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Liberty Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

1410^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 6% of New York middle schools

Summary

Liberty Middle School is a public middle school in Liberty, New York, serving 515 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Liberty Central School District, which is ranked 819 out of 874 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Liberty Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York middle schools based on academic performance. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas, often less than half the state average. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking particularly low for Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Despite a relatively low student-teacher ratio and a significant increase in per-student spending, the school's academic performance has been consistently poor, with proficiency rates declining or stagnating over the past several years.

In comparison, the nearby Robert J. Kaiser Middle School, which is part of the Monticello Central School District, generally outperforms Liberty Middle School on state assessments and has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio. This suggests that factors beyond just resource allocation may be contributing to the academic challenges at Liberty Middle School, and the school may need to take a comprehensive, data-driven approach to identify and implement effective strategies to support student learning and improve overall school outcomes.

516

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,050

Per pupil spending ?

65.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

145 Buckley St
Liberty, NY 12754

(845) 292-5400

District: Liberty Central School District

Students who attend Liberty Middle School usually attend:

High:

Liberty High School

Feeder schools for Liberty Middle School:

Elementary:

Liberty Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.9%

White:

32.2%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2019 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (29% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

New York avg53%

1,410^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 9 pts since 2019

From bottom 15% (2019) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

819^th of 874Liberty Central School District among New York 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 York percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	1410 of 1500	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1416 of 1504	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1386 of 1500	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1336 of 1479	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	1157 of 1242	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	1230 of 1439	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	526 of 676	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	627 of 705	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	473 of 696	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	541 of 706	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	620 of 646	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	461 of 615	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	472 of 591	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	560 of 581	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	1352 of 1457	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1400 of 1465	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1364 of 1463	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	1345 of 1454	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	995 of 1066	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1201 of 1370	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	925 of 965	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	921 of 953	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	887 of 943	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	840 of 914	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	438 of 449	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	753 of 826	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	561 of 603	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	592 of 594	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	489 of 543	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	449 of 487	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	1227 of 1283	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1241 of 1296	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1203 of 1288	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1254 of 1306	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	910 of 935	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1152 of 1241	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	1372 of 1455	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1339 of 1464	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1307 of 1464	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	1272 of 1455	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1019 of 1071	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	1143 of 1366	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆
2022	34.7	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	191 of 235	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	169 of 190	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	1259 of 1298	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	1248 of 1303	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1287 of 1307	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1201 of 1283	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	506 of 522	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	904 of 1139	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	684 of 775	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	677 of 778	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	712 of 772	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	688 of 748	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	581 of 614	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	640 of 716	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)22nd percentile+16 vs school

Migrant (2025)20th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Living Environment96%+40 vs state

Algebra I35%-21 vs state

English Language Arts29%-23 vs state

Science27%-18 vs state

Math23%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	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	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Liberty Middle School	Public	5-8	145 Buckley St	Liberty	12754	Sullivan County	Liberty Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 292-5400	516	50	10.2	65.1%	166 (32.2%)	29 (5.6%)	278 (53.9%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.0%)	11.8	1410^th of 1500 public middle schools	6.0%		11.6	1416^th of 1504 public middle schools	5.9%	6	96.3	35.2	37.2	25.8	21.1	33.9	29.2	15.2	25.2		26.7	27.0									$35,050	$1,849	$33,202
Robert J Kaiser Middle School	Public	6-8	45 Breakey Ave	Monticello	12701	Sullivan County	Monticello Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 796-3058	587	64	9.1	72.1%	203 (34.6%)	75 (12.8%)	239 (40.7%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (8.9%)	6.1	1465^th of 1500 public middle schools	2.3%		8.5	1454^th of 1504 public middle schools	3.3%	11	96.5	86.3		14.0	15.8	25.0		11.2	20.2	10.7		21.2	97.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$37,740	$2,822	$34,918

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Middle School

Is Liberty Middle School a good school?

Liberty Middle School ranks in the bottom 6.0% of New York middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Liberty Middle School attend?

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

What district is Liberty Middle School in?

Liberty Central School District

How many students attend Liberty Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended Liberty Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Middle School?

Students at Liberty Middle School are 54% Hispanic, 32% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 1% Asian.

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