Liberty Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Ocala, Florida
Liberty Middle School in Ocala, Florida enrolled 1,171 students in 2024-25 with 64.0 full-time teachers, 18.3 students per teacher against the Florida middle-school median of 19.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 42% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
1,365 students in 2022-23, 1,184 students in 2023-24, 1,171 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 67.0 to 64.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,365 | 67.0 | 20.4 |
| 2023-24 | 1,184 | 62.0 | 19.1 |
| 2024-25 | 1,171 | 64.0 | 18.3 |
18.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 of every 100 Florida middle schools
Among the 562 Florida middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 329 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Liberty Middle School enrolled 1,315 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 256 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 329 of the 1,315 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions256
- Chronically absent37.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
39.3% of students were Hispanic, 27.6% White, 20.8% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic39.3%
- White27.6%
- Black20.8%
- Two or more races6.9%
- Asian4.6%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Liberty Middle School scored proficient or above: 42% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 42% | 43% | 53% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 45% | 47% (2021-22) | 52.2% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Ocala
6 public middle schools in Ocala report 2024-25 enrollment; Liberty Middle School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Academy at Marion Oaks | 1,260 | 20.0 | 55.2% |
| Liberty Middle School | 1,171 | 18.3 | 43.6% |
| Fort King Middle School | 918 | 19.5 | 58.3% |
| Howard Middle School | 917 | 18.7 | 48.6% |
| Osceola Middle School | 866 | 19.2 | 36.0% |
| Ocali Charter Middle School | 194 | 16.2 | 43.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Liberty Middle School
- Horizon Academy at Marion OaksThe nearest public middle school, 5.7 miles away: 1,260 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).5.7 mi
- Belleview Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 6.8 miles away: 1,600 students, 21.6 per teacher (2024-25).6.8 mi
- Compare Liberty Middle School with Horizon Academy at Marion OaksStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Marion County Public Schools spends per student$11,180 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,180
- The largest public schools in FloridaLiberty Middle School is the number 68 by size of 571 Florida middle schools open in 2024-25.#68 of 571
- Florida schools by students per teacher18.3 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 19.2 for middle schools.18.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Liberty Middle School
How many students attend Liberty Middle School?
1,171 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,365 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Ocala, FL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Liberty Middle School?
18.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for middle schools is 19.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Liberty Middle School a Title I school?
Liberty Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Liberty Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Liberty Middle School scored proficient or above: 42% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Liberty Middle School in?
Marion County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1201260. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120126004385 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.