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Enrollment
1,526
High
DISTRICT 983 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACADEMY DISTRICT 20·NCES 080192001429
Liberty High School
8720 SCARBOROUGH DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80920 · (719) 234-2200 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,526 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
387 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 400 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 374 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 389 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 363 | 24% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 62% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 High School
Liberty High School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty High School this school | 1,526 | 25.4% | 41.5% |
| Arvada West High School ARVADA | 1,923 | 28.4% | 38.7% |
| Green Mountain High School LAKEWOOD | 1,071 | 23.8% | 43.3% |
| Mead High School LONGMONT | 1,174 | 26.1% | 28.6% |
| Falcon High School PEYTON | 1,172 | 28.8% | 28.1% |
| Broomfield High School BROOMFIELD | 1,693 | 24.7% | 48.4% |
Matched among Colorado high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #52 of 231 | #8 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,526 | #51 of 409 | #4 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #120 of 250 | #18 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.7% | #97 of 250 | #21 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.4% | #273 of 320 | #30 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #101 of 139 | #15 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,526
-195 (-11%) vs 2020
+79% since 1990-91, when it was 854
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 1,526 | 87.6 | 17.4:1 | 25% (387) |
| 2023-24 | 1,589 | 94 | 16.9:1 | 22% (354) |
| 2022-23 | 1,647 | 90.2 | 18.3:1 | 11% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 1,721 | 93 | 18.5:1 | 16% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 1,650 | 90.2 | 18.3:1 | 13% (213) |
| 2015-16 | 1,588 | 89 | 17.8:1 | 11% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 1,532 | 88 | 17.4:1 | 9% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 1,246 | 70 | 17.8:1 | 2% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 854 | 47 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,650 to 1,526); teachers down 3% (90.2 to 87.6).
About Liberty High School
Liberty High School is a high school with a street address in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. The school counts 1,526 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Colorado is about 627 students.
Academy District 20 counts 25,607 students in its 39 schools, and Liberty High School is one of them.
White students make up a majority at Liberty High School, at 66%. The remaining students are 19% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Asian. Liberty High School's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.4:1, with 87.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 25% of enrollment. Public schools in El Paso County average 42%.
Test results at Liberty High School are 9.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (41.5% actual, 51.4% predicted).
El Paso County has these Census figures: the median household income is $90,363, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. El Paso County is home to 245 public schools and about 114,356 public school students.
Timberview Middle School is the public school closest to Liberty High School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Liberty High School ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 41.5% against a local average of 51.2%.
Liberty High School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The school enrolled 1,526 students in 2024-25, 195 fewer than the 1,721 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.5:1 to 17.4:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Liberty High School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Academy District 20
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Air Academy High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Rampart High SchoolHigh · 1,305 students
- Chinook Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,075 students
- Discovery Canyon Campus High SchoolHigh · 1,021 students
Other schools in COLORADO SPRINGS
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
- Sand Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,426 students
Other Liberty High schools
33 other US public schools in 22 states are named Liberty High. Liberty High School is the 10th largest of the 34.
- Liberty High SchoolHenderson, NV · 3,203 students
- Liberty HighBrentwood, CA · 2,836 students
- Liberty High SchoolBethlehem, PA · 2,541 students
- Liberty HighWinchester, CA · 2,537 students
- Liberty High SchoolPEORIA, AZ · 2,510 students
Nearby schools
- Timberview Middle School0.2 mi · 837
- Prairie Hills Elementary School0.7 mi · 348
- Explorer Elementary School0.7 mi · 470
- Ranch Creek Elementary0.7 mi · 578
- Chinook Trail Elementary School1.0 mi · 632
- Chinook Trail Middle School1.1 mi · 1,075
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty High SchoolHow large is Liberty High School?
Liberty High School enrolls approximately 1,526 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Liberty High School serve?
Liberty High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Liberty High School have?
Liberty High School employs 88 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Liberty High School?
Student demographics at Liberty High School are roughly 66% White, 19% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Liberty High School?
Liberty High School is overseen by Academy District 20 in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.