Summary:
State Specialty Schools II- Liberation Academy is a single-school district in College Park, GA, serving 132 students in grades 5 through 8 at Liberation Academy, a middle school where nearly 98% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Liberation Academy is ranked 198th out of 201 Georgia districts, placing it in the bottom 1% of the state, and its relative standing has slipped from the 10th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 3rd percentile in 2025-2026. Academic proficiency is dramatically below state averages across every subject and grade level. In the most recent testing year, 6th-grade math proficiency was just 7.4% (state: 40.7%), 8th-grade science was 6.0% (state: 29.7%), and 8th-grade social studies was 0.0%—meaning no student met proficiency standards, compared to 40.2% statewide. The previous year showed a similar pattern, with math proficiency ranging from 6.6% to 18.2% across grades 5-7, while ELA proficiency was relatively stronger at 23-32%, though still below state averages of roughly 41-43%. Notably, math proficiency tends to decline as students advance through the grades, suggesting foundational skills are not being built.
Despite these low outcomes, the school has several structural advantages. Chronic absenteeism is just 7.1%, less than half the state average of 17.7%, meaning students are consistently in class. The student-to-teacher ratio is a favorable 13.2:1, and per-student spending is high at $17,493. The combination of small class sizes, strong attendance, and above-average funding—yet persistently low achievement—points to challenges in instructional effectiveness or curriculum alignment rather than student presence or resource scarcity. For parents, this school offers a caring, well-staffed environment with regular attendance, but the academic results indicate a need for serious intervention to close the 30-40 percentage point gaps with state averages in nearly every subject.
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