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Leona Libby Middle School
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 268 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 276 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 261 | 32% |
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 67.2% | 53.5% |
| 2021-22 | 69.0% | 55.1% |
| 2018-19 | 78.8% | 64.9% |
| 2017-18 | 75.8% | 62.1% |
Schools most like Leona Libby Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leona Libby Middle School this school | 805 | 20.6% | N/A |
| Tolt Middle School Carnation | 633 | 22.3% | 53.2% |
| Washington Middle School OLYMPIA | 702 | 21.7% | 60.2% |
| Liberty Middle School Camas | 708 | 26.1% | N/A |
| Desert Hills Middle School KENNEWICK | 906 | 24.6% | N/A |
| Valley View Middle School Snohomish | 641 | 21.2% | 61.3% |
Where Leona Libby Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Benton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #63 of 357 ▼ 7 | #1 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #50 of 357 ▼ 10 | #1 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 805 | #71 of 377 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #211 of 340 | #8 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #232 of 340 | #8 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.6% | #323 of 359 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.4% | #30 of 130 | #1 of 7 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 805 | 40.4 | 19.9:1 | 21% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 822 | 40.3 | 20.4:1 | 20% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 800 | 36.7 | 21.8:1 | 22% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 724 | 35 | 20.7:1 | 3% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 680 | 31 | 21.9:1 | 8% (57) |
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (680 to 805); teachers up 30% (31 to 40.4).
About Leona Libby Middle School
Leona Libby Middle School is one of the public schools in West Richland, Washington. It is a mid-sized middle-grades school. It reported 805 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 577 students for middle schools in Washington.
Leona Libby Middle School is one school in Richland School District, a system of 22 schools with 14,410 students.
At Leona Libby Middle School, 67% of students are White. Smaller groups are 18% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 6% multiracial. That is in line with Benton County, where about 70% of residents are White. The diversity index for Leona Libby Middle School is 51%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 19.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Leona Libby Middle School, which has 40.4. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Washington is 18.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Leona Libby Middle School is about 21%. Among public schools in Benton County, the average eligibility rate is 49%.
In Benton County, home to about 212,905 people, median household income comes to about $89,874, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Benton County's 69 public schools enroll about 38,191 students and include Leona Libby Middle School.
Among nearby public schools, Special Programs is closest at about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment increased 11% over 4 years, reaching 805 in 2024-25.
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