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What's the most underrated thing about Liberty Bell Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
987
Middle
DISTRICT 887 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSON CITY·NCES 470213002268
Liberty Bell Middle School
718 Morningside DR, Johnson City, TN 37604 · (423) 232-2179 · Washington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL987 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Tennessee public middle schools
- ATest 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 Tennessee public middle schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
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 | 351 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 324 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 312 | 32% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 61% · 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 Bell Middle School→Science Hill High School
Based on grade levels within Johnson City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
54.6%
TN avg 40.9% . +0.7pp since 2022
Math
56.4%
TN avg 39.3% . +1.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.6% | 56.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.4% | 55.1% |
| 2022-23 | 53.9% | 54.8% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Liberty Bell Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #52 of 336 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #29 of 336 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 987 | #34 of 349 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #95 of 325 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #81 of 216 |
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
987
-164 (-14%) vs 2020
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 | 987 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 937 | 61.2 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 898 | 59.8 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,151 | 63 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,193 | 60.5 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,151 | 51 | 22.6:1 | 49% (562) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Bell Middle School.
About Liberty Bell Middle School
Located in Johnson City, Tennessee, Liberty Bell Middle School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 987 students. Against the 554-student average for middle schools in Tennessee, enrollment here is 78% higher.
Johnson City includes 11 schools. Together they enroll 7,818 students.
White students account for 63% of enrollment at Liberty Bell Middle School. Other groups make up 16% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, and 4% Asian. Washington County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school's share is lower. Liberty Bell Middle School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Liberty Bell Middle School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 91% of Tennessee public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Washington County has about 136,261 residents, and median household income is about $62,809, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Washington County number 30 and enroll about 15,787.
The closest public school to Liberty Bell Middle School is Science Hill High School, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 987 was 14% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 1,151.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
136,261
Census ACS
Median income
$62,809
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
15,787 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Johnson City
- Science Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,359 students
- Indian Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 786 students
- Lake Ridge ElementaryElementary · 632 students
- Woodland ElementaryElementary · 537 students
- Fairmont ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 472 students
Other schools in Johnson City
- Science Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,359 students
- Boones Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 823 students
- Indian Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 786 students
- University SchoolCombined · 635 students
- Lake Ridge ElementaryElementary · 632 students
- Woodland ElementaryElementary · 537 students
Nearby schools
- Science Hill High School0.3 mi · 2,359
- North Side Elementary0.8 mi · 361
- Tennessee Virtual Learning Academy1.3 mi · 37
- University School1.3 mi · 635
- Fairmont Elementary1.3 mi · 530
- South Side Elementary1.5 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Bell Middle SchoolHow many students attend Liberty Bell Middle School?
Liberty Bell Middle School enrolls approximately 987 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Liberty Bell Middle School serve?
Liberty Bell Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Liberty Bell Middle School?
At Liberty Bell Middle School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Liberty Bell Middle School in?
Liberty Bell Middle School is part of Johnson City.
What city is Liberty Bell Middle School in?
Liberty Bell Middle School is located in Johnson City, TN.
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