Liberty Junior High School
Public middle school in Dallas, Texas · Richardson ISD · Grades 7–8
Liberty Junior High School serves 549 students in grades 7–8 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 51 schools in Richardson ISD. By enrollment it is the 1015th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 50.01 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Richardson ISD |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483702004140 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Richardson ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 549 | 36,971 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11 | 13.9 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.8% | 52.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 9% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Liberty Junior High School in context
Size
Of the 8 middle schools in Richardson ISD, Liberty Junior High School is the smallest, with 1.5% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 882; Liberty Junior High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 287 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 262, against an average of 275 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% more students than grade 7 (287 against 262). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 40.4% here and 38.4% across Richardson ISD. Black students are next, at 29.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 52.6% across Richardson ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 50.01 full-time-equivalent teachers for 549 students, Liberty Junior High School has 11 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 549 students would have about 38.1 teachers, so Liberty Junior High School has 11.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Liberty Junior High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Jackson Technology Center, 1.6 miles away in Garland ISD. Within 10 miles there are 50 other middle schools, 14 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 40.4% |
| Black | 29.1% |
| Asian | 18.9% |
| White | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
44.3% of students are girls and 55.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 262 |
| Grade 8 | 287 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
10330 Lawler Rd, Dallas, TX 75243
Phone: (469)593-7888
Website: risd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Liberty Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Technology Center | Garland ISD | 1.6 mi | 1,157 | 16 | 71.8% |
| Apollo Junior High School | Richardson ISD | 2.1 mi | 586 | 11.5 | 60.6% |
| Forest Meadow Middle School | Richardson ISD | 2.5 mi | 1,211 | 13.7 | 70% |
| Iltexas Garland Middle School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 2.9 mi | 475 | 18.8 | 69.3% |
| Lake Highlands Middle School | Richardson ISD | 3.0 mi | 1,114 | 13.3 | 40.1% |
| Sam Houston Middle School | Garland ISD | 3.5 mi | 775 | 13.3 | 89.8% |
| Bussey Middle School | Garland ISD | 3.6 mi | 753 | 14 | 93.6% |
| Webb Middle School | Garland ISD | 3.8 mi | 989 | 15.8 | 89.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.