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Liberty Park Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

8^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Liberty Park Middle School in Vestavia, AL, is a high-performing public school serving 514 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of the top-ranked Vestavia Hills City district, which ranks 2nd out of 139 districts in Alabama.

This school consistently earns a 5-star rating and has ranked in the top 10 middle schools in the state for the past decade, with its best recent performance being 2nd place in 2020-2021. In the most recent school year, it ranked 8th out of 443 schools statewide (98th percentile). The school's standout strength is science, where 92.36% of 8th graders were proficient—nearly double the state average of 54.12%. English Language Arts is also exceptional, with 8th-grade proficiency at 92.99%, far exceeding the state average of 58.53%. The school maintains a low student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1 and a chronic absenteeism rate of 7.5%, well below the state average of 12.0%. Liberty Park also excels at supporting students with diverse learning needs, ranking in the 96th percentile statewide for Special Education performance.

While Liberty Park is a top-tier school, it's worth noting some comparisons. Its sister school, Pizitz Middle School, consistently outperforms it in math across all grades—for example, 64.89% vs. 51.65% proficiency in 7th grade—despite Liberty Park having a lower student-to-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending ($14,344 vs. $10,929). Additionally, 7th-grade math proficiency (51.65%) is notably lower than 6th-grade (76.92%) and 8th-grade (61.78%), a pattern that has persisted for several years and may indicate a curriculum transition challenge. The contrast with nearby Birmingham City schools is stark—for instance, Huffman Middle School has a 6th-grade math proficiency rate of just 5.56% compared to Liberty Park's 76.92%. Despite these comparisons, Liberty Park's sustained excellence over more than a decade makes it a reliable and strong choice for families in the Vestavia Hills area.

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 — 98th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (77% vs 44% 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg82%

Alabama avg44%

8^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

2^nd of 140Vestavia 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
2026	96.6	8 of 449	98.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	38.1	14 of 20	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	95.2	11 of 427	97.4%	★★★★★
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
2026	80.4	54 of 438	87.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	95.8	14 of 426	96.7%	★★★★★
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%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	90.8	9 of 146	93.8%	★★★★★

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
2026	93.6	19 of 359	94.7%	★★★★★
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)

Hispanic (2023)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2026)95th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)94th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2026)30th percentile-68 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science92%+38 vs state

English85%+28 vs state

Mathematics63%+35 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 Park Middle School	Public	6-8	17035 Liberty Pkwy	Vestavia	35242	Shelby 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%)	96.6	8^th of 449 public middle schools	98.2%		97.4	7^th of 439 public middle schools	98.4%	1	76.9	51.7	61.8	92.4	78.3	82.4	93.0	$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%)	8.2	429^th of 449 public middle schools	4.5%		9.2	420^th of 439 public middle schools	4.3%	9	1.5	1.6	3.2	11.1	19.1	27.4	34.9	$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%)	17.3	377^th of 449 public middle schools	16.0%		17.6	372^nd of 439 public middle schools	15.3%	5	8.5	2.5	5.8	31.4	40.2	38.1	39.9	$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%)	98.3	4^th of 449 public middle schools	99.1%		98.5	4^th of 439 public middle schools	99.1%			61.2	67.0	92.9		84.5	91.4	$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%)	7.2	440^th of 449 public middle schools	2.0%		14.2	386^th of 439 public middle schools	12.1%	54	4.9	0.0	0.0	23.3	10.8	19.5	31.0	$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%)	96	13^th of 449 public middle schools	97.1%		95.7	15^th of 439 public middle schools	96.6%	2	64.4	57.9	58.2	85.3	83.6	83.1	85.7	$10,356	$823	$9,533
i3 Academy Middle School	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%)	26.9	334^th of 449 public middle schools	25.6%		21.4	348^th of 439 public middle schools	20.7%	14	21.9	13.5	11.4	31.8	47.9	39.3	42.1
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%)	92.4	29^th of 449 public middle schools	93.5%		91.1	33^rd of 439 public middle schools	92.5%	4	60.6	43.8	47.7	82.6	78.4	78.5	81.8	$8,399	$658	$7,724
Homewood Middle School	Public	6-8	395 Mecca Avenue	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 220-5152	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%)	96.2	12^th of 449 public middle schools	97.3%		96.1	10^th of 439 public middle schools	97.7%	2	73.9	67.2	61.9	86.6	78.2	86.9	83.1	$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%)	8.8	425^th of 449 public middle schools	5.3%		10.1	413^th of 439 public middle schools	5.9%	12	5.6	4.7	0.8	8.6	30.0	28.7	25.6	$10,777	$2,147	$8,628

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Park Middle School

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.

What district is Liberty Park Middle School in?

Vestavia Hills City

How many students attend Liberty Park Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended 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 8^th of 449 Alabama middle schools.

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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