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If you could change one rule at LIBERTY HIGH, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,313
High
DISTRICT 1,215 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAUQUIER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510132000854
Liberty High
6300 Independence Ave, Bealeton, VA 22712 · (540) 422-7360 · Fauquier County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,313 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Virginia public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
96 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
554 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 320 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 307 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 322 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 364 | 28% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 71% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
79.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
70.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 82.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 67.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 High
Liberty High's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty High this school | 1,313 | 42.2% | 62.4% |
| Millbrook High Winchester | 1,550 | 47.4% | 65.5% |
| Culpeper County High Culpeper | 1,204 | 54.2% | 78.4% |
| Eastern View High Culpeper | 1,529 | 54.3% | 73.1% |
| Spotswood High Penn Laird | 880 | 39.2% | 69.4% |
| Sherando High Stephens City | 1,631 | 35.1% | 73.0% |
Matched among Virginia high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #270 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #263 of 316 ▼ 94 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #236 of 316 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,313 | #134 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #143 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #116 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.2% | #218 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #97 of 131 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,313
+26 (+2%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 1,416
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 1,313 | 96 | 13.7:1 | 42% (554) |
| 2023-24 | 1,360 | 99.9 | 13.6:1 | 44% (603) |
| 2022-23 | 1,370 | 102.3 | 13.4:1 | 45% (611) |
| 2020-21 | 1,287 | 118 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,271 | 109.9 | 11.6:1 | 33% (421) |
| 2015-16 | 1,227 | 112 | 11.0:1 | 29% (361) |
| 2010-11 | 1,276 | 83 | 15.4:1 | 24% (312) |
| 2000-01 | 1,416 | 101 | 14.0:1 | 12% (166) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty High.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,271 to 1,313); teachers down 13% (109.9 to 96).
About Liberty High
Liberty High is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Bealeton, Virginia. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 1,313 students.
Fauquier County Public Schools operates 18 schools. Combined enrollment is 10,861 students.
White students form the largest group at Liberty High, 49% of enrollment. Other groups make up 34% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 80% of Fauquier County residents are White. By the diversity index, Liberty High comes in at 63%.
Dividing enrollment by its 96 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.7:1. High schools in Virginia average about 13.9:1, a similar figure. Liberty High reports 42% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Fauquier County average 33%.
allk12 grades Liberty High a D. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Liberty High would score about 76.6%. It scores 62.4%, 14.2 points below that figure.
Census estimates describe Fauquier County this way: median household income is about $130,189, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Fauquier County number 22 and enroll about 10,861.
The shortest distance from Liberty High to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Grace Miller Elementary. The five-mile area around Liberty High holds 3 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 62.9%, higher than Liberty High's 62.4%.
Locale data from NCES put Liberty High in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
Federal data show 1,287 students in 2020-21 and 1,313 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.7:1.
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Fauquier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,577
Census ACS
Median income
$130,189
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
10,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fauquier County Public Schools
- Kettle Run HighHigh · 1,175 students
- Fauquier HighHigh · 1,156 students
- Cedar Lee MiddleMiddle · 861 students
- W.C. Taylor MiddleMiddle · 623 students
- Auburn MiddleMiddle · 570 students
- Margaret M. Pierce ElementaryElementary · 543 students
Other schools in Bealeton
- Cedar Lee MiddleMiddle · 861 students
- Grace Miller ElementaryElementary · 528 students
- Mary Walter ElementaryElementary · 397 students
Other Liberty High schools
33 other US public schools in 22 states are named Liberty High. Liberty High is the 13th largest of the 34.
- Liberty HighBedford, VA · 708 students
- Liberty High SchoolHenderson, NV · 3,203 students
- Liberty HighBrentwood, CA · 2,836 students
- Liberty High SchoolBethlehem, PA · 2,541 students
- Liberty HighWinchester, CA · 2,537 students
Nearby schools
- Grace Miller Elementary0.2 mi · 528
- Cedar Lee Middle1.0 mi · 861
- Margaret M. Pierce Elementary4.1 mi · 543
- H.M. Pearson Elementary6.3 mi · 388
- Mary Walter Elementary6.9 mi · 397
- James G. Brumfield Elementary7.8 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty HighHow many students attend Liberty High?
Liberty High enrolls approximately 1,313 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Liberty High serve?
Liberty High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Liberty High?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Liberty High.
How diverse is Liberty High?
Liberty High reports a student body of 49% White, 34% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Liberty High public or private?
Liberty High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fauquier County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.