New Liberty Innovation School
Public high school, 9 to ungraded · Salem, Massachusetts
New Liberty Innovation School in Salem, Massachusetts enrolled 36 students in 2024-25 with 4.5 full-time teachers, 8.1 students per teacher against the Massachusetts high-school median of 11.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 42%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 21-39% (Massachusetts: 89.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 36% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 36%
56 students in 2022-23, 45 students in 2023-24, 36 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 7.0 to 4.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 56 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| 2023-24 | 45 | 5.6 | 8.0 |
| 2024-25 | 36 | 4.5 | 8.1 |
8.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 of every 100 Massachusetts high schools
Among the 373 Massachusetts high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. 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 106 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection New Liberty Innovation School enrolled 53 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 27 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 106 of the 53 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions27
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
54.3% of students were Hispanic, 28.6% White, 8.6% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic54.3%
- White28.6%
- Black8.6%
- Two or more races8.6%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at New Liberty Innovation School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 42% in math across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | under 50% | 20% (2021-22) | 42% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
21-39% of the 19 students in New Liberty Innovation School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Massachusetts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 21‑39% | 81% | 89.2% |
| Students in the class | 19 | 248 | 72,602 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Salem
4 public high schools in Salem report 2024-25 enrollment; New Liberty Innovation School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem High | 952 | 9.8 | not reported |
| Salem Academy Charter School | 480 | 11.0 | not reported |
| New Liberty Innovation School | 36 | 8.1 | not reported |
| Salem Prep High School | 23 | 11.8 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about New Liberty Innovation School
- Salem Prep High SchoolThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 23 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Salem Academy Charter SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.4 miles away: 480 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Compare New Liberty Innovation School with Salem Prep High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Salem Public Schools spends per student$26,434 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,434
- The largest public schools in MassachusettsNew Liberty Innovation School is the number 364 by size of 378 Massachusetts high schools open in 2024-25.#364 of 378
- Massachusetts schools by students per teacher8.1 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 11.2 for high schools.8.1:1
- 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 New Liberty Innovation School
How many students attend New Liberty Innovation School?
36 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 56 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Salem, MA.What is the student-teacher ratio at New Liberty Innovation School?
8.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for high schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is New Liberty Innovation School a Title I school?
New Liberty Innovation School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at New Liberty Innovation School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at New Liberty Innovation School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 42% in math across Massachusetts. Massachusetts'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at New Liberty Innovation School?
21-39% of the 19 students in New Liberty Innovation School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is New Liberty Innovation School in?
Salem Public Schools, NCES district ID 2510380. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 251038002864 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, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.