📍 1 Kelly Drive, West Orange, Essex County, 07052
Liberty Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in West Orange, Essex County. The school has 526 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Orange Public Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Liberty Middle School enrolls 526 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Black or African American, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 228 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 182 | 35% |
| White | 63 | 12% |
| Asian | 26 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 4.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
258 of the school's 526 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 194 qualify for free lunch and 64 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.
Liberty Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 27.
Liberty Middle School is one of 13 schools in West Orange Public Schools, based in West Orange, New Jersey. The district serves 7,119 students district-wide and employs 645 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 526 students, Liberty Middle School is close to the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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