Liberty High

As a heavily attended 9-12 campus in Brentwood, California, Liberty High educates 2,836 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Liberty Union High. Enrollment runs roughly 238% above the state mean of about 838.

Within Liberty Union High, which oversees 5 schools and 8,203 students, Liberty High is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Liberty High lists that the most-represented group is White (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 36% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 8% Black, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 131 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Contra Costa County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Liberty High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.6%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Contra Costa County put the typical household earns roughly $127,229 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Contra Costa County runs 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), of which Liberty High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Independence High, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Liberty High at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 45.6%.

Liberty High operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Liberty High's enrollment has expanded 9% since 2018, when it stood at 2,604 (now 2,836). White enrollment moved from 44% to 39% across the same window.

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