Is Liberty Middle School a good school?

Liberty Middle School ranks 138 th of 448 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Liberty Middle School?

In the 2021-22 school year, 892 students attended Liberty Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Middle School?

Students at Liberty Middle School are 54% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 9% African American, 8% 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 Grandview High School

Liberty Middle School in Aurora CO

Performance Trends

Compare Details Liberty Middle School ranks better than 69.2% of middle schools in Colorado. It also ranks 5^th among 11 ranked middle schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.19. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (53.8%), Hispanic (18%), Asian (10.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 25.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Liberty Middle School is 16.2, which is the 2^nd best among 11 middle schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5. (See more...)

Compare Liberty Middle School employs 54.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Liberty Middle School is $11,050. 8 middle schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5 spend more per student.

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Liberty Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Liberty Middle School 138^th of 448 Colorado public middle schools. (See Liberty Middle School in the ranking list.)

Cherry Creek School District No. 5:

SchoolDigger ranks Cherry Creek School District No. 5 25^th of 102 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Liberty Middle School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CO State Percentile
2004	71.57	88^th	336	73.8%
2005	73.32	90^th	340	73.5%
2006	80.09	56^th	346	83.8%
2007	76.42	78^th	360	78.3%
2008	73.55	83^rd	362	77.1%
2009	71.75	96^th	377	74.5%
2010	71.55	111^th	409	72.9%
2011	70.72	116^th	422	72.5%
2012	65.96	146^th	425	65.6%
2013	72.93	111^th	454	75.6%
2014	79.82	78^th	461	83.1%
2015	76.25	65^th	436	85.1%
2016	78.88	53^rd	400	86.8%
2017	70.02	100^th	424	76.4%
2018	72.14	88^th	418	78.9%
2019	69.71	113^th	458	75.3%
2021	57.98	134^th	369	63.7%
2022	63.19	138^th	448	69.2%

Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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All ratings (Avg rating: 1.3)

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67%

by a parent
Monday, December 17, 2018

The school has a systemic problem with both violence and drug use. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, May 3, 2013

I agree that bulling is out of control at Liberty. The administration has little or no concern for students well being. Two of my children who have attended Liberty were constantly bullied and witnessed many other children being bullied on a daily basis. The counselors have been no help at all to them, shifting blame and causing them to feel even worse about the situations. They proposed solutions yet never followed through with them. Unless the bullying issues and procedures are addressed and a new system is implemented,I would not reccomend this school to anyone! Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, June 30, 2010

The bullying is terrible at this school and the administration does nothing to fix it. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Liberty Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2002	603	55	32	51	4	n/a	n/a	745
2003	603	55	32	51	4	n/a	n/a	745
2004	820	72	59	64	4	n/a	n/a	1019
2005	883	96	79	78	1	n/a	n/a	1137
2006	913	88	95	91	3	n/a	n/a	1190
2007	914	115	114	101	8	n/a	n/a	1252
2008	879	114	129	106	4	n/a	n/a	1232
2009	692	101	108	79	3	n/a	n/a	983
2010	669	95	106	95	4	n/a	n/a	969
2011	656	96	110	159	4	3	37	1065
2012	629	102	112	183	5	3	41	1075
2013	637	98	108	190	8	2	45	1088
2014	628	95	112	185	5	0	54	1079
2015	642	83	121	175	4	1	68	1094
2016	651	91	128	175	5	2	69	1121
2017	653	108	138	164	9	2	72	1146
2018	647	105	128	173	10	1	75	1139
2019	642	102	124	199	10	2	77	1156
2020	558	97	119	195	4	2	81	1056
2021	555	86	114	176	5	3	84	1023
2022	480	82	94	161	3	3	69	892

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Liberty Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	745	41.3	18.0	7.9
2003	745	41.3	18.0	7.9
2004	1019	55.7	18.3	7
2005	1137	63.9	17.8	8.6
2006	1190	61.8	19.3	10.3
2007	1252	68.3	18.3	9.4
2008	1232	72.0	17.1	11.4
2009	983	51.0	19.3	14.4
2010	969	49.1	19.7	16.9
2011	1065	58.0	18.3	19.1
2012	1075	57.5	18.6	19.5
2013	1088	56.1	19.3	20.2
2014	1079	61.8	17.4	18.9
2015	1094	59.0	18.5	22.8
2016	1121	61.0	18.3	23.3
2017	1146	58.8	19.4	24.9
2018	1139	61.3	18.5	24.8
2019	1156	62.4	18.5	26.1
2020	1056	57.7	18.2	25.9
2021	1023	49.8	20.5	27.6
2022	892	54.9	16.2	25.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Liberty Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	745	41.3	18.0	7.9
2003	745	41.3	18.0	7.9
2004	1019	55.7	18.3	7
2005	1137	63.9	17.8	8.6
2006	1190	61.8	19.3	10.3
2007	1252	68.3	18.3	9.4
2008	1232	72.0	17.1	11.4
2009	983	51.0	19.3	14.4
2010	969	49.1	19.7	16.9
2011	1065	58.0	18.3	19.1
2012	1075	57.5	18.6	19.5
2013	1088	56.1	19.3	20.2
2014	1079	61.8	17.4	18.9
2015	1094	59.0	18.5	22.8
2016	1121	61.0	18.3	23.3
2017	1146	58.8	19.4	24.9
2018	1139	61.3	18.5	24.8
2019	1156	62.4	18.5	26.1
2020	1056	57.7	18.2	25.9
2021	1023	49.8	20.5	27.6
2022	892	54.9	16.2	25.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Liberty Middle School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$238 (2.2%)	$10,813 (97.9%)	$11,050

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Liberty Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 113^th of 458 Middle schools	Ranks 138^th of 448 Middle schools	6.1%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Liberty Middle School)	50.2	51.7	1.5%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	47.9	47.8	0.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	43.6	43	0.6%
6th Grade Math (Liberty Middle School)	37.7	26.2	11.5%
6th Grade Math (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	38.6	34.4	4.2%
6th Grade Math (Colorado)	29.5	26.3	3.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Liberty Middle School)	58.3	48.8	9.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	51.7	50	1.7%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	46.5	41.8	4.7%
7th Grade Math (Liberty Middle School)	48.2	36.4	11.8%
7th Grade Math (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	42.3	33.8	8.5%
7th Grade Math (Colorado)	31.6	25.1	6.5%
8th Grade Science (Liberty Middle School)	45.9	35.4	10.5%
8th Grade Science (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	44.3	38.4	5.9%
8th Grade Science (Colorado)	31.5	26.4	5.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Liberty Middle School)	53.4	50	3.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	50.4	51.5	1.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	46.9	43.9	3%
8th Grade Math (Liberty Middle School)	48.3	50.3	2%
8th Grade Math (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	47	46	1%
8th Grade Math (Colorado)	36.9	32.4	4.5%
All Grades English Language Arts (Liberty Middle School)	53.8	50.1	3.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	50.8	49.4	1.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)	45.8	43.2	2.6%
All Grades Math (Liberty Middle School)	44.5	36.9	7.6%
All Grades Math (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	43.1	40.2	2.9%
All Grades Math (Colorado)	34.7	31.5	3.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1156	1023	11.5%
African American	102	86	15.7%
American Indian	10	5	50%
Asian	124	114	8.1%
Hispanic	199	176	11.6%
Pacific Islander	2	3	50%
White	642	555	13.6%
Two or More Races	77	84	9.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	26.1%	27.6%	1.4%

Elementary:	Creekside Elementary School
	Fox Hollow Elementary School
	Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School

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