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LIBERTY HILL MIDDLE
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 42 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Texas 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 Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About LIBERTY HILL MIDDLE
As a large middle school in LIBERTY HILL, Texas, LIBERTY HILL MIDDLE educates 1,050 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by LIBERTY HILL ISD. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 63% bigger than typical.
Within LIBERTY HILL ISD, which oversees 11 schools and 9,836 students, LIBERTY HILL MIDDLE is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, LIBERTY HILL MIDDLE lists that White students make up the majority at 62%; the rest is composed of 27% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, LIBERTY HILL MIDDLE reports 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 22% of students at LIBERTY HILL MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LIBERTY HILL MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.1%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Williamson County put the typical household earns roughly $111,340 per year, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Williamson County's 208 public schools (combined enrollment of about 126,147 students), LIBERTY HILL MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: LOUINE NOBLE EL, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LIBERTY HILL MIDDLE ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.4%.
LIBERTY HILL MIDDLE operates from a countryside location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LIBERTY HILL MIDDLE has edged up 60%, going from 656 students in 2018 to 1,050 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 75% to 62%.
In the discussion threads here, members of the LIBERTY HILL MIDDLE community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Williamson County at a glance
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