Santa Rita Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Liberty Hill ISD
  • Liberty Hill, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Liberty Hill ISD: N/A

Total students

1,023

Avg. teacher experience

11.9 years

Liberty Hill ISD: 10.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Liberty Hill ISD: 99.3%

Statewide: 90.3%

Santa Rita Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Liberty Hill, TX, in the Liberty Hill ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 1,023 students. 38.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 5.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,909, which is $1,565 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

90 E Santa Rita Blvd
Liberty Hill, TX 78642

Office phone number

(512) 379-3380

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Santa Rita Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,023

African American

39 (3.8%)

Liberty Hill ISD: 3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.2%)

Liberty Hill ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

147 (14.4%)

Liberty Hill ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

228 (22.3%)

Liberty Hill ISD: 25.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Liberty Hill ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

531 (51.9%)

Liberty Hill ISD: 54.9%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

75 (7.3%)

Liberty Hill ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

3.8%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

14.4%

Hispanic

22.3%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

51.9%

Two or more races

7.3%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

38.8 %

Liberty Hill ISD: 39.5%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

14 %

Liberty Hill ISD: 18.8%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

6.4 %

Liberty Hill ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

38.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

14.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

6.4%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

5.7 %

Liberty Hill ISD: 10%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

14 %

Liberty Hill ISD: 10%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

14.3 %

Liberty Hill ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

5.7%

Gifted and talented

14.0%

Special education

14.3%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Liberty Hill ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Liberty Hill ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Liberty Hill ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Liberty Hill ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

10.6 %

Liberty Hill ISD: 14.8%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

4.3 %

Liberty Hill ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Liberty Hill ISD: 32%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

5.9 %

Liberty Hill ISD: 13.1%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

13.9 %

Liberty Hill ISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Liberty Hill ISD: 27.3%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

10.4 %

Liberty Hill ISD: 14.2%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

11.3 %

Liberty Hill ISD: 15%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

59.7

African American

0 (0%)

Liberty Hill ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Liberty Hill ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Liberty Hill ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

5.8 (9.7%)

Liberty Hill ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Liberty Hill ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

53.9 (90.3%)

Liberty Hill ISD: 85%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Liberty Hill ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

1 (1.7%)

Liberty Hill ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

42.6 (71.3%)

Liberty Hill ISD: 75.7%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

16.1 (27%)

Liberty Hill ISD: 21.6%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Liberty Hill ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

17.1

Liberty Hill ISD: 14.9

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

11.9 years

Liberty Hill ISD: 10.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$60,909

Liberty Hill ISD: $58,494

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

N/A

Liberty Hill ISD: $54,850

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$59,644

Liberty Hill ISD: $55,802

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$57,145

Liberty Hill ISD: $57,062

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$60,690

Liberty Hill ISD: $59,897

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$65,368

Liberty Hill ISD: $63,727

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$69,473

Liberty Hill ISD: $70,162

Statewide: $74,014

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