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Enrollment
817
Middle
DISTRICT 634 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLYMOUTH-CANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262856008704
Liberty Middle School
46250 CHERRY HILL RD, CANTON, MI 48187 · (734) 416-7600 · Wayne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL817 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
213 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 55%
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 6 | 273 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 257 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 287 | 35% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
49.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
45.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 (55.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Middle School this school | 817 | 26.1% | 55.4% |
| Power Middle School FARMINGTON HILLS | 621 | 22.2% | 47.0% |
| Discovery Middle School CANTON | 731 | 32.0% | 44.0% |
| Slauson Middle School ANN ARBOR | 729 | 21.3% | 68.4% |
| Pioneer Middle School PLYMOUTH | 827 | 16.3% | 65.5% |
| Portage West Middle School PORTAGE | 717 | 17.4% | 57.3% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #86 of 397 | #10 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #106 of 380 | #12 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #117 of 377 | #13 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 817 | #48 of 491 | #8 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #259 of 436 | #37 of 62 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #64 of 437 | #8 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.1% | #378 of 477 | #55 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.1% | #339 of 339 | #55 of 55 |
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
817
-50 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 817 | 45.6 | 17.9:1 | 26% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 814 | 44.5 | 18.3:1 | 26% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 844 | 41 | 20.6:1 | 24% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 867 | 42 | 20.6:1 | 22% (188) |
| 2017-18 | 818 | 36.2 | 22.6:1 | 18% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 842 | 41 | 20.5:1 | 17% (144) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (818 to 817); teachers up 26% (36.2 to 45.6).
About Liberty Middle School
Liberty Middle School is a large middle school in CANTON, Michigan, under Plymouth-Canton Community Schools. The school serves 817 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students.
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools enrolls 15,978 students in 25 schools, including Liberty Middle School.
At 57%, White students outnumber all other groups at Liberty Middle School combined. It is also 19% Black, 15% Asian, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Liberty Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
Its teaching staff equals 45.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.9:1. Across middle schools in Michigan, the average ratio is about 17.5:1. Around 26% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County is 40 points.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 54.7%.
Census estimates describe Wayne County this way: median household income is about $60,539, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Wayne County number 573 and enroll about 259,786.
Of nearby public schools, Canton Preparatory High School is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Liberty Middle School is ahead of the 50.4% nearby average, ranking 4th of 9.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Liberty Middle School went from 867 students to 817. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.6:1 to 17.9:1.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 1,899 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,871 students
- Plymouth High SchoolHigh · 1,816 students
- Pioneer Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
Other schools in CANTON
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 1,899 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,871 students
- Plymouth High SchoolHigh · 1,816 students
- South Canton Scholars Charter AcademyElementary · 822 students
- Canton Charter AcademyElementary · 774 students
- Achieve Charter AcademyElementary · 771 students
Other Liberty Middle schools
28 other US public schools in 21 states are named Liberty Middle. Liberty Middle School is the 12th 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
- Canton Preparatory High School0.1 mi · 612
- Dodson Elementary School0.7 mi · 470
- Hoben Elementary School0.9 mi · 443
- Bentley Elementary School1.0 mi · 479
- Discovery Middle School1.5 mi · 731
- Workman Elementary School1.5 mi · 637
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Liberty Middle School?
Liberty Middle School enrolls approximately 817 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 students per teacher at Liberty Middle School?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Liberty Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Liberty Middle School?
At Liberty Middle School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 5% Hispanic, 19% Black, 15% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Liberty Middle School?
Liberty Middle School is overseen by Plymouth-Canton Community Schools in Wayne County.
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