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Enrollment
458
Middle
DISTRICT 686 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PICKENS 01·NCES 450333001385
Liberty Middle
125 Falcon Lane, Liberty, SC 29657 · (864) 397-3400 · Pickens County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of South Carolina 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.
- ·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 South Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
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 | 134 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 149 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 175 | 38% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 67% · 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
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
57.4%
SC avg 59.7% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
35.0%
SC avg 44.2% . +12.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.4% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.1% | 22.9% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Liberty Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Pickens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #106 of 249 ▲ 59 | #4 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #98 of 249 ▼ 10 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #169 of 256 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #94 of 241 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.0% | #219 of 241 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #59 of 137 | 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
458
-58 (-11%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 606
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 458 | 34.5 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 34.3 | 13.4:1 | 79% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 35 | 12.8:1 | 84% (378) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | 32 | 16.1:1 | 62% (322) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 33.8 | 15.7:1 | 100% (531) |
| 2015-16 | 520 | 32 | 16.3:1 | 57% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 708 | 40 | 17.7:1 | 53% (374) |
| 2000-01 | 700 | 45 | 15.6:1 | 43% (302) |
| 1990-91 | 606 | 32 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (531 to 458); teachers up 2% (33.8 to 34.5).
About Liberty Middle
Liberty Middle is a small middle school in Liberty, South Carolina, under Pickens 01. A total of 458 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in South Carolina is about 622 students, so this school is 26% smaller than average.
Liberty Middle sits within Pickens 01, which has 23 schools and 16,313 students.
The large majority of students at Liberty Middle, 81%, are White. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, about 84% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Liberty Middle comes in at 33%.
Teachers at the school number 34.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.3:1. Middle schools in South Carolina average about 13.8:1, a similar figure.
Liberty Middle is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 54% of South Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Census Bureau estimates for Pickens County show that median household income is about $61,064, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 27 public schools operate in Pickens County, serving about 16,866 students.
The school nearest to Liberty Middle is Liberty Elementary, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Within five miles of Liberty Middle, there are 3 other public schools.
Liberty Middle has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 516 in 2020-21 and 458 in 2024-25, an 11% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.1:1 to 13.3:1.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Pickens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
134,629
Census ACS
Median income
$61,064
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
16,866 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pickens 01
- Easley HighHigh · 1,862 students
- Pickens HighHigh · 1,226 students
- D. W. Daniel HighHigh · 1,222 students
- Richard H. Gettys MiddleMiddle · 1,217 students
- R. C. Edwards MiddleMiddle · 835 students
- Clemson ElementaryElementary · 794 students
Other schools in Liberty
- Liberty HighHigh · 640 students
- Liberty PrimaryElementary · 637 students
- Liberty ElementaryElementary · 470 students
- Pickens County Career and Technology CenterHigh
Other Liberty Middle schools
28 other US public schools in 21 states are named Liberty Middle. Liberty Middle is the 23rd 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
- Liberty Elementary0.4 mi · 470
- Liberty High1.6 mi · 640
- Liberty Primary3.0 mi · 637
- Central Academy of the Arts5.2 mi · 499
- Pickens Elementary6.0 mi · 493
- Six Mile Elementary6.1 mi · 571
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty MiddleHow many students attend Liberty Middle?
Liberty Middle enrolls approximately 458 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Liberty Middle serve?
Liberty Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Liberty Middle?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Liberty Middle.
How diverse is Liberty Middle?
Liberty Middle reports a student body of 81% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Liberty Middle in?
Liberty Middle is part of Pickens 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.