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Liberty Intermediate School

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Liberty Intermediate School in Bourbonnais, Illinois, serves 714 students in grades 4–6 in Bourbonnais School District 53. In 2025–2026, 67% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA) and 51% in mathematics, both above district and state results. Mathematics is the clearest standout: Liberty’s 51% was the highest all-grades math result among the 11 schools in the comparison group.

Liberty’s math result was about 16 percentage points above the nearby-school average and 3 points higher than the next-best reported result, at Limestone Middle School. ELA was also strong—about 10 points above the state and 5 above the district—but ranked fifth among the 11 schools. Within Liberty, fifth-grade math is the area to watch: 41% were proficient, compared with 58% in fourth grade and 52% in sixth. Sixth-grade math, by contrast, was the highest among nearby schools reporting that grade. Liberty’s fifth-grade science result was 53%, equal to the district and about 5 points above the state.

Results improved over the three-year period: all-grades ELA rose 15 percentage points and math rose 13. Liberty’s state lead widened in math, while its ELA lead was roughly unchanged. Chronic absenteeism was 15% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 16% and state’s 24%, though the district gap has narrowed. For context, the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 12.9, above the nearby-school average of 12.5; 54% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a nearby-school average of 51%. Nearby schools serve different grade spans, and Liberty’s SchoolDigger statewide rank, percentile, and star rating were not supplied.

714

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,807

Per pupil spending ?

53.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

97.2%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1690 Career Center Rd
Bourbonnais, IL 60914-4970

(815) 929-5000

District: Bourbonnais School District 53

Students who attend Liberty Intermediate School usually attend:

High:

Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School

Feeder schools for Liberty Intermediate School:

Elementary:	Alan B Shepard Elementary School
	Noel Levasseur Elementary School
	Shabbona Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.8%

Hispanic:

16.0%

African American:

13.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 60th percentile in 2016 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (57% vs 48% meeting standards)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg53%

Illinois avg48%

620^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	620 of 1737	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.9	603 of 2056	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	511 of 2067	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	559 of 2077	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	668 of 2082	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	797 of 1948	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	1065 of 2086	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	957 of 2037	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.4	847 of 2044	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.5	817 of 2046	60.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	61 of 154	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.1	120 of 688	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	126 of 655	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	122 of 692	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	47.7	278 of 684	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	207 of 428	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	255 of 711	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	216 of 698	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	20 of 21	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	77.4	150 of 1049	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	98 of 886	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	116 of 907	87.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	35.0	556 of 826	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	624 of 1286	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.8	638 of 1942	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	517 of 1942	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	617 of 1957	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.5	588 of 1970	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	58.2	609 of 1680	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	1091 of 2019	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.7	754 of 1964	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	201 of 536	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.5	390 of 982	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	198 of 959	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	53.2	369 of 970	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	344 of 954	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	244 of 742	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	338 of 955	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	502 of 938	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	8 of 44	81.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	286 of 1001	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	75.3	283 of 1800	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	180 of 1793	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	65.6	435 of 1808	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	471 of 1763	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	45.2	731 of 1514	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	1064 of 1816	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	1065 of 1765	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	621 of 1311	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.4	530 of 1947	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	469 of 1959	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	462 of 1984	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	674 of 1977	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	920 of 1707	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	981 of 2019	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	1099 of 1972	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	26 of 31	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.1	57 of 120	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	35 of 93	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	42 of 93	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	45 of 95	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	16 of 40	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	49 of 89	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	30 of 78	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	172 of 201	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	67.6	320 of 1292	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	250 of 1195	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	239 of 1156	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	255 of 1113	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	44.8	307 of 640	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.9	709 of 1194	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	413 of 763	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	517 of 1149	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.0	469 of 1389	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	394 of 1392	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	446 of 1419	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	576 of 1425	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	705 of 1308	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1136 of 1462	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1018 of 1463	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)82nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)60th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)53rd percentile-12 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile-43 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)16th percentile-48 vs school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile-50 vs school

Disabled (2026)5th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts67%+10 vs state

Science53%+5 vs state

Mathematics50%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)						IAR Mathematics (2026)						Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Liberty Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1690 Career Center Rd	Bourbonnais	60914	Kankakee County	Bourbonnais School District 53	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 929-5000	714	55	12.9	53.5%	434 (60.8%)	98 (13.7%)	114 (16.0%)	14 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.1%)								(n/a)	52.7		61.9	64.0	74.4			66.6	58.3	40.8	52.1			50.5	97.2%		$13,807	$423	$13,384
Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center	Public	7-8	200 W John Casey Rd	Bourbonnais	60914	Kankakee County	Bourbonnais School District 53	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 929-5200	484	35	14.0	47.5%	315 (65.1%)	63 (13.0%)	71 (14.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	41.5	637^th of 1126 public middle schools	43.4%		55.2	553^rd of 1368 public middle schools	59.6%	84		49.6				54.4	64.8	59.8				39.2	29.4	34.1	97%		$13,307	$137	$13,170
Bradley Central Middle School	Public	6-8	260 N Wabash Ave	Bradley	60915	Kankakee County	Bradley School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 939-3564	364	39	9.3	65.9%	183 (50.3%)	58 (15.9%)	87 (23.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.5%)	29.9	791^st of 1126 public middle schools	29.8%		35.1	858^th of 1368 public middle schools	37.3%	67		44.3			66.2	44.9	58.5	56.9			15.4	22.2		14.9	98.9%		$19,695	$507	$19,188
Limestone Middle School	Public	5-8	963 N 5000W Rd	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Herscher CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-2243	468	37	12.8	33.5%	438 (93.6%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	63.4	363^rd of 1126 public middle schools	67.8%		73.8	315^th of 1368 public middle schools	77.0%	48	50.3	59.6		61.5	81.4	56.4	59.1	64.6		39.9	50.0	50.9	53.0	47.9	90.6%		$14,788	$574	$14,214
Manteno Middle School	Public	5-8	250 N Poplar St	Manteno	60950	Kankakee County	Manteno CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 928-7150	520	46	11.3	33.8%	419 (80.6%)	13 (2.5%)	62 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	59.6	403^rd of 1126 public middle schools	64.2%		70.6	353^rd of 1368 public middle schools	74.2%	50	52.3	54.2		64.9	74.8	68.3	72.2	70.3		51.4	39.1	49.6	36.1	43.5	94.9%		$16,233	$530	$15,703
Kankakee Junior High School	Public	7-8	2250 E Crestwood St	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Kankakee School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-0730	501	29	17.4	90.6%	73 (14.6%)	234 (46.7%)	176 (35.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	7.3	1072^nd of 1126 public middle schools	4.8%		20.8	1099^th of 1368 public middle schools	19.7%	27		27.6				26.5	32.2	29.6				11.2	19.2	15.5	99.2%		$20,062	$3,058	$17,004
Peotone Junior High School	Public	6-8	1 Blue Devil Dr	Peotone	60468	Will County	Peotone CUSD 207U	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 258-3246	294	22	13.3	31.0%	227 (77.2%)	6 (2.0%)	48 (16.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	48.6	545^th of 1126 public middle schools	51.6%		73.6	318^th of 1368 public middle schools	76.8%	227		56.2			60.8	72.7	69.5	68.0			30.4	38.6	25.7	31.3	97.8%		$18,602	$235	$18,367
Momence Junior High School	Public	5-8	801 W 2nd St	Momence	60954	Kankakee County	Momence CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 472-4184	327	26	12.7	71.3%	166 (50.8%)	45 (13.8%)	96 (29.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	24.5	849^th of 1126 public middle schools	24.6%		36.9	824^th of 1368 public middle schools	39.8%	25	43.3	40.9		49.3	50.7	31.3	34.8	41.6		31.3	37.3	31.8	30.3	32.7	95.5%		$15,656	$796	$14,860
Wilmington Middle School	Public	6-8	715 S Joliet St	Wilmington	60481	Will County	Wilmington CUSD 209U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 926-1687	254	21	12.2	46.9%	218 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.7%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	67.6	322^nd of 1126 public middle schools	71.4%		73.7	316^th of 1368 public middle schools	76.9%	6		62.7			72.3	81.6	79.5	77.7			36.2	52.9	41.0	43.2	98.6%		$17,725	$2,333	$15,392
John L Nash Middle School	Public	5-8	1134 E 3100 North Rd	Clifton	60927	Iroquois County	Central CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 694-2323	278	25	11.3	41.4%	255 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	51.2	510^th of 1126 public middle schools	54.7%		52.5	587^th of 1368 public middle schools	57.1%	77	61.3	56.5		67.7	67.8	50.8	65.2	62.8		37.1	35.6	44.4	43.5	40.3	99.2%		$15,667	$336	$15,330

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Intermediate School

What high school do graduates of Liberty Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Liberty Intermediate School usually go on to attend Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School

How many students attend Liberty Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 714 students attended Liberty Intermediate School.

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Intermediate School?

Students at Liberty Intermediate School are 61% White, 16% Hispanic, 14% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Liberty Intermediate School in?

Bourbonnais School District 53

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