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Liberty Middle

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Liberty Middle ranks 1196 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1196^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 49% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Liberty Middle in Pharr, TX, is a public school serving 742 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd), where over 93% of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The school has shown remarkable improvement over the past five years, climbing from the 23rd percentile statewide to the 49th percentile, and it stands out for its exceptional support of special education students, who ranked in the 91st percentile in 2023-2024—a rare achievement that far exceeds most nearby schools.

One of Liberty Middle’s biggest strengths is its advanced math program, with Algebra I End-of-Course exam proficiency rates consistently between 94-100%, nearly double the state average. However, this success creates a unique challenge: while top math students excel in Algebra I, 7th-grade math scores are alarmingly low at just 13.99% proficiency, compared to the state average of 29.41%. This pattern is more pronounced than at some peer schools like Audie Murphy Middle (11.9%) and Austin Middle (6.49%), but it suggests the school may be focusing heavily on accelerating top performers while leaving other students under-supported in standard math. In contrast, nearby schools in the higher-performing McAllen Independent School District (Isd), such as Cathey Middle (77th percentile) and Brown Middle (69th percentile), consistently outperform Liberty in core subjects like 6th-grade math and reading.

Despite these challenges, Liberty Middle has maintained a perfect 0.0% dropout rate for five consecutive years, reflecting a strong commitment to keeping students engaged. The school also performs well for its Hispanic and low-income students, ranking in the 61st-69th percentile for these groups over the past three years. While it still lags behind top regional schools, Liberty’s consistent upward trajectory and targeted support for vulnerable students make it a school on the rise, with the potential to translate its specialized successes into broad-based academic growth for all.

742

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,129

Per pupil spending ?

93.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1212 S Fir St
Pharr, TX 78577-4998

(956) 354-2610

District: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Liberty Middle usually attend:

High:

Psja North Early College High School

Feeder schools for Liberty Middle:

Elementary:	Daniel Ramirez Elementary
	Henry Ford Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.1%

White:

0.8%

African American:

0.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg47%

Texas avg47%

1,196^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 33 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Middle Schools in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

306^th of 951Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	1196 of 2335	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	1234 of 2344	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	1258 of 2372	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	1487 of 2330	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	1331 of 2254	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	1738 of 2252	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	1516 of 2193	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	1336 of 2080	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.5	1630 of 2027	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.9	1666 of 1987	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.8	1716 of 2043	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.1	1785 of 1987	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.1	1695 of 1973	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.6	1765 of 1951	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.9	1765 of 1895	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	29.0	1540 of 1803	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.1	1289 of 1763	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.1	1165 of 1718	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.8	1377 of 1684	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.0	1350 of 1585	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.1	1418 of 1582	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.4	1409 of 1573	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	62.0	548 of 2182	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	45.8	1004 of 2118	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	1269 of 2058	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	1329 of 2008	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	717 of 1390	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.8	585 of 1428	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	596 of 1770	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	614 of 1720	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	452 of 1643	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	52.1	557 of 1592	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	888 of 1445	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	662 of 1376	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	1109 of 2240	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.3	1067 of 1825	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	1159 of 2242	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	1574 of 2241	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	1404 of 2221	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	1732 of 2151	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	1387 of 2047	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	1245 of 2008	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	690 of 1497	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.4	570 of 1230	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	1087 of 1481	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.7	848 of 1488	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	1071 of 1501	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	1006 of 1446	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	974 of 1430	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	837 of 2141	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.1	678 of 1731	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	806 of 2119	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	1100 of 2116	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	1002 of 2077	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.8	1453 of 2043	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	1181 of 1935	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	1043 of 1895	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	730 of 2253	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.7	608 of 1820	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	688 of 2235	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	1107 of 2251	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	975 of 2220	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	1509 of 2172	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	1256 of 2073	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	1119 of 2039	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	1240 of 2253	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.6	845 of 1818	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	1141 of 2246	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	1292 of 2245	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	1239 of 2228	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	1624 of 2168	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	1493 of 2069	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1401 of 2030	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	37 of 60	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	27 of 70	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.8	32 of 68	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.1	82 of 108	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	90 of 125	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	819 of 1956	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.1	210 of 1568	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	176 of 1891	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	46.4	778 of 1815	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	766 of 1757	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	1076 of 1712	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1261 of 1626	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1228 of 1597	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)75th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)58th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)54th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)48th percentile~ school

Male (2026)45th percentile-4 vs school

Migrant (2026)38th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I95%+41 vs state

Reading52%-3 vs state

Mathematics33%-7 vs state

Social Studies30%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Liberty Middle	Public	6-8	1212 S Fir St	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2610	742	63	11.8	93.9%	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	735 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.4	1196^th of 2335 public middle schools	48.8%		44.6	1234^th of 2344 public middle schools	47.4%	38	94.6	55.4	49.1	52.8	28.3	14.0	48.5	30.0	$14,129
Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	600 W Hall Acres Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2650	519	49	10.5	96.7%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	514 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.4	1127^th of 2335 public middle schools	51.7%		44.8	1229^th of 2344 public middle schools	47.6%	102	91.7	47.5	55.2	56.7	34.0	10.4	55.4	26.7	$17,012
Austin Middle	Public	6-8	804 S Stewart Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2570	833	69	12.1	90.3%	13 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	815 (97.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.8	919^th of 2335 public middle schools	60.6%		55.7	901^st of 2344 public middle schools	61.6%	18	97.1	57.2	53.6	56.0	44.8	6.5	56.7	28.0	$13,285
R Yzaguirre Middle	Public	6-8	605 E Fm 495	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2630	736	61	12.1	95.1%	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	730 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.2	1363^rd of 2335 public middle schools	41.6%		38.3	1448^th of 2344 public middle schools	38.2%	85	100.0	47.2	42.3	44.8	31.5	24.6	51.7	27.7	$13,926
Lyndon B Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	500 E Sioux Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2590	1,006	71	14.1	87.9%	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	998 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.5	1307^th of 2335 public middle schools	44.0%		43.8	1266^th of 2344 public middle schools	46.0%	41	99.0	43.8	49.4	55.2	25.9	7.2	57.7	26.9	$13,156
Jesus - Jesse - Vela Junior Middle	Public	6-8	1819 W Hwy 83	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2550	654	57	11.5	96.0%	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	649 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.6	1081^st of 2335 public middle schools	53.7%		41.6	1342^nd of 2344 public middle schools	42.7%	261	95.2	44.1	52.4	60.6	29.9	4.1	61.0	30.1	$14,735
Travis Middle	Public	6-8	600 Houston St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4242	505	44	11.5	95.4%	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	497 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.7	1028^th of 2335 public middle schools	56.0%		41.1	1365^th of 2344 public middle schools	41.8%	337	97.1	52.0	50.7	52.9	16.7	23.0	64.9	35.3	$14,107
Jaime Escalante Middle	Public	6-8	6123 S Cage	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2670	554	50	11.0	98.2%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	551 (99.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.8	1292^nd of 2335 public middle schools	44.7%		40.6	1382^nd of 2344 public middle schools	41.0%	90	91.3	45.6	46.2	56.4	35.5	4.4	47.5	28.3	$16,491
Cathey Middle	Public	6-8	1800 N Cynthia	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4300	827	54	15.3	70.0%	35 (4.2%)	4 (0.5%)	773 (93.5%)	12 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	68.8	534^th of 2335 public middle schools	77.1%		69	561^st of 2344 public middle schools	76.1%	27	100.0	59.9	67.5	63.3	45.1	29.8	62.6	35.6	$9,669
Audie Murphy Middle	Public	6-8	924 W Sioux Rd	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2530	790	62	12.7	97.2%	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	786 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.1	914^th of 2335 public middle schools	60.9%		54.2	945^th of 2344 public middle schools	59.7%	31	98.7	56.2	57.4	57.8	33.7	11.9	58.1	30.4	$13,982

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Middle

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Middle?

Students at Liberty Middle are 99% Hispanic.

Is Liberty Middle a good school?

Liberty Middle ranks 1196^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Liberty Middle in?

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Liberty Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 742 students attended Liberty Middle.

What high school do graduates of Liberty Middle attend?

Students who attend Liberty Middle usually go on to attend Psja North Early College High School

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