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Liberty Middle School

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Liberty Middle School ranks 318 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

318^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 58% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Liberty Middle School is a public middle school located in West Orange, New Jersey, serving 542 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the West Orange Public Schools district, which is ranked 226 out of 609 districts in the state.

Liberty Middle School consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts and Algebra I assessments, with over 90% of students scoring proficient or better in Algebra I in recent years. However, the school's performance in Mathematics and Science lags behind the district and state averages. The school's African American and White student subgroups perform particularly well, with 5-star and 4-star ratings, respectively, while the Hispanic and English Language Learner subgroups also show strong performance. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has fluctuated in recent years, an area of concern that the district should address.

Compared to nearby schools, Liberty Middle School appears to outperform district peers like Edison Middle School and Roosevelt Middle School in specific subject areas, such as Algebra I. However, higher-performing schools like Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School in Verona and Heritage Middle School in Livingston serve student populations with lower rates of free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, suggesting a more affluent demographic compared to Liberty Middle School.

559

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,447

Per pupil spending ?

46.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Kelly Drive
West Orange, NJ 07052

(973) 243-8650

District: West Orange Public Schools

Students who attend Liberty Middle School usually attend:

High:

West Orange High School

Feeder schools for Liberty Middle School:

Elementary:	Kelly Elementary School
	Mount Pleasant Elementary School
	Redwood Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.9%

Hispanic:

37.4%

White:

13.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2014 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (48% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the New Jersey median (58th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg45%

New Jersey avg42%

318^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the West Orange Public Schools

226^th of 609West Orange Public Schools among New Jersey 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	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	318 of 752	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	296 of 743	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	312 of 748	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	339 of 745	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	398 of 745	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.6	289 of 716	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.1	224 of 712	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.8	192 of 713	73.1%	★★★★☆
2015	60.5	257 of 713	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.2	388 of 717	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.1	437 of 704	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.4	430 of 677	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.1	462 of 684	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.9	465 of 677	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.8	429 of 664	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.0	420 of 640	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.9	419 of 631	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.3	441 of 615	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	17 of 359	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.1	22 of 352	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	22 of 361	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	78.9	38 of 356	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	60 of 326	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	23 of 326	92.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	100 of 343	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	53.9	104 of 320	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	87 of 288	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	76 of 270	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	63 of 202	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	301 of 728	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	351 of 717	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	404 of 703	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.3	269 of 680	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	249 of 608	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	170 of 589	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	55.7	211 of 587	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	209 of 591	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	224 of 524	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	129 of 504	74.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	229 of 613	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	190 of 584	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	120 of 568	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	48.7	229 of 549	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	226 of 541	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	111 of 522	78.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	309 of 726	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	292 of 719	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	308 of 718	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	284 of 730	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	349 of 697	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	292 of 675	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	214 of 507	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	130 of 510	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.5	144 of 505	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	44.9	231 of 535	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	311 of 492	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	212 of 471	55.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	141 of 502	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	75 of 510	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	99 of 509	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	122 of 512	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	49.2	259 of 504	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.1	150 of 497	69.8%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)95th percentile+38 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile~ school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I91%+44 vs state

Algebra II85%+3 vs state

English Language Arts61%+4 vs state

Mathematics30%~ state avg

Science17%~ state avg

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Schools Near Liberty Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Liberty Middle School	Public	7-8	1 Kelly Drive	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 243-8650	559	54	10.3	46.2%	74 (13.2%)	223 (39.9%)	209 (37.4%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (6.4%)	53.8	318^th of 752 public middle schools	57.7%		56.8	296^th of 743 public middle schools	60.2%	22		16.9					58.7	63.0					38.1	20.7	100.0	86.5	91.1			84.6	84.6	$11,447		$11,447
Mount Pleasant Middle School	Public	6	11 Broadlawn Dr	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	530	46	11.5	4.0%	206 (38.9%)	32 (6.0%)	33 (6.2%)	230 (43.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.1%)								(n/a)						83.4						77.3										$11,229	$02	$11,227
Roosevelt Middle School	Public	7-8	36 Gilbert Pl	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5373	457	56	8.2	43.8%	84 (18.4%)	160 (35.0%)	173 (37.9%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.3%)	62	260^th of 752 public middle schools	65.4%		54.9	308^th of 743 public middle schools	58.5%	48		27.1					76.6	64.2					40.5	17.6	97.6	60.0	78.1			72.7	73.5	$13,694		$13,694
Edison Middle School	Public	6	75 William St	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5360	477	53	8.9	42.6%	94 (19.7%)	137 (28.7%)	195 (40.9%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.5%)								(n/a)						64.9						48.4										$11,329		$11,329
Heritage Middle School	Public	7-8	20 Foxcroft Dr	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	994	82	12.0	2.3%	389 (39.1%)	48 (4.8%)	63 (6.3%)	451 (45.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.8%)	92	27^th of 752 public middle schools	96.4%		91.8	31^st of 743 public middle schools	95.8%	4		46.5					88.1	85.7					77.8	48.5	100.0	98.8	98.9	100.0	100.0			$10,996	$02	$10,994
Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation	Public	8	400 Central Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4135	397	48	8.2	65.7%	1 (0.3%)	187 (47.1%)	207 (52.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.8	541^st of 752 public middle schools	28.1%		29.7	512^th of 743 public middle schools	31.1%	29		4.9						45.1						12.3		96.6	96.6					$12,917	$383	$12,534
Rosa Parks Community School	Public	3-7	369 Main Street	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4515	593	52	11.3	84.1%	2 (0.3%)	178 (30.0%)	402 (67.8%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	39.5	444^th of 752 public middle schools	41.0%		27.9	525^th of 743 public middle schools	29.3%	81	17.8		28.6	34.3	46.0	49.5	48.2		22.3	29.8	36.3	26.8	35.9									$8,884	$492	$8,392
South Orange Middle School	Public	6-8	70 North Ridgewood Road	South Orange	07079	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-2772	752	77	9.7	11.6%	420 (55.9%)	152 (20.2%)	68 (9.0%)	29 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	79 (10.5%)	68	213^th of 752 public middle schools	71.7%		65.3	230^th of 743 public middle schools	69.0%	17		36.1				74.8	74.4	64.2				62.4	31.6	3.1	84.1	51.3	69.3	78.8	78.8			$6,366		$6,366
Grover Cleveland Middle School	Public	6-8	36 Academy Rd	Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-9115	610	53	11.5	12.6%	471 (77.2%)	14 (2.3%)	95 (15.6%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	75.7	152^nd of 752 public middle schools	79.8%		77.6	138^th of 743 public middle schools	81.4%	14		27.7				65.7	75.7	60.3				58.2	61.6	35.7		98.2	98.2					$10,655	$21	$10,634
Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School	Public	5-8	600 Bloomfield Ave	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 571-6751	702	62	11.3	1.9%	584 (83.2%)	13 (1.9%)	53 (7.5%)	27 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	21 (3.0%)	81.8	112^th of 752 public middle schools	85.1%		72.5	177^th of 743 public middle schools	76.2%	65	48.9	31.2			70.9	70.3	82.7	70.0			67.0	58.8	72.0	32.2		95.1	95.1					$11,775	$136	$11,639

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Middle School

Is Liberty Middle School a good school?

Liberty Middle School ranks 318^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Middle School?

Students at Liberty Middle School are 40% African American, 37% Hispanic, 13% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Liberty Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended Liberty Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Liberty Middle School attend?

Students who attend Liberty Middle School usually go on to attend West Orange High School

What district is Liberty Middle School in?

West Orange Public Schools

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