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Liberty Junior School

Public Grades 7-8

102^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 90% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Liberty Junior School is a grades 7–8 middle school in Liberty Township, Ohio, serving 681 students as part of Lakota Local. In 2025–2026 it ranked 102nd of 1,046 Ohio middle schools — the 90th percentile with 5 stars — placing it well above its district overall, which ranks 172nd of 773 districts at the 78th percentile with 4 stars. The school has climbed steadily, from 280th of 1,037 in 2020–2021 to its current top-decile position, earning 5 stars in each of the last two years after a stretch of 4-star years.

Among the four Lakota Local junior highs, Liberty is clearly the strongest. Lakota Plains Junior School, Hopewell Junior School, and Lakota Ridge Junior School are all 4-star schools ranked around the 81st–82nd percentile, while Liberty sits at 90. Test results show why: 7th-grade ELA (84.1%) and 8th-grade ELA (81.7%) top its same-district peers, and 8th-grade Science at 88.8% nearly matches Mason Middle School (88.9%) while beating Kings Junior High School (85.8%). Math is more uneven — 7th-grade Math at 73.5% is strong but slightly behind Lakota Plains and Kings, and 8th-grade Math at 66.5% is above district and state averages yet below Kings, Hopewell, and especially Mason, and it fell from 75.3% the year before. Both Algebra I and Geometry End-of-Course exams posted 100%, though several nearby high performers report the same.

Attendance and school environment look favorable. Chronic absenteeism was 13.2% in 2025–2026, below the district's 15.5% and better than most nearby schools, though up from 9.0% the previous year. The free/reduced-lunch rate (22.61%) is the lowest among the Lakota junior highs, and the student-teacher ratio improved to 20.3 from 26.9 in 2022–2023. Most student subgroups rank in the 87th–93rd percentiles statewide. Bottom line: a strong, improving school that leads its district and competes with Kings and Mason, with 8th-grade Math and the recent rise in absenteeism worth monitoring.

681

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,934

Per pupil spending ?

22.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

7055 Dutchland Blvd
Liberty Township, OH 45044-9014

(513) 777-4420

District: Lakota Local

Students who attend Liberty Junior School usually attend:

High:

Lakota East High School

Feeder schools for Liberty Junior School:

Elementary:	Independence Elementary School
	Liberty Early Childhood School
	VanGorden Elementary School
	Wyandot Early Childhood School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.6%

African American:

11.2%

Hispanic:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (85% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Ohio middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lakota Local

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school85%

District avg74%

Ohio avg55%

102^nd of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Lakota Local

172^nd of 773Lakota Local among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	85.8	102 of 1046	90.2%	★★★★★
2025	87.8	81 of 1036	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	155 of 1046	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	244 of 1048	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	225 of 1017	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	280 of 1037	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	146 of 1050	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	79 of 1010	92.2%	★★★★★
2017	88.1	66 of 1038	93.6%	★★★★★
2016	84.0	132 of 1050	87.4%	★★★★☆
2015	80.0	180 of 1035	82.6%	★★★★☆
2014	78.2	166 of 1008	83.5%	★★★★☆
2013	80.6	116 of 1001	88.4%	★★★★☆
2012	80.5	121 of 989	87.8%	★★★★☆
2011	83.2	71 of 925	92.3%	★★★★★
2010	81.5	111 of 895	87.6%	★★★★☆
2009	82.3	95 of 858	88.9%	★★★★☆
2008	83.3	80 of 835	90.4%	★★★★★
2007	83.1	74 of 837	91.2%	★★★★★
2006	81.5	81 of 732	88.9%	★★★★☆
2005	83.3	75 of 692	89.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	58 of 455	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	95.0	12 of 442	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	81.6	50 of 429	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	60 of 436	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	72 of 413	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	85 of 385	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	73 of 405	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	89.5	28 of 384	92.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	30 of 78	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.1	29 of 69	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	38 of 76	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	41 of 67	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.7	36 of 67	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.5	36 of 69	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.3	34 of 66	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.6	33 of 73	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	74.9	63 of 565	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	25.7	472 of 576	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	303 of 658	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.5	102 of 643	84.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	16 of 172	90.7%	★★★★★
2025	77.4	17 of 142	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	15 of 123	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	29 of 113	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	21 of 110	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	32.1	82 of 134	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.4	26 of 127	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	23 of 107	78.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	86.7	72 of 947	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	87.2	71 of 938	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	145 of 942	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	189 of 943	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	214 of 925	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	187 of 910	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	134 of 917	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	103 of 897	88.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	66.3	57 of 173	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	112 of 241	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	105 of 274	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.3	1 of 164	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	64.5	171 of 521	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	85.8	28 of 270	89.6%	★★★★☆
2025	80.4	46 of 262	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	50 of 239	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	54.0	106 of 249	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	81 of 247	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	101 of 228	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.3	22 of 222	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	17 of 192	91.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	103 of 996	89.7%	★★★★☆
2025	78.6	153 of 983	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	248 of 989	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	32.8	683 of 974	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	540 of 947	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	625 of 923	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.7	172 of 945	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	136 of 924	85.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.3	118 of 955	87.6%	★★★★☆
2025	88.5	62 of 954	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	81.6	151 of 958	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	238 of 963	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	230 of 946	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	341 of 924	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.8	132 of 933	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	88.0	56 of 916	93.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	83.8	25 of 260	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	88.8	27 of 263	89.7%	★★★★★
2024	72.8	64 of 254	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	55 of 245	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	66 of 239	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	40 of 219	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	32 of 206	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	24 of 205	88.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	71 of 579	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	71.5	80 of 572	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	26 of 563	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	39.1	328 of 590	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	87.1	56 of 790	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	88.4	44 of 777	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	97 of 795	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	146 of 805	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	155 of 809	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	198 of 781	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	93 of 796	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.4	45 of 781	94.2%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)91st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)88th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)87th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)67th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)62nd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+57 vs state

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

Science89%+28 vs state

English Language Arts83%+22 vs state

Mathematics70%+20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)				Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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/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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Liberty Junior School	Public	7-8	7055 Dutchland Blvd	Liberty Township	45044	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 777-4420	681	34	20.3	22.6%	474 (69.6%)	76 (11.2%)	50 (7.3%)	48 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	85.8	102^nd of 1046 public middle schools	90.2%		87.8	81^st of 1036 public middle schools	92.2%	21		88.8			73.5	66.5			84.1	81.7	100.0	100.0	$12,934
Lakota Plains Junior School	Public	7-8	5500 Princeton Road	Liberty Township	45011	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 644-1130	745	29	26.1	29.7%	404 (54.2%)	101 (13.6%)	89 (11.9%)	107 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.9%)	78.6	200^th of 1046 public middle schools	80.9%		80.6	177^th of 1036 public middle schools	82.9%	23		76.3			76.1	56.6			76.3	76.5	100.0	100.0	$11,996
Hopewell Junior School	Public	7-8	8200 Cox Rd	West Chester	45069	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 777-2258	540	22	24.4	38.1%	305 (56.5%)	84 (15.6%)	47 (8.7%)	60 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	37 (6.9%)	79.3	188^th of 1046 public middle schools	82.0%		79.6	189^th of 1036 public middle schools	81.8%	1		78.8			68.2	69.1			74.6	70.9	100.0	95.8	$12,552
Lakota Ridge Junior School	Public	7-8	6199 Beckett Ridge Blvd	West Chester	45069	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 777-0552	695	29	24.3	41.4%	332 (47.8%)	141 (20.3%)	115 (16.5%)	55 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	48 (6.9%)	78.9	192^nd of 1046 public middle schools	81.6%		70.4	322^nd of 1036 public middle schools	68.9%	130		75.9			68.5	65.4			76.0	73.9	100.0	100.0	$12,218
Mason Middle School	Public	7-8	6370 S Mason Montgomery Rd	Mason	45040	Warren County	Mason City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 398-9035	1,637	84	19.6	16.3%	790 (48.3%)	88 (5.4%)	108 (6.6%)	582 (35.6%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	60 (3.7%)	88.2	67^th of 1046 public middle schools	93.6%		88.9	61^st of 1036 public middle schools	94.1%	6		88.9			69.6	83.7			83.4	82.1	97.9	99.7	$13,486
Monroe Junior High School	Public	7-8	220 Yankee Rd	Monroe	45050	Butler County	Monroe Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 539-8471	440	24	18.3	36.1%	318 (72.3%)	32 (7.3%)	43 (9.8%)	28 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	71.8	301^st of 1046 public middle schools	71.2%		83.6	135^th of 1036 public middle schools	87.0%	166		65.2			69.7	56.2			75.5	67.1		100.0	$12,208
Columbia Intermediate School	Public	5-6	8263 Columbia Rd	Kings Mills	45034	Warren County	Kings Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 398-8050	809	35	23.3	22.6%	597 (73.8%)	19 (2.3%)	45 (5.6%)	106 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.2%)								(n/a)	81.4		72.9	70.1	100.0		74.2	69.1					$11,134
Kings Junior High School	Public	7-8	5620 Columbia Rd	Kings Mills	45034	Warren County	Kings Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 398-8050	730	37	19.6	24.2%	529 (72.5%)	30 (4.1%)	45 (6.2%)	77 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.4%)	85.5	107^th of 1046 public middle schools	89.8%		80.8	174^th of 1036 public middle schools	83.2%	67		85.8			74.9	71.8			81.2	77.4	100.0	100.0	$11,868
Princeton Community Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Viking Way	Cincinnati	45246	Hamilton County	Princeton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 864-2000	1,332	75	17.7	66.4%	185 (13.9%)	531 (39.9%)	494 (37.1%)	25 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.0%)	82 (6.2%)	48.2	592^nd of 1046 public middle schools	43.4%		47.5	586^th of 1036 public middle schools	43.4%	6		56.2		47.8	36.5	62.8		48.1	55.5	50.4		100.0	$13,108
Crossroads Middle School	Public	6-8	255 Donald Dr	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 829-4504	1,111	65	17.0	54.4%	421 (37.9%)	328 (29.5%)	162 (14.6%)	117 (10.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (7.1%)	63.4	410^th of 1046 public middle schools	60.8%		60.7	448^th of 1036 public middle schools	56.8%	38		66.9		62.5	41.1	60.7		57.2	69.1	64.6		100.0	$10,475

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Junior School

What high school do graduates of Liberty Junior School attend?

Students who attend Liberty Junior School usually go on to attend Lakota East High School

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Junior School?

Students at Liberty Junior School are 70% White, 11% African American, 7% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Liberty Junior School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 681 students attended Liberty Junior School.

What district is Liberty Junior School in?

Lakota Local

Is Liberty Junior School a good school?

Yes. Liberty Junior School ranks in the top 9.8% of Ohio middle schools.

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