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Enrollment
673
Middle
DISTRICT 789 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS FRESNOS CISD·NCES 482829010477
Liberty Memorial Middle School
31579 FM 2893, SAN BENITO, TX 78586 · (956) 233-3900 · Cameron County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL673 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Texas public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.8:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
565 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 6 | 239 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 214 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 220 | 33% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Liberty Memorial Middle School→Los Fresnos High School
Based on grade levels within LOS FRESNOS CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 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 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 29.0% | 22.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 28.0% | 21.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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%.
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 Memorial Middle School
Liberty Memorial Middle School's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Memorial Middle School this school | 673 | 84.0% | 47.4% |
| Memorial Middle School MISSION | 663 | 83.3% | 53.5% |
| Armando Cuellar Middle School WESLACO | 634 | 84.7% | 37.8% |
| Robert C Zamora Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 655 | 83.7% | 30.9% |
| Vela Middle School BROWNSVILLE | 658 | 82.8% | 48.9% |
| Horizon Middle School EL PASO | 677 | 81.7% | 31.4% |
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 Memorial Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #600 of 1,635 | #9 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #691 of 1,670 ▲ 38 | #13 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #908 of 1,670 ▲ 94 | #19 of 30 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #961 of 1,570 | #26 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 673 | #802 of 1,749 | #15 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #530 of 1,542 | #17 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.7% | #1,450 of 1,543 | #15 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.0% | #415 of 1,648 | #18 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #498 of 942 | #15 of 23 |
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
673
-89 (-12%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 728
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 673 | 48.9 | 13.8:1 | 84% (565) |
| 2023-24 | 658 | 48.6 | 13.5:1 | 84% (553) |
| 2022-23 | 717 | 48.9 | 14.7:1 | 88% (633) |
| 2020-21 | 762 | 51 | 14.9:1 | 90% (687) |
| 2017-18 | 788 | 51.9 | 15.2:1 | 85% (671) |
| 2015-16 | 842 | 50 | 16.8:1 | 88% (741) |
| 2010-11 | 728 | 49 | 14.9:1 | 0% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Memorial Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (788 to 673); teachers down 6% (51.9 to 48.9).
About Liberty Memorial Middle School
Liberty Memorial Middle School is a middle-grades school in SAN BENITO, Texas, according to federal school records. In all, 673 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8.
Enrollment across the 14 schools in LOS FRESNOS CISD totals 10,357 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Liberty Memorial Middle School is 98%. Enrollment also includes 2% White. The school's Hispanic share is 8 points above the 89% share among Cameron County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 5%.
Classroom staffing at Liberty Memorial Middle School totals 48.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. It is about the same as the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Liberty Memorial Middle School is about 84%. That is in line with the 84% average for public schools in Cameron County.
Liberty Memorial Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% of Texas public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Liberty Memorial Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 47.4% actual against 37.8% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cameron County show that the median household earns about $52,601 a year, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. Cameron County has 187 public schools with about 97,392 students, including Liberty Memorial Middle School.
Laureles Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Liberty Memorial Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 57.9%; Liberty Memorial Middle School's is 47.4%, ranking 9th of 9.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 89 students, from 762 to 673. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 14.9:1 to 13.8:1.
Liberty Memorial Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Cameron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,120
Census ACS
Median income
$52,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
97,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LOS FRESNOS CISD
- Los Fresnos High SchoolHigh · 3,285 students
- Resaca Middle SchoolMiddle · 870 students
- Los Cuates Middle SchoolMiddle · 825 students
- Rancho Verde Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
- Palmer-Laakso Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
- Dora Romero Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
Other schools in SAN BENITO
- San Benito High SchoolHigh · 2,057 students
- South Texas ISD Rising Scholars AcademyMiddle · 781 students
- IDEA College Preparatory San BenitoHigh · 780 students
- Berta Cabaza Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- IDEA Academy San BenitoElementary · 685 students
- San Benito Veterans Memorial AcademyHigh · 645 students
Nearby schools
- Laureles Elementary School0.2 mi · 516
- Los Cuates Middle School2.6 mi · 825
- Los Fresnos Elementary School2.7 mi · 549
- Palmer-Laakso Elementary School2.8 mi · 582
- Lopez-Riggins Elementary School3.2 mi · 467
- Los Fresnos High School3.3 mi · 3,285
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Memorial Middle SchoolHow many students attend Liberty Memorial Middle School?
Liberty Memorial Middle School enrolls approximately 673 students in grades 06-08.
Is Liberty Memorial Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Liberty Memorial Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Liberty Memorial Middle School have?
Liberty Memorial Middle School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Liberty Memorial Middle School?
At Liberty Memorial Middle School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Liberty Memorial Middle School?
Liberty Memorial Middle School is overseen by LOS FRESNOS CISD in Cameron County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.