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Liberty High

Q: Is Liberty High a good school?

Liberty High ranks 235 th of 331 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Liberty High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 708 students attended Liberty High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Liberty High?

Students at Liberty High are 78% White, 11% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Q: What schools feed into Liberty High?

Liberty High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Bedford Elementary Elementary : Bedford Primary Elementary : Big Island Elementary Elementary : Montvale Elementary Middle : Liberty Middle

Public Grades 9-12

235^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 331 Virginia High Schools

Better than 29% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Liberty High is a public high school in Bedford, Virginia, serving 708 students in grades 9–12 as part of Bedford County Public Schools. The school serves a high-poverty population—72.5% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025—and has a favorable 13:1 student-to-teacher ratio, with spending of about $9,864 per student.

For the 2025–2026 school year, Liberty ranked 235th of 331 Virginia high schools, landing in the 29th percentile with a 1-star rating. That puts it in the lower-middle tier among nearby schools: James River High ranks in the 93rd percentile, Jefferson Forest High in the 75th, and Brookville High in the 36th, while Staunton River High sits just below Liberty at the 22nd percentile. Liberty's graduation rate is 85.4%, well below the district rate of 91.0% and the state rate of 92.3%. Its dropout rate of 8.8% is nearly double the state average, and chronic absenteeism stands at 17.1%—higher than the state rate of 14.8% and more than double Staunton River's 6.3%, despite the two schools having nearly identical poverty levels. Academically, Liberty shows real strengths in Algebra I and Algebra II, where proficiency is at or above state averages, but struggles in Biology (45.5% vs. 68.9% statewide), World History I, and especially World History II.

There are some encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 27.5% in 2021–2022 to 17.1% in 2024–2025, and several student subgroups showed improved rankings in the most recent year. However, a striking gender gap persists: female students rank in the 15th percentile statewide, while male students rank in the 47th. The comparison with Staunton River High—a school with nearly the same poverty rate but a higher graduation rate (89.6%) and far lower absenteeism—suggests Liberty has room to improve through school-level practices, not just additional funding.

708

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,864

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Liberty Minutemen Dr
Bedford, VA 24523

(540) 586-2541

District: Bedford County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Liberty High:

Elementary:	Bedford Elementary
	Bedford Primary
	Big Island Elementary
	Montvale Elementary
Middle:	Liberty Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.5%

African American:

10.6%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Virginia average (85% vs 92%)

!Dropout rate above the Virginia average (9% vs 5%)

!World History I scores 28 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg78%

Virginia avg78%

235^th of 331

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Bedford County Public Schools

35^th of 131Bedford County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	235 of 331	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.3	267 of 328	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	264 of 329	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	244 of 326	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	207 of 325	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	189 of 327	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	266 of 327	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	216 of 326	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.8	232 of 324	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.9	278 of 321	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.5	315 of 322	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	21.3	297 of 322	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.0	302 of 321	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	21.1	294 of 321	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.3	291 of 320	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	24.9	283 of 317	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.0	190 of 313	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.1	266 of 316	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.1	295 of 313	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	24.9	286 of 314	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	29.0	273 of 308	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	202 of 242	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	211 of 245	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	236 of 249	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	154 of 240	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	74.7	46 of 253	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	15.3	234 of 249	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	273 of 322	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	298 of 321	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	272 of 322	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	217 of 320	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	65.2	71 of 232	69.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	247 of 321	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	296 of 324	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	280 of 320	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	172 of 325	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.7	212 of 322	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	251 of 322	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	272 of 321	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	251 of 312	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	295 of 313	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	285 of 314	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	287 of 315	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Disabled (2024)82nd percentile+62 vs school

Hispanic (2023)69th percentile+44 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra II93%~ state avg

English Reading83%-3 vs state

Algebra I81%~ state avg

Writing77%~ state avg

Geometry77%~ state avg

Biology72%-5 vs state

World History I43%-28 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Sunday, August 28, 2016

Liberty is a school of many opportunities! We have a variety of sports available to play and clubs to join. We also employ dual enrollment with Bedford Science and Technology Center and Central Virginia Community College. Several of our students also attend Governor's School and many have gone onto very good colleges. Close Quote

by a student
Thursday, August 25, 2016

Liberty High school is a great school! The teachers are friendly and helpful. Everyone is really nice and the education is great. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Writing (2026)			SOL Geometry (2026)				SOL Algebra I (2026)				SOL Algebra II (2026)				SOL Chemistry (2026)			SOL Biology (2026)				SOL Earth Science (2026)				SOL English Reading (2026)				SOL Geography (2026)			SOL VA and US History (2026)				SOL World History I (2026)				SOL World History II (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	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	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Geometry 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 12th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Algebra II 10th Grade	SOL Algebra II 11th Grade	SOL Algebra II 12th Grade	SOL Chemistry 10th Grade	SOL Chemistry 11th Grade	SOL Chemistry 12th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 9th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 8th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL Geography 10th Grade	SOL VA and US History 9th Grade	SOL VA and US History 10th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL World History I 11th Grade	SOL World History I 12th Grade	SOL World History II 9th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	SOL World History II 11th Grade	SOL World History II 12th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Liberty High	Public	9-12	100 Liberty Minutemen Dr	Bedford	24523	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 586-2541	708	54	13.0	72.5%	549 (77.5%)	75 (10.6%)	32 (4.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.5%)	42.3	235^th of 331 public high schools	29.0%		34.3	267^th of 328 public high schools	18.6%	32	≥ 50%	77.2	423.0	76.8	369.0	< 50%		86.2	58.3	416.0	≥ 50%	92.9	< 50%						85.6	45.5	64.3	471.0						≥ 50%	87.1	52.6		< 50%	≥ 50%		< 50%	382.0	≥ 50%	42.6	≥ 50%		< 50%					$9,864	$463	$9,401
Jefferson Forest High	Public	9-12	1 Cavalier Circle	Forest	24551	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 525-2674	1,282	74	17.2	22.2%	965 (75.3%)	95 (7.4%)	86 (6.7%)	51 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (6.6%)	70.5	83^rd of 331 public high schools	74.9%		56.2	167^th of 328 public high schools	49.1%	84	≥ 50%	86.0	81.3	98.3	363.0	< 50%	< 50%	87.7	82.1	72.2	424.0	100.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		≥ 50%	< 50%		96.4	66.2	76.5	438.0						≥ 50%	91.8	95.2		414.0			< 50%	378.0	≥ 50%	54.8	72.7	≥ 50%			< 50%			$8,054	$516	$7,538
Staunton River High	Public	9-12	1095 Golden Eagle Dr	Moneta	24121	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 297-7151	816	58	14.1	72.7%	683 (83.7%)	35 (4.3%)	46 (5.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.4%)	37.3	259^th of 331 public high schools	21.8%		30.5	283^rd of 328 public high schools	13.7%	24	357.0	73.3	435.0	95.0	13.6	347.0	< 50%	76.2	60.6	391.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	< 50%					91.4	53.1	400.0	≥ 50%	< 50%	≥ 50%	90.9	≥ 50%		407.0	82.7	93.8	< 50%		≥ 50%	< 50%	< 50%	365.0	≥ 50%	29.7	417.0				< 50%			$8,834	$576	$8,258
Brookville High	Public	9-12	100 Laxton Rd	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 239-2636	1,017	84	12.0	71.8%	667 (65.6%)	163 (16.0%)	89 (8.8%)	17 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	73 (7.2%)	47.2	213^th of 331 public high schools	35.6%		52	187^th of 328 public high schools	43.0%	26				92.6	410.0	≥ 50%		76.5	72.4	402.0	≥ 50%			≥ 50%					98.7	65.1	63.6	428.0		< 50%				≥ 50%	86.0	50.0					≥ 50%	374.0	< 50%	64.4	390.0	≥ 50%	473.0		402.0	≥ 50%		$6,659	$419	$6,240
Heritage High	Public	9-12	3101 Wards Ferry Rd	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 515-5400	1,113	72	15.4	94.9%	283 (25.4%)	564 (50.7%)	132 (11.9%)	12 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (10.6%)	26.5	298^th of 331 public high schools	10.0%		33.1	272^nd of 328 public high schools	17.1%	26				438.0	23.1	54.6	406.0	66.2	63.3	389.0	88.9	76.1	≥ 50%	361.0	< 50%	≥ 50%	396.0	≥ 50%	77.4	57.4	64.9	84.6	≥ 50%	< 50%		≥ 50%		371.0	79.7	68.2		87.5		≥ 50%	347.0	40.3	82.6	33.8	58.3	≥ 50%	468.0		52.0	489.0	< 50%	$9,859	$721	$9,138
James River High	Public	9-12	9906 Springwood Rd	Buchanan	24066	Botetourt County	Botetourt County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 254-1121	464	31	14.9	36.4%	426 (91.8%)	9 (1.9%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	80.2	22^nd of 331 public high schools	93.4%		79.7	23^rd of 328 public high schools	93.0%	1				100.0	< 50%			89.4	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		93.8				≥ 50%			95.2	90.6	50.0				≥ 50%			≥ 50%	95.3	≥ 50%						≥ 50%		369.0	≥ 50%			≥ 50%				$10,470	$534	$9,936
E.C. Glass High	Public	9-12	2111 Memorial Ave	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 515-5370	1,220	90	13.5	94.8%	474 (38.9%)	535 (43.9%)	92 (7.5%)	19 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (8.0%)	27.7	294^th of 331 public high schools	11.2%		43.2	235^th of 328 public high schools	28.4%	59				90.0	27.3	365.0		48.9	23.4	72.7	411.0	72.0	381.0	< 50%		400.0	403.0		78.5	39.4	397.0	91.7	< 50%	< 50%	44.4	446.0	< 50%	362.0	85.2	92.9		91.7	≥ 50%	< 50%	359.0	39.7	≥ 50%	50.0	420.0	≥ 50%	474.0	≥ 50%	48.7	≥ 50%		$10,522	$840	$9,682

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty High

What schools feed into Liberty High?

Liberty High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bedford Elementary
Elementary : Bedford Primary
Elementary : Big Island Elementary
Elementary : Montvale Elementary
Middle : Liberty Middle

How many students attend Liberty High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 708 students attended Liberty High.

What is the racial makeup of Liberty High?

Students at Liberty High are 78% White, 11% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Is Liberty High a good school?

Liberty High ranks 235^th of 331 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Liberty High in?

Bedford County Public Schools

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