📍 529 Enola Road, Morganton, Burke County, 28655
Liberty Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Morganton, Burke County. The school has 457 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Burke County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Liberty Middle enrolls 457 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 324 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 76 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 5% |
| Asian | 21 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
267 of the school's 457 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 232 qualify for free lunch and 35 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 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 46, state house district 86.
Liberty Middle is one of 27 schools in Burke County Schools, based in Morganton, North Carolina. The district serves 11,667 students district-wide and employs 740 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 457 students, Liberty Middle is close to the district average of about 432 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe