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Enrollment
714
Middle
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOURBONNAIS SD 53·NCES 170675005828
Liberty Intermediate School
1690 Career Center Rd, Bourbonnais, IL 60914 · (815) 929-5000 · Kankakee County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL714 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
382 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 56%
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 4 | 233 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 233 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 248 | 35% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 69% · 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 Intermediate School→Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bourbonnais SD 53. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
66.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.7pp since 2023
Math
48.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.8% | 48.3% |
| 2023-24 | 52.1% | 37.4% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 Intermediate School
Liberty Intermediate School's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Intermediate School this school | 714 | 53.5% | 51.9% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Charleston | 698 | 51.6% | 32.4% |
| Marion Jr High School Marion | 742 | 56.7% | 36.2% |
| Jacksonville Middle School Jacksonville | 680 | 54.9% | 37.3% |
| Parkside Jr High School Normal | 598 | 46.2% | 38.9% |
| Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center Bourbonnais | 484 | 47.5% | 42.9% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kankakee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #171 of 578 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #162 of 640 ▲ 11 | #2 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #219 of 640 ▲ 48 | #1 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 714 | #133 of 691 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #279 of 558 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #175 of 560 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.5% | #258 of 581 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.5% | #9 of 127 | N/A |
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
714
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 575
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 | 714 | 55 | 13.0:1 | 54% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 743 | 54.8 | 13.6:1 | 49% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 720 | 54.2 | 13.3:1 | 49% (355) |
| 2020-21 | 719 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 32 | 16.9:1 | 43% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 29 | 17.4:1 | 43% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 575 | 32 | 18.0:1 | 34% (196) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (539 to 714); teachers up 72% (32 to 55).
About Liberty Intermediate School
Located in Bourbonnais, Illinois, Liberty Intermediate School is a high-enrollment middle school. Students in grades 4 through 6 attend, and enrollment is 714 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Illinois is about 462 students.
Bourbonnais SD 53 operates 5 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,276 students.
White students are the majority at Liberty Intermediate School, with 61% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 16% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 7% multiracial. The school's White share is 13 points below the 73% share among Kankakee County residents. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.0:1, with 55 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That matches the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois fairly closely. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Liberty Intermediate School is 54%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Liberty Intermediate School would score about 40.6%. It scores 51.9%, 11.3 points above that figure.
Kankakee County has about 106,635 residents, and the median household income is $71,281, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides Liberty Intermediate School, Kankakee County has 43 other public schools.
The closest public school, Noel Levasseur Elementary School, is about 1.0 miles from Liberty Intermediate School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Liberty Intermediate School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Liberty Intermediate School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Small.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (719) and 2024-25 (714).
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Liberty Intermediate School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Kankakee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,635
Census ACS
Median income
$71,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
16,499 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bourbonnais SD 53
- Bourbonnais Upper Grade CenterMiddle · 484 students
- Alan B Shepard Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Noel Levasseur Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Shabbona Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
Other schools in Bourbonnais
- Bourbonnais Upper Grade CenterMiddle · 484 students
- Alan B Shepard Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- St George Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Noel Levasseur Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Shabbona Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Kankakee Area Career CenterHigh
Other Liberty Intermediate schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Liberty Intermediate. Liberty Intermediate School is the largest of the 3.
- Liberty Intermediate SchoolOttumwa, IA · 633 students
- Liberty Intermediate SchoolChesterton, IN · 452 students
Nearby schools
- Noel Levasseur Elementary School1.0 mi · 305
- Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center1.4 mi · 484
- Alan B Shepard Elementary School1.7 mi · 483
- Shabbona Elementary School1.8 mi · 290
- Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School2.7 mi · 1,914
- Bradley West Elementary School2.9 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Liberty Intermediate School?
Liberty Intermediate School enrolls approximately 714 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does Liberty Intermediate School serve?
Liberty Intermediate School serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Liberty Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Liberty Intermediate School is approximately 13.0:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Liberty Intermediate School?
At Liberty Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 16% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Liberty Intermediate School public or private?
Liberty Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bourbonnais SD 53.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.