Liberty High School

Summary:

Liberty High School is a public high school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,647 students. The school is part of the Academy School District No. 20, which is ranked 8th out of 116 districts in Colorado and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Liberty High School stands out for its diverse student population, with 70.25% White, 16.82% Hispanic, 3.28% African American, 1.7% Asian, and 7.16% two or more races. This diversity is higher compared to nearby schools like The Classical Academy High School and TCA College Pathways, which have a higher percentage of White students. Academically, Liberty High School has consistently ranked in the top 100 Colorado high schools, with a current ranking of 91 out of 349 schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the SAT and PSAT, is generally above the state average, particularly in reading and writing.

Liberty High School also performs well in several student subgroups, including Hispanic students (ranked 41st out of 199 Colorado high schools), Special Education students (ranked 18th out of 77 Colorado high schools), and Low Socioeconomic Status students (ranked 23rd out of 203 Colorado high schools). However, the school lags behind high-performing charter schools like The Classical Academy High School and TCA College Pathways in terms of overall state rankings and test scores. Liberty High School also has a higher student-teacher ratio of 18.2, compared to 10.9 at The Classical Academy High School and 21.4 at TCA College Pathways.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 8720 Scarborough Drive
       Colorado Springs, CO  80920-7576


(719) 234-2200

District: Academy School District No. 20

SchoolDigger Rank:
91st of 349 Colorado High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,077 Help


Feeder schools for Liberty High School:

Elementary:    Explorer Elementary School
    Prairie Hills Elementary School
    Ranch Creek Elementary
Middle:    Timberview Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.2 Help
Number of students:  1,647

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.2%
Hispanic:
16.8%
Two or more races:
7.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  11.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Liberty High School ranks better than 73.9% of high schools in Colorado. It also ranks 7th among 8 ranked high schools in the Academy School District No. 20. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.96. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Liberty High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 High School has the largest high school student body size in the Academy School District No. 20.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Liberty High School is $12,077. 6 high schools in the Academy School District No. 20 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Liberty High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Liberty High School 91st of 349 Colorado public high schools. (See Liberty High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Academy School District No. 20:

SchoolDigger ranks Academy School District No. 20 8th of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Liberty High School

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Rank History for all students at Liberty High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 80.61 49th 279 82.4%
2005 78.83 55th 280 80.4%
2006 81.75 41st 286 85.7%
2007 84.13 38th 298 87.2%
2008 84.96 37th 301 87.7%
2009 82.45 40th 310 87.1%
2010 80.15 50th 327 84.7%
2011 77.87 68th 337 79.8%
2012 79.01 58th 334 82.6%
2013 79.78 59th 349 83.1%
2014 81.91 58th 369 84.3%
2015 72.66 39th 292 86.6%
2016 47.18 95th 255 62.7%
2017 54.02 84th 256 67.2%
2018 75.37 75th 388 80.7%
2019 75.84 83rd 411 79.8%
2021 69.16 60th 210 71.4%
2022 64.19 74th 221 66.5%
2023 74.57 82nd 349 76.5%
2024 70.96 91st 349 73.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Liberty High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 67.79 15th 48 68.8%
2022 40.77 34th 56 39.3%
2023 29.81 43rd 62 30.6%
2024 36.98 43rd 61 29.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Liberty High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 52.87 24th 60 60.0%
2022 66.93 18th 77 76.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Liberty High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 93.11 9th 188 95.2%
2022 84.85 23rd 203 88.7%
2023 71.19 46th 200 77.0%
2024 67.20 58th 211 72.5%
See the entire list of Best Colorado High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Liberty High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 75.86 56th 239 76.6%
2022 70.74 73rd 257 71.6%
2023 69.69 74th 254 70.9%
2024 67.40 82nd 257 68.1%
See the entire list of Best Colorado High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Liberty High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 45.02 33rd 74 55.4%
2024 59.40 23rd 84 72.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Liberty High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 60.30 48th 118 59.3%
2022 64.36 35th 108 67.6%
2023 76.27 12th 135 91.1%
2024 71.71 29th 140 79.3%
See the entire list of Best Colorado High Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at Liberty High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 78.72 52nd 240 78.3%
2022 78.45 55th 253 78.3%
2023 73.39 74th 252 70.6%
2024 68.79 74th 256 71.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Liberty High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 65.80 8th 34 76.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Liberty High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 85.33 21st 181 88.4%
2022 82.45 33rd 205 83.9%
2023 69.98 49th 198 75.3%
2024 73.55 41st 199 79.4%
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Rank History for White students at Liberty High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 66.93 73rd 225 67.6%
2022 63.57 84th 228 63.2%
2023 61.42 88th 234 62.4%
2024 54.44 96th 229 58.1%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado 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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Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Liberty High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 529 9 11 10 5 n/a n/a 0 564
1989 743 13 15 17 3 n/a n/a 0 791
1990 751 13 18 17 7 n/a n/a 0 806
1991 784 18 18 28 6 n/a n/a 0 854
1992 837 23 19 40 9 n/a n/a 0 928
1993 916 25 23 35 8 n/a n/a 0 1007
1994 1022 31 25 45 13 n/a n/a 0 1136
1995 1229 40 39 69 13 n/a n/a 0 1390
1996 1229 40 39 69 13 n/a n/a 0 1390
1997 1332 45 37 88 23 n/a n/a 0 1525
1998 1391 41 39 95 19 n/a n/a 0 1585
1999 1066 52 36 73 15 n/a n/a 0 1242
2000 1013 36 30 69 12 n/a n/a 0 1160
2001 1100 38 40 61 7 n/a n/a 0 1246
2002 1176 65 52 67 5 n/a n/a 0 1365
2003 1176 65 52 67 5 n/a n/a 0 1365
2004 1167 61 53 79 13 n/a n/a 0 1373
2005 1196 72 52 93 13 n/a n/a 0 1426
2006 1161 68 64 105 14 n/a n/a 0 1412
2007 1191 71 63 118 14 n/a n/a 0 1457
2008 1223 61 59 120 12 n/a n/a 0 1475
2009 1177 72 65 136 9 n/a n/a 0 1459
2010 1244 70 61 164 13 n/a n/a 0 1552
2011 1160 40 33 213 8 5 73 0 1532
2012 1152 49 40 211 6 4 75 0 1537
2013 1162 55 42 201 5 4 83 0 1552
2014 1169 65 33 222 5 4 93 0 1591
2015 1154 69 44 218 6 3 96 0 1590
2016 1147 71 37 216 8 3 106 0 1588
2017 1130 70 36 196 9 3 104 0 1548
2018 1169 81 43 236 13 2 106 0 1650
2019 1140 69 44 233 13 3 107 0 1609
2020 1150 65 46 258 14 4 119 0 1656
2021 1243 59 38 259 10 4 108 0 1721
2022 1168 69 36 270 10 5 107 0 1665
2023 1157 54 28 277 9 4 118 0 1647

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 564 29.8 18.9 n/a
1989 791 43.0 18.3 1.3
1990 806 45.0 17.9 1.2
1991 854 47.9 17.8 2.8
1992 928 53.2 17.4 3.3
1993 1007 55.8 18.0 2.6
1994 1136 62.2 18.3 3.1
1995 1390 77.7 17.9 2.7
1996 1390 77.7 17.9 2.7
1997 1525 84.3 18.1 1.8
1998 1585 94.4 16.8 1.8
1999 1242 74.1 16.8 1.6
2000 1160 67.6 17.2 2.4
2001 1246 70.6 17.6 1.9
2002 1365 78.7 17.3 3.4
2003 1365 78.7 17.3 3.4
2004 1373 81.8 16.8 3.7
2005 1426 80.0 17.8 4
2006 1412 82.2 17.2 4.1
2007 1457 84.9 17.2 6.1
2008 1475 85.3 17.3 5.5
2009 1459 82.3 17.7 8
2010 1552 85.5 18.1 8.7
2011 1532 88.7 17.2 9.1
2012 1537 89.2 17.2 8.1
2013 1552 88.6 17.5 10.7
2014 1591 89.9 17.6 10.7
2015 1590 94.0 16.9 10.9
2016 1588 89.0 17.8 11.2
2017 1548 88.5 17.4 12.2
2018 1650 90.2 18.2 12.9
2019 1609 90.0 17.8 12.7
2020 1656 90.9 18.2 12.4
2021 1721 93.5 18.4 15.7
2022 1665 96.5 17.2 8.8
2023 1647 90.1 18.2 11.2

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 High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 564 29.8 18.9 n/a
1989 791 43.0 18.3 1.3
1990 806 45.0 17.9 1.2
1991 854 47.9 17.8 2.8
1992 928 53.2 17.4 3.3
1993 1007 55.8 18.0 2.6
1994 1136 62.2 18.3 3.1
1995 1390 77.7 17.9 2.7
1996 1390 77.7 17.9 2.7
1997 1525 84.3 18.1 1.8
1998 1585 94.4 16.8 1.8
1999 1242 74.1 16.8 1.6
2000 1160 67.6 17.2 2.4
2001 1246 70.6 17.6 1.9
2002 1365 78.7 17.3 3.4
2003 1365 78.7 17.3 3.4
2004 1373 81.8 16.8 3.7
2005 1426 80.0 17.8 4
2006 1412 82.2 17.2 4.1
2007 1457 84.9 17.2 6.1
2008 1475 85.3 17.3 5.5
2009 1459 82.3 17.7 8
2010 1552 85.5 18.1 8.7
2011 1532 88.7 17.2 9.1
2012 1537 89.2 17.2 8.1
2013 1552 88.6 17.5 10.7
2014 1591 89.9 17.6 10.7
2015 1590 94.0 16.9 10.9
2016 1588 89.0 17.8 11.2
2017 1548 88.5 17.4 12.2
2018 1650 90.2 18.2 12.9
2019 1609 90.0 17.8 12.7
2020 1656 90.9 18.2 12.4
2021 1721 93.5 18.4 15.7
2022 1665 96.5 17.2 8.8
2023 1647 90.1 18.2 11.2

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 High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,386
2020 $10,390
2021 $10,322
2022 $11,354
2023 $12,077

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Liberty High School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 83rd of 411 High schoolsRanks 82nd of 349 High schools
 3.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students16091647
 2.4%
African American6954
 21.7%
American Indian139
 30.8%
Asian4428
 36.4%
Hispanic233277
 18.9%
Pacific Islander34
 33.3%
White11401157
 1.5%
Two or More Races107118
 10.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients12.7%11.2%
 1.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,647 students attended Liberty High School.

Liberty High School ranks 91st of 349 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Liberty High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Explorer Elementary School
Elementary : Prairie Hills Elementary School
Elementary : Ranch Creek Elementary
Middle : Timberview Middle School

Students at Liberty High School are 70% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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