LIBERTY J H

LIBERTY J H is a reasonably sized middle-grades school in DALLAS, Texas, one of the schools within RICHARDSON ISD. The school works with 549 students in grades 7 through 8.

Across the 55 schools in RICHARDSON ISD (38,526 students total), LIBERTY J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, LIBERTY J H logs that 40% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 29% Black, 19% Asian, 9% White, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Dallas County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school lists 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LIBERTY J H is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 41.7%; LIBERTY J H posts 26.5%, -15.2 points below that line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Dallas County) records that median household earnings sit near $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which LIBERTY J H is one.

FORESTRIDGE EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LIBERTY J H comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 37.4%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 11%: 616 students in 2018 compared to 549 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 13% to 19% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.