LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 10820 WITTMUSS DR, in PAPILLION, Nebraska, LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack junior high that caters to 522 students (grades 7 through 8), one of the schools within PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. That puts it 27% larger than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 411 students.

Across the 22 schools in PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (12,069 students total), LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.4%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Sarpy County shows median household earnings sit near $103,321, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 76 public schools in Sarpy County (combined enrollment of about 34,055 students).

PAPILLION LA VISTA SOUTH HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 67.9%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 41%: 371 students in 2018 compared to 522 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 73% across the same window.

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