Liberty Sr High School

Liberty Sr High School operates as a heavily attended senior high in RENTON, Washington, run under Issaquah School District. Current enrollment sits at 1,495 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 573 students per school, that is 161% above typical.

Across the 30 schools in Issaquah School District (19,098 students total), Liberty Sr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Liberty Sr High School lists that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 28% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 18% of students at Liberty Sr High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than King County's rate of about 38%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Liberty Sr High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.3%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for King County put the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Liberty Sr High School is one.

Briarwood Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Liberty Sr High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 57.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Liberty Sr High School has expanded 8%, going from 1,382 students in 2018 to 1,495 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 60% to 46% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.9:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 today.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.