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Enrollment
549
Middle
DISTRICT 761 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHARDSON ISD·NCES 483702004140
Liberty Junior High School
10330 LAWLER RD, DALLAS, TX 75243 · (469) 593-7888 · Dallas County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL549 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Texas public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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 Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
405 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
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 7 | 262 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 287 | 52% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
24.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 17.0% | 26.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 19.0% | 31.0% | 45.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 38.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 7.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 15.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Junior High School
Liberty Junior High School's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Junior High School this school | 549 | 73.8% | 27.3% |
| Marshall Durham Middle School LEWISVILLE | 646 | 75.7% | 23.4% |
| Barnett Junior High School ARLINGTON | 579 | 80.3% | 35.8% |
| Harry S Truman Middle School GRAND PRAIRIE | 428 | 75.5% | 33.8% |
| Albright Middle School HOUSTON | 945 | 82.3% | 42.5% |
| Hodges Bend Middle School HOUSTON | 765 | 78.8% | 33.8% |
Matched among Texas 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 Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #1,468 of 1,635 | #102 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #1,568 of 1,670 ▲ 58 | #116 of 123 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,520 of 1,670 ▼ 157 | #104 of 123 ▼ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,021 of 1,570 | #58 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 549 | #1,016 of 1,749 | #75 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #68 of 1,542 | #1 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #131 of 1,543 | #8 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.8% | #645 of 1,648 | #93 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #605 of 942 | #63 of 80 |
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
549
-90 (-14%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 903
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 549 | 50 | 11.0:1 | 74% (405) |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 52.6 | 10.3:1 | 82% (442) |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 53.3 | 11.1:1 | 84% (496) |
| 2020-21 | 639 | 51 | 12.5:1 | 75% (482) |
| 2017-18 | 616 | 49.9 | 12.4:1 | 76% (471) |
| 2015-16 | 634 | 48 | 13.2:1 | 71% (453) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 47 | 12.8:1 | 73% (443) |
| 2000-01 | 778 | 50 | 15.6:1 | 32% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 903 | 53 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (616 to 549); teachers unchanged (49.9 to 50).
About Liberty Junior High School
Liberty Junior High School is a mid-sized middle-grades school that serves part of DALLAS, Texas. The school counted 549 students in 2024-25, covering grades 7 through 8.
The district for Liberty Junior High School is RICHARDSON ISD, with 55 schools and 38,526 students.
No group is above 50% at Liberty Junior High School; the largest is Hispanic, at 40%. The school is also 29% Black, 19% Asian, 9% White, and 2% multiracial. Among Dallas County residents, the Hispanic share is about 41%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Liberty Junior High School scores 71%.
The school lists 50 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. Statewide, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 74% of the student body.
Among Texas public middle schools, Liberty Junior High School outscored 6%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Liberty Junior High School is 42.2%. It actually posts 27.3%, which is 14.9 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Texas schools.
In the surrounding county, Dallas County, median household income comes to about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 771 public schools and about 459,645 students.
Forestridge Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Liberty Junior High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Liberty Junior High School places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment decreased 14% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 12.5:1 to 11.0:1.
The Liberty Junior High School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
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Other Liberty Junior High schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Liberty Junior High. Liberty Junior High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Liberty Junior High SchoolBurbank, IL · 1,087 students
- Liberty Junior High SchoolNew Lenox, IL · 573 students
Nearby schools
- Forestridge Elementary School0.2 mi · 497
- Audelia Creek Elementary School0.6 mi · 730
- O Henry Elementary School0.8 mi · 464
- Harmony Science Academy - Dallas0.8 mi · 1,110
- Bradfield Elementary School1.0 mi · 525
- Texans Can Academy - Dallas North1.1 mi · 217
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Liberty Junior High School?
Liberty Junior High School enrolls approximately 549 students in grades 07-08.
Is Liberty Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Liberty Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Liberty Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Liberty Junior High School is approximately 11.0:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Liberty Junior High School?
Liberty Junior High School reports a student body of 9% White, 40% Hispanic, 29% Black, 19% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Liberty Junior High School?
Liberty Junior High School is overseen by RICHARDSON ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.