Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Liberty ISD: B

Total students

518

Avg. teacher experience

10.9 years

Liberty ISD: 12.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Liberty ISD: 95.6%

Statewide: 90%

Liberty Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Liberty, TX, in the Liberty ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 518 students. 60.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 13.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,005, which is $882 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

2515 Jefferson
Liberty, TX 77575-4794

Office phone number

(936) 336-3582

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Liberty Middle 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

518

African American

80 (15.4%)

Liberty ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.4%)

Liberty ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.4%)

Liberty ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

208 (40.2%)

Liberty ISD: 42.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Liberty ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

216 (41.7%)

Liberty ISD: 40%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

10 (1.9%)

Liberty ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

15.4%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

0.4%

Hispanic

40.2%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

41.7%

Two or more races

1.9%

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

60.6 %

Liberty ISD: 57.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

63.3 %

Liberty ISD: 62.4%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

18.1 %

Liberty ISD: 19.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

60.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

63.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

18.1%

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

13.1 %

Liberty ISD: 16.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

9.5 %

Liberty ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

16.8 %

Liberty ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

13.1%

Gifted and talented

9.5%

Special education

16.8%

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)

C

Liberty ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

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.

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

10.3 %

Liberty ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

10 %

Liberty ISD: 19.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Liberty ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Liberty ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

7.8 %

Liberty ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Liberty ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

12.3 %

Liberty ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

18.8 %

Liberty ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

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

32.7

African American

1.4 (4.2%)

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

0 (0%)

Liberty ISD: 10.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Liberty ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

31.3 (95.8%)

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

0 (0%)

Liberty ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

26.7 (81.5%)

Liberty ISD: 84.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

6 (18.5%)

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

15.8

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

10.9 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

$58,005

Liberty ISD: $58,413

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Liberty ISD: $53,244

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$54,266

Liberty ISD: $53,902

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$56,732

Liberty ISD: $56,109

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,255

Liberty ISD: $60,117

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$66,453

Liberty ISD: $65,693

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$75,858

Liberty ISD: $70,866

Statewide: $71,111

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