Liberty Middle School
Public middle school in Liberty, Texas · Liberty ISD · Grades 6–8
Liberty Middle School serves 534 students in grades 6–8 in Liberty (Liberty County). It is one of 4 schools in Liberty ISD. By enrollment it is the 1037th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 31.81 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Liberty ISD |
| County | Liberty County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482745003088 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Liberty ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 534 | 2,438 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.8 | 17.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57.3% | 56% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 83% 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 Middle School in context
Size
Liberty Middle School is the only middle school in Liberty ISD. Its 534 students are 21.9% of the district's 2,438. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 13.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 654; Liberty Middle School is close to their typical size.
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 191 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 164, against an average of 178 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 179 in grade 6 and 191 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 42.5% here and 42.7% across Liberty ISD. White students are next, at 40.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
57.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 56% across Liberty 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 31.81 full-time-equivalent teachers for 534 students, Liberty Middle School has 16.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 534 students would have about 37.1 teachers, so Liberty Middle School has 5.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Liberty Middle School is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, distant. The nearest other middle school is Hardin Junior High School, 6.5 miles away in Hardin ISD. Within 10 miles there are 3 other middle schools, 0 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 | 42.5% |
| White | 40.4% |
| Black | 10.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.7% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 179 |
| Grade 7 | 164 |
| Grade 8 | 191 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2515 Jefferson, Liberty, TX 77575
Phone: (936)336-3582
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Liberty Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin Junior High School | Hardin ISD | 6.5 mi | 297 | 15.3 | 55.2% |
| Wilson Junior High School | Dayton ISD | 6.5 mi | 1,295 | 16.7 | 73.4% |
| Hull-Daisetta Junior High School | Hull-Daisetta ISD | 9.2 mi | 58 | 13.6 | 69% |
| Devers Junior High School | Devers ISD | 12.4 mi | 56 | 12.6 | 33.9% |
| Barbers Hill Intermediate South | Barbers Hill ISD | 15.2 mi | 972 | 12 | 32.4% |
| Iltexas Bg Ramirez Middle School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 15.4 mi | 418 | 18.4 | 95.5% |
| Barbers Hill Intermediate North | Barbers Hill ISD | 16.2 mi | 924 | 13.1 | 26.6% |
| Huffman Middle School | Huffman ISD | 16.3 mi | 889 | 16.6 | 39.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Liberty ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Elementary School | Elementary | 2–5 | 685 |
| Liberty High School | High | 9–12 | 768 |
| San Jacinto Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 451 |