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Enrollment
857
Middle
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144001457
LIBERTY MIDDLE
3405 S CHICKASAW TRL, ORLANDO, FL 32829 · (407) 249-6440 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL857 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
492 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 265 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 299 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 293 | 34% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · 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
LIBERTY MIDDLE→COLONIAL HIGH
Based on published attendance-zone data from ORANGE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
51.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +11.4pp since 2023
Math
55.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +12.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.4% | 55.9% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 43.1% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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
LIBERTY MIDDLE's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIBERTY MIDDLE this school | 857 | 57.4% | 48.3% |
| DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 809 | 59.7% | 34.7% |
| LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL LABELLE | 830 | 60.6% | 44.2% |
| HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL LEHIGH ACRES | 905 | 58.7% | 45.0% |
| KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 892 | 51.8% | 41.1% |
| ROBERTO CLEMENTE MIDDLE ORLANDO | 776 | 57.1% | 41.7% |
Matched among Florida 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 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #349 of 560 | #24 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #296 of 560 ▲ 104 | #24 of 41 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #308 of 560 ▲ 75 | #23 of 41 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 857 | #253 of 584 | #25 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #119 of 547 | #4 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.2% | #443 of 553 | #39 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.4% | #208 of 565 | #11 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.1% | #96 of 379 | #7 of 33 |
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
857
-224 (-21%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 1,733
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 857 | 49 | 17.5:1 | 57% (492) |
| 2023-24 | 896 | 47 | 19.1:1 | 63% (561) |
| 2022-23 | 915 | 48 | 19.1:1 | 66% (607) |
| 2020-21 | 1,081 | 64 | 16.9:1 | 63% (682) |
| 2017-18 | 1,115 | 70 | 15.9:1 | 65% (723) |
| 2015-16 | 1,038 | 61 | 17.0:1 | 100% (1,035) |
| 2010-11 | 1,171 | 65 | 18.0:1 | 81% (954) |
| 2000-01 | 1,505 | 74 | 20.3:1 | 53% (802) |
| 1990-91 | 1,733 | 95 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LIBERTY MIDDLE.
About LIBERTY MIDDLE
LIBERTY MIDDLE is a medium-sized middle school that serves part of ORLANDO, Florida. It serves 857 students in grades 6 through 8.
The district, ORANGE, has 207,778 students enrolled across 272 schools.
Hispanic students account for 74% of enrollment at LIBERTY MIDDLE. Other groups include 12% White and 10% Black. The county population is about 34% Hispanic. LIBERTY MIDDLE has a diversity index of 42%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
LIBERTY MIDDLE counts 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.5 students for each one. Among middle schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 19.6:1. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Orange County, the average eligibility rate is 39%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, LIBERTY MIDDLE falls in the middle 80% of Florida schools: 48.3% actual against 52.4% predicted.
Orange County has these Census figures: median household income is about $79,719, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Orange County number 286 and enroll about 216,813.
The closest public school to LIBERTY MIDDLE is PINAR ELEMENTARY, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 48.3% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
LIBERTY MIDDLE had 1,081 students in 2020-21 and 857 in 2024-25, a 21% decrease.
The LIBERTY MIDDLE community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,471,937
Census ACS
Median income
$79,719
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
216,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ORANGE
- APOPKA HIGHHigh · 3,446 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- WINTER PARK HIGHHigh · 3,277 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- WINDERMERE HIGHHigh · 3,217 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
Other schools in ORLANDO
- FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,331 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
- LAKE NONA HIGHHigh · 2,974 students
- DR. PHILLIPS HIGHHigh · 2,964 students
Other Liberty Middle schools
28 other US public schools in 21 states are named Liberty Middle. LIBERTY MIDDLE is the 10th largest of the 29.
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOLOCALA, FL · 1,171 students
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 779 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolCumming, GA · 1,256 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMadison, AL · 1,103 students
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOLWest Fargo, ND · 1,103 students
Nearby schools
- PINAR ELEMENTARY0.5 mi · 342
- HIDDEN OAKS ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 403
- THREE POINTS ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 447
- DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 472
- VENTURA ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 577
- VISTA LAKES ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 520
Frequently asked questions
About LIBERTY MIDDLEHow large is LIBERTY MIDDLE?
LIBERTY MIDDLE enrolls approximately 857 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does LIBERTY MIDDLE serve?
LIBERTY MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LIBERTY MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LIBERTY MIDDLE is approximately 17.5:1 (49 FTE teachers).
How diverse is LIBERTY MIDDLE?
LIBERTY MIDDLE reports a student body of 12% White, 74% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is LIBERTY MIDDLE public or private?
LIBERTY MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.