Liberty Junior High
- Middle school or junior high school in Richardson ISD
- Dallas, TX
- 7th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
Not Rated: SB 1365
Richardson ISD: B
Total students
641
Avg. teacher experience
7.3 years
Richardson ISD: 9.8 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Richardson ISD: 92.6%
Statewide: 90%
Liberty Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Dallas, TX, in the Richardson ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 641 students. 63.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 31.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,593, which is $2,294 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.3 years of experience.
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Principal
- Irene Aguilar
- request.publicinformation@risd.org
- (469) 593-7888
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Liberty Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
641
African American
234 (36.5%)
Richardson ISD: 22.4%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
5 (0.8%)
Richardson ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
92 (14.4%)
Richardson ISD: 6.9%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
224 (34.9%)
Richardson ISD: 37.3%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
2 (0.3%)
Richardson ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
74 (11.5%)
Richardson ISD: 30%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
10 (1.6%)
Richardson ISD: 3%
Statewide: 2.9%
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
63.5 %
Richardson ISD: 54%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
79.3 %
Richardson ISD: 55.9%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
32 %
Richardson ISD: 28%
Statewide: 21.7%
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
31.7 %
Richardson ISD: 27.9%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
5.6 %
Richardson ISD: 9.7%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
16.1 %
Richardson ISD: 13.2%
Statewide: 11.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2021-2022)
Not Rated: SB 1365
Richardson ISD: B
Student achievement (2021-2022)
Not Rated: SB 1365
Richardson ISD: B
School progress (2021-2022)
Not Rated: SB 1365
Richardson ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
C
Richardson ISD: B
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
16.6 %
Richardson ISD: 13.5%
Statewide: 15%
African American
17.2 %
Richardson ISD: 20.3%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
Masked
Richardson ISD: 11.8%
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
7.4 %
Richardson ISD: 6%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
17.9 %
Richardson ISD: 17.3%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Richardson ISD: 17.1%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
19.5 %
Richardson ISD: 4.9%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
36.4 %
Richardson ISD: 15.3%
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
57.7
African American
14 (24.2%)
Richardson ISD: 12%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
1 (1.7%)
Richardson ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (3.5%)
Richardson ISD: 3.9%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
6.5 (11.3%)
Richardson ISD: 15.1%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Richardson ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
33.2 (57.6%)
Richardson ISD: 66.9%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
1 (1.7%)
Richardson ISD: 1.6%
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 (1.7%)
Richardson ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
42.8 (74.3%)
Richardson ISD: 78.3%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
13.8 (24%)
Richardson ISD: 20.9%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Richardson ISD: 0.5%
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
11.1
Richardson ISD: 12.5
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
7.3 years
Richardson ISD: 9.8 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
$56,593
Richardson ISD: $58,618
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$47,075
Richardson ISD: $52,361
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$55,796
Richardson ISD: $56,064
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$57,852
Richardson ISD: $58,031
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$60,188
Richardson ISD: $61,361
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$65,607
Richardson ISD: $65,609
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
$74,700
Richardson ISD: $71,076
Statewide: $71,111