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Liberty High

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Liberty High ranks 687 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

687^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 68% of California high schools

Summary

Liberty High is a public high school serving about 750 students in grades 9-12 within the Golden Valley Unified School District in Madera, CA, and it stands out for its exceptional ability to guide students to graduation.

The school's greatest strength is its outstanding student outcomes: nearly 96% of students graduate, which is higher than both the district and state averages, and it has very low dropout and chronic absenteeism rates. Academically, students perform very well in English Language Arts, significantly outpacing the state average, though math proficiency is an area where the school is working to improve. Recent years show impressive progress, with notable jumps in math scores and in serving students with special needs. Compared to nearby comprehensive high schools like Bullard High or Justin Garza High, Liberty achieves its strong results with moderate per-student spending, suggesting efficient use of resources.

While it doesn't match the elite academic performance of top-rated schools in the neighboring Clovis Unified district, such as Clovis North High, Liberty High provides a solid, supportive environment that consistently helps students cross the finish line. It serves as the district's main comprehensive high school, contrasting with smaller alternative schools like Independence Continuation High which serve different student needs. For parents, Liberty High represents a school that is clearly effective at keeping students engaged and on track for a diploma.

748

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$2,970

Per pupil spending ?

34.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12220 Road 36
Madera, CA 93636-8405

(559) 645-3500

District: Golden Valley Unified

Feeder schools for Liberty High:

Elementary:	Sierra View Elementary
	Webster Elementary
Middle:	Ranchos Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.1%

White:

41.2%

Asian:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 46th percentile in 2022 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 68th (2025) from a 46th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg47%

California avg41%

687^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Golden Valley Unified

525^th of 1,543Golden Valley Unified among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	687 of 2162	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	1050 of 2159	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	727 of 2170	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	1137 of 2123	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.6	555 of 1290	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	791 of 2133	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.1	345 of 2017	82.9%	★★★★☆
2017	80.5	402 of 2021	80.1%	★★★★☆
2016	74.0	479 of 2039	76.5%	★★★★☆
2015	83.7	294 of 1994	85.3%	★★★★☆
2013	71.7	276 of 2426	88.6%	★★★★☆
2012	71.2	280 of 2354	88.1%	★★★★☆
2011	64.9	397 of 2367	83.2%	★★★★☆
2010	74.5	209 of 2281	90.8%	★★★★★
2009	62.1	407 of 2238	81.8%	★★★★☆
2008	63.1	416 of 2117	80.3%	★★★★☆
2007	67.1	312 of 2063	84.9%	★★★★☆
2006	65.2	366 of 1968	81.4%	★★★★☆
2005	44.1	720 of 1901	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.1	633 of 1653	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.2	730 of 1161	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.8	238 of 1117	78.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.6	564 of 1085	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	631 of 1906	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	954 of 1915	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	710 of 1915	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	1090 of 1858	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	572 of 1054	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.9	552 of 1833	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	275 of 1760	84.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	630 of 1900	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	987 of 1902	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.3	621 of 1917	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	1050 of 1861	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	745 of 1814	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.8	391 of 1742	77.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	866 of 2013	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.2	1415 of 2026	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.0	610 of 2030	70.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	1254 of 1943	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.3	448 of 1126	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	979 of 1937	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.1	567 of 1862	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	673 of 1942	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	1023 of 1948	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.2	663 of 1963	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	1007 of 1916	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.6	457 of 1122	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	988 of 1880	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	77.6	408 of 1834	77.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	496 of 1252	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	16.3	1164 of 1216	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	678 of 1197	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	587 of 1155	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	773 of 1173	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	654 of 1193	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	836 of 1204	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	755 of 1222	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.7	247 of 1173	78.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)67th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)48th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Independence Continuation High	Public	9-12	12150 Road 36	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3580	45	4	11.7	88.9%	10 (22.2%)	1 (2.2%)	31 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.4	1584^th of 2162 public high schools	26.7%		11.3	1987^th of 2159 public high schools	8.0%	403	19.1	19.1	33.3	33.3	4.8	4.8	$14,707	$12,842	$1,865
Liberty High	Public	9-12	12220 Road 36	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3500	748	37	20.3	34.5%	308 (41.2%)	10 (1.3%)	367 (49.1%)	45 (6.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	65.2	687^th of 2162 public high schools	68.2%		48.2	1050^th of 2159 public high schools	51.4%	363	31.6	32.8	67.2	67.2	28.1	28.1	$2,970	$2,134	$836
Lincoln Community Day	Public	7-12	12150 Road 36	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3580	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Juvenile Hall (Endeavor/Voyager Secondary)	Public	7-12	28261 Avenue 14	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera County Superintendent of Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-7900	29	4	6.8	89.7%	3 (10.3%)	2 (6.9%)	22 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	8.4	2099^th of 2162 public high schools	2.9%					(n/a)			8.3	5.9	0.0	0.0	$68,071	$61,104	$6,967
Enterprise Secondary	Public	6-12	1665 East Olive Ave.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera County Superintendent of Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 662-4856	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Florence E. Rata	Public	9-12	1373 West Mesa Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4585	35	8	4.2	88.6%	6 (17.1%)	3 (8.6%)	23 (65.7%)	3 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Mountain Vista High	Public	10-12	1901 Clinton Ave.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4580	162	13	12.4	96.3%	5 (3.1%)	4 (2.5%)	149 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	12.5	1895^th of 2162 public high schools	12.3%		16.4	1777^th of 2159 public high schools	17.7%	118	5.4	5.3	21.9	21.9	0.0	0.0	$45,746	$42,040	$3,706
Clovis West High	Public	9-12	1070 East Teague Ave.	Fresno	93720	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-2000	2,184	106	20.5	47.8%	628 (28.8%)	112 (5.1%)	1,114 (51.0%)	200 (9.2%)	13 (0.6%)	6 (0.3%)	107 (4.9%)	93.8	126^th of 2162 public high schools	94.2%		94.4	120^th of 2159 public high schools	94.4%	6	59.1	59.1	83.3	83.3	53.6	53.6	$23,468	$23,122	$346
Bullard High	Public	9-12	5445 North Palm Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4320	2,485	116	21.3	64.9%	536 (21.6%)	235 (9.5%)	1,421 (57.2%)	148 (6.0%)	15 (0.6%)	15 (0.6%)	107 (4.3%)	42.8	1193^rd of 2162 public high schools	44.8%		44.3	1141^st of 2159 public high schools	47.2%	52	18.9	18.8	52.3	52.3	18.1	18.1	$25,913	$23,318	$2,595
Justin Garza High	Public	9-12	4100 North Grantland Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 274-4700	2,095	92	22.8	72.9%	267 (12.7%)	160 (7.6%)	1,229 (58.7%)	393 (18.8%)	10 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	31 (1.5%)	51.3	1013^th of 2162 public high schools	53.1%		64.7	660^th of 2159 public high schools	69.4%	353	24.2	24.2	53.4	53.4	24.8	24.8	$17,072	$16,118	$954

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty High

Is Liberty High a good school?

Liberty High ranks 687^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Liberty High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 748 students attended Liberty High.

What district is Liberty High in?

Golden Valley Unified

What is the racial makeup of Liberty High?

Students at Liberty High are 49% Hispanic, 41% White, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Liberty High?

Liberty High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Sierra View Elementary
Elementary : Webster Elementary
Middle : Ranchos Middle

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

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