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What's the most underrated thing about Liberty Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
894
Middle
DISTRICT 728 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON COUNTY·NCES 130393003927
Liberty Middle School
5225 Salem Rd, Covington, GA 30016 · (678) 625-6617 · Newton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL894 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
894 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 74%
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 | 277 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 300 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 317 | 35% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 71% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
22.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.6pp since 2021
Math
14.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.3% | 14.9% |
| 2023-24 | 23.7% | 13.5% |
| 2022-23 | 19.1% | 6.7% |
| 2021-22 | 18.6% | 8.8% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
21.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 School
Liberty Middle School's state test result (21.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Middle School this school | 894 | 100.0% | 21.6% |
| M. D. Roberts Middle School Jonesboro | 894 | 100.0% | 29.5% |
| Snelson-Golden Middle School Hinesville | 876 | 100.0% | 24.7% |
| North Clayton Middle School College Park | 817 | 100.0% | 21.1% |
| Sumter County Intermediate School Americus | 711 | 100.0% | 17.4% |
| Memorial Middle School Conyers | 774 | 96.3% | 29.6% |
Matched among Georgia 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 School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #384 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #427 of 474 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #385 of 474 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.9pp | #208 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 894 | #146 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #433 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.5% | #337 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #113 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #192 of 305 |
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
894
-104 (-10%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 997
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
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 | 894 | 53.2 | 16.8:1 | 100% (894) |
| 2023-24 | 900 | 53.1 | 16.9:1 | 93% (841) |
| 2022-23 | 944 | 52.1 | 18.1:1 | 85% (802) |
| 2020-21 | 998 | 59 | 16.9:1 | 71% (707) |
| 2017-18 | 963 | 63 | 15.3:1 | 80% (774) |
| 2015-16 | 935 | 59 | 15.8:1 | 79% (743) |
| 2010-11 | 997 | 62 | 16.1:1 | 73% (727) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (963 to 894); teachers down 16% (63 to 53.2).
About Liberty Middle School
Liberty Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Georgia, with an address in Covington. The school has 894 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8.
Within Newton County, Liberty Middle School is one of 22 schools. The district enrolls 18,672 students.
More than half of enrollment at Liberty Middle School is Black: 73%. Enrollment also includes 13% Hispanic, 7% White, and 5% multiracial. The school's Black share is 25 points above the 48% share among Newton County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 44%.
The school lists 53.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. Compared with the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 100% of the student body. The average for public schools in Newton County is 92%.
Test results at Liberty Middle School are 4.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (21.6% actual, 25.7% predicted).
The school's county is Newton County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $77,179 a year, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Newton County has 22 public schools with about 18,672 students, including Liberty Middle School.
Of the public schools around it, Liberty Middle School is closest to South Salem Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Liberty Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Liberty Middle School ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 21.6% versus a 21.6% average.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 998 (2020-21) to 894 (2024-25).
People who know Liberty Middle School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Newton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
118,152
Census ACS
Median income
$77,179
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
18,672 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newton County
- Newton High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
- Alcovy High SchoolHigh · 1,968 students
- Eastside High SchoolHigh · 1,590 students
- Newton County Theme School at FicquettElementary · 1,095 students
- Live Oak ElementaryElementary · 936 students
- South Salem Elementary SchoolElementary · 855 students
Other schools in Covington
- Newton High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
- Alcovy High SchoolHigh · 1,968 students
- Eastside High SchoolHigh · 1,590 students
- Newton County Theme School at FicquettElementary · 1,095 students
- Live Oak ElementaryElementary · 936 students
- South Salem Elementary SchoolElementary · 855 students
Other Liberty Middle schools
28 other US public schools in 21 states are named Liberty Middle. Liberty Middle School is the 7th largest of the 29.
- Liberty Middle SchoolCumming, GA · 1,256 students
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOLOCALA, FL · 1,171 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMadison, AL · 1,103 students
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOLWest Fargo, ND · 1,103 students
- Liberty MiddleClifton, VA · 913 students
Nearby schools
- South Salem Elementary School0.1 mi · 855
- Veterans Memorial Middle School1.9 mi · 637
- Livingston Elementary School1.9 mi · 357
- West Newton Elementary School2.0 mi · 698
- Live Oak Elementary2.0 mi · 936
- Newton High School2.4 mi · 2,499
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Middle SchoolHow large is Liberty Middle School?
Liberty Middle School enrolls approximately 894 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Liberty Middle School serve?
Liberty Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Liberty Middle School have?
Liberty Middle School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Liberty Middle School?
Student demographics at Liberty Middle School are roughly 7% White, 13% Hispanic, 73% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Liberty Middle School in?
Liberty Middle School is part of Newton County.
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