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Liberty Ridge Elementary

Summary:

Liberty Ridge Elementary is a public elementary school in Sumner, Washington, serving 514 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the highly-ranked Sumner-Bonney Lake School District, which is ranked 17th out of 247 districts in the state.

Liberty Ridge stands out for its strong academic performance, particularly among Hispanic and low-income students. In the 2023-2024 school year, 66.98% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 62.33% were proficient or better in Math - both significantly higher than the state averages. The school's 5th-grade students also outperformed their peers in the district and state. Notably, Liberty Ridge's Hispanic and low-income students ranked 155th and 24th, respectively, out of all Washington elementary schools in the same year.

While Liberty Ridge's overall performance is impressive, the school's ranking and rating have fluctuated over the years, suggesting factors beyond just academic achievement may be at play. Compared to nearby schools, Liberty Ridge generally outperforms Orting School District schools, but some Sumner-Bonney Lake schools, like Tehaleh Heights Elementary and Mountain Meadow Elementary, have outperformed Liberty Ridge in certain academic measures.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 12202 209th AVE CT E
       Sumner, WA  98391

(253) 891-4800

District: Sumner-Bonney Lake School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
232nd of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,858 Help


Students who attend Liberty Ridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Mountain View Middle School
High:    Bonney Lake High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.6 Help
Number of students:  508

Racial breakdown:

White:
64.0%
Hispanic:
17.5%
Two or more races:
12.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  46.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Liberty Ridge Elementary ranks better than 80.1% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 6th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.13. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Liberty Ridge Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (64%), Hispanic (17.5%), two or more races (12.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 46.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Liberty Ridge Elementary is 16.6, which is the 4th best among 9 elementary schools in the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Liberty Ridge Elementary is $15,858, which is the 4th highest among 9 elementary schools in the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Liberty Ridge Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Liberty Ridge Elementary 232nd of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Liberty Ridge Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Sumner-Bonney Lake School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Sumner-Bonney Lake School District 17th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Liberty Ridge Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Liberty Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 71.41 239th 1026 76.7%
2005 45.45 595th 1031 42.3%
2006 65.77 323rd 1051 69.3%
2007 43.08 642nd 1069 39.9%
2008 65.65 351st 1067 67.1%
2009 47.21 602nd 1072 43.8%
2010 47.80 594th 1088 45.4%
2011 75.77 205th 1092 81.2%
2012 73.56 250th 1097 77.2%
2013 82.18 146th 1106 86.8%
2015 87.34 113th 1067 89.4%
2016 85.26 136th 1053 87.1%
2017 70.97 298th 1056 71.8%
2018 67.58 343rd 1054 67.5%
2019 55.66 505th 1130 55.3%
2021 31.53 732nd 1107 33.9%
2022 55.07 484th 1169 58.6%
2023 59.50 450th 1169 61.5%
2024 79.13 232nd 1168 80.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Liberty Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 29.50 190th 252 24.6%
2023 44.09 112th 194 42.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Liberty Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.92 357th 637 44.0%
2019 37.01 331st 566 41.5%
2024 76.02 46th 339 86.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Liberty Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.77 85th 835 89.8%
2019 61.59 333rd 979 66.0%
2021 29.34 647th 854 24.2%
2022 54.77 402nd 1019 60.5%
2023 73.72 196th 1013 80.7%
2024 92.14 24th 1024 97.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Liberty Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.84 402nd 1004 60.0%
2019 51.08 551st 1068 48.4%
2021 38.81 587th 1008 41.8%
2022 56.22 453rd 1100 58.8%
2023 54.26 474th 1094 56.7%
2024 79.61 203rd 1093 81.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Liberty Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.58 268th 999 73.2%
2019 61.59 403rd 1075 62.5%
2021 22.68 806th 1025 21.4%
2022 52.62 484th 1113 56.5%
2023 61.79 383rd 1099 65.2%
2024 77.38 228th 1099 79.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Liberty Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.70 114th 540 78.9%
2019 73.33 142nd 697 79.6%
2022 43.31 365th 694 47.4%
2023 73.03 112th 633 82.3%
2024 70.43 155th 651 76.2%
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Rank History for White students at Liberty Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.17 426th 833 48.9%
2019 44.60 612th 1027 40.4%
2021 19.80 793rd 943 15.9%
2022 49.62 512th 1031 50.3%
2023 53.49 461st 1011 54.4%
2024 72.46 269th 1009 73.3%
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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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by a parent
Thursday, April 4, 2013

Open Quote This school has done so much in such a short time under new leadership. Since taking over as principal 2 1/2 years ago, the current principal has made a huge impact on staff morale, parent involvement, student performance and all around teamwork at Liberty Ridge. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Liberty Ridge Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1993 513 5 11 13 8 n/a n/a 0 550
1994 552 3 11 19 11 n/a n/a 0 596
1995 557 2 13 14 18 n/a n/a 0 604
1996 557 2 13 14 18 n/a n/a 0 604
1997 543 3 11 17 19 n/a n/a 0 593
1998 571 4 12 24 25 n/a n/a 0 636
1999 575 3 12 24 26 n/a n/a 0 640
2000 541 4 18 23 15 n/a n/a 0 601
2001 521 4 13 24 16 n/a n/a 0 578
2002 492 12 15 34 16 n/a n/a 0 569
2003 492 12 15 34 16 n/a n/a 0 569
2004 501 12 23 32 14 n/a n/a 0 582
2005 470 15 17 42 13 n/a n/a 1 558
2006 412 13 14 37 13 n/a n/a 10 499
2007 375 7 10 44 15 n/a n/a 14 465
2008 358 8 11 45 17 n/a n/a 19 458
2009 353 11 10 40 23 n/a n/a 22 459
2010 357 13 9 45 16 n/a n/a 33 473
2011 315 7 3 54 8 2 21 0 410
2012 294 3 3 60 5 4 38 0 407
2013 316 3 2 62 2 4 41 0 430
2014 291 0 3 74 4 4 45 0 421
2015 317 3 2 78 3 1 50 0 454
2016 314 2 2 78 3 2 45 0 446
2017 321 5 4 62 1 3 50 0 446
2018 303 9 2 56 3 1 37 0 411
2019 376 4 2 69 3 2 48 0 504
2020 380 7 4 56 4 1 59 0 511
2021 287 10 4 66 2 3 52 0 424
2022 319 10 8 79 0 2 63 0 481
2023 328 10 15 83 1 4 72 1 514
2024 325 10 12 89 2 5 64 1 508

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 Ridge Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 550 24.2 22.7 n/a
1994 596 25.5 23.4 n/a
1995 604 29.2 20.7 n/a
1996 604 29.2 20.7 n/a
1997 593 29.5 20.1 n/a
1998 636 32.5 19.6 n/a
1999 640 30.5 21.0 n/a
2000 601 28.5 21.1 n/a
2001 578 27.2 21.3 n/a
2002 569 26.1 21.8 24.4
2003 569 26.1 21.8 24.4
2004 582 26.0 22.4 26.5
2005 558 26.0 21.5 28.4
2006 499 25.5 19.6 33.7
2007 465 22.5 20.7 31
2008 458 22.0 20.8 35.1
2009 459 22.0 20.9 44.2
2010 473 21.9 21.6 53.2
2011 410 18.9 21.5 51.5
2012 407 19.5 20.8 52.3
2013 430 20.4 21.0 59.3
2014 421 n/a n/a 61.5
2015 454 30.0 15.1 59
2016 446 27.0 16.5 55.8
2017 446 28.3 15.7 57
2018 411 30.3 13.5 47.7
2019 504 26.8 18.7 42.1
2020 511 28.6 17.8 41.1
2021 424 28.4 14.9 39.9
2022 481 28.2 17.0 38.9
2023 514 28.3 18.1 44.4
2024 508 30.4 16.6 46.7

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 Ridge Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 550 24.2 22.7 n/a
1994 596 25.5 23.4 n/a
1995 604 29.2 20.7 n/a
1996 604 29.2 20.7 n/a
1997 593 29.5 20.1 n/a
1998 636 32.5 19.6 n/a
1999 640 30.5 21.0 n/a
2000 601 28.5 21.1 n/a
2001 578 27.2 21.3 n/a
2002 569 26.1 21.8 24.4
2003 569 26.1 21.8 24.4
2004 582 26.0 22.4 26.5
2005 558 26.0 21.5 28.4
2006 499 25.5 19.6 33.7
2007 465 22.5 20.7 31
2008 458 22.0 20.8 35.1
2009 459 22.0 20.9 44.2
2010 473 21.9 21.6 53.2
2011 410 18.9 21.5 51.5
2012 407 19.5 20.8 52.3
2013 430 20.4 21.0 59.3
2014 421 n/a n/a 61.5
2015 454 30.0 15.1 59
2016 446 27.0 16.5 55.8
2017 446 28.3 15.7 57
2018 411 30.3 13.5 47.7
2019 504 26.8 18.7 42.1
2020 511 28.6 17.8 41.1
2021 424 28.4 14.9 39.9
2022 481 28.2 17.0 38.9
2023 514 28.3 18.1 44.4
2024 508 30.4 16.6 46.7

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussisMeaslesMumpsRubellaTetanus
201685.5%1.6%0.0%3.2%93.5%91.9%91.9%91.9%95.2%91.9%
201784.1%0.0%4.8%3.2%3.2%88.9%90.5%90.5%87.3%87.3%90.5%
201886.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%9.1%86.4%86.4%90.9%87.9%87.9%86.4%
202097.5%1.2%0.0%0.0%1.2%97.5%97.5%97.5%97.5%97.5%98.8%98.8%98.8%97.5%
202287.7%9.6%0.0%0.0%4.1%87.7%89.0%87.7%90.4%89.0%93.2%93.2%93.2%89.0%
202388.9%4.2%0.0%5.6%2.8%94.4%94.4%95.8%91.7%94.4%94.4%94.4%94.4%94.4%
202487.3%5.1%0.0%2.5%1.3%91.1%89.9%93.7%87.3%89.9%92.4%92.4%92.4%89.9%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Liberty Ridge Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $610 (4.3%) $13,711 (95.7%) $14,322
2020 $426 (3.7%) $11,207 (96.3%) $11,633
2021 $620 (3.9%) $15,253 (96.1%) $15,873
2022 $846 (5.3%) $15,012 (94.7%) $15,858

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Liberty Ridge Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 505th of 1130 Elementary schoolsRanks 450th of 1169 Elementary schools
 6.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Liberty Ridge Elementary)41.948.6
 6.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Sumner-Bonney Lake School District)6569.6
 4.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Washington)56.348.9
 7.4%
3rd Grade Math (Liberty Ridge Elementary)51.456.3
 5%
   3rd Grade Math (Sumner-Bonney Lake School District)69.771.4
 1.6%
   3rd Grade Math (Washington)5951.6
 7.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Liberty Ridge Elementary)63.549.4
 14.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Sumner-Bonney Lake School District)69.664.1
 5.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.750.1
 7.6%
4th Grade Math (Liberty Ridge Elementary)65.846.8
 18.9%
   4th Grade Math (Sumner-Bonney Lake School District)74.563.7
 10.8%
   4th Grade Math (Washington)54.949.4
 5.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Liberty Ridge Elementary)66.368.4
 2.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Sumner-Bonney Lake School District)75.471.6
 3.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)61.353.8
 7.6%
5th Grade Math (Liberty Ridge Elementary)54.144.7
 9.4%
   5th Grade Math (Sumner-Bonney Lake School District)66.757.8
 8.8%
   5th Grade Math (Washington)49.142
 7.1%
5th Grade Science (Liberty Ridge Elementary)61.260.5
 0.7%
   5th Grade Science (Sumner-Bonney Lake School District)63.263.5
 0.3%
   5th Grade Science (Washington)54.152.3
 1.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Liberty Ridge Elementary)57.755.6
 2.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Sumner-Bonney Lake School District)72.968.3
 4.6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Liberty Ridge Elementary)56.949.1
 7.8%
   All Grades Math (Sumner-Bonney Lake School District)63.753.6
 10.1%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Liberty Ridge Elementary)61.260.5
 0.7%
   All Grades Science (Sumner-Bonney Lake School District)6160.1
 0.9%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students504514
 2%
African American410
 150%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian215
 650%
Hispanic6983
 20.3%
Pacific Islander24
 100%
White376328
 12.8%
Two or More Races4872
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients42.1%44.4%
 2.3%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Ridge Elementary

Liberty Ridge Elementary ranks 232nd of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 508 students attended Liberty Ridge Elementary.

Students at Liberty Ridge Elementary are 64% White, 18% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

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

Middle : Mountain View Middle School
High : Bonney Lake High School


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