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Liberty Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Tulare’s School Grade C better than 27% of California school districts

Students
861
Schools
1
Spent per student
$10,657
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Debt
$2.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Liberty Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 64% of California districts
  • Spends 50% less per student than the CA average
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 27.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.2M, about $2,566 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 64% of the 1,872 California 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B+

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tulare. Grade by grade →

K–611 schoolsTulare City Elementary School District
7–85 middle schoolsTulare City Elementary School District
9–123 high schoolsTulare Joint Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency34%
State average 33.1% · 441 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 46.7% · 446 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 96% at Tulare Joint Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · 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
$10,657 per student · 50% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 72%Support & administration 28%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 78%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
677’20
749’21
781’22
819’23
861’24

Up 27.2% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 53%White 39%Asian 2%Black 2%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Liberty Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Tulare
861 students23:1

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 California.