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Liberty Elementary

Public, Charter Grades 1-6

468^th

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of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of California elementary schools

Summary

Liberty Elementary is a high-performing public school serving 162 students in grades 1-6 in Petaluma, California, operating within the top-ranked Liberty Elementary district.

The school consistently ranks in the top 10% of California elementary schools, with particular strength in mathematics where 86% of students are proficient—more than double the state average. Its 6th graders achieve a remarkable 96.3% proficiency in math. While also strong in English, its science scores, though above average, are an area where it trails nearby Meadow Elementary. Perhaps most impressive is the school's exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 3.7%, the best among all local schools, indicating a highly engaged student body and supportive school climate.

Liberty achieves these outstanding results efficiently, spending less per student than several nearby schools like University Elementary at La Fiesta. It outperforms other schools with similar student populations, such as Wilson Elementary, and has maintained this high performance for over a decade. Compared to local charter options like Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley, Liberty represents a model of consistent excellence within the traditional public school system.

162

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,544

Per pupil spending ?

19.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

170 Liberty School Rd.
Petaluma, CA 94952-1074

(707) 795-4380

District: Liberty Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.4%

Hispanic:

25.3%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2013 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (76% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg76%

California avg41%

468^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

84^th of 1,543Liberty Elementary 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	93.0	468 of 5857	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	326 of 5869	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	399 of 5859	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	603 of 5883	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	93.9	384 of 5789	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	123 of 5662	97.8%	★★★★★
2017	95.7	275 of 5692	95.2%	★★★★★
2016	90.6	579 of 5614	89.7%	★★★★☆
2015	83.1	974 of 5611	82.6%	★★★★☆
2013	84.9	763 of 5530	86.2%	★★★★☆
2012	85.2	719 of 5390	86.7%	★★★★☆
2011	88.6	520 of 5377	90.3%	★★★★★
2010	87.7	594 of 5314	88.8%	★★★★☆
2009	88.9	535 of 5193	89.7%	★★★★☆
2008	96.0	133 of 5113	97.4%	★★★★★
2007	96.1	168 of 5113	96.7%	★★★★★
2006	94.2	257 of 4818	94.7%	★★★★★
2005	96.9	112 of 4822	97.7%	★★★★★
2004	91.0	454 of 4809	90.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	336 of 5597	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	609 of 5612	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	94.0	366 of 5609	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	615 of 5635	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	92.7	385 of 5492	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	151 of 5413	97.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	809 of 5628	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	96.7	143 of 5643	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	545 of 5638	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	817 of 5663	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.9	523 of 5510	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	120 of 5431	97.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	617 of 2598	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	552 of 2651	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	453 of 2661	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	654 of 2726	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	247 of 2834	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	72 of 2737	97.4%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics86%+49 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Science50%+17 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Liberty Elementary	Public, Charter	1-6	170 Liberty School Rd.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Liberty Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 795-4380	162	7	23.1	19.1%	106 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (25.3%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	93	468^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.0%		95.2	326^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.4%	142	50.0		50.0	72.0	69.0	80.8	70.4			72.9	80.0	86.2	80.8	96.3			86.0							$16,544	$16,494	$50
Liberty Primary	Public	K-1	170 Liberty School Rd.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Liberty Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 795-4380	56	3	19.6	16.1%	41 (73.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)								(n/a)																								$55,834	$54,736	$1,098
Penngrove Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	365 Adobe Rd.	Penngrove	94951	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4755	472	16	29.5	36.0%	308 (65.3%)	2 (0.4%)	93 (19.7%)	15 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	48 (10.2%)	58.4	2146^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.4%		54	2341^st of 5869 public elementary schools	60.1%	195	30.0		30.0	46.4	49.2	50.0	40.4			46.7	55.4	63.9	30.0	44.7			49.5	98.0				98.0		$22,619	$22,118	$501
Cinnabar Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	286 Skillman Ln.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Cinnabar Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4345	156	9	16.4	83.3%	23 (14.7%)	1 (0.6%)	125 (80.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.2%)	21.3	4719^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.4%		18.4	4994^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.9%	275	19.1		16.7	38.9	32.0	30.0	21.4	26.7		30.4	16.7	12.0	23.8	14.3	13.3		16.5							$16,354	$15,906	$448
Cinnabar Elementary	Public	K	286 Skillman Ln.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Cinnabar Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4345	20	1	20.0	65.0%	4 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)																								$19,810	$19,362	$448
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	3775 Bodega Ave.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Wilmar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4340	235	10	23.4	20.0%	184 (78.3%)	4 (1.7%)	40 (17.0%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	67.1	1740^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.3%		87.2	851^st of 5869 public elementary schools	85.5%	889	37.9		37.9	50.0	58.6	48.3	58.6			53.5	55.0	62.1	51.7	34.5			51.2							$33,347	$33,050	$297
Corona Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	1851 Hartman Ln.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Waugh Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-3331	403	18	21.9	14.4%	254 (63.0%)	6 (1.5%)	95 (23.6%)	22 (5.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	79.2	1188^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.7%		84.9	955^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.7%	233	44.4		44.4	60.6	55.0	68.5	64.9			62.0	54.6	75.0	44.4	66.7			60.3	94.3		95.7				$19,127	$19,078	$49
University Elementary at La Fiesta	Public	K-5	8511 Liman Way	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4840	291	14	20.7	50.2%	130 (44.7%)	5 (1.7%)	122 (41.9%)	9 (3.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.2%)	58.5	2142^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	63.4%		52.9	2401^st of 5869 public elementary schools	59.1%	259	46.0		46.0	37.2	52.4	61.1				49.6	32.6	52.4	43.2				42.6							$20,976	$20,250	$726
Meadow Elementary	Public	K-6	880 Maria Dr.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Waugh Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 762-4905	384	17	22.1	13.3%	226 (58.9%)	3 (0.8%)	77 (20.1%)	21 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	55 (14.3%)	93.2	461^st of 5857 public elementary schools	92.1%		92.8	515^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.2%	54	55.9		55.9	85.7	76.5	79.4	83.3			81.1	81.6	78.4	57.4	66.7			69.8	95.0	95.0		96.7	95.0	96.7	$19,743	$19,692	$51
Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley	Public, Charter	K-8	1001 Cherry St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4740	494	19	26.2	26.5%	359 (72.7%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (11.9%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.3%)	72	1516^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.1%		73.5	1433^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	75.6%	83	58.5	46.9	53.5	53.7	50.9	64.6	60.3	70.7	63.3	60.3	47.2	58.5	53.1	34.9	56.1	50.0	49.4	76.9	82.7	84.6	84.6	88.5	84.6	$22,158	$21,634	$524

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Yes. Liberty Elementary ranks in the top 8.0% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Elementary?

Students at Liberty Elementary are 65% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Liberty Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 162 students attended Liberty Elementary.

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