Is Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School a good school?

Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School ranks 229 th of 368 Kansas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School?

In the 2020-21 school year, 487 students attended Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School.

What is the racial makeup of Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School?

Students at Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School are 61% White, 13% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% American Indian, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School attend?

Students who attend Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School usually go on to attend Lawrence Free State High

Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School in Lawrence KS

Performance Trends

Compare Details Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School ranks worse than 62.2% of middle schools in Kansas. It also ranks last among 4 ranked middle schools in the Lawrence School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.03. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Lawrence School District. Racial makeup is: White (61%), two or more races (13.1%), Hispanic (11.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Lawrence School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School is 11.3, which is the 2^nd best among 4 middle schools in the Lawrence School District. (See more...)

Compare Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School employs 42.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School is $12,239, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the Lawrence School District!

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SchoolDigger ranks Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School 229^th of 368 Kansas public middle schools. (See Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School in the ranking list.)

Lawrence:

SchoolDigger ranks Lawrence 87^th of 273 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	KS State Percentile
2006	18.27	242^nd	277	12.6%
2007	7.01	268^th	286	6.3%
2008	6.86	276^th	296	6.8%
2009	25.18	262^nd	307	14.7%
2010	39.04	237^th	316	25.0%
2011	39.52	244^th	320	23.8%
2012	31.36	292^nd	342	14.6%
2013	27.92	295^th	355	16.9%
2015	60.48	115^th	368	68.8%
2016	47.58	167^th	343	51.3%
2017	49.19	163^rd	358	54.5%
2018	41.95	196^th	350	44.0%
2019	48.58	172^nd	368	53.3%
2021	42.32	203^rd	367	44.7%
2022	38.03	229^th	368	37.8%

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

Data source: Kansas State Department of Education

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by a parent
Monday, April 20, 2015

I find the principal, Jeff Harkin, unresponsive to the needs of the individual child. He is unresponsive to phone calls. He is unresponsive to emails. He is unresponsive to parental requests.
I think a good portion of the teachers are good. There is a teacher there whose native language is not English and is hard for the students to understand. Speech clarity is important to keep kids interested in the topic, is important for them to be able to learn. Hopefully they find a quality principal sometime in the near future.
Also the kids have only 4 minutes between classes in a three-story school building with cement steps, and two hallways. I find this outrageous, and so do other parents I converse with about this. If these kids don't make it to class on time, amid these conditions, they get an dubiously enforced
"intraschool tardy". There is no time for students to go to the restroom or to maintain their hydration. This rule is unhealthful. I have gone to the school nurse about this to no avail. I have gone to the district nurse about this to no avial. They don't care about the unhealthful practice. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	422	73	9	19	19	n/a	n/a	0	542
1989	432	67	11	18	21	n/a	n/a	0	549
1990	423	74	16	24	20	n/a	n/a	0	557
1991	428	76	21	24	22	n/a	n/a	0	571
1992	403	87	18	21	21	n/a	n/a	0	550
1993	393	102	20	16	23	n/a	n/a	0	554
1994	416	96	18	13	38	n/a	n/a	0	581
1995	399	77	10	20	34	n/a	n/a	0	540
1996	399	77	10	20	34	n/a	n/a	0	540
1997	355	74	8	13	30	n/a	n/a	0	480
1998	379	70	6	16	31	n/a	n/a	0	502
1999	409	72	7	20	35	n/a	n/a	0	543
2000	386	74	7	27	35	n/a	n/a	0	529
2001	407	84	10	23	38	n/a	n/a	0	562
2002	351	87	5	20	42	n/a	n/a	0	505
2003	351	87	5	20	42	n/a	n/a	0	505
2004	327	93	5	22	41	n/a	n/a	0	488
2005	335	65	3	27	44	n/a	n/a	18	492
2006	321	58	4	32	37	n/a	n/a	22	474
2007	305	70	4	31	35	n/a	n/a	0	445
2008	291	77	6	27	30	n/a	n/a	0	431
2009	289	81	10	26	38	n/a	n/a	1	445
2010	270	41	9	32	39	0	37	0	428
2011	271	41	7	35	34	2	17	0	407
2012	278	38	7	29	36	4	40	0	432
2013	283	42	4	32	32	2	55	0	450
2014	286	30	5	30	21	0	43	0	415
2015	321	22	8	43	18	0	38	0	450
2016	342	25	11	48	19	2	45	0	492
2017	325	20	9	46	24	2	47	0	473
2018	311	25	11	48	23	2	58	0	478
2019	284	40	5	52	29	3	63	0	476
2020	324	42	8	53	30	2	71	0	530
2021	297	32	11	56	24	3	64	0	487

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 Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	542	33.0	16.4	0
1989	549	32.0	17.1	n/a
1990	557	29.3	19.0	0
1991	571	36.1	15.8	n/a
1992	550	36.6	15.0	44.9
1993	554	37.9	14.6	36.1
1994	581	41.9	13.9	34.8
1995	540	45.7	11.8	49.8
1996	540	45.7	11.8	49.8
1997	480	38.5	12.5	42.9
1998	502	40.6	12.4	49.6
1999	543	42.5	12.8	53.2
2000	529	40.4	13.1	48.2
2001	562	41.6	13.5	49.5
2002	505	43.3	11.7	45
2003	505	43.3	11.7	45
2004	488	42.7	11.4	47.7
2005	492	41.4	11.9	49.2
2006	474	41.8	11.3	47.8
2007	445	44.6	10.0	49.9
2008	431	40.3	10.7	51.3
2009	445	40.0	11.1	54.7
2010	428	42.1	10.1	53
2011	407	40.1	10.1	48.6
2012	432	39.3	10.9	57.9
2013	450	50.1	8.9	62.9
2014	415	39.5	10.5	59
2015	450	41.0	10.9	58.2
2016	492	46.0	10.6	59.8
2017	473	43.8	10.7	57.9
2018	478	43.0	11.1	57.5
2019	476	41.5	11.4	55
2020	530	44.7	11.8	52.6
2021	487	42.7	11.3	53.6

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 Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	542	33.0	16.4	0
1989	549	32.0	17.1	n/a
1990	557	29.3	19.0	0
1991	571	36.1	15.8	n/a
1992	550	36.6	15.0	44.9
1993	554	37.9	14.6	36.1
1994	581	41.9	13.9	34.8
1995	540	45.7	11.8	49.8
1996	540	45.7	11.8	49.8
1997	480	38.5	12.5	42.9
1998	502	40.6	12.4	49.6
1999	543	42.5	12.8	53.2
2000	529	40.4	13.1	48.2
2001	562	41.6	13.5	49.5
2002	505	43.3	11.7	45
2003	505	43.3	11.7	45
2004	488	42.7	11.4	47.7
2005	492	41.4	11.9	49.2
2006	474	41.8	11.3	47.8
2007	445	44.6	10.0	49.9
2008	431	40.3	10.7	51.3
2009	445	40.0	11.1	54.7
2010	428	42.1	10.1	53
2011	407	40.1	10.1	48.6
2012	432	39.3	10.9	57.9
2013	450	50.1	8.9	62.9
2014	415	39.5	10.5	59
2015	450	41.0	10.9	58.2
2016	492	46.0	10.6	59.8
2017	473	43.8	10.7	57.9
2018	478	43.0	11.1	57.5
2019	476	41.5	11.4	55
2020	530	44.7	11.8	52.6
2021	487	42.7	11.3	53.6

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 Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$682 (5.6%)	$11,558 (94.4%)	$12,239

Data source: Kansas Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid 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 172^nd of 368 Middle schools	Ranks 229^th of 368 Middle schools	15.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School)	40.6	27.7	12.9%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence)	44.1	36.4	7.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)	38.4	32.4	6.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School)	27.4	13.7	13.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence)	34.3	27	7.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)	31.9	28	3.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School)	36.5	23.9	12.7%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence)	40.5	34.5	5.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)	31.8	30.6	1.2%
7th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School)	23.9	18.3	5.6%
7th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence)	33.4	26.8	6.6%
7th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)	27.9	25.7	2.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School)	26	23.2	2.8%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence)	31.4	21.8	9.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)	25.2	20.2	5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School)	19.6	10.8	8.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence)	30.2	20.7	9.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)	25.9	20.3	5.6%
8th Grade Science (Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School)	29.8	28	1.8%
8th Grade Science (Lawrence)	38.8	26.9	11.9%
8th Grade Science (Kansas)	30.7	22.8	8%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	476	487	2.3%
African American	40	32	20%
American Indian	29	24	17.2%
Asian	5	11	120%
Hispanic	52	56	7.7%
Pacific Islander	3	3
White	284	297	4.6%
Two or More Races	63	64	1.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	55%	53.6%	1.4%

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