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Liberty Center Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 97% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Liberty Center Middle School is a small rural school serving grades 5–8 with 293 students — about 73 per grade — in the village of Liberty Center in northwest Ohio, part of the Liberty Center Local district. It is the highest-ranked school among the ten nearby middle schools in this comparison, sitting at the 97th percentile statewide (34th of 1,046 schools, 5 stars in 2025-26). That is not a one-year spike: the school has posted six straight top-100 finishes and the last three years have all landed in the top 51 middle schools in Ohio. It also outranks its own district, which sits at the 92nd percentile.

On the 2025-26 state tests, students scored roughly 29 percentage points above the state average across all eleven measures. Math proficiency ranged from 81.8% to 92.4% against state rates of 48.6% to 59.1%, and English language arts ranged from 81.5% to 93.9% against 56% to 70.4%. In most grades the school is first or essentially tied with the best nearby school, and it does this while larger neighbors such as Wauseon, Swanton, Otsego and Tinora often post proficiency in the 40s, 50s and 60s. The two genuinely comparable schools are Anthony Wayne Junior High School and Fallen Timbers Middle School — but they enroll 666 and 707 students, more than double Liberty Center's size, and split grades 5–6 and 7–8 across two buildings. The 100% Algebra I score is real, though most nearby schools also reach 100%, so it reflects a small accelerated group rather than a standout advantage.

Chronic absenteeism is 6.2%, the lowest of any school in the group serving the full 5–8 span, down from 16.7% five years ago — a roughly 63% reduction with improvement every single year. The school is also strong with specific groups: special education students rank 12th of 579 schools (98th percentile), a dramatic climb from the 44th percentile in 2018-19, and low-income students have stayed in the top 5% statewide for three years running. Outcomes for girls and boys are essentially equal. Per-student spending of $10,676 (2018-19) is mid-range for the area, and the student-teacher ratio improved from 20.6 to 17.2. Two caveats: free/reduced-lunch participation is not reported, so the school's economic context is unknown, and scores dipped slightly from 2024-25 — still firmly in Ohio's top 3%.

293

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,240

Per pupil spending ?

0.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2022-23) ?

100 Tiger Trail
Liberty Center, OH 43532

(419) 533-0020

District: Liberty Center Local

Students who attend Liberty Center Middle School usually attend:

High:

Liberty Center High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.2%

Hispanic:

5.5%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2013 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (88% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Ohio middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school88%

District avg87%

Ohio avg59%

34^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

62^nd of 773Liberty Center 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	91.3	34 of 1046	96.7%	★★★★★
2025	93.3	22 of 1036	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	51 of 1046	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	100 of 1048	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	94 of 1017	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	87.3	92 of 1037	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	80.9	162 of 1050	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	139 of 1010	86.2%	★★★★☆
2016	79.8	178 of 1050	83.0%	★★★★☆
2013	76.5	210 of 1001	79.0%	★★★★☆
2012	78.5	162 of 989	83.6%	★★★★☆
2011	74.6	231 of 925	75.0%	★★★★☆
2010	73.2	257 of 895	71.3%	★★★★☆
2009	72.6	258 of 858	69.9%	★★★★☆
2008	71.4	264 of 835	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.4	252 of 837	69.9%	★★★★☆
2006	73.9	182 of 732	75.1%	★★★★☆
2005	73.4	168 of 692	75.7%	★★★★☆
2004	73.4	112 of 400	72.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	63.2	114 of 565	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	80 of 576	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	42.0	371 of 658	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.4	227 of 643	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	89.6	42 of 947	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	92.7	19 of 938	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	39 of 942	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	79 of 943	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	84.8	108 of 925	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	88.9	57 of 910	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	84.0	107 of 917	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	89 of 897	90.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	58.7	250 of 521	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	41 of 996	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	90.3	26 of 983	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	50 of 989	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	80 of 974	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.7	55 of 947	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	60 of 923	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	73.6	219 of 945	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	159 of 924	82.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	91.3	39 of 955	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	93.1	19 of 954	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	39 of 958	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	101 of 963	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.4	78 of 946	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	83.5	125 of 924	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	243 of 933	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	180 of 916	80.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	97.2	12 of 579	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	69.0	95 of 590	83.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	36 of 790	95.4%	★★★★★
2025	91.8	16 of 777	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	61 of 795	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	95 of 805	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	109 of 809	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	112 of 781	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	198 of 796	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	174 of 781	77.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

White (2026)95th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)80th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)52nd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

English Language Arts88%+26 vs state

Science88%+26 vs state

Mathematics86%+32 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 Biology (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 Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Liberty Center Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Tiger Trail	Liberty Center	43532	Henry County	Liberty Center Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 533-0020	293	17	17.2	—	270 (92.2%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	91.3	34^th of 1046 public middle schools	96.7%		93.3	22^nd of 1036 public middle schools	97.9%	12	87.9	87.7	92.4	83.3	81.8	85.7	93.9	86.1	90.9	81.5			100.0	$12,240
Wauseon Middle School	Public	6-8	940 E Oak St	Wauseon	43567	Fulton County	Wauseon Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 335-2701	382	29	13.1	92.9%	262 (68.6%)	4 (1.0%)	96 (25.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	69.6	332^nd of 1046 public middle schools	68.3%		69.6	338^th of 1036 public middle schools	67.4%	6		71.1		74.6	49.3	74.5		60.9	67.9	58.7			100.0	$11,650
Pike-Delta-York Middle School	Public	5-8	1101 Panther Pride Dr	Delta	43515	Fulton County	Pike-Delta-York Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 822-9118	361	20	17.8	46.3%	309 (85.6%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	78.5	202^nd of 1046 public middle schools	80.7%		77.3	228^th of 1036 public middle schools	78.0%	26	89.0	70.4	64.6	70.9	72.7	80.7	80.5	63.3	72.7	72.8			100.0	$13,722
Swanton Middle School	Public	5-8	101 Elton Pkwy	Swanton	43558	Fulton County	Swanton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 826-4016	379	25	15.2	41.4%	325 (85.8%)	6 (1.6%)	23 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	71.7	303^rd of 1046 public middle schools	71.0%		75.5	257^th of 1036 public middle schools	75.2%	46	69.6	82.5	60.8	68.4	40.7	80.0	88.6	62.6	63.3	73.5			92.9	$11,597
Fallen Timbers Middle School	Public	5-6	6119 Finzel Rd	Whitehouse	43571	Lucas County	Anthony Wayne Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 877-0601	707	37	19.1	15.4%	651 (92.1%)	10 (1.4%)	15 (2.1%)	17 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)								(n/a)	88.8		92.9	94.3	100.0		89.7	86.3	100.0					$11,599
Anthony Wayne Junior High School	Public	7-8	6035 Finzel Rd	Whitehouse	43571	Lucas County	Anthony Wayne Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 877-5342	666	33	20.1	12.5%	605 (90.8%)	20 (3.0%)	22 (3.3%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	90.9	35^th of 1046 public middle schools	96.7%		90.2	48^th of 1036 public middle schools	95.4%	13		87.7			86.2	80.6			87.9	82.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	$12,026
Otsego Junior High	Public	6-8	18505 Tontogany Creek Rd Ste 3	Bowling Green	43402	Wood County	Otsego Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 823-4381	375	20	18.7	—	342 (91.2%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	62.8	419^th of 1046 public middle schools	59.9%		71	313^th of 1036 public middle schools	69.8%	106		71.7		53.7	45.7	57.8		57.0	71.7	61.9			95.5	$11,123
Patrick Henry Middle School	Public	5-8	E050 County Road 7	Hamler	43524	Henry County	Patrick Henry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 274-3015	282	20	14.1	—	243 (86.2%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	79.8	184^th of 1046 public middle schools	82.4%		82.6	145^th of 1036 public middle schools	86.0%	39	81.7	75.0	90.0	73.8	72.7	78.7	81.7	62.3	74.0	73.4			100.0	$14,387
Archbold Middle School	Public	5-8	306 Stryker St	Archbold	43502	Fulton County	Archbold-Area Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 446-2726	345	13	27.4	29.6%	277 (80.3%)	7 (2.0%)	53 (15.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	76.4	233^rd of 1046 public middle schools	77.7%		85	118^th of 1036 public middle schools	88.6%	115	79.5	62.7	87.7	64.0	85.5	80.0	90.4	59.3	89.5	62.7			100.0	$12,082
Evergreen Middle School	Public	5-8	14544 County Road 6	Metamora	43540	Fulton County	Evergreen Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 644-2331	330	23	14.3	30.3%	306 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	80.5	175^th of 1046 public middle schools	83.3%		86.3	92^nd of 1036 public middle schools	91.1%	83	73.4	77.0	83.5	63.0	76.5	77.2	87.3	67.5	81.9	71.2			100.0	$14,081

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Center Middle School

What district is Liberty Center Middle School in?

Liberty Center Local

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Center Middle School?

Students at Liberty Center Middle School are 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Liberty Center Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Liberty Center Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Liberty Center Middle School.

Is Liberty Center Middle School a good school?

Yes! Liberty Center Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 34^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools.

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