Liberty Junior High School

Liberty Junior High School is a sizable junior high in Burbank, Illinois, one of the schools within Burbank SD 111. The school teaches 1,087 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 135% above typical.

Burbank SD 111 comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,257 students; Liberty Junior High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Liberty Junior High School reports that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 31% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Liberty Junior High School records 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Liberty Junior High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.8%, the actual is 28.7%, a residual of -2.1 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Cook County shows median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Liberty Junior High School is one.

Reavis High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Liberty Junior High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 39.5%.

Liberty Junior High School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 27%: 853 students in 2018 compared to 1,087 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 47% to 31%. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Liberty Junior High School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.