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Liberty Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5505^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of California elementary schools

Summary

Liberty Elementary serves 865 students in grades K–6 in Santa Maria, within the Santa Maria-Bonita district. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were below the state and district in all three tested subjects. The largest state gap was in ELA: about 19% of students were proficient, compared with 49% statewide and 25% districtwide, a gap of 30 points from the state.

Compared with nearby schools in its own district, Liberty’s relative strengths are science and, to a lesser extent, ELA; math is its weakest subject. Its science proficiency was about 14%, above the same-district average of 10% by 3 points and higher than four of nine peers. ELA was about 19%, 1 point above the same-district average, with only two peers scoring lower. Math was about 15%, 3 points below the same-district average of 18%. A nearby out-of-district school, Joe Nightingale Elementary, lifts averages for the full nearby group. Within Liberty, fifth-grade math stands out: about 14%, compared with 13% in the district.

Liberty’s state achievement gaps have widened over four years: its ELA proficiency fell from about 20% to 19% while the state rate rose, and its math rate edged up from about 13% to 15% but still grew further behind the state. SchoolDigger ranks Liberty at the 5th statewide percentile with 0 stars in 2025–26, down from the 13th percentile in 2021–22. There are some more encouraging group rankings: SchoolDigger placed English Language Learner Students at the 33rd percentile in 2023–24, compared with Liberty’s overall 5th percentile that year; its Homeless Students ranking rose to the 30th percentile in 2025–26, versus 5th overall. Liberty’s student-teacher ratio was 20.9 in 2024–25, among the lower ratios nearby. Its free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 93% in 2024–25. Chronic absenteeism rose from 13% in 2024–25 to 18% in 2025–26, close to the state’s 18.3%.

865

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,707

Per pupil spending ?

92.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 99%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

1300 West Sonya Ln.
Santa Maria, CA 93458-6322

(805) 361-4530

District: Santa Maria-Bonita

Students who attend Liberty Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Arellanes Junior High
High:	Santa Maria High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.4%

White:

3.2%

Asian:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg20%

California avg42%

5,505^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Santa Maria-Bonita

1426^th of 1,530Santa Maria-Bonita 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
2026	11.5	5505 of 5817	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	5435 of 5857	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	5575 of 5869	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	5244 of 5859	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	5103 of 5883	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	5313 of 5789	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	5129 of 5662	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.6	5318 of 5692	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.1	5366 of 5614	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	4998 of 5611	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.8	5060 of 5530	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.6	5209 of 5390	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.8	4621 of 5377	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.0	4902 of 5314	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.4	4651 of 5193	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.8	4131 of 5113	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.4	4804 of 5113	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	16.7	2211 of 2227	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	2525 of 2585	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1711 of 2128	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.9	2118 of 3162	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	1869 of 3245	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	2078 of 3311	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.2	2994 of 3275	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	3076 of 3246	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	5371 of 5581	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	5329 of 5597	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	5405 of 5612	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	5064 of 5609	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	4819 of 5635	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	4988 of 5492	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	4790 of 5413	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	4782 of 5094	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	4716 of 5107	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	4928 of 5107	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	4574 of 5087	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	4376 of 5084	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	4462 of 4963	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	4383 of 4830	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	258 of 366	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	308 of 429	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	325 of 364	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	299 of 335	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	216 of 356	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	5070 of 5423	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	4956 of 5460	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	5259 of 5517	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	4917 of 5363	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	4566 of 5264	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	4702 of 5173	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	4638 of 5084	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	5154 of 5603	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	5054 of 5628	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	5282 of 5643	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	5001 of 5638	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	4968 of 5663	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	5125 of 5510	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	5001 of 5431	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	2439 of 2927	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	2347 of 2847	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	2314 of 2635	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	2345 of 2420	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile+28 vs school

Homeless (2026)30th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Mathematics15%-24 vs state

Science14%-22 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 West Sonya Ln.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-4530	865	41	20.9	92.7%	28 (3.2%)	5 (0.6%)	799 (92.4%)	23 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	11.5	5505^th of 5817 public elementary schools	5.4%		12.8	5435^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%	70																													13.6		13.6	12.2	16.4	21.6	25.2			19.0	15.6	18.3	14.2	11.2			14.8	≥ 99%		$15,707	$13,458	$2,249
Jimenez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary	Public	K-8	1970 South Biscayne St.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-4340	1,177	47	25.0	80.7%	44 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1,085 (92.2%)	32 (2.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.1%)	25.5	4338^th of 5817 public elementary schools	25.4%		23.5	4550^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.3%	212	3.5	10.5	1.8	4.4	8.0	10.6	6.4	38.6	12.3	23.2	15.6	22.0	25.5	23.1	5.3	24.6	5.4	11.1	24.0	10.6	13.5	0.0	15.8	3.6	4.4	8.0	10.6	7.1	13.6	24.8	19.0	23.1	28.5	26.6	47.8	43.0	45.3	35.5	33.3	31.7	18.4	24.8	20.0	28.2	26.0	98%	0%	$16,888	$15,152	$1,736
Sanchez (David J.) Elementary	Public	K-6	804 West Liberty St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-4625	654	31	20.8	96.2%	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	645 (98.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.3	4444^th of 5817 public elementary schools	23.6%		24.4	4459^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.9%	15																													14.9		14.9	40.5	29.5	21.2	25.6			28.8	40.8	34.6	14.9	18.3			26.6	97%	0%	$23,109	$21,348	$1,761
Adam (William Laird) Elementary	Public	K-6	500 West Windsor	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6700	874	36	24.6	96.8%	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	857 (98.1%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	10.5	5573^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	4.2%		13.8	5360^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.5%	213																													9.2		9.2	18.9	16.7	16.4	23.6			19.0	16.0	10.9	6.1	18.3			12.9	97%	0%	$21,178	$19,620	$1,558
Battles (Washington) Elementary	Public	K-6	605 East Battles Rd.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6880	769	37	20.8	97.3%	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	748 (97.3%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	12.9	5404^th of 5817 public elementary schools	7.1%		11.4	5546^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.3%	142																													17.2		17.2	21.7	13.4	19.8	24.7			19.7	30.9	12.0	8.1	10.3			15.7	97%	0%	$21,634	$19,922	$1,712
Miller (Isaac) Elementary	Public	K-6	410 East Camino Colegio	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7560	883	40	21.8	94.5%	20 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	839 (95.0%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.9%)	14.3	5287^th of 5817 public elementary schools	9.1%		16	5179^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.6%	108																													12.9		12.9	10.9	31.9	21.3	25.5			22.4	12.5	28.3	9.8	13.5			15.9	≥ 99%		$20,246	$18,608	$1,638
Bill Libbon Elementary	Public	K-6	750 Meehan St.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6500	834	36	23.4	87.9%	46 (5.5%)	11 (1.3%)	735 (88.1%)	22 (2.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	16.8	5089^th of 5817 public elementary schools	12.5%		23.8	4519^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%	570																													9.7		9.7	25.0	24.3	25.2	34.3			26.7	17.7	28.0	15.4	12.2			18.9	97%	0%	$21,391	$19,304	$2,087
Fairlawn Elementary	Public	K-6	120 Mary Dr.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7500	716	34	20.8	97.6%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	705 (98.5%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.5	5439^th of 5817 public elementary schools	6.5%		14.9	5272^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.0%	167																													19.5		19.5	15.1	17.6	26.1	19.8			19.5	11.3	14.9	19.3	11.9			14.1	98%	0%	$21,460	$19,810	$1,650
Joe Nightingale Elementary	Public	K-6	255 Winter Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8650	695	26	26.7	66.9%	148 (21.3%)	7 (1.0%)	446 (64.2%)	18 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	71 (10.2%)	60.2	2070^th of 5817 public elementary schools	64.4%		73.9	1423^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	75.7%	647																													35.4		35.4	37.9	47.5	47.9	62.1			48.6	43.6	49.0	46.2	59.0			49.4	97%	0%	$28,770	$20,946	$7,824
Bruce (Robert) Elementary	Public	K-6	601 West Alvin Ave.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6940	1,050	47	22.3	96.1%	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1,026 (97.7%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	11.7	5500^th of 5817 public elementary schools	5.4%		10.8	5583^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.7%	83																													16.4		16.4	9.2	17.4	25.0	21.2			18.1	16.0	20.7	12.5	10.7			15.0	97%	0%	$20,386	$18,294	$2,092

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Elementary

How many students attend Liberty Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 865 students attended Liberty Elementary.

What district is Liberty Elementary in?

Santa Maria-Bonita

Is Liberty Elementary a good school?

Liberty Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.4% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Liberty Elementary attend?

Students who attend Liberty Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Arellanes Junior High
High : Santa Maria High

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Elementary?

Students at Liberty Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Asian.

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2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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