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Enrollment
514
Middle
DISTRICT 823 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VESTAVIA HILLS CITY·NCES 010343002135
Liberty Park Middle School
17035 Liberty Pkwy, Vestavia, AL 35242 · (205) 402-5450 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Alabama public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
50 students
DISTRICT 10% · 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 | 185 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 164 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 165 | 32% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Vestavia Hills City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
86.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
66.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
76.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Park Middle School
Liberty Park Middle School's state test result (76.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Park Middle School this school | 514 | 9.7% | 76.9% |
| Hampton Cove Middle School Hampton Cove | 785 | 10.8% | 76.8% |
| Pizitz Middle School Vestavia | 1,131 | 10.2% | 81.8% |
| Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies Mobile | 311 | 20.6% | 82.9% |
| Pike Road Jr High School Pike Road | 449 | 22.9% | 60.5% |
| Pike Road Intermediate School Pike Road | 652 | 25.2% | 63.5% |
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 Park Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #5 of 260 | #4 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #6 of 260 | #4 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.2% | #8 of 260 | #4 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #108 of 265 | #15 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #3 of 244 | #2 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #171 of 246 | #14 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.7% | #263 of 264 | #31 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #63 of 79 | #8 of 12 |
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
514
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
+18% since 2010-11, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 514 | 41.5 | 12.4:1 | 10% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 42.5 | 11.8:1 | 11% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 503 | 36 | 14.0:1 | 10% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 39 | 12.8:1 | 5% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 36 | 13.8:1 | 9% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 26 | 18.8:1 | 8% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | 35 | 12.5:1 | 4% (18) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Park Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (496 to 514); teachers up 15% (36 to 41.5).
About Liberty Park Middle School
Liberty Park Middle School operates as a medium-sized middle school in Vestavia, Alabama. It educates 514 students in grades 6 through 8.
Vestavia Hills City operates 9 schools. Combined enrollment is 6,934 students.
White students account for 79% of enrollment at Liberty Park Middle School. Smaller groups are 7% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Jefferson County is roughly 48% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Liberty Park Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 36%.
Liberty Park Middle School counts 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.4 students for each one. The 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama is higher than this school's figure. About 10% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. On average, public schools in Jefferson County report 52%.
Measured against Alabama public middle schools, Liberty Park Middle School receives an A-. 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 Park Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (76.9%) and its predicted rate (76.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools.
Jefferson County has about 667,755 residents, and median household income is about $66,388, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 181 public schools in Jefferson County, with a combined enrollment of about 97,401.
Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park is located about 0.1 miles from Liberty Park Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Liberty Park Middle School is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Liberty Park Middle School saw enrollment rise 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vestavia Hills City
- Vestavia Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,625 students
- Pizitz Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,131 students
- Vestavia Hills Elementary EastElementary · 771 students
- Vestavia Hills Elementary WestElementary · 691 students
- Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly RidgeElementary · 657 students
- Vestavia Hills High School Freshman CampusHigh · 548 students
Nearby schools
- Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park0.1 mi · 546
- Mountain Brook High School2.4 mi · 985
- Brookwood Forest Elementary School2.7 mi · 579
- Cherokee Bend Elementary School3.3 mi · 562
- Grantswood Community School3.8 mi · 394
- Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights4.1 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Park Middle SchoolHow many students attend Liberty Park Middle School?
Liberty Park Middle School enrolls approximately 514 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Liberty Park Middle School serve?
Liberty Park Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Liberty Park Middle School have?
Liberty Park Middle School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Liberty Park Middle School?
Student demographics at Liberty Park Middle School are roughly 79% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Liberty Park Middle School in?
Liberty Park Middle School is part of Vestavia Hills City.
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