Summary:
There is one middle school, Liberty Middle, serving grades 6 through 8 in the Liberty Independent School District (Isd), located in Liberty, Texas, a district ranked in the 20th percentile statewide.
Liberty Middle has shown a positive trend, improving its state ranking from the 20th percentile (1 star) in 2023-2024 to the 32nd percentile (2 stars) in 2025-2026. However, test scores reveal a mixed picture. The school dramatically outperforms state averages in Algebra I, with 100% of tested students proficient in 2025-2026 compared to the state's 54.03%. Conversely, it struggles significantly in grade-level mathematics, particularly in 7th grade where only 12.14% of students were proficient, less than half the state average of 29.41%. Reading proficiency is consistently below state averages across all grades, while 8th-grade Science was a bright spot in 2024-2025, matching the state average at 47.06%.
With 57.3% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a majority low-income population. The district spends $10,993 per student, and the student-teacher ratio is 16.7:1. The school's low dropout rate of 0.5% is a positive indicator. The most notable takeaway is the "Algebra I paradox": the school excels at accelerating a small group of high-achieving students in advanced math while the majority of students in standard math classes are falling behind. This suggests a need for strategic resource allocation to improve foundational math skills for all students, as the school's overall improvement may be partly due to other schools declining rather than dramatic gains at Liberty Middle.
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