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Liberty Park Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Liberty Park Middle School is a high-performing public middle school serving around 500 students in grades 6-8 in Vestavia, Alabama. The school is part of the Vestavia Hills City School District, which is ranked 2nd out of 135 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Liberty Park Middle School has consistently been one of the top-performing middle schools in Alabama, ranking within the top 10 for the past several years. In the 2020-2021 school year, the school was ranked 2nd out of 440 middle schools in the state, and it has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger throughout its history. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with students significantly outperforming state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 71.82% of 6th graders, 66.67% of 7th graders, and 60% of 8th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 33.97%, 24.08%, and 24.53%, respectively.

When compared to nearby schools, Pizitz Middle School and Oak Mountain Middle School, Liberty Park Middle School demonstrates significantly higher academic achievement across all grade levels and subject areas. However, some schools in the Birmingham City School District, such as Huffman Middle School, Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School, and WE Putnam Middle School Magnet, have much lower academic performance compared to Liberty Park Middle School.

514

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,344

Per pupil spending ?

9.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17035 Liberty Pkwy
Vestavia, AL 35242-7539

(205) 402-5450

District: Vestavia Hills City

Students who attend Liberty Park Middle School usually attend:

High:

Vestavia Hills High School

Feeder schools for Liberty Park Middle School:

Elementary:	Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights
	Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.4%

Asian:

7.2%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (77% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Alabama middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg80%

Alabama avg42%

7^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Vestavia Hills City

2^nd of 135Vestavia Hills 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	97.4	7 of 439	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	7 of 442	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	10 of 437	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	4 of 432	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	2 of 440	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	6 of 437	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	7 of 423	98.3%	★★★★★
2017	99.1	3 of 432	99.3%	★★★★★
2016	98.6	7 of 432	98.4%	★★★★★
2015	98.8	5 of 430	98.8%	★★★★★
2014	97.8	6 of 438	98.6%	★★★★★
2013	87.5	12 of 436	97.2%	★★★★★
2012	88.4	17 of 436	96.1%	★★★★★
2011	90.6	14 of 435	96.8%	★★★★★
2010	89.7	16 of 435	96.3%	★★★★★
2009	92.1	12 of 425	97.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	4 of 20	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	9 of 20	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	7 of 15	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.7	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	2 of 22	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	1 of 19	94.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	6 of 415	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	11 of 426	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	8 of 417	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	5 of 423	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	2 of 415	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	10 of 399	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	3 of 392	99.2%	★★★★★
2017	99.1	3 of 380	99.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	97.8	3 of 166	98.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	22 of 428	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	81.1	55 of 437	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	92.2	11 of 396	97.2%	★★★★★
2017	97.0	8 of 349	97.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	9 of 422	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	7 of 428	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	13 of 419	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	4 of 427	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	2 of 418	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	3 of 399	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	8 of 397	98.0%	★★★★★
2017	98.5	7 of 380	98.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	10 of 271	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	3 of 281	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	74.0	33 of 281	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	93.9	7 of 256	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	6 of 274	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	7 of 254	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	12 of 223	94.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	16 of 377	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	15 of 373	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	19 of 370	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	12 of 376	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.3	3 of 369	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	12 of 343	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	15 of 331	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	97.1	9 of 247	96.4%	★★★★★

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)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)80th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English86%+30 vs state

Science79%+38 vs state

Mathematics66%+39 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 Park Middle School	Public	6-8	17035 Liberty Pkwy	Vestavia	35242	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5450	514	42	12.3	9.7%	408 (79.4%)	19 (3.7%)	23 (4.5%)	37 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	97.4	7^th of 439 public middle schools	98.4%		97.3	7^th of 442 public middle schools	98.4%		71.8	66.7	60.0	79.4	84.4	91.7	83.0	$14,344	$07	$14,335
WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	1757 Montclair Rd	Birmingham	35210	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-8680	184	17	10.8	84.2%	4 (2.2%)	170 (92.4%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	9.2	420^th of 439 public middle schools	4.3%		10.4	413^th of 442 public middle schools	6.6%	7	8.2	4.6	0.0	6.3	15.0	28.8	28.6	$13,151	$2,135	$11,015
Irondale Middle School	Public	6-8	6200 Old Leeds Road	Irondale	35210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3800	430	27	15.9	74.7%	37 (8.6%)	227 (52.8%)	150 (34.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	17.6	372^nd of 439 public middle schools	15.3%		14.7	378^th of 442 public middle schools	14.5%	6	7.1	2.6	1.3	20.0	42.2	39.3	38.3	$9,209	$1,936	$7,250
Mountain Brook Junior High School	Public	7-9	205 Overbrook Dr	Mountain Brook	35213	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-3516	1,005	83	12.1	3.3%	945 (94.0%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.5%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.2%)	98.5	4^th of 439 public middle schools	99.1%		98.4	3^rd of 442 public middle schools	99.3%	1		76.4	72.8	84.8		91.8	82.6	$12,244	$113	$12,131
Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School	Public	6-8	501 81st Street South	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-9400	330	15	22.0	87.9%	5 (1.5%)	270 (81.8%)	50 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	14.2	386^th of 439 public middle schools	12.1%		10.2	415^th of 442 public middle schools	6.1%	29	3.5	0.0	1.3	28.6	19.4	25.0	41.3	$11,618	$2,367	$9,249
Berry Middle School	Public	6-12	4500 Jaguar Dr	Hoover	35242	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-2000	1,058	73	14.5	30.1%	611 (57.8%)	208 (19.7%)	96 (9.1%)	90 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.9%)	95.7	15^th of 439 public middle schools	96.6%		96.4	15^th of 442 public middle schools	96.6%		65.1	61.3	50.4	73.8	85.3	81.6	82.1	$10,356	$823	$9,533
i3 Academy Phase 2	Public, Charter	6-9	7901 1st Avenue North	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	i3 Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(205) 403-5777	400	17	23.5	73.0%	12 (3.0%)	365 (91.3%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	21.4	348^th of 439 public middle schools	20.7%		29	324^th of 442 public middle schools	26.7%	24	7.7	11.7	7.9	21.8	36.3	42.7	38.6
Oak Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	5650 Cahaba Valley Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5210	1,168	63	18.5	25.5%	853 (73.0%)	140 (12.0%)	96 (8.2%)	53 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.1%)	91.1	33^rd of 439 public middle schools	92.5%		84.5	52^nd of 442 public middle schools	88.2%	19	58.2	48.0	40.5	71.5	79.7	81.8	71.2	$8,399	$658	$7,724
Homewood Middle School	Public	6-8	395 Mecca Avenue	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 870-0878	1,000	69	14.4	28.3%	670 (67.0%)	166 (16.6%)	108 (10.8%)	14 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.9%)	96.1	10^th of 439 public middle schools	97.7%		96.5	13^th of 442 public middle schools	97.1%	3	74.3	57.3	57.9	73.4	88.0	78.7	79.3	$11,292	$1,285	$9,985
Huffman Middle School	Public	6-8	517 Huffman Rd	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-5370	384	16	24.0	79.4%	7 (1.8%)	332 (86.5%)	43 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10.1	413^th of 439 public middle schools	5.9%		11.9	400^th of 442 public middle schools	9.5%	13	5.4	0.8	1.7	17.8	25.2	20.0	31.1	$10,777	$2,147	$8,628

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Park Middle School

Is Liberty Park Middle School a good school?

Yes! Liberty Park Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 439 Alabama middle schools.

What district is Liberty Park Middle School in?

Vestavia Hills City

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Park Middle School?

Students at Liberty Park Middle School are 79% White, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 4% African American.

How many students attend Liberty Park Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Liberty Park Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Liberty Park Middle School attend?

Students who attend Liberty Park Middle School usually go on to attend Vestavia Hills High School

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