The top reported proficiency rate is 28% in English language arts. The lowest is 24% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Liberty Arts Acade (90334)
Kaizen Education Foundation, operating as Liberty Arts Academy, is a single-school charter district in Mesa, Arizona that serves kindergarten through eighth grade. It is a small district by enrollment, and its grade band means it does not have a high school graduation rate to report; that gap is expected given the K–8 range rather than a missing metric. The student body is moderately diverse, with the largest group being white students, followed by a substantial share of Hispanic students, and smaller proportions of students who identify as two or more races, Black, Asian, and other backgrounds. Information on economic disadvantage and English learner status was not available in the data reviewed, so the overall support context for families is partly unclear.
Academically, the district’s state test results are limited in what they reveal. Most grade-level proficiency rates in math, English language arts, and science were suppressed in the most recent assessment year, likely because the tested student groups were too small to report publicly. The one grade where both subjects had reported results was fourth grade, and those rates were low. When combined across all tested grades for which data could be released, the district’s overall proficiency index placed it in the bottom quartile among Maricopa County’s districts. This is a clear soft spot. A parent looking at these numbers would want to ask the school directly about its academic programs, how it supports students who are not yet proficient, and whether the suppressed results for most grades indicate a pattern of very small classes that complicate reliable measurement. The available single-year trend line, which covers only the most recent year, shows the same overall picture for both math and English: low attainment with no prior year to compare.
Chronic absenteeism is an area that stands out. The district’s chronic absenteeism rate is above the midpoint among the county’s districts, a signal that a sizable portion of students are missing enough school to affect their learning. Families considering this school may want to explore what the school does to encourage attendance and support students who struggle with consistent presence.
On the spending side, per-pupil current expenditures are in the middle range, upper half of Maricopa County districts, which suggests the school allocates roughly typical resources for the area, though without a breakdown of where the money goes, it is hard to assess what that means in the classroom.
The district’s name, Liberty Arts Academy, hints at an arts-oriented focus, but no specific program offerings, curriculum details, or elective pathways appear in the data reviewed. Similarly, a search for recent district changes such as referenda, curriculum shifts, or property tax updates turned up no parent-relevant developments. Families will need to contact the school directly to learn about arts programming, class size averages, staffing, and support services.
Because this district is a single-school charter, the experience is largely defined by that one campus. There is no variation across elementary and middle schools to compare; every student in the district attends the same K–8 school. For a parent, that can simplify the choice but also means there is no fallback within the district if the fit is not right. The enrollment is small, which may appeal to families seeking a close-knit environment, but it also means course offerings, extracurriculars, and peer-group size are constrained by what a campus of that scale can sustain.
In short, Kaizen Education Foundation dba Liberty Arts Academy is a small K–8 charter district in Mesa with a diverse student population and low tested proficiency in the grades where results are available. Chronic absenteeism is higher than average across the county, and the school’s spending is around the middle of the pack. There is no high school, and no recent district-level changes were found in public sources. A family considering this school would benefit from a direct conversation with the school about academic interventions, attendance strategies, and the specific arts or enrichment opportunities that the name implies but the data does not detail.
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