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Liberty Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

26^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 443 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 94% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Liberty Middle School in Madison, AL, is a top-rated public school serving 1,103 students in grades 6-8 within the highly regarded Madison City district, which ranks 11th out of 139 districts in Alabama.

Liberty consistently ranks among the best middle schools in the state, currently placing 26th out of 443 schools (94th percentile) with a 5-star rating. The school significantly outperforms state averages in every subject—for example, 6th-grade math proficiency is 66.76% compared to 35.22% statewide, and English Language Arts proficiency exceeds 80% across all grades. What's particularly impressive is how Liberty serves students who often face academic challenges: English Language Learners rank 6th statewide (94th percentile) and Special Education students rank 19th (93rd percentile). The school also maintains remarkably low chronic absenteeism at just 7.4%, compared to 12% statewide, which supports consistent learning. When compared to nearby schools, Liberty stands out dramatically—Athens Middle School (10.8 miles away) ranks 266th, and Sparkman Middle School (10 miles away) ranks 294th with 8th-grade math proficiency at just 7.83%. Even within its own excellent district, Liberty outperforms Journey Middle School (ranked 36th) and Discovery Middle School (ranked 32nd).

One area worth noting is that math proficiency declines as students progress through grades—from 66.76% in 6th grade to 46.58% in 8th grade—though this pattern mirrors state trends. Additionally, while most student subgroups perform exceptionally well, Asian students saw a notable ranking drop in 2025-2026, which may warrant attention. Despite spending slightly less per student ($8,077) than nearby schools, Liberty achieves superior outcomes, demonstrating efficient use of resources. For families in the Madison area, Liberty Middle School offers an outstanding educational experience with a proven track record of excellence and strong support for diverse learners.

1,103

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,077

Per pupil spending ?

22.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

281 Dock Murphy Dr
Madison, AL 35758

(256) 430-0001

District: Madison City

Students who attend Liberty Middle School usually attend:

High:

James Clemens High School

Feeder schools for Liberty Middle School:

Elementary:

Columbia Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.6%

African American:

18.9%

Asian:

11.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (69% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Alabama middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg67%

Alabama avg44%

26^th of 443

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 1% (2016) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Madison City

11^th of 139Madison City among Alabama 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	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	92.7	26 of 443	94.1%	★★★★★
2025	91.2	31 of 439	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	20 of 442	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	19 of 437	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	16 of 432	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.3	6 of 440	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	14 of 437	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	12 of 423	97.2%	★★★★★
2017	98.0	9 of 432	97.9%	★★★★★
2016	98.9	6 of 432	98.6%	★★★★★
2015	98.6	7 of 430	98.4%	★★★★★
2014	96.7	10 of 438	97.7%	★★★★★
2013	84.6	20 of 436	95.4%	★★★★★
2012	83.3	37 of 436	91.5%	★★★★★
2011	91.2	12 of 435	97.2%	★★★★★
2010	90.7	13 of 435	97.0%	★★★★★
2009	91.4	15 of 425	96.5%	★★★★★
2008	92.8	10 of 417	97.6%	★★★★★
2007	92.0	11 of 412	97.3%	★★★★★
2006	94.7	12 of 409	97.1%	★★★★★
2005	95.0	11 of 415	97.3%	★★★★★
2004	95.6	9 of 407	97.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	73.3	40 of 266	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	75.7	38 of 259	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	23 of 269	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	23 of 263	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	84.3	27 of 271	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	11 of 266	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	12 of 252	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	13 of 247	94.7%	★★★★★
2017	94.6	8 of 205	96.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	11 of 20	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	71.1	6 of 20	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	4 of 20	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	6 of 15	60.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.4	5 of 22	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	9 of 19	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.4	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆
2017	66.7	5 of 14	64.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	6 of 103	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	79.2	12 of 117	89.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	3 of 106	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	5 of 94	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	7 of 81	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	79.5	5 of 70	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	82.4	4 of 31	87.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	92.2	21 of 422	95.0%	★★★★★
2025	90.9	24 of 415	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	23 of 426	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	19 of 417	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	16 of 423	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	7 of 415	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	11 of 399	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	12 of 392	96.9%	★★★★★
2017	97.6	7 of 380	98.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	24 of 82	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	81.4	19 of 173	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	14 of 164	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	5 of 166	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	6 of 157	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	13 of 154	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	6 of 124	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	80.2	18 of 113	84.1%	★★★★☆
2017	87.2	11 of 108	89.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	76 of 432	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	66.1	109 of 428	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	81 of 437	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	64 of 410	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	90 of 421	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	58 of 415	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	35 of 396	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	73.9	74 of 396	81.3%	★★★★☆
2017	83.8	26 of 349	92.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	91.4	31 of 421	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	89.1	41 of 422	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	21 of 428	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	18 of 419	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	21 of 427	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	10 of 418	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	13 of 399	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	12 of 397	97.0%	★★★★★
2017	97.2	12 of 380	96.8%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	71.1	10 of 37	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	79.2	5 of 43	88.4%	★★★★★
2024	68.6	13 of 32	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	5 of 26	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	6 of 26	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	90.2	1 of 29	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	2 of 19	89.5%	★★★★★
2018	74.9	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	23 of 145	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	85.3	11 of 92	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	5 of 78	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	73.3	15 of 72	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	9 of 60	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	7 of 61	88.5%	★★★★★
2019	81.3	8 of 46	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	11 of 30	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	86.5	2 of 21	90.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	80.4	19 of 266	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	82.0	23 of 271	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	11 of 281	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	9 of 281	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	11 of 256	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	87.1	8 of 274	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	6 of 254	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	4 of 223	98.2%	★★★★★
2017	93.4	4 of 195	97.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	93.6	18 of 355	94.9%	★★★★★
2025	89.3	32 of 377	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	22 of 373	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	20 of 370	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	18 of 376	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	11 of 369	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	16 of 343	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	13 of 331	96.1%	★★★★★
2017	96.6	11 of 247	95.5%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

White (2026)95th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)85th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)84th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile-12 vs school

Military Connected (2026)73rd percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2026)45th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English82%+25 vs state

Science72%+18 vs state

Mathematics54%+26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	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	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	281 Dock Murphy Dr	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 430-0001	1,103	69	15.9	22.6%	591 (53.6%)	208 (18.9%)	100 (9.1%)	122 (11.1%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	74 (6.7%)	92.7	26^th of 443 public middle schools	94.1%		91.2	31^st of 439 public middle schools	92.9%	5	66.8	49.6	46.6	71.9	81.3	81.3	82.3	$8,077	$669	$7,379
Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	1304 Hughes Rd	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 837-3735	1,054	68	15.6	26.4%	619 (58.7%)	175 (16.6%)	96 (9.1%)	71 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (8.4%)	91.6	32^nd of 443 public middle schools	92.8%		90.5	35^th of 439 public middle schools	92.0%	3	60.2	53.1	58.8	67.6	76.5	78.6	81.5	$8,621	$642	$7,950
Journey Middle School	Public	6-8	217 Celtic Drive	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 464-8370	903	48	19.0	26.7%	424 (47.0%)	206 (22.8%)	90 (10.0%)	91 (10.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (9.6%)	90.3	36^th of 443 public middle schools	91.9%		86.8	46^th of 439 public middle schools	89.5%	10	62.7	46.2	43.3	68.4	82.6	75.8	80.6
Monrovia Middle School	Public	6-8	1216 Jeff Rd	Huntsville	35806	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4580	988	47	21.0	31.8%	473 (47.9%)	302 (30.6%)	93 (9.4%)	20 (2.0%)	30 (3.0%)	6 (0.6%)	64 (6.5%)	70.7	102^nd of 443 public middle schools	77.0%		75.8	81^st of 439 public middle schools	81.5%	21	39.0	23.0	30.9	63.6	68.5	64.4	71.9	$8,013	$687	$7,287
Williams Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Barren Fork Blvd SW	Huntsville	35824	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7330	659	30	21.9	49.9%	106 (16.1%)	397 (60.2%)	84 (12.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	57 (8.6%)	35.6	288^th of 443 public middle schools	35.0%		36.9	289^th of 439 public middle schools	34.2%	1	21.7	9.1	14.4	43.6	54.7	45.2	52.3	$7,969	$169	$7,799
Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School	Public	6-8	4800 Sparkman Drive NE	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7600	270	20	13.8	43.7%	69 (25.6%)	145 (53.7%)	21 (7.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (10.7%)	56.9	173^rd of 443 public middle schools	60.9%		63.5	131^st of 439 public middle schools	70.2%	42	26.9	16.5	22.2	44.9	64.8	71.1	67.7
Morris Middle School	Public	6-8	4801 Bob Wallace Avenue	Huntsville	35805	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7340	397	25	15.8	74.1%	40 (10.1%)	134 (33.8%)	202 (50.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.8%)	21.6	351^st of 443 public middle schools	20.8%		20.9	351^st of 439 public middle schools	20.0%		12.2	10.8	5.6	38.7	28.7	42.4	44.3
Sparkman Middle School	Public	6-8	2697 Carters Gin Rd	Toney	35773	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4610	723	40	18.0	59.3%	257 (35.5%)	283 (39.1%)	92 (12.7%)	6 (0.8%)	27 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (7.7%)	34.5	294^th of 443 public middle schools	33.6%		44.7	246^th of 439 public middle schools	44.0%	48	20.1	13.6	7.8	47.0	40.7	53.0	53.0	$8,275	$1,782	$6,454
Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School	Public	6-8	3221 Mastin Lake Road	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7000	194	13	14.9	47.9%	36 (18.6%)	109 (56.2%)	19 (9.8%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.9%)	81.4	58^th of 443 public middle schools	86.9%		79.9	65^th of 439 public middle schools	85.2%	7	26.6	37.5	37.7	85.3	70.9	76.6	92.1
Ronald McNair 78	Public	7-8	5000 Pulaski Pike	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7660	390	20	19.5	77.4%	15 (3.8%)	260 (66.7%)	97 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	11.8	406^th of 443 public middle schools	8.4%		13.3	395^th of 439 public middle schools	10.0%	11		3.1	4.0	21.2		30.4	35.5	$8,772	$1,662	$7,108

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Middle School

What high school do graduates of Liberty Middle School attend?

Students who attend Liberty Middle School usually go on to attend James Clemens High School

How many students attend Liberty Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,103 students attended Liberty Middle School.

What district is Liberty Middle School in?

Madison City

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Middle School?

Students at Liberty Middle School are 54% White, 19% African American, 11% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Is Liberty Middle School a good school?

Yes. Liberty Middle School ranks in the top 5.9% of Alabama middle schools.

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