Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Liberty ISD: B

Total students

662

Avg. teacher experience

12.9 years

Liberty ISD: 12.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

95.6 %

Liberty ISD: 95.6%

Statewide: 90%

Liberty High School is a high school in Liberty, TX, in the Liberty ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 662 students. 50.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 12.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 95.6% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.4% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Liberty High School was 976 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,606, which is $1,719 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

2615 Jefferson Dr
Liberty, TX 77575-4312

Office phone number

(936) 336-6483

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Liberty High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 05. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.2 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 05.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

662

African American

85 (12.8%)

Liberty ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Liberty ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

5 (0.8%)

Liberty ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

260 (39.3%)

Liberty ISD: 42.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.2%)

Liberty ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

291 (44%)

Liberty ISD: 40%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

20 (3%)

Liberty ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

12.8%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.8%

Hispanic

39.3%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

44.0%

Two or more races

3.0%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

50.6 %

Liberty ISD: 57.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

52 %

Liberty ISD: 62.4%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

15.4 %

Liberty ISD: 19.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

50.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

52.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

15.4%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

12.4 %

Liberty ISD: 16.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

10.6 %

Liberty ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.9 %

Liberty ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

12.4%

Gifted and talented

10.6%

Special education

10.9%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Liberty ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Liberty ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Liberty ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Liberty ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

95.6 %

Liberty ISD: 95.6%

Statewide: 90%

African American

89.3 %

Liberty ISD: 89.3%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Liberty ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Liberty ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

96 %

Liberty ISD: 96%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Liberty ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Liberty ISD: 100%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Liberty ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

89.3%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

96.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

2.4 %

Liberty ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

5.9 %

Liberty ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Liberty ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Liberty ISD: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

2.5 %

Liberty ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Liberty ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

1 %

Liberty ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

4.3 %

Liberty ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

17.4 %

Liberty ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

24 %

Liberty ISD: 19.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Liberty ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Liberty ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

14.9 %

Liberty ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Liberty ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

17.6 %

Liberty ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

13.6 %

Liberty ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

29 %

Liberty ISD: 29%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

27.5 %

Liberty ISD: 27.5%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Liberty ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Liberty ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

21.1 %

Liberty ISD: 21.1%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Liberty ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

35.2 %

Liberty ISD: 35.2%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

37.5 %

Liberty ISD: 37.5%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

11.1 %

Liberty ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

7.1 %

Liberty ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Liberty ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Liberty ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

5 %

Liberty ISD: 5%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Liberty ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

13.6 %

Liberty ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Liberty ISD: Masked

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

976

Liberty ISD: 976

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Liberty ISD: Masked

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

42.1 %

Liberty ISD: 42.1%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

15.1 %

Liberty ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

14.3 %

Liberty ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

42.1%

Math

15.1%

Reading + Math

14.3%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

40.2

African American

1.6 (3.9%)

Liberty ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Liberty ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Liberty ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1 (2.4%)

Liberty ISD: 10.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Liberty ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

37.7 (93.7%)

Liberty ISD: 83.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Liberty ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

1 (2.4%)

Liberty ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

31.6 (78.6%)

Liberty ISD: 84.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

7.7 (19%)

Liberty ISD: 14.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Liberty ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

16.5

Liberty ISD: 16.3

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

12.9 years

Liberty ISD: 12.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$60,606

Liberty ISD: $58,413

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$52,901

Liberty ISD: $53,244

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,675

Liberty ISD: $53,902

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$55,897

Liberty ISD: $56,109

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,977

Liberty ISD: $60,117

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$69,991

Liberty ISD: $65,693

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$72,064

Liberty ISD: $70,866

Statewide: $71,111

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