📍 205 N Payne, Liberal, Barton County, 64762
Liberal Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Liberal, Barton County. The school has 66 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Liberal R-Ii school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 7.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Liberal Middle enrolls 66 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 7.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 66 | 100% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
27 of the school's 66 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 19 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Liberal Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-40, state senate district 31, state house district 127.
Liberal Middle is one of 3 schools in LIBERAL R-II, based in LIBERAL, Missouri. The district serves 271 students district-wide and employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 66 students, Liberal Middle is smaller than the district average of about 90 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant