📍 13496 Liberty School Road, Ashland, Hanover County, 23005
Liberty Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ashland, Hanover County. The school has 911 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hanover County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 73.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 66% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Liberty Middle enrolls 911 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 73.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 617 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 122 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 103 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
353 of the school's 911 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 326 qualify for free lunch and 27 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). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-50, state senate district 12, state house district 55.
Liberty Middle is one of 25 schools in Hanover County Public Schools, based in Ashland, Virginia. The district serves 16,768 students district-wide and employs 1,263 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 911 students, Liberty Middle is larger than the district average of about 671 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe