Liberty Middle School
1 Kelly Dr
West Orange NJ, 07052, Essex County
Phone: 973-243-8650
Ranking: (1,276 out of 1,847, bottom 31%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: West Orange Town School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 50 | 49 | 46 | 51 | 54 | 51 | 42 | |||||||
Total Students: | 503 | 507 | 551 | 555 | 546 | 543 | 528 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 232 | 46.1% | 252 | 49.7% | 232 | 42.1% | 290 | 52.3% | 236 | 43.2% | 278 | 51.2% | 244 | 46.2% |
Grade 8: | 251 | 49.9% | 236 | 46.5% | 301 | 54.6% | 237 | 42.7% | 286 | 52.4% | 240 | 44.2% | 264 | 50.0% |
Ungraded: | 20 | 4.0% | 19 | 3.7% | 18 | 3.3% | 28 | 5.0% | 24 | 4.4% | 25 | 4.6% | 20 | 3.8% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 276 | 54.9% | 258 | 50.9% | 278 | 50.5% | 291 | 52.4% | 275 | 50.4% | 280 | 51.6% | 263 | 49.8% |
Female: | 227 | 45.1% | 249 | 49.1% | 273 | 49.5% | 264 | 47.6% | 271 | 49.6% | 263 | 48.4% | 261 | 49.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 28 | 5.6% | 33 | 6.5% | 43 | 7.8% | 50 | 9.0% | 45 | 8.2% | 49 | 9.0% | 49 | 9.3% |
Hispanic: | 143 | 28.4% | 155 | 30.6% | 164 | 29.8% | 135 | 24.3% | 121 | 22.2% | 118 | 21.7% | 116 | 22.0% |
Black: | 232 | 46.1% | 220 | 43.4% | 228 | 41.4% | 257 | 46.3% | 265 | 48.5% | 251 | 46.2% | 220 | 41.7% |
White: | 96 | 19.1% | 96 | 18.9% | 115 | 20.9% | 112 | 20.2% | 114 | 20.9% | 125 | 23.0% | 143 | 27.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 192 | 38.2% | 190 | 37.5% | 204 | 37.0% | 181 | 32.6% | 156 | 28.6% | 119 | 21.9% | 111 | 21.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 7.0% | 34 | 6.7% | 34 | 6.2% | 50 | 9.0% | 44 | 8.1% | 53 | 9.8% | 38 | 7.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.02 | 10.35 | 12.10 | 10.88 | 10.11 | 8.40 | 12.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 85.3% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 71.8% | 73.2% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74.7% | 74.8% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61.2% | 68.4% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 66.5% | 66.6% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.0% | 61.5% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 66.9% | 65.5% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 57.4% | 64.3% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58.3% | 64.3% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 50.4% | 50.2% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 41.5% | 51.5% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 62.6% | 61.2% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39.6% | 49.4% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.8% | 56.8% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.4% | 85.5% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 84.1% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 84.7% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.2% | 80.3% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 86.4% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.1% | 84.0% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58.1% | 61.1% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.7% | 69.1% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 57.8% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.4% | 59.6% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.0% | 66.4% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.1% | 59.3% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.9% | 80.1% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 78.4% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 77.7% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 74.5% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 80.4% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 77.1% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 76.4% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 74.0% | 73.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.7% | 58.5% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 69.0% | 68.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 74.7% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 76.8% | 78.9% |
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* Liberty Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.