LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL

LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL, a reasonably sized middle-grades school in OCALA, Florida, operated by MARION, hosts 1,171 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 47% above typical.

MARION runs 62 schools in total, collectively educating 46,349 students. LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 28% White, 21% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 17% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.3:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Marion County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.2%; this one delivers 49.3%.

In the surrounding community, Marion County reports that the typical household earns roughly $61,010 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,349 students), of which LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is HAMMETT BOWEN JR. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 50.0%.

LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,252 (now 1,171). Over the same period, the White share fell from 42% to 28%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.