The brief
A charter elementary school in Cottonwood, AZ where students score 18 points above what's typical for similar communities.
It ranks 1,376 of 2,019 schools in Arizona and 1 of 1 in Liberty Leadership Academy (1001520).
Liberty Leadership Academy is a charter school: it enrolls by application rather than by address, so check its enrollment process directly before choosing a neighborhood for it.
- 202418%
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 5 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
- Based on limited data: 50% component coverage.
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Partial Profile · 2/3 metrics
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 19% (multi-year average, 2022-2024) · reading/ELA 25% (multi-year average, 2022-2024).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2024 AASA · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: 2024 AASA. A newer release may be available.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2024 AASA · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: 2024 AASA. A newer release may be available.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 86326; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2022-2024; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $58,250
- Median home value
- $312,400
- Median rent
- $1,102/mo
- College educated
- 24.8%
- Homeownership
- 64%
- Poverty rate
- 13.8%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 86326; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 74
- Very Walkable
- Bike Score
- 56
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 1,003/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Cottonwood. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Cottonwood), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
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- Liberty Leadership Academy5.6
Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Liberty Leadership Academy serve?
Liberty Leadership Academy serves students in grades Kindergarten through 8th.
How many students attend Liberty Leadership Academy?
Liberty Leadership Academy has an enrollment of approximately 69 students.
How does Liberty Leadership Academy rank in AZ?
Liberty Leadership Academy ranks #1,376 of 2,019 schools in AZ.
What is Liberty Leadership Academy's MySchoolScout rating?
Liberty Leadership Academy has a current MySchoolScout rating of 5.6 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
What are the test scores at Liberty Leadership Academy?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Liberty Leadership Academy has 19% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2022-2024) and 25% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2022-2024).
Is Liberty Leadership Academy a charter school?
Yes, Liberty Leadership Academy is a charter school. Charter schools are publicly funded but independently operated, often with more flexibility in curriculum and teaching methods.
Is Liberty Leadership Academy a Title I school?
No, Liberty Leadership Academy is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 8th
- Enrollment
- 69
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Distant Town
- County
- Yavapai County
- Phone
- (602) 796-7315
- Rank in district
- #1 of 1
- Schools in district
- 1
- District spending per student
- $14,623
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- Not available
- The source release did not match this district identifier.
- Area population (ZIP 86326)
- 25,476
- Area average commute
- 20.9 min
- Area median age
- 50.1
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Sources and official links
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Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Arizona Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.