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Which teacher or staff member at Liberty Intermediate School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
452
Middle
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNELAND SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180280000336
Liberty Intermediate School
50 W 900 N, Chesterton, IN 46304 · (219) 983-3690 · Porter County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Indiana public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
122 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 50%
Community
4
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 5 | 244 | 54% |
| Grade 6 | 208 | 46% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 57% · 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
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
61.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
61.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
63.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 (63.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Intermediate School this school | 452 | 27.0% | 63.7% |
| Liberty Middle School Chesterton | 423 | 23.6% | 66.9% |
| Westchester Intermediate School Chesterton | 404 | 30.4% | 64.9% |
| Union Township Middle School Valparaiso | 333 | 26.7% | 60.6% |
| East Tipp Middle School Lafayette | 547 | 23.9% | 55.4% |
| Lowell Intermediate School Lowell | 486 | 29.4% | N/A |
Matched among Indiana 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 Indiana | In Porter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #15 of 324 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #22 of 325 | #3 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #22 of 325 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #199 of 334 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #236 of 314 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #160 of 315 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.0% | #297 of 330 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.4% | #16 of 110 | 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
452
+106 (+31%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 479
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 452 | 27.1 | 16.7:1 | 27% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 23.2 | 15.3:1 | 25% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 22.9 | 15.3:1 | 24% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 21 | 16.5:1 | 21% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 22 | 16.0:1 | 26% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 358 | 19 | 18.8:1 | 26% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 13 | 25.4:1 | 20% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 26 | 21.1:1 | 16% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 479 | 23 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Intermediate School.
About Liberty Intermediate School
Liberty Intermediate School, a small middle-grades school, is located in Chesterton, Indiana. School enrollment was 452 students in 2024-25, in grades 5 through 6. For comparison, middle schools in Indiana average about 594 students.
Liberty Intermediate School reports to Duneland School Corporation, which has 11 schools and 5,732 students.
Roughly 73% of students at Liberty Intermediate School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 84%. Pick two students at random and there is a 42% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Liberty Intermediate School operates with 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.7:1. On average, middle schools in Indiana have 15.6:1, compared with 16.7:1 here. Liberty Intermediate School reports 27% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Liberty Intermediate School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 95% of Indiana public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Liberty Intermediate School is 56.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.7%.
Among Porter County residents, the median household income is $87,972, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Besides Liberty Intermediate School, Porter County has 54 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Liberty Intermediate School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Liberty Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Liberty Intermediate School is 4th on average proficiency.
Liberty Intermediate School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Liberty Intermediate School's enrollment climbed from 346 in 2020-21 to 452 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Liberty Intermediate School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Porter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,818
Census ACS
Median income
$87,972
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
25,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Duneland School Corporation
- Chesterton Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,937 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Westchester Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- Westchester Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 404 students
- Bailly Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
Other schools in Chesterton
- Chesterton Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,937 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Westchester Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- Westchester Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 404 students
- Bailly Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
Other Liberty Intermediate schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Liberty Intermediate. Liberty Intermediate School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Liberty Intermediate SchoolBourbonnais, IL · 714 students
- Liberty Intermediate SchoolOttumwa, IA · 633 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Elementary School0.1 mi · 491
- Chesterton Senior High School1.9 mi · 1,937
- Westchester Intermediate School2.6 mi · 404
- Westchester Middle School2.6 mi · 448
- Bailly Elementary School2.9 mi · 374
- Paul Saylor Elementary School3.1 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Liberty Intermediate School?
Liberty Intermediate School enrolls approximately 452 students in grades 05-06.
Is Liberty Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Liberty Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at Liberty Intermediate School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Liberty Intermediate School.
How diverse is Liberty Intermediate School?
Liberty Intermediate School reports a student body of 73% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Liberty Intermediate School?
Liberty Intermediate School is overseen by Duneland School Corporation in Porter County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.