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Liberty High School

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Liberty High School ranks 96 th of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

96^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 71% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Liberty High School is a public high school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,589 students. The school is part of the Academy School District No. 20, which is ranked 13th out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Liberty High School has consistently ranked in the top 100 Colorado high schools over the past several years, with a current ranking of 96 out of 328 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the SAT and PSAT, is generally above the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 75% of 11th-grade students at Liberty High School were proficient or better in SAT Reading and Writing, compared to 62% at the state level. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 83.1% to 96.3% over the past few years, which is generally higher than the state and district averages.

While Liberty High School performs well overall, it faces some challenges. The school has experienced higher rates of chronic absenteeism compared to the state and district averages, with rates ranging from 19.0% to 27.7% in recent years. Additionally, the nearby The Classical Academy High School and TCA College Pathways have outperformed Liberty High School in several academic metrics, including higher rankings, test scores, and graduation rates.

1,526

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,551

Per pupil spending ?

25.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8720 Scarborough Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80920-7576

(719) 234-2200

District: Academy School District No. 20

Feeder schools for Liberty High School:

Elementary:	Explorer Elementary School
	Prairie Hills Elementary School
	Ranch Creek Elementary
Middle:	Timberview Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.3%

Hispanic:

18.7%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (59% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

✓Above the Colorado median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Academy School District No. 20's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg66%

Colorado avg47%

96^th of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8High Schools in the Academy School District No. 20

13^th of 115Academy School District No. 20 among Colorado 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	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	96 of 328	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	91 of 349	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	82 of 349	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	74 of 221	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.2	60 of 210	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	83 of 411	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	75 of 388	80.7%	★★★★☆
2017	54.0	84 of 256	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.2	95 of 255	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.7	39 of 292	86.6%	★★★★☆
2014	81.9	58 of 369	84.3%	★★★★☆
2013	79.8	59 of 349	83.1%	★★★★☆
2012	79.0	58 of 334	82.6%	★★★★☆
2011	77.9	68 of 337	79.8%	★★★★☆
2010	80.2	50 of 327	84.7%	★★★★☆
2009	82.4	40 of 310	87.1%	★★★★☆
2008	85.0	37 of 301	87.7%	★★★★☆
2007	84.1	38 of 298	87.2%	★★★★☆
2006	81.7	41 of 286	85.7%	★★★★☆
2005	78.8	55 of 280	80.4%	★★★★☆
2004	80.6	49 of 279	82.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	65.8	8 of 34	76.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	26 of 59	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	23 of 84	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	45.0	33 of 74	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	87 of 247	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	82 of 257	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	74 of 254	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	73 of 257	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	56 of 239	76.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	74 of 136	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.7	29 of 140	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	12 of 135	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	64.4	35 of 108	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.3	48 of 118	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	47 of 187	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	41 of 199	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	49 of 198	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	33 of 205	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	85.3	21 of 181	88.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	56 of 194	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	58 of 211	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	46 of 200	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	23 of 203	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	93.1	9 of 188	95.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	75 of 246	69.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	74 of 256	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	74 of 252	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	55 of 253	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	52 of 240	78.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	40 of 58	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	43 of 61	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	43 of 62	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	34 of 56	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.8	15 of 48	68.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	66.9	18 of 77	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	52.9	24 of 60	60.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	87 of 209	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	96 of 229	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	88 of 234	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	84 of 228	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.9	73 of 225	67.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2022)77th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2022)76th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2025)56th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)46th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing82%+17 vs state

Mathematics44%+6 vs state

Science41%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	CMAS English Language Arts (2025)			CMAS Math (2025)			CMAS Science (2025)		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 (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	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Liberty High School	Public	9-12	8720 Scarborough Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2200	1,526	88	17.4	25.4%	1,011 (66.3%)	56 (3.7%)	285 (18.7%)	33 (2.2%)	5 (0.3%)	7 (0.5%)	129 (8.5%)	71.4	96^th of 328 public high schools	70.7%		71	91^st of 349 public high schools	73.9%	5	80.0	37.0	82.0	44.0	75.0	43.0								41.3	$12,551
Rampart High School	Public	9-12	8250 Lexington Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2000	1,305	78	16.8	31.4%	783 (60.0%)	49 (3.8%)	298 (22.8%)	59 (4.5%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.5%)	105 (8.0%)	74.5	85^th of 328 public high schools	74.1%		74.5	80^th of 349 public high schools	77.1%	5	73.0	47.0	77.0	49.0	76.0	45.0								48.1	$13,603
Pine Creek High School	Public	9-12	10750 Thunder Mountain Avenue	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2600	1,875	100	18.8	15.3%	1,178 (62.8%)	58 (3.1%)	306 (16.3%)	139 (7.4%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	187 (10.0%)	88.4	32^nd of 328 public high schools	90.2%		86.7	39^th of 349 public high schools	88.8%	7	84.0	56.0	88.0	60.0	86.0	58.0								58.5	$12,988
Vista Ridge High School	Public	9-12	6888 Black Forest Road	Colorado Springs	80923	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 494-8800	1,473	74	19.8	37.9%	686 (46.6%)	115 (7.8%)	425 (28.9%)	64 (4.3%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.7%)	169 (11.5%)	47.3	163^rd of 328 public high schools	50.3%		43.7	186^th of 349 public high schools	46.7%	23	63.0	26.0	68.0	36.0	59.0	27.0								37.4	$10,126
Village High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	1110 Chapel Hills Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 234-1970	532	30	17.6		412 (77.4%)	16 (3.0%)	63 (11.8%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.2%)	82.2	51^st of 328 public high schools	84.5%		85.6	46^th of 349 public high schools	86.8%	5	77.0		84.0		80.0										$10,666
Aspen Valley High School	Public	9-12	1450 Chapel Hills Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-6000	90	12	7.6	46.7%	61 (67.8%)	5 (5.6%)	15 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.0%)								(n/a)					34.0										$29,847
Ascend College Prep	Public	10-12	1650 Telstar Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	No	No	No	(877) 449-4199	109	6	18.0		90 (82.6%)	1 (0.9%)	9 (8.3%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.5%)	86	41^st of 328 public high schools	87.5%		79.3	64^th of 349 public high schools	81.7%	23	100.0				86.0									44.2	$10,141
TCA College Pathways	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	12201 Cross Peak View	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	Yes	No	Yes	No	(719) 488-6294	502	22	23.1		388 (77.3%)	13 (2.6%)	53 (10.6%)	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	95.6	7^th of 328 public high schools	97.9%		93.6	16^th of 349 public high schools	95.4%	9		71.0		69.0	95.0	62.0	76.2	78.8	77.7	57.1	64.2	61.1	61.2	70.0	$23,467
Doherty High School	Public	9-12	4515 Barnes Road	Colorado Springs	80917	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-6400	1,715	83	20.6	50.6%	827 (48.2%)	105 (6.1%)	556 (32.4%)	31 (1.8%)	4 (0.2%)	12 (0.7%)	180 (10.5%)	27.4	243^rd of 328 public high schools	25.9%		28.7	242^nd of 349 public high schools	30.7%	1	53.0	24.0	54.0	20.0	53.0	19.0								19.6	$16,055
Sand Creek High School	Public	9-12	7005 North Carefree Circle	Colorado Springs	80922	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-1160	1,426	68	20.8	50.7%	557 (39.1%)	117 (8.2%)	510 (35.8%)	42 (2.9%)	8 (0.6%)	7 (0.5%)	185 (13.0%)	28	238^th of 328 public high schools	27.4%		29.8	238^th of 349 public high schools	31.8%		54.0	23.0	54.0	26.0	49.0	21.0								18.8	$9,932

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty High School

Is Liberty High School a good school?

Liberty High School ranks 96^th of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Liberty High School?

Students at Liberty High School are 66% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Liberty High School?

Liberty High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Explorer Elementary School
Elementary : Prairie Hills Elementary School
Elementary : Ranch Creek Elementary
Middle : Timberview Middle School

How many students attend Liberty High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,526 students attended Liberty High School.

What district is Liberty High School in?

Academy School District No. 20

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