Enrollment
381
Middle
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY UNION-THURSTON LOCAL·NCES 390468802688
Liberty Union Middle School
994 S Main St, Baltimore, OH 43105 · (740) 862-4126 · Fairfield County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of Ohio public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
138 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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 | 95 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 112 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 86 | 23% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Liberty Union Middle School→Liberty Union High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Liberty Union-Thurston Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
73.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +10.9pp since 2021
Math
64.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +8.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.3% | 64.5% |
| 2023-24 | 68.2% | 62.9% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 61.5% |
| 2021-22 | 62.4% | 55.5% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
67.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Union Middle School
Liberty Union Middle School's state test result (67.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Union Middle School this school | 381 | 36.2% | 67.9% |
| Berkshire Middle School Burton | 388 | 37.4% | 66.7% |
| Northwest Middle School Canal Fulton | 405 | 40.0% | 82.1% |
| Keystone Middle School Lagrange | 340 | 35.9% | 69.6% |
| Highland Middle School Marengo | 389 | 40.4% | 65.3% |
| Clinton-Massie Middle School Clarksville | 402 | 33.1% | 71.5% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Union Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Fairfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #210 of 316 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #364 of 637 ▲ 17 | #8 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #187 of 637 ▲ 39 | #6 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.9pp | #61 of 629 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #394 of 654 | #10 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #545 of 577 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.5% | #495 of 579 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #180 of 319 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #318 of 410 | #4 of 6 |
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
381
+16 (+4%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 302
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 381 | 17 | 22.4:1 | 36% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 18.1 | 19.6:1 | 36% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | N/A | N/A | 30% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 20 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 21 | 19.1:1 | 29% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 20 | 20.1:1 | 35% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | 20 | 17.9:1 | 31% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 21 | 19.5:1 | 15% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 302 | 13 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Union Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (402 to 381); teachers down 19% (21 to 17).
About Liberty Union Middle School
Liberty Union Middle School is a small middle school in Baltimore, Ohio, administered by Liberty Union-Thurston Local. The school's 381 students are in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment is 21% lower than the average for middle schools in Ohio, which is about 482.
Liberty Union-Thurston Local has 3 schools; together they serve 1,175 students.
Federal enrollment data show Liberty Union Middle School is 93% White. The school is also 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 82%. Liberty Union Middle School's diversity index is 13%, against a US figure of 70%.
Liberty Union Middle School's 17 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 22.4:1. On average, middle schools in Ohio have 17.0:1, compared with 22.4:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 36%.
allk12 grades Liberty Union Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Liberty Union Middle School scores 67.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 75.1%.
Fairfield County has these Census figures: the median household income is $90,966, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. In all, Fairfield County has 47 public schools and roughly 26,447 students.
The shortest distance from Liberty Union Middle School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Liberty Union Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The school's 67.9% average proficiency ranks 4th among 5 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 4% from 2020-21, when Liberty Union Middle School had 365 students, to 2024-25, when it had 381. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 22.4:1, from 18.3:1.
The Liberty Union Middle School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Fairfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
163,453
Census ACS
Median income
$90,966
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
26,447 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Liberty Union-Thurston Local
- Liberty Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Liberty Union High SchoolHigh · 349 students
Other schools in Baltimore
- Liberty Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Liberty Union High SchoolHigh · 349 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Union Elementary School0.1 mi · 445
- Liberty Union High School0.8 mi · 349
- Pleasantville Elementary School4.5 mi · 348
- Bloom Carroll Primary School5.3 mi · 479
- Bloom Carroll Intermediate School5.3 mi · 545
- Millersport Jr/Sr High School5.4 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Union Middle SchoolHow many students attend Liberty Union Middle School?
Liberty Union Middle School enrolls approximately 381 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Liberty Union Middle School serve?
Liberty Union Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Liberty Union Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Liberty Union Middle School is approximately 22.4:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Liberty Union Middle School?
Student demographics at Liberty Union Middle School are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Liberty Union Middle School in?
Liberty Union Middle School is part of Liberty Union-Thurston Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.