Liberty Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.4% |
| Met Standard | 13.5% |
| Below Standard | 82.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Liberty Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.4% of students exceeded standard while 13.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.2 points below the Santa Maria-Bonita district average of 6.6%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 8.5% exceeded — 4.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 2.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 122 | 7.4% | 8.2% | 15.6% |
| 4th | 126 | 7.9% | 11.1% | 19.1% |
| 5th | 111 | 5.4% | 26.1% | 31.5% |
| 6th | 105 | 3.8% | 17.1% | 20.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 122 | 0.0% | 24.6% | 24.6% |
| 4th | 130 | 5.4% | 8.5% | 13.8% |
| 5th | 113 | 4.4% | 8.8% | 13.3% |
| 6th | 105 | 0.9% | 3.8% | 4.8% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.4