SW Valley Times

There were 4,448 students enrolled in Liberty Elementary District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.2% more than the 4,228 in the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.2% of them were boys, and 47.8% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were Latino, representing 56.3% of the Liberty Elementary District total enrollment.

Liberty Elementary District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County and has a main office in Buckeye.

Among the seven schools in Liberty Elementary District, Blue Horizons Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 867 students in the 2022-23 school year.

A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor marks for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.

In 2022 Arizona had roughly one teacher for every 19 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.

School	Total Enrollment
Liberty Elementary School	375
Estrella Mountain Elementary School	532
Rainbow Valley Elementary School	604
Westar Elementary School	773
Freedom Elementary School	642
Las Brisas Academy	655
Blue Horizons Elementary School	867