Liberty Middle School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: N/A

Total students

795

Avg. teacher experience

15.7 years

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 13 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 97%

Statewide: 90.3%

Liberty Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Pharr, TX, in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 795 students. 68.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 59.4% 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 $64,870, which is $2,396 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 15.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

psjaisd.us

Address

1212 S Fir St
Pharr, TX 78577-4998

Office phone number

(956) 354-2610

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Liberty Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

795

African American

1 (0.1%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

785 (98.7%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 98.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

9 (1.1%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0.1%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

98.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.1%

Two or more races

0%

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

68.7 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 76.8%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

97.9 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 93.8%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

49.6 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 45.6%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

68.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

97.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

49.6%

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

59.4 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 51.5%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

7.4 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

14.7 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 11.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

59.4%

Gifted and talented

7.4%

Special education

14.7%

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

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo 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

22.4 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 20%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 19%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

22.6 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 20.1%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

0 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: N/A

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

65.1

African American

0 (0%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

61.6 (94.7%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 95.9%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

2.2 (3.4%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 2.8%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1.2 (1.9%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

5.9 (9.1%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

46.7 (71.8%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 72%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

12.4 (19.1%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 22.4%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.3%

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

12.2

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 14.4

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

15.7 years

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 13 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

$64,870

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: $63,479

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$57,534

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: $57,847

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$58,442

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: $58,382

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$60,162

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: $60,295

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$64,494

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: $64,324

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$71,918

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: $70,938

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$75,088

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: $77,175

Statewide: $74,014

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