📍 1237 Lacey Putney Way, Bedford, Bedford County, 24523
Liberty Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bedford, Bedford County. The school has 535 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bedford County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Liberty Middle enrolls 535 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 12% Black or African American and 8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 404 | 76% |
| Black or African American | 66 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
462 of the school's 535 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 462 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. 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). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 VA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 23.
Liberty Middle is one of 22 schools in Bedford County Public Schools, based in Bedford, Virginia. The district serves 8,930 students district-wide and employs 678 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 535 students, Liberty Middle is larger than the district average of about 406 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe