Liberty Middle

Summary:

Liberty Middle is a public middle school located in Lemoore, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 666 students. It is part of the Lemoore Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 646 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Liberty Middle consistently performs above the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, particularly for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. However, the school's performance for White students and Multi-racial students is relatively weaker. Liberty Middle has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.1% in 2018-2019 to 19.8% in 2022-2023, which may impact the school's academic performance if not addressed effectively. Additionally, Liberty Middle has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 69.23% in 2020-2021 to 77.18% in 2022-2023, indicating a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families.

Comparing Liberty Middle to nearby schools, Lemoore University Elementary Charter, a public charter school within the same district, performs similarly to Liberty Middle in academic assessments. However, other nearby schools, such as Ronald W. Reagan Elementary (Kingsburg Elementary Charter) and Huron Middle (Coalinga-Huron Unified), have significantly lower academic performance compared to Liberty Middle. Liberty Middle also stands out in its strong performance in serving military-connected students, ranking in the top 10% of California middle schools for this subgroup.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 1000 Liberty Dr.
       Lemoore, CA  93245-3418


(559) 924-6860

District: Lemoore Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
818th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,025 Help


Students who attend Liberty Middle usually attend:

High:    Lemoore High

Feeder schools for Liberty Middle:

Elementary:    Cinnamon Elementary
    Lemoore Elementary
    Meadow Lane Elementary
    P. W. Engvall Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  20.9 Help
Number of students:  666

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
70.3%
White:
15.0%
Asian:
4.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  77.2% Help


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Compare Details Liberty Middle ranks better than 70.5% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.88. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Liberty Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Lemoore Union Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (70.3%), White (15%), Asian (4.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 77.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Lemoore Union Elementary School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Liberty Middle is 20.9, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Lemoore Union Elementary School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Liberty Middle is $10,025. 1 middle schools in the Lemoore Union Elementary School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Liberty Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Liberty Middle 818th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Liberty Middle in the ranking list.)

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Lemoore Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lemoore Union Elementary 646th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Liberty Middle

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Rank History for all students at Liberty Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 28.69 1222nd 1769 30.9%
2005 28.68 1264th 1777 28.9%
2006 30.73 1231st 1804 31.8%
2007 29.24 1411th 1999 29.4%
2008 35.55 1279th 2005 36.2%
2009 38.26 1244th 2063 39.7%
2010 37.26 1384th 2179 36.5%
2011 43.05 1283rd 2236 42.6%
2012 47.06 1164th 2259 48.5%
2013 44.11 1315th 2379 44.7%
2015 56.13 947th 2477 61.8%
2016 57.67 923rd 2497 63.0%
2017 57.81 917th 2508 63.4%
2018 65.92 726th 2480 70.7%
2019 60.69 901st 2715 66.8%
2021 64.83 271st 894 69.7%
2022 63.78 809th 2740 70.5%
2023 58.61 943rd 2802 66.3%
2024 62.88 818th 2777 70.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Liberty Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 60.99 246th 554 55.6%
2022 47.11 365th 665 45.1%
2023 42.74 396th 678 41.6%
2024 57.66 300th 699 57.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Liberty Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.38 385th 1364 71.8%
2019 49.38 433rd 1442 70.0%
2021 61.43 69th 363 81.0%
2022 69.33 199th 1540 87.1%
2023 62.03 244th 1529 84.0%
2024 73.34 135th 1477 90.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Liberty Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 44.59 662nd 1538 57.0%
2024 55.18 476th 1550 69.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Liberty Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.14 357th 2230 84.0%
2019 70.06 489th 2369 79.4%
2021 74.80 123rd 721 82.9%
2022 76.68 366th 2458 85.1%
2023 67.07 596th 2549 76.6%
2024 71.86 503rd 2575 80.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Liberty Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.63 586th 2262 74.1%
2019 67.61 674th 2380 71.7%
2021 67.48 206th 738 72.1%
2022 66.97 670th 2509 73.3%
2023 58.39 856th 2547 66.4%
2024 63.09 762nd 2546 70.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Liberty Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.60 865th 1369 36.8%
2019 37.59 799th 1491 46.4%
2021 60.45 83rd 354 76.6%
2022 73.36 242nd 1531 84.2%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Liberty Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 86.21 17th 191 91.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Liberty Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.59 783rd 2273 65.6%
2019 50.78 1009th 2407 58.1%
2021 61.89 261st 763 65.8%
2022 59.48 819th 2527 67.6%
2023 57.45 871st 2558 65.9%
2024 60.42 807th 2547 68.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Liberty Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.38 185th 600 69.2%
2022 78.29 101st 637 84.1%
2023 68.92 141st 614 77.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Liberty Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.19 367th 2072 82.3%
2019 67.89 526th 2213 76.2%
2022 77.69 340th 2359 85.6%
2023 69.73 511th 2391 78.6%
2024 73.00 453rd 2383 81.0%
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Rank History for White students at Liberty Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.55 504th 1496 66.3%
2019 57.08 670th 1602 58.2%
2022 39.31 927th 1555 40.4%
2023 50.52 735th 1552 52.6%
2024 47.55 780th 1535 49.2%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Liberty Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 328 54 68 196 0 n/a n/a 0 646
1996 328 54 68 196 0 n/a n/a 0 646
1997 306 55 65 205 0 n/a n/a 0 631
1998 307 56 66 209 8 n/a n/a 0 646
1999 314 70 66 229 5 n/a n/a 0 684
2000 317 83 59 235 3 n/a n/a 0 697
2001 288 73 63 236 7 n/a n/a 0 667
2002 285 71 71 291 11 n/a n/a 0 729
2003 285 71 71 291 11 n/a n/a 0 729
2004 253 62 67 304 8 n/a n/a 0 694
2005 214 55 51 297 9 n/a n/a 0 626
2006 205 43 51 320 13 n/a n/a 4 636
2007 177 45 48 298 10 n/a n/a 24 602
2008 156 40 46 300 4 n/a n/a 0 546
2009 163 59 48 330 4 2 34 0 640
2010 172 55 42 354 5 2 12 0 642
2011 170 50 47 355 7 1 15 0 645
2012 154 50 43 400 8 1 16 0 672
2013 136 45 41 379 6 3 13 0 623
2014 122 41 38 361 5 4 18 0 589
2015 107 36 37 371 3 3 21 0 578
2016 109 31 29 395 1 2 15 0 582
2017 108 37 28 407 3 2 26 0 611
2018 96 31 35 422 3 0 30 0 617
2019 109 21 37 432 3 2 21 0 625
2020 112 22 33 421 5 4 27 0 624
2021 122 22 26 412 6 4 32 0 624
2022 120 28 32 445 10 2 35 1 673
2023 100 20 32 468 11 3 32 0 666

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Liberty Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 646 26.0 24.8 38.4
1996 646 26.0 24.8 38.4
1997 631 29.3 21.5 37.9
1998 646 30.0 21.5 37.6
1999 684 31.0 22.1 44.7
2000 697 27.6 25.3 45.9
2001 667 33.6 19.9 48.4
2002 729 34.6 21.1 47.3
2003 729 34.6 21.1 47.3
2004 694 37.0 18.8 58.4
2005 626 36.1 17.3 57.5
2006 636 34.0 18.7 55.5
2007 602 33.0 18.2 55.7
2008 546 41.0 13.3 38.1
2009 640 31.0 17.8 57.8
2010 642 31.0 20.7 51.7
2011 645 n/a n/a 60.9
2012 672 28.8 23.3 56.1
2013 623 28.8 21.6 60
2014 589 27.8 21.1 60.6
2015 578 26.0 22.2 60.7
2016 582 28.0 20.7 68
2017 611 29.1 20.9 65.1
2018 617 27.3 22.5 70.2
2019 625 29.0 21.4 68.3
2020 624 n/a n/a 67
2021 624 32.4 19.2 69.2
2022 673 32.4 20.7 69.7
2023 666 31.7 20.9 77.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Liberty Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 646 26.0 24.8 38.4
1996 646 26.0 24.8 38.4
1997 631 29.3 21.5 37.9
1998 646 30.0 21.5 37.6
1999 684 31.0 22.1 44.7
2000 697 27.6 25.3 45.9
2001 667 33.6 19.9 48.4
2002 729 34.6 21.1 47.3
2003 729 34.6 21.1 47.3
2004 694 37.0 18.8 58.4
2005 626 36.1 17.3 57.5
2006 636 34.0 18.7 55.5
2007 602 33.0 18.2 55.7
2008 546 41.0 13.3 38.1
2009 640 31.0 17.8 57.8
2010 642 31.0 20.7 51.7
2011 645 n/a n/a 60.9
2012 672 28.8 23.3 56.1
2013 623 28.8 21.6 60
2014 589 27.8 21.1 60.6
2015 578 26.0 22.2 60.7
2016 582 28.0 20.7 68
2017 611 29.1 20.9 65.1
2018 617 27.3 22.5 70.2
2019 625 29.0 21.4 68.3
2020 624 n/a n/a 67
2021 624 32.4 19.2 69.2
2022 673 32.4 20.7 69.7
2023 666 31.7 20.9 77.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Liberty Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $10,025

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Liberty Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 901st of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 943rd of 2802 Middle schools
 0.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Liberty Middle)52.155
 2.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lemoore Union Elementary)52.655.7
 3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Liberty Middle)42.233.3
 8.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Lemoore Union Elementary)40.731.8
 8.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Liberty Middle)56.855.6
 1.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lemoore Union Elementary)57.755.7
 2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Liberty Middle)4833.1
 14.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Lemoore Union Elementary)46.632.3
 14.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Liberty Middle)25.920.3
 5.6%
   8th Grade Science (Lemoore Union Elementary)28.722.1
 6.6%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students625666
 6.6%
African American2120
 4.8%
American Indian311
 266.7%
Asian3732
 13.5%
Hispanic432468
 8.3%
Pacific Islander23
 50%
White109100
 8.3%
Two or More Races2132
 52.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients68.3%77.2%
 8.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Middle

Students who attend Liberty Middle usually go on to attend Lemoore High

In the 2022-23 school year, 666 students attended Liberty Middle.

Liberty Middle ranks 818th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Liberty Middle are 70% Hispanic, 15% White, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% American Indian.


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