Liberty Middle

Liberty Middle is a middle-grades school of small scale in Bedford, Virginia, one of the schools within Bedford County Public Schools, hosting 518 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 31% leaner than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 750 students.

Across the 19 schools in Bedford County Public Schools (8,930 students total), Liberty Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Liberty Middle reports that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Bedford County's rate of about 59%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Liberty Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Bedford County put the typical household earns roughly $78,937 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Bedford County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,930 students), Liberty Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Liberty High, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Liberty Middle comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 77.0%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Liberty Middle has contracted 9%, going from 572 students in 2018 to 518 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 79% to 73%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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