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Liberty Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Goodyear and Avondale, and parts of Buckeye.

Goodyear’s School Grade B better than 62% of Arizona school districts

Students
4,547
Schools
7
Spent per student
$10,678
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
19:1
Debt
$48.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Liberty Elementary District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 50% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the AZ average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 23% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $48.6M, about $10,678 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 50% of the 577 Arizona school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BGoodyear 125,359C+Avondale 100,983

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Goodyear. Grade by grade →

PK–84 schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsAgua Fria Union High School District

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency26%
State average 34.8% · 2,973 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 40.4% · 2,952 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 93% at Agua Fria Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 77.8%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$10,678 per student · 13% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 43%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 59%Federal 10%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,698’20
4,250’21
4,450’22
4,444’23
4,547’24

Up 23% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 58%White 29%Black 7%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools.

Blue Horizons Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Buckeye
976 students20:1
Westar Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Goodyear
B+
815 students20:1
Las Brisas Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Goodyear
B
663 students20:1
Rainbow Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Buckeye
C−
583 students20:1
Freedom Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Buckeye
C+
574 students17:1
Estrella Mountain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Goodyear
B
525 students18:1
Liberty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Buckeye
B−
411 students17:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Agua Fria Union High School DistrictGlendale, Litchfield Park
$11,001per student
Deer Valley Unified DistrictGlendale, Phoenix
$11,444per student
Litchfield Elementary DistrictLitchfield Park
$10,366per student
Dysart Unified DistrictSurprise
$10,430per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arizona.