Liberty Hill Middle

Summary:

Liberty Hill Middle is a public middle school in Killeen, Texas, serving 694 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Killeen Independent School District, which is ranked 596 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Liberty Hill Middle has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with a higher percentage of Hispanic (36.89%) and Pacific Islander (2.02%) students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is generally lower than the Killeen ISD and Texas state averages across most subjects and grade levels. One exception is Algebra I, where 64.71% of Liberty Hill Middle students are proficient or better, compared to 33.3% for Killeen ISD and 44.73% for Texas. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15.4 to 17.6 over the past three school years, which is lower than some of the Live Oak Ridge Middle, Palo Alto Middle, and other nearby schools.

Liberty Hill Middle's performance has been declining over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 537 out of 2,043 Texas middle schools in 2014-2015 to 1,429 out of 2,361 in 2023-2024. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 4 stars to 2 stars during this time. This decline may be attributed to the high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (64.41% receive free or reduced-price lunch) and a gradual increase in dropout rates, from 0.3% in 2017-2018 to 1.4% in 2021-2022. While Liberty Hill Middle performs relatively well for Hispanic students, it struggles with lower rankings and ratings for African American, Asian, and multi-racial students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 4500 Kit Carson Trl
       Killeen, TX  76542-4401


(254) 336-1370

District: Killeen Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1429th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,973 Help


Students who attend Liberty Hill Middle usually attend:

High:    Harker Heights High School

Feeder schools for Liberty Hill Middle:

Elementary:    Cedar Valley Elementary
    Timber Ridge Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  15.4 Help
Number of students:  694

Racial breakdown:

African American:
37.6%
Hispanic:
36.9%
White:
13.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  64.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Liberty Hill Middle ranks worse than 60.5% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks 6th among 11 ranked middle schools in the Killeen Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.95. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Liberty Hill Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (37.6%), Hispanic (36.9%), White (13.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 64.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Liberty Hill Middle is 15.4, which is the 4th best among 11 middle schools in the Killeen Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Liberty Hill Middle is $8,973. 8 middle schools in the Killeen Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Liberty Hill Middle was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Liberty Hill Middle 1429th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Liberty Hill Middle in the ranking list.)

Killeen Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Killeen Independent School District (Isd) 596th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Liberty Hill Middle

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Rank History for all students at Liberty Hill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 63.02 592nd 1573 62.4%
2005 69.12 438th 1582 72.3%
2006 74.83 298th 1585 81.2%
2007 70.04 417th 1684 75.2%
2008 65.48 556th 1718 67.6%
2009 64.26 610th 1763 65.4%
2010 62.57 650th 1803 63.9%
2011 58.54 834th 1895 56.0%
2012 63.00 682nd 1951 65.0%
2013 68.59 538th 1973 72.7%
2014 61.19 752nd 1987 62.2%
2015 70.12 537th 2043 73.7%
2016 60.39 815th 1987 59.0%
2017 60.13 664th 2027 67.2%
2018 53.82 817th 2080 60.7%
2019 52.68 898th 2193 59.1%
2021 33.03 1499th 2252 33.4%
2022 26.76 1745th 2254 22.6%
2023 36.88 1503rd 2330 35.5%
2024 38.95 1429th 2361 39.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Liberty Hill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.61 335th 720 53.5%
2019 38.84 471st 753 37.5%
2021 20.70 657th 743 11.6%
2022 25.82 668th 813 17.8%
2023 31.54 603rd 817 26.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Liberty Hill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.74 337th 1376 75.5%
2019 55.97 439th 1445 69.6%
2021 37.83 984th 1592 38.2%
2022 31.34 1213th 1643 26.2%
2023 45.23 851st 1720 50.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Liberty Hill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.22 380th 1597 76.2%
2019 51.06 565th 1626 65.3%
2021 33.58 1179th 1712 31.1%
2022 30.79 1335th 1757 24.0%
2023 42.04 935th 1815 48.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Liberty Hill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.29 685th 2039 66.4%
2019 49.36 963rd 2073 53.5%
2021 31.80 1582nd 2172 27.2%
2022 23.94 1887th 2220 15.0%
2023 41.53 1320th 2251 41.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Liberty Hill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.69 803rd 2008 60.0%
2019 55.31 807th 2047 60.6%
2021 34.31 1442nd 2151 33.0%
2022 26.93 1726th 2221 22.3%
2023 37.24 1446th 2241 35.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Liberty Hill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.46 637th 1430 55.5%
2019 53.17 848th 1446 41.4%
2021 52.78 855th 1501 43.0%
2022 46.36 992nd 1488 33.3%
2023 54.87 853rd 1481 42.4%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Liberty Hill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.60 495th 2008 75.3%
2019 53.26 745th 2058 63.8%
2021 33.83 1477th 2118 30.3%
2022 32.32 1596th 2182 26.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Liberty Hill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.64 848th 2030 58.2%
2019 48.60 940th 2069 54.6%
2021 33.24 1443rd 2168 33.4%
2022 27.04 1723rd 2228 22.7%
2023 36.19 1449th 2245 35.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Liberty Hill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.01 476th 587 18.9%
2019 31.52 462nd 594 22.2%
2021 37.16 414th 589 29.7%
2022 21.57 534th 606 11.9%
2023 28.30 514th 616 16.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Liberty Hill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.89 394th 1167 66.2%
2019 55.40 418th 1193 65.0%
2021 36.35 784th 1213 35.4%
2022 28.95 975th 1251 22.1%
2023 30.37 918th 1273 27.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Liberty Hill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.53 527th 1895 72.2%
2019 65.07 488th 1935 74.8%
2021 46.16 1024th 2043 49.9%
2022 36.47 1346th 2077 35.2%
2023 55.59 784th 2116 62.9%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Liberty Hill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.94 9th 24 62.5%
2019 67.99 6th 22 72.7%
2022 14.26 21st 22 4.5%
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Rank History for White students at Liberty Hill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.22 717th 1673 57.1%
2019 48.28 833rd 1684 50.5%
2021 34.98 1207th 1700 29.0%
2022 29.04 1353rd 1723 21.5%
2023 42.85 1053rd 1749 39.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, 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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by a parent
Friday, June 2, 2017

Open Quote The school is very ghetto and the staff have cursed out my child and many others. I would not recommend it for anyone's child. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Liberty Hill Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1999 260 251 39 107 1 n/a n/a 0 658
2000 267 284 33 121 5 n/a n/a 0 710
2001 277 303 39 106 2 n/a n/a 0 727
2002 358 336 56 149 7 n/a n/a 0 906
2003 358 336 56 149 7 n/a n/a 0 906
2004 409 386 56 142 8 n/a n/a 0 1001
2005 251 307 30 100 4 n/a n/a 0 692
2006 272 382 37 123 3 n/a n/a 0 817
2007 287 371 41 137 2 n/a n/a 0 838
2008 275 349 36 162 4 n/a n/a 0 826
2009 251 368 36 168 6 n/a n/a 0 829
2010 212 363 34 176 4 n/a n/a 0 789
2011 195 363 25 207 4 8 75 0 877
2012 186 376 29 238 7 6 71 0 913
2013 166 356 32 219 5 7 70 0 855
2014 175 375 33 212 4 9 65 0 873
2015 179 373 36 238 3 11 58 0 898
2016 169 337 30 244 6 13 69 0 868
2017 154 303 25 267 5 11 88 0 853
2018 141 319 27 259 5 20 76 0 847
2019 164 338 26 284 8 19 84 0 923
2020 166 369 24 285 4 21 88 0 957
2021 154 332 20 283 2 14 80 0 885
2022 136 308 20 263 1 13 59 0 800
2023 92 261 18 256 1 14 52 0 694

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 Hill Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 658 42.7 15.4 28.3
2000 710 47.4 15.0 30
2001 727 49.6 14.7 26.5
2002 906 58.5 15.5 23.2
2003 906 58.5 15.5 23.2
2004 1001 69.1 14.5 25.4
2005 692 55.1 12.6 31.1
2006 817 55.1 14.8 30.6
2007 838 57.1 14.7 35
2008 826 60.7 13.6 34
2009 829 60.4 13.7 32.8
2010 789 56.8 13.8 34.6
2011 877 57.4 15.2 38.1
2012 913 55.0 16.5 38.7
2013 855 55.3 15.4 40.7
2014 873 53.4 16.3 42.7
2015 898 54.0 16.6 43.7
2016 868 56.0 15.5 44.2
2017 853 56.2 15.1 43.3
2018 847 53.9 15.6 42.5
2019 923 54.4 16.9 47.3
2020 957 56.7 16.8 44.4
2021 885 50.2 17.6 50.6
2022 800 46.9 17.0 55.6
2023 694 44.9 15.4 64.4

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 Hill Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 658 42.7 15.4 28.3
2000 710 47.4 15.0 30
2001 727 49.6 14.7 26.5
2002 906 58.5 15.5 23.2
2003 906 58.5 15.5 23.2
2004 1001 69.1 14.5 25.4
2005 692 55.1 12.6 31.1
2006 817 55.1 14.8 30.6
2007 838 57.1 14.7 35
2008 826 60.7 13.6 34
2009 829 60.4 13.7 32.8
2010 789 56.8 13.8 34.6
2011 877 57.4 15.2 38.1
2012 913 55.0 16.5 38.7
2013 855 55.3 15.4 40.7
2014 873 53.4 16.3 42.7
2015 898 54.0 16.6 43.7
2016 868 56.0 15.5 44.2
2017 853 56.2 15.1 43.3
2018 847 53.9 15.6 42.5
2019 923 54.4 16.9 47.3
2020 957 56.7 16.8 44.4
2021 885 50.2 17.6 50.6
2022 800 46.9 17.0 55.6
2023 694 44.9 15.4 64.4

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Liberty Hill Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $592 (7.1%) $7,731 (92.9%) $8,323
2020 $584 (7.2%) $7,502 (92.8%) $8,086
2021 $961 (10.7%) $8,011 (89.3%) $8,973

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Liberty Hill Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 898th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1503rd of 2330 Middle schools
 23.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Liberty Hill Middle)2642
 16%
   6th Grade Reading (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))2840
 12%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Liberty Hill Middle)4622
 24%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))4526
 19%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Liberty Hill Middle)4153
 12%
   7th Grade Reading (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))3741
 4%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Liberty Hill Middle)5433
 21%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))4028
 12%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Liberty Hill Middle)5649
 7%
   8th Grade Reading (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))4945
 4%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Liberty Hill Middle)6033
 27%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))5229
 23%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Liberty Hill Middle)4837
 11%
   8th Grade Science (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))3932
 7%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Liberty Hill Middle)2915
 14%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))2520
 5%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Liberty Hill Middle)9891
 7%
   End of Course Algebra I (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))4337
 6%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students923694
 24.8%
African American338261
 22.8%
American Indian81
 87.5%
Asian2618
 30.8%
Hispanic284256
 9.9%
Pacific Islander1914
 26.3%
White16492
 43.9%
Two or More Races8452
 38.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients47.3%64.4%
 17.1%


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Liberty Hill Middle ranks 1429th of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Liberty Hill Middle are 38% African American, 37% Hispanic, 13% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Students who attend Liberty Hill Middle usually go on to attend Harker Heights High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 694 students attended Liberty Hill Middle.


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