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Liberty Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

31^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 93% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Liberty Middle School is a high-performing public middle school in Madison, Alabama, serving 1,175 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Madison City School District, which is ranked 11th out of 135 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Liberty Middle School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 58.24% of 6th-grade students at Liberty Middle School were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 57.96% for the Madison City district and 33.97% for the state of Alabama. The school also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking highly in the state for female students, male students, and students from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as English Language Learners and students with special needs.

When compared to nearby schools in the Madison City district, such as Journey Middle School and Discovery Middle School, Liberty Middle School consistently outperforms these schools in academic achievement and maintains a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has also maintained its high performance over the past several years, consistently ranking within the top 20 middle schools in Alabama.

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 — 98th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (64% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Alabama middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg63%

Alabama avg42%

31^st of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Madison City

11^th of 135Madison 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)85th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)70th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English77%+21 vs state

Science60%+18 vs state

Mathematics53%+26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)			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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	91.2	31^st of 439 public middle schools	92.9%		94.2	20^th of 442 public middle schools	95.5%	11	58.2	53.9	47.1	59.8	76.3	80.7	75.3	$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%)	90.5	35^th of 439 public middle schools	92.0%		92.7	29^th of 442 public middle schools	93.4%	6	62.6	52.5	51.8	55.7	74.1	78.0	74.5	$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%)	86.8	46^th of 439 public middle schools	89.5%					(n/a)	52.6	43.4	41.6	59.6	74.6	70.3	74.2
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%)	75.8	81^st of 439 public middle schools	81.5%		78.9	68^th of 442 public middle schools	84.6%	13	38.8	29.3	28.9	51.6	70.6	75.7	70.9	$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%)	36.9	289^th of 439 public middle schools	34.2%		34.9	296^th of 442 public middle schools	33.0%	7	24.2	14.3	13.5	28.7	50.7	50.4	47.2	$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%)	63.5	131^st of 439 public middle schools	70.2%		61.6	146^th of 442 public middle schools	67.0%	15	29.9	15.4	32.1	44.9	69.0	57.1	75.3
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%)	20.9	351^st of 439 public middle schools	20.0%		14	382^nd of 442 public middle schools	13.6%	31	21.5	6.1	2.3	17.3	41.4	42.3	36.0
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%)	44.7	246^th of 439 public middle schools	44.0%		49.4	208^th of 442 public middle schools	52.9%	38	23.8	9.6	17.2	48.1	46.7	51.1	59.7	$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%)	79.9	65^th of 439 public middle schools	85.2%		76.6	74^th of 442 public middle schools	83.3%	9	58.7	30.0	23.5	49.0	71.4	81.7	80.4
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%)	13.3	395^th of 439 public middle schools	10.0%		13.7	385^th of 442 public middle schools	12.9%	10		5.3	4.8	13.9		33.5	26.2	$8,772	$1,662	$7,108

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Middle School

Is Liberty Middle School a good school?

Yes. Liberty Middle School ranks in the top 7.1% of Alabama middle schools.

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.

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

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