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Enrollment
910
Middle
DISTRICT 969 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANOVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510183000773
Liberty Middle
13496 Liberty School Road, Ashland, VA 23005 · (804) 365-8060 · Hanover County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL910 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Virginia public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
408 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 66%
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 | 303 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 317 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 290 | 32% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
75.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
69.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 74.0% |
% 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
73.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Middle
Liberty Middle's state test result (73.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Middle this school | 910 | 44.8% | 73.1% |
| Andrew Lewis Middle Salem | 839 | 44.8% | 74.1% |
| Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle Fredericksburg | 887 | 36.0% | 70.1% |
| Robert E. Aylor Middle White Post | 861 | 37.2% | 62.3% |
| Wilbur S. Pence Middle Dayton | 671 | 43.1% | 66.1% |
| Bell Creek Middle Mechanicsville | 903 | 40.3% | 76.3% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #141 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #169 of 342 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #149 of 342 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 910 | #107 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #142 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #212 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.8% | #235 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #71 of 224 |
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
910
-55 (-6%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 885
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 25.4:1
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 | 910 | 71 | 12.8:1 | 45% (408) |
| 2023-24 | 917 | 72 | 12.7:1 | 42% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 911 | 73.3 | 12.4:1 | 39% (353) |
| 2020-21 | 965 | 38 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,071 | 70.2 | 15.3:1 | 34% (368) |
| 2015-16 | 1,051 | 68 | 15.5:1 | 31% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 1,093 | 52 | 21.0:1 | 24% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 1,223 | 85 | 14.4:1 | 16% (190) |
| 1990-91 | 885 | 67 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,071 to 910); teachers up 1% (70.2 to 71).
About Liberty Middle
At 13496 Liberty School Road in Ashland, Virginia, Liberty Middle operates as a mid-sized middle school. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 910 students in 2024-25. Across middle schools in Virginia, the average enrollment is about 750.
Hanover County Public Schools has 24 schools and 17,434 students, and Liberty Middle is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Liberty Middle, about 66 are White. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Hanover County, the White share is about 82%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 53%.
Liberty Middle has 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 45%. The rate at public schools in Hanover County averages 34%, lower than here.
Among Virginia public middle schools, Liberty Middle outscored 52%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Liberty Middle's results are 2.8 points below predicted: 73.1% against 75.9%.
In Hanover County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $112,805 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Liberty Middle, Hanover County has 26 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Liberty Middle is closest to Patrick Henry High, about 0.3 miles away. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Liberty Middle at 4th of 7.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
The school shrank from 965 students in 2020-21 to 910 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 25.4:1 in 2020-21 to 12.8:1 in 2024-25.
The Liberty Middle discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Hanover County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,879
Census ACS
Median income
$112,805
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
17,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hanover County Public Schools
- Atlee HighHigh · 1,470 students
- Hanover HighHigh · 1,349 students
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 1,294 students
- Mechanicsville HighHigh · 1,245 students
- Chickahominy MiddleMiddle · 1,199 students
- Bell Creek MiddleMiddle · 903 students
Other schools in Ashland
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 1,294 students
- Ashland ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Elmont ElementaryElementary · 383 students
- Henry Clay ElementaryElementary · 359 students
- John M. Gandy ElementaryElementary · 307 students
Other Liberty Middle schools
28 other US public schools in 21 states are named Liberty Middle. Liberty Middle is the 6th largest of the 29.
- Liberty MiddleClifton, VA · 913 students
- Liberty MiddleBedford, VA · 518 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolCumming, GA · 1,256 students
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOLOCALA, FL · 1,171 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMadison, AL · 1,103 students
Nearby schools
- Patrick Henry High0.3 mi · 1,294
- Henry Clay Elementary3.1 mi · 359
- John M. Gandy Elementary3.3 mi · 307
- Ashland Elementary3.3 mi · 675
- Elmont Elementary4.8 mi · 383
- Rivers Edge Elementary6.9 mi · 735
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Liberty Middle?
Liberty Middle enrolls approximately 910 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Liberty Middle serve?
Liberty Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Liberty Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Liberty Middle is approximately 12.8:1 (71 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Liberty Middle?
At Liberty Middle, the student body is approximately 66% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Liberty Middle?
Liberty Middle is overseen by Hanover County Public Schools in Hanover County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.