Enrollment
36
High
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM·NCES 251038002864
New Liberty Innovation School
2 East India Square, Salem, MA 01970 · (978) 825-3470 · Essex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL36 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Massachusetts public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Massachusetts public high schools
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 2 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 11 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 8 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 13 | 36% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 6% |
Student demographics
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
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
25.0%
MA avg 43.8%
Math
17.0%
MA avg 42.2%
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where New Liberty Innovation School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 36 | #364 of 379 | #38 of 40 |
Ranked against other public high 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
36
-14 (-28%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 36 | 4.5 | 8.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 45 | 5.6 | 8.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 56 | 7 | 8.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 50 | 3 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 45 | 4.5 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Liberty Innovation School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (45 to 36); teachers down 1% (4.5 to 4.5).
About New Liberty Innovation School
New Liberty Innovation School operates as a very small high school in Salem, Massachusetts. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 36 students. By comparison, high schools in Massachusetts enroll about 777 students on average.
New Liberty Innovation School is run by Salem, whose 11 schools enroll 3,831 students.
Hispanic students are 53% of those enrolled at New Liberty Innovation School. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% White, 8% Black, and 8% multiracial. In Essex County overall, about 24% of residents are Hispanic.
The school had 4.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 8.1:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Massachusetts is 23.4:1.
On the allk12 Grade, New Liberty Innovation School lands at D, ahead of 11% of Massachusetts public high schools.
Essex County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $101,883, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 221 public schools in the county, enrolling about 113,427, New Liberty Innovation School among them.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates New Liberty Innovation School from the closest public school, Salem Prep High School. The five-mile area around New Liberty Innovation School holds at least 8 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 36 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 50. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.7:1 to 8.1:1 over the same years.
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Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
813,054
Census ACS
Median income
$101,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
221
113,427 students
Quick facts
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- Salem Prep High School0.0 mi · 23
- Salem Academy Charter School0.4 mi · 480
- Saltonstall School0.6 mi · 412
- Carlton0.7 mi · 247
- Salem Early Childhood0.8 mi · 106
- Bentley Academy Innovation School0.8 mi · 286
Frequently asked questions
About New Liberty Innovation SchoolHow many students attend New Liberty Innovation School?
New Liberty Innovation School enrolls approximately 36 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does New Liberty Innovation School serve?
New Liberty Innovation School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does New Liberty Innovation School have?
New Liberty Innovation School employs 4 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at New Liberty Innovation School?
At New Liberty Innovation School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 53% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees New Liberty Innovation School?
New Liberty Innovation School is overseen by Salem in Essex County.
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