Is Liberty Junior High School a good school?

Liberty Junior High School ranks 817 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Liberty Junior High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,190 students attended Liberty Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Junior High School?

Students at Liberty Junior High School are 60% Hispanic, 33% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Liberty Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Liberty Junior High School usually go on to attend Reavis High School

Liberty Junior High School

Summary:

Liberty Junior High School is a public middle school located in Burbank, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,190 students. The school is part of the Burbank School District 111, which is ranked 613 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Liberty Junior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois middle schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time period.

Liberty Junior High School faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, below-average academic performance, and disparities in subgroup performance. The school's chronic absenteeism rates have risen from 5.7% in 2019-2020 to 26.5% in 2022-2023, notably higher than the state average of 21.4%. Academically, only 30.1% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 41.2%, and only 18.5% were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 28.4%. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian, White, and Special Education students performing particularly poorly.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Liberty Junior High School generally performs worse academically. For example, H.H. Conrady Junior High School, which is only 3.25 miles away, has significantly higher proficiency rates, ranking in the top 5% of Illinois middle schools. The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at Liberty Junior High School, ranging from 66.3% to 97.96% over the past few years, suggests that socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in the school's academic outcomes. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive approach that considers the school's context and provides targeted interventions and support for students and families.

Detail:

Public 6-8

5900 W 81st St
Burbank, IL 60459-1900

(708) 952-3255

District: Burbank School District 111

SchoolDigger Rank:
817^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,717

Students who attend Liberty Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Reavis High School

Feeder schools for Liberty Junior High School:

Elementary:	Edward J Tobin Elementary School
	F B Mccord Elementary School
	Harry E Fry School
	J B Kennedy Elementary School
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	Luther Burbank Elementary School
	Maddock Elementary School
	Richard Byrd Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.9

Number of students: 1,190

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.4%

White:

32.8%

Two or more races:

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 66.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Liberty Junior High School ranks worse than 59.9% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.98. (See more...)

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.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Liberty Junior High School is $14,717.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Liberty Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Liberty Junior High School 817^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Liberty Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Burbank School District 111:

SchoolDigger ranks Burbank School District 111 613^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Liberty Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Liberty Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2006	60.29	570^th	1272	55.2%
2007	72.86	334^th	1287	74.0%
2008	60.01	620^th	1293	52.0%
2009	52.89	725^th	1318	45.0%
2010	53.02	735^th	1327	44.6%
2011	43.13	879^th	1344	34.6%
2012	39.81	939^th	1365	31.2%
2013	40.77	841^st	1367	38.5%
2014	54.25	625^th	1322	52.7%
2015	47.78	587^th	1302	54.9%
2016	42.93	699^th	1294	46.0%
2017	46.32	650^th	1293	49.7%
2018	43.78	687^th	1293	46.9%
2019	39.75	770^th	1356	43.2%
2021	30.23	818^th	1241	34.1%
2022	31.82	879^th	1369	35.8%
2023	30.87	899^th	1367	34.2%
2024	34.98	817^th	1363	40.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Liberty Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	18.25	167^th	195	14.4%
2023	25.31	139^th	194	28.4%
2024	28.62	118^th	184	35.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Liberty Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.80	131^st	285	54.0%
2019	39.19	220^th	339	35.1%
2021	39.42	169^th	277	39.0%
2022	37.14	294^th	454	35.2%
2023	32.97	359^th	480	25.2%
2024	40.50	258^th	486	46.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Liberty Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.11	387^th	602	35.7%
2019	28.76	617^th	792	22.1%
2021	27.23	465^th	548	15.1%
2022	30.40	587^th	781	24.8%
2023	25.58	633^rd	805	21.4%
2024	19.34	749^th	802	6.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Liberty Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.19	437^th	1161	62.4%
2019	51.97	522^nd	1217	57.1%
2021	52.12	393^rd	1019	61.4%
2022	50.53	508^th	1221	58.4%
2023	42.32	668^th	1234	45.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Liberty Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.70	722^nd	1226	41.1%
2019	37.42	790^th	1276	38.1%
2021	31.42	671^st	1017	34.0%
2022	31.24	836^th	1286	35.0%
2023	26.00	925^th	1275	27.5%
2024	31.45	826^th	1251	34.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Liberty Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.38	551^st	674	18.2%
2024	26.46	524^th	639	18.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Liberty Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.63	601^st	1223	50.9%
2019	41.82	695^th	1296	46.4%
2021	25.27	792^nd	1048	24.4%
2022	32.33	824^th	1286	35.9%
2023	35.81	787^th	1292	39.1%
2024	38.93	698^th	1264	44.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Liberty Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	15.85	189^th	209	9.6%
2024	15.77	162^nd	184	12.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Liberty Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	40.85	280^th	511	45.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Liberty Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.36	269^th	590	54.4%
2019	37.49	399^th	639	37.6%
2021	32.41	365^th	517	29.4%
2022	32.56	455^th	662	31.3%
2023	31.72	460^th	661	30.4%
2024	38.27	365^th	643	43.2%

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Rank History for White students at Liberty Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.06	681^st	889	23.4%
2019	26.44	699^th	905	22.8%
2021	23.03	645^th	813	20.7%
2022	20.56	762^nd	898	15.1%
2023	19.92	773^rd	895	13.6%
2024	21.84	718^th	875	17.9%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board 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.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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by a citizen
Thursday, March 24, 2016

A very dear friend of mine attends school here, and I have some other contacts in the student body. This is a terrible school in so many ways: there are fights daily, many of the teachers are not very good at what they do, the leadership is controlling and invasive, the social workers do not do their jobs and in fact propagate depression, and student abuse is prevalent and ignored.
Students have been thrown against a wall and beaten not 10 feet from teachers who did not care and did nothing to stop it on at least three occasions. At least one student has lied to the social workers to get another student in trouble, but when they admitted they lied they were not punished and in fact the victim was simply punished further because the social workers liked the student in question. The entire drama department (including teachers) victimized a student who was only trying to be helpful, and the assistant principal not only joined in the verbal abuse but put words in said student's mouth to demean their motives. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Liberty Junior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2005	638	2	15	200	0	n/a	n/a	0	855
2006	592	2	16	234	0	n/a	n/a	4	848
2007	544	6	15	276	0	n/a	n/a	4	845
2008	492	4	17	245	0	n/a	n/a	6	764
2009	461	5	16	234	0	n/a	n/a	7	723
2010	432	11	20	243	0	n/a	n/a	3	709
2011	405	11	21	346	0	0	3	0	786
2012	402	16	12	351	0	0	5	0	786
2013	371	16	11	338	1	0	5	0	742
2014	376	13	14	346	1	0	2	0	752
2015	384	10	15	341	0	0	4	0	754
2016	366	11	15	348	2	0	8	0	750
2017	419	17	25	340	3	0	7	0	811
2018	401	24	21	400	0	0	7	0	853
2019	337	14	14	480	1	0	9	0	855
2020	345	10	16	466	3	0	15	0	855
2021	480	16	24	679	3	1	26	0	1229
2022	404	17	24	700	1	0	31	0	1177
2023	390	19	25	719	2	0	35	0	1190

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 Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	855	52.0	16.4	23.9
2006	848	49.0	17.3	23.9
2007	845	46.0	18.4	31.6
2008	764	45.0	17.0	41.7
2009	723	54.0	13.4	48.2
2010	709	56.0	12.6	53
2011	786	57.0	13.7	56.4
2012	786	46.0	17.0	60.4
2013	742	63.1	11.7	53.6
2014	752	47.0	16.0	51.5
2015	754	48.0	15.7	49.9
2016	750	48.0	15.6	60.4
2017	811	47.8	16.9	59.1
2018	853	47.2	18.0	59.3
2019	855	49.1	17.4	58.9
2020	855	48.2	17.7	65.6
2021	1229	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1177	71.1	16.5	98
2023	1190	70.0	16.9	66.3

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 Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	855	52.0	16.4	23.9
2006	848	49.0	17.3	23.9
2007	845	46.0	18.4	31.6
2008	764	45.0	17.0	41.7
2009	723	54.0	13.4	48.2
2010	709	56.0	12.6	53
2011	786	57.0	13.7	56.4
2012	786	46.0	17.0	60.4
2013	742	63.1	11.7	53.6
2014	752	47.0	16.0	51.5
2015	754	48.0	15.7	49.9
2016	750	48.0	15.6	60.4
2017	811	47.8	16.9	59.1
2018	853	47.2	18.0	59.3
2019	855	49.1	17.4	58.9
2020	855	48.2	17.7	65.6
2021	1229	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1177	71.1	16.5	98
2023	1190	70.0	16.9	66.3

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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