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Liberty Junior High School

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Liberty Junior High School ranks 947 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

947^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 31% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Liberty Junior High School is a public middle school located in Burbank, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,119 students. The school is part of the Burbank School District 111, which is ranked 583 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Liberty Junior High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois middle schools, with low academic performance on state assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 39.2% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 53.1% statewide, and only 19.1% were proficient or better in Math, compared to 38.5% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Asian, White, and Special Education students. Additionally, Liberty Junior High School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.8% to 26.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Elden D Finley Junior High School, Central Middle School, and H.H. Conrady Junior High School, Liberty Junior High School performs significantly worse, with these nearby schools consistently ranking in the top 50-60% of Illinois middle schools and having lower chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of low-income students. Despite these challenges, Liberty Junior High School's performance has remained relatively stagnant over the past 10 years, suggesting a need for significant improvement and targeted interventions to address the underlying issues facing the school and its students.

1,087

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,469

Per pupil spending ?

70.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5900 W 81st St
Burbank, IL 60459-1900

(708) 952-3255

District: Burbank School District 111

Students who attend Liberty Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Reavis High School

Feeder schools for Liberty Junior High School:

Elementary:	Edward J Tobin Elementary School
	Harry E Fry School
	J B Kennedy Elementary School
	Luther Burbank Elementary School
	More...
	Maddock Elementary School
	Richard Byrd Elementary School
Prekindergarten:	F B Mccord Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.3%

White:

31.4%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (28% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg32%

Illinois avg46%

947^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

583^rd of 811Burbank School District 111 among Illinois 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	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	947 of 1368	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	817 of 1363	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	899 of 1367	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	879 of 1369	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	818 of 1241	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	770 of 1356	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	687 of 1293	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.3	650 of 1293	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.9	699 of 1294	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.8	587 of 1302	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.2	625 of 1322	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	40.8	841 of 1367	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.8	939 of 1365	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.1	879 of 1344	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.0	735 of 1327	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.9	725 of 1318	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.0	620 of 1293	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.9	334 of 1287	74.0%	★★★★☆
2006	60.3	570 of 1272	55.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	40.8	280 of 511	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	171 of 186	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	162 of 184	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	189 of 209	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	618 of 694	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	524 of 639	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	551 of 674	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	361 of 483	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	258 of 486	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	359 of 480	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	294 of 454	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	169 of 277	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	220 of 339	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	131 of 285	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	947 of 1248	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	826 of 1251	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	925 of 1275	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	836 of 1286	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	671 of 1017	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	790 of 1276	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	722 of 1226	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	459 of 669	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	365 of 643	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	460 of 661	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	455 of 662	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	365 of 517	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	399 of 639	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	269 of 590	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	703 of 1229	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	668 of 1234	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	508 of 1221	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	393 of 1019	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	522 of 1217	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	437 of 1161	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	804 of 1271	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	698 of 1264	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	787 of 1292	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	824 of 1286	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	792 of 1048	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	695 of 1296	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	601 of 1223	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	185 of 204	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	118 of 184	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	139 of 194	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	167 of 195	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	772 of 812	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	749 of 802	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	633 of 805	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	587 of 781	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	465 of 548	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	617 of 792	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	387 of 602	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	798 of 884	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	718 of 875	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	773 of 895	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	762 of 898	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	645 of 813	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	699 of 905	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	681 of 889	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2018)45th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2025)11th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-14 vs state

Science26%-19 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, March 24, 2016

A very dear friend of mine attends school here, and I have some other contacts in the student body. This is a terrible school in so many ways: there are fights daily, many of the teachers are not very good at what they do, the leadership is controlling and invasive, the social workers do not do their jobs and in fact propagate depression, and student abuse is prevalent and ignored.
Students have been thrown against a wall and beaten not 10 feet from teachers who did not care and did nothing to stop it on at least three occasions. At least one student has lied to the social workers to get another student in trouble, but when they admitted they lied they were not punished and in fact the victim was simply punished further because the social workers liked the student in question. The entire drama department (including teachers) victimized a student who was only trying to be helpful, and the assistant principal not only joined in the verbal abuse but put words in said student's mouth to demean their motives. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)					IAR Mathematics (2025)					% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th 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 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Liberty Junior High School	Public	6-8	5900 W 81st St	Burbank	60459	Cook County	Burbank School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 952-3255	1,087	73	14.8	70.5%	341 (31.4%)	16 (1.5%)	655 (60.3%)	36 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.4%)	29.2	947^th of 1368 public middle schools	30.8%		35	817^th of 1363 public middle schools	40.1%	130		26.3		37.6	33.3	44.8	39.2		21.8	19.7	16.5	19.1	99.4	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.3	99.2	99.4	98.8	$13,469	$955	$12,513
Simmons Middle School	Public	6-8	6450 W 95th St	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Ridgeland School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 599-8540	725	49	14.9	61.2%	349 (48.1%)	42 (5.8%)	280 (38.6%)	30 (4.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	56.3	532^nd of 1368 public middle schools	61.1%		42	715^th of 1363 public middle schools	47.5%	183		39.1		62.5	57.8	65.9	62.3		31.0	28.9	24.3	27.8	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.9	97.2	98.4	96.1	$14,277	$616	$13,662
Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School	Public	6-8	5345 W 99th St	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 499-6400	1,090	74	14.7	48.3%	402 (36.9%)	105 (9.6%)	522 (47.9%)	29 (2.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.7%)	68.5	383^rd of 1368 public middle schools	72.0%		70.9	335^th of 1363 public middle schools	75.4%	48		47.1		59.1	75.7	74.9	70.0		25.9	43.0	36.7	35.2	98.3	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.4	98.5	98.6	96.1	$15,654	$748	$14,906
Geo T Wilkins Junior High School	Public	7-8	8001 S 82nd Ave	Justice	60458	Cook County	Indian Springs School District 109	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 496-8708	508	45	11.4	67.1%	236 (46.5%)	90 (17.7%)	161 (31.7%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	54.6	563^rd of 1368 public middle schools	58.8%		59.7	453^rd of 1363 public middle schools	66.8%	110		35.8			56.8	52.2	54.5			38.0	34.8	36.4	98.3	97.7	97.7	97.7	98.3	97.7	98.3	96.0	$19,346	$765	$18,581
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	6021 S 74th Ave	Summit	60501	Cook County	Summit School District 104	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 458-7590	447	41	10.9	98.9%	33 (7.4%)	20 (4.5%)	380 (85.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	40.7	766^th of 1368 public middle schools	44.0%		34.3	831^st of 1363 public middle schools	39.0%	65		34.6		28.7	53.8	46.1	42.3		21.4	39.2	21.6	26.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	99.3	$23,368	$3,686	$19,682
H H Conrady Junior High School	Public	6-8	7950 W 97th St	Hickory Hills	60457	Cook County	North Palos School District 117	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 233-4500	1,047	71	14.7	60.0%	453 (43.3%)	46 (4.4%)	259 (24.7%)	25 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	264 (25.2%)	95.9	38^th of 1368 public middle schools	97.2%		97.5	24^th of 1363 public middle schools	98.2%	14		66.5		87.0	92.4	92.6	90.6		68.7	75.5	78.2	74.1	98.6	97.8	97.8	97.8	98.5	97.3	98.7	93.9	$16,648	$858	$15,789
Richardson Middle School	Public	5-8	6018 S Karlov Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-8640	844	57	14.8	87.8%	11 (1.3%)	7 (0.8%)	824 (97.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24.5	1023^rd of 1368 public middle schools	25.2%		35.6	807^th of 1363 public middle schools	40.8%	216	26.5	13.2	37.3	41.7	36.4	28.6	35.6	20.5	14.3	26.2	13.2	18.7	98.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.0	98.5	99.2	59.6	$17,518	$2,601	$14,917
Elden D Finley Junior High School	Public	6-8	10835 Lombard Ave	Chicago Ridge	60415	Cook County	Chicago Ridge School District 127-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 636-2005	405	35	11.5	64.9%	237 (58.5%)	27 (6.7%)	108 (26.7%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	34.1	875^th of 1368 public middle schools	36.0%		25.4	995^th of 1363 public middle schools	27.0%	120		27.4		39.5	37.5	40.2	39.1		18.8	29.4	27.4	25.0	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	93.9	$18,102	$863	$17,239
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	9400 S Sawyer Ave	Evergreen Park	60805	Cook County	Evergreen Park Education Service District 124	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 424-0148	560	46	12.1	47.3%	179 (32.0%)	154 (27.5%)	192 (34.3%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	41.5	751^st of 1368 public middle schools	45.1%		36.9	794^th of 1363 public middle schools	41.7%	43		37.9		49.1	50.3	35.4	44.3		25.7	32.5	18.9	25.2	98.4	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	97.9	98.4	95.1	$18,594	$1,446	$17,148
Worth Junior High School	Public	6-8	11151 S New England Ave	Worth	60482	Cook County	Worth School District 127	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 448-2803	330	28	11.7	99.1%	204 (61.8%)	14 (4.2%)	101 (30.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	69.9	361^st of 1368 public middle schools	73.6%		65.6	391^st of 1363 public middle schools	71.3%	30		50.0		76.5	72.0	84.0	77.6		33.3	26.2	33.3	30.7	96.2	96.8	96.8	96.8	97.7	96.2	97.7	90.3	$19,496	$1,743	$17,753

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Junior High School

What high school do graduates of Liberty Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Liberty Junior High School usually go on to attend Reavis High School

How many students attend Liberty Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,087 students attended Liberty Junior High School.

What district is Liberty Junior High School in?

Burbank School District 111

Is Liberty Junior High School a good school?

Liberty Junior High School ranks 947^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Junior High School?

Students at Liberty Junior High School are 60% Hispanic, 31% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

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