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Enrollment
1,103
Middle
DISTRICT 1,020 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON CITY·NCES 010000801798
Liberty Middle School
281 Dock Murphy Dr, Madison, AL 35758 · (256) 430-0001 · Madison County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,103 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Alabama public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
249 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 341 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 368 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 394 | 36% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
52.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Liberty Middle School
Liberty Middle School's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Middle School this school | 1,103 | 22.6% | 64.1% |
| Robert F Bumpus Middle School Hoover | 1,192 | 22.6% | 71.5% |
| Journey Middle School Madison | 903 | 26.7% | 59.5% |
| Berry Middle School Hoover | 1,058 | 30.1% | 71.4% |
| Discovery Middle School Madison | 1,054 | 26.4% | 63.6% |
| East Samford School Auburn | 733 | 30.7% | 63.0% |
Matched among Alabama middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Liberty Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #34 of 260 | #3 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #28 of 260 | #4 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #30 of 260 | #4 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,103 | #8 of 265 | #1 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #51 of 244 | #5 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #22 of 246 | #7 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.6% | #256 of 264 | #18 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.6% | #21 of 79 | #4 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,103
-212 (-16%) vs 2020
+14% since 2000-01, when it was 968
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,103 | 69.3 | 15.9:1 | 23% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 1,175 | 69.3 | 16.9:1 | 24% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 1,493 | 78.3 | 19.1:1 | 22% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 1,315 | 77 | 17.1:1 | 11% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 900 | 47.8 | 18.8:1 | 16% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 820 | 42 | 19.5:1 | 19% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 1,151 | 64 | 18.0:1 | 17% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 968 | 59 | 16.4:1 | 16% (151) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (900 to 1,103); teachers up 45% (47.8 to 69.3).
About Liberty Middle School
Liberty Middle School is a large middle school in Alabama, with an address in Madison. A federal count lists 1,103 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Alabama is about 508, so this school runs 117% above that.
Madison City runs 13 schools with a combined 13,046 students. Liberty Middle School is one of them.
Liberty Middle School is 54% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 19% Black, 11% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Madison County's population at about 63%. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 69.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Eligible students account for 23% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The average for public schools in Madison County is 41%.
Measured against Alabama public middle schools, Liberty Middle School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Liberty Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 64.1%, compared with a predicted 67.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
Madison County census figures show that the median household income is $86,499, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Madison County is home to 89 public schools and about 55,800 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Columbia Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Liberty Middle School is 5th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Liberty Middle School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 1,103 students in 2024-25, 212 fewer than the 1,315 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.1:1 to 15.9:1.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
405,718
Census ACS
Median income
$86,499
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
55,800 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison City
- James Clemens High SchoolHigh · 2,159 students
- Bob Jones High SchoolHigh · 2,048 students
- MidTown Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,097 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,054 students
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 965 students
- Journey Middle SchoolMiddle · 903 students
Other schools in Madison
- James Clemens High SchoolHigh · 2,159 students
- Bob Jones High SchoolHigh · 2,048 students
- MidTown Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,097 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,054 students
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 965 students
- Journey Middle SchoolMiddle · 903 students
Other Liberty Middle schools
28 other US public schools in 21 states are named Liberty Middle. Liberty Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 29.
- Liberty Middle SchoolCumming, GA · 1,256 students
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOLOCALA, FL · 1,171 students
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOLWest Fargo, ND · 1,103 students
- Liberty MiddleClifton, VA · 913 students
- Liberty MiddleAshland, VA · 910 students
Nearby schools
- Columbia Elementary School0.7 mi · 701
- Heritage Elementary School0.9 mi · 869
- Madison City School PreK Center1.8 mi · 252
- James Clemens High School2.0 mi · 2,159
- Discovery Middle School2.1 mi · 1,054
- Mill Creek Elementary School2.3 mi · 965
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Middle SchoolHow large is Liberty Middle School?
Liberty Middle School enrolls approximately 1,103 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Liberty Middle School serve?
Liberty Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Liberty Middle School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Liberty Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Liberty Middle School?
At Liberty Middle School, the student body is approximately 54% White, 9% Hispanic, 19% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Liberty Middle School public or private?
Liberty Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.