Liberty Elementary School

Summary:

Liberty Elementary School is a public elementary school in Tucson, Arizona, serving 511 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Sunnyside Unified District, which has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Liberty Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Arizona elementary schools, with low proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that are significantly below state and district averages. The school's academic performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs. While Liberty Elementary School's spending per student has fluctuated in recent years, it is generally lower than nearby schools in the Sunnyside Unified District, and the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio.

Comparison to nearby schools in the Sunnyside Unified District, such as Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School, Elvira Elementary School, and Drexel Elementary School, suggests that these schools generally perform better on academic measures. However, these nearby schools also have high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the challenges faced by Liberty Elementary School are not unique to that school. The nearby Math and Science Success Academy, a charter school, outperforms Liberty Elementary School and the other Sunnyside Unified District schools on academic measures, suggesting that the charter school model may be providing a more effective educational experience for students in the area.


Detail:

Public K-6

 5495 S Liberty Ave
       Tucson, AZ  85706-3257


(520) 545-3100

District: Sunnyside Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
748th of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,429 Help


Students who attend Liberty Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Apollo Middle School
High:    Sunnyside High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.9 Help
Number of students:  511

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
92.4%
American Indian:
4.9%
White:
1.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.8% Help


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Compare Details Liberty Elementary School ranks worse than 82.7% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 2nd among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Sunnyside Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.95. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (92.4%), American Indian (4.9%), White (1.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 82.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Liberty Elementary School is 17.9. 6 elementary schools in the Sunnyside Unified District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Liberty Elementary School is $7,429. 8 elementary schools in the Sunnyside Unified District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Liberty Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Liberty Elementary School 748th of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Liberty Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Sunnyside Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunnyside Unified District 269th of 288 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 59.19 440th 1062 58.6%
2010 70.04 331st 1090 69.6%
2011 44.33 593rd 1075 44.8%
2012 58.77 470th 1141 58.8%
2013 49.41 603rd 1158 47.9%
2014 44.34 609th 1079 43.6%
2015 34.74 571st 955 40.2%
2016 27.46 776th 1079 28.1%
2017 27.56 782nd 1106 29.3%
2018 35.60 672nd 1109 39.4%
2019 21.22 810th 1039 22.0%
2021 15.59 1104th 1226 10.0%
2022 10.41 934th 1000 6.6%
2023 21.17 976th 1245 21.6%
2024 16.95 748th 904 17.3%
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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 13.44 1017th 1027 1.0%
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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
2018 50.83 51st 155 67.1%
2021 39.29 545th 975 44.1%
2023 20.87 378th 451 16.2%
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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 35.19 254th 417 39.1%
2021 23.66 1053rd 1201 12.3%
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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 45.26 429th 820 47.7%
2022 11.58 604th 618 2.3%
2023 27.32 858th 1116 23.1%
2024 20.23 462nd 546 15.4%
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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 70.77 24th 423 94.3%
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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 31.18 689th 1023 32.6%
2019 14.29 755th 862 12.4%
2021 19.44 1029th 1219 15.6%
2023 23.26 937th 1219 23.1%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Liberty Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 29.90 239th 306 21.9%
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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 36.91 610th 1032 40.9%
2019 14.30 752nd 850 11.5%
2021 14.47 1147th 1220 6.0%
2023 18.29 1028th 1216 15.5%
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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 22.40 810th 895 9.5%
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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 45.24 450th 911 50.6%
2019 25.44 532nd 709 25.0%
2021 21.47 1036th 1198 13.5%
2022 12.45 685th 716 4.3%
2023 25.67 901st 1170 23.0%
2024 22.83 364th 472 22.9%
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Rank History for Native American students at Liberty Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 33.10 455th 654 30.4%
2023 35.66 131st 219 40.2%
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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
2021 36.66 773rd 1161 33.4%
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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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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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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 65 13 1 714 16 n/a n/a -209 600
1989 49 14 0 555 17 n/a n/a 39 674
1990 53 21 5 614 19 n/a n/a -19 693
1991 52 22 1 639 24 n/a n/a -20 718
1992 51 17 0 703 22 n/a n/a 0 793
1993 46 10 3 720 24 n/a n/a 0 803
1994 46 4 2 670 27 n/a n/a 0 749
1995 31 5 1 672 33 n/a n/a 0 742
1996 31 5 1 672 33 n/a n/a 0 742
1997 23 5 1 623 30 n/a n/a 0 682
1998 20 7 1 680 24 n/a n/a 0 732
1999 12 9 1 683 33 n/a n/a 0 738
2000 20 15 0 675 24 n/a n/a 0 734
2001 20 9 4 629 20 n/a n/a 0 682
2002 15 17 3 652 28 n/a n/a 0 715
2003 15 17 3 652 28 n/a n/a 0 715
2004 14 13 3 616 21 n/a n/a 0 667
2005 9 12 1 642 25 n/a n/a 0 689
2006 15 13 1 690 28 n/a n/a 0 747
2007 16 6 3 666 36 n/a n/a 0 727
2008 15 3 2 639 32 n/a n/a 0 691
2009 12 3 3 663 38 n/a n/a 0 719
2010 9 6 4 672 33 n/a n/a 0 724
2011 14 8 1 617 40 2 0 0 682
2012 22 10 2 731 34 1 3 0 803
2013 20 8 1 729 29 1 5 0 793
2014 18 10 0 755 25 4 3 0 815
2015 16 12 0 719 19 1 4 0 771
2016 22 9 1 669 17 1 5 0 724
2017 19 6 1 681 12 1 3 0 723
2018 11 8 3 612 32 0 8 0 674
2019 12 6 1 663 34 2 10 0 728
2020 75 5 3 552 31 0 8 0 674
2021 10 6 2 549 17 0 5 0 589
2022 9 4 0 502 15 0 7 0 537
2023 6 3 1 472 25 0 4 0 511

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 600 34.5 17.3 n/a
1989 674 33.5 20.1 n/a
1990 693 35.2 19.6 n/a
1991 718 33.2 21.6 n/a
1992 793 35.6 22.2 n/a
1993 803 34.1 23.5 n/a
1994 749 36.1 20.7 n/a
1995 742 37.1 20.0 n/a
1996 742 37.1 20.0 n/a
1997 682 38.2 17.9 n/a
1998 732 37.2 19.7 n/a
1999 738 37.6 19.6 n/a
2000 734 42.0 17.5 n/a
2001 682 38.0 17.9 n/a
2002 715 41.5 17.2 n/a
2003 715 41.5 17.2 n/a
2004 667 38.9 17.1 99.6
2005 689 36.7 18.8 99.6
2006 747 43.9 17.0 99.6
2007 727 43.7 16.6 67
2008 691 42.4 16.3 75
2009 719 42.4 17.0 90.1
2010 724 42.4 17.0 80.8
2011 682 39.4 17.3 83.9
2012 803 41.4 19.3 9.1
2013 793 37.2 21.3 9.6
2014 815 36.0 22.6 80.7
2015 771 30.0 25.7 81.5
2016 724 30.0 24.1 3.3
2017 723 29.8 24.2 85.6
2018 674 30.1 22.3 84
2019 728 31.8 22.8 86.8
2020 674 31.2 21.6 85.9
2021 589 31.7 18.5 n/a
2022 537 27.0 19.8 46
2023 511 28.5 17.9 82.8

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 600 34.5 17.3 n/a
1989 674 33.5 20.1 n/a
1990 693 35.2 19.6 n/a
1991 718 33.2 21.6 n/a
1992 793 35.6 22.2 n/a
1993 803 34.1 23.5 n/a
1994 749 36.1 20.7 n/a
1995 742 37.1 20.0 n/a
1996 742 37.1 20.0 n/a
1997 682 38.2 17.9 n/a
1998 732 37.2 19.7 n/a
1999 738 37.6 19.6 n/a
2000 734 42.0 17.5 n/a
2001 682 38.0 17.9 n/a
2002 715 41.5 17.2 n/a
2003 715 41.5 17.2 n/a
2004 667 38.9 17.1 99.6
2005 689 36.7 18.8 99.6
2006 747 43.9 17.0 99.6
2007 727 43.7 16.6 67
2008 691 42.4 16.3 75
2009 719 42.4 17.0 90.1
2010 724 42.4 17.0 80.8
2011 682 39.4 17.3 83.9
2012 803 41.4 19.3 9.1
2013 793 37.2 21.3 9.6
2014 815 36.0 22.6 80.7
2015 771 30.0 25.7 81.5
2016 724 30.0 24.1 3.3
2017 723 29.8 24.2 85.6
2018 674 30.1 22.3 84
2019 728 31.8 22.8 86.8
2020 674 31.2 21.6 85.9
2021 589 31.7 18.5 n/a
2022 537 27.0 19.8 46
2023 511 28.5 17.9 82.8

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 $630 (8.0%) $95 (1.2%) $1,355 (17.3%) $5,454 (69.4%) $1,676 (21.3%) $7,130 (90.8%) $7,855
2020 $1,402 (13.1%) $20 (0.2%) $2,823 (26.3%) $8,579 (79.9%) $738 (6.9%) $9,317 (86.8%) $10,738
2021 $640 (9.9%) $02 (0.0%) $1,283 (19.9%) $5,473 (84.8%) $338 (5.2%) $5,810 (90.0%) $6,453
2022 $846 (11.4%) $07 (0.1%) $1,698 (22.9%) $6,164 (83.0%) $412 (5.5%) $6,576 (88.5%) $7,428

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Liberty Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 810th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 976th of 1245 Elementary schools
 0.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students728511
 29.8%
African American63
 50%
American Indian3425
 26.5%
Asian11
Hispanic663472
 28.8%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White126
 50%
Two or More Races104
 60%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients86.8%82.8%
 4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Elementary School

Liberty Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.3% of Arizona elementary schools.

Students at Liberty Elementary School are 92% Hispanic, 5% American Indian, 1% White.

In the 2022-23 school year, 511 students attended Liberty Elementary School.

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

Middle : Apollo Middle School
High : Sunnyside High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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