Liberty Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Newark, Ohio

Liberty Middle School in Newark, Ohio enrolled 456 students in 2024-25 with 23.7 full-time teachers, 19.3 students per teacher against the Ohio middle-school median of 16.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 64-68% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 66% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 59% and 54.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

471 students in 2022-23, 438 students in 2023-24, 456 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.7 to 23.7.

Students enrolled at Liberty Middle School by school year2022-23: 471, 2023-24: 438, 2024-25: 45602004006002022-234712023-244382024-25456
Students enrolled at Liberty Middle School by school year2022-23: 471, 2023-24: 438, 2024-25: 45602004006002022-234712023-244382024-25456
Students enrolled at Liberty Middle School by school year2022-23: 471, 2023-24: 438, 2024-25: 45602004006002022-234712023-244382024-25456
Students enrolled at Liberty Middle School by school year2022-23: 471, 2023-24: 438, 2024-25: 45602004006002022-234712023-244382024-25456
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2347123.719.9
2023-2443823.718.5
2024-2545623.719.3

19.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 of every 100 Ohio middle schools

Among the 640 Ohio middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Ohio middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.8 to 54.0; Liberty Middle School 19.3; state median 16.4.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherLiberty Middle School 19.3state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.8 to 54.0; Liberty Middle School 19.3; state median 16.4.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherLiberty Middle School 19.3state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.8 to 54.0; Liberty Middle School 19.3; state median 16.4.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherLiberty Middle School 19.3state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.8 to 54.0; Liberty Middle School 19.3; state median 16.4.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherLiberty Middle School 19.3state median 16.4U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Liberty Middle School enrolled 483 students and reported no counselor; it reported 47 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions47
  • Chronically absent29.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

83.3% of students were White, 9.6% of two or more races, 2.9% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White83.3%
  2. Two or more races9.6%
  3. Black2.9%
  4. Hispanic2.4%
  5. Asian1.5%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

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: 64-68% in reading in 2021-22 and 66% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOhio
Reading and language arts, 2021-2264‑68%54%59%
Math, 2022-2366%50% (2021-22)54.3%

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 Newark

4 public middle schools in Newark report 2024-25 enrollment; Liberty Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Licking Valley Middle School52321.829.3%
Liberty Middle School45619.335.5%
Heritage Middle School41616.661.5%
Wilson Middle School38916.250.3%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Liberty Middle School

  1. Wilson Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 389 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  2. Heritage Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.6 miles away: 416 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
  3. Compare Liberty Middle School with Wilson Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Newark City Schools spends per student$14,646 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,646
  5. The largest public schools in OhioLiberty Middle School is the number 306 by size of 650 Ohio middle schools open in 2024-25.#306 of 650
  6. Ohio schools by students per teacher19.3 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 16.4 for middle schools.19.3:1
  7. 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

  1. How many students attend Liberty Middle School?
    456 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 471 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Newark, OH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Liberty Middle School?
    19.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for middle schools is 16.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Liberty Middle School a Title I school?
    Liberty Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Liberty Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Liberty Middle School scored proficient or above: 64-68% in reading in 2021-22 and 66% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Ohio'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.
  5. What district is Liberty Middle School in?
    Newark City Schools, NCES district ID 3904445. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390444505379 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.

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