 35.1 17.3 6.4
2007 629 33.5 18.8 8.3
2008 594 33.5 17.7 10.9
2009 576 32.0 18.0 16.3
2010 520 26.5 19.6 14
2011 559 28.0 19.9 12.9
2012 551 30.0 18.3 17.2
2013 531 26.0 20.4 n/a
2014 561 28.5 19.6 11.1
2015 572 30.0 19.0 18.5
2016 535 31.0 17.2 18.9
2017 497 29.0 17.1 17.1
2018 485 33.0 14.6 19.8
2019 456 33.5 13.6 19.7
2020 474 33.6 14.0 21.7
2021 436 36.0 12.0 n/a
2022 385 34.0 11.3 11.2
2023 366 34.1 10.7 22.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Liberty Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 882 40.0 22.0 n/a
1989 927 41.5 22.3 n/a
1990 900 45.1 19.9 n/a
1991 903 42.6 21.1 n/a
1992 904 41.6 21.7 n/a
1993 897 40.6 22.1 n/a
1994 860 40.2 21.4 n/a
1995 757 34.8 21.8 n/a
1996 757 34.8 21.8 n/a
1997 745 33.3 22.4 n/a
1998 717 33.8 21.2 n/a
1999 687 34.5 19.9 n/a
2000 694 33.0 21.0 n/a
2001 694 32.3 21.5 n/a
2002 597 32.3 18.5 9.4
2003 597 32.3 18.5 9.4
2004 606 30.5 19.9 8.7
2005 624 34.6 18.0 6.7
2006 606 35.1 17.3 6.4
2007 629 33.5 18.8 8.3
2008 594 33.5 17.7 10.9
2009 576 32.0 18.0 16.3
2010 520 26.5 19.6 14
2011 559 28.0 19.9 12.9
2012 551 30.0 18.3 17.2
2013 531 26.0 20.4 n/a
2014 561 28.5 19.6 11.1
2015 572 30.0 19.0 18.5
2016 535 31.0 17.2 18.9
2017 497 29.0 17.1 17.1
2018 485 33.0 14.6 19.8
2019 456 33.5 13.6 19.7
2020 474 33.6 14.0 21.7
2021 436 36.0 12.0 n/a
2022 385 34.0 11.3 11.2
2023 366 34.1 10.7 22.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Liberty Elementary School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $988 (9.2%) $51 (0.5%) $2,027 (18.8%) $7,733 (71.8%) $2,004 (18.6%) $9,737 (90.4%) $10,775
2020 $00 (0.0%) n/a n/a $8,197 (93.2%) $596 (6.8%) $8,794 (100.0%) $8,794
2021 $2,350 (21.9%) $36 (0.3%) $4,737 (44.2%) $7,506 (70.1%) $820 (7.7%) $8,326 (77.7%) $10,713
2022 $1,016 (9.2%) $243 (2.2%) $2,274 (20.7%) $9,201 (83.6%) $541 (4.9%) $9,742 (88.6%) $11,000

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Liberty Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 225th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 265th of 1245 Elementary schools
 0.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students456366
 19.7%
African American116
 45.5%
American Indian23
 50%
Asian714
 100%
Hispanic8375
 9.6%
Pacific Islander22
White325244
 24.9%
Two or More Races2622
 15.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients19.7%22.7%
 2.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Elementary School

Students at Liberty Elementary School are 67% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

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

Middle : Sunrise Middle School
High : Horizon High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 366 students attended Liberty Elementary School.

Liberty Elementary School ranks 265th of 1245 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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