Liberty Junior High
- Middle school or junior high school in Richardson ISD
- Dallas, TX
- 7th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Richardson ISD: N/A
Total students
540
Avg. teacher experience
8.6 years
Richardson ISD: 10 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Richardson ISD: 92%
Statewide: 90.3%
Liberty Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Dallas, TX, in the Richardson ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 540 students. 73.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 47.8% 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 $64,178, which is $1,704 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.6 years of experience.
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Principal
- Irene Aguilar
- request.publicinformation@risd.org
- (469) 593-7888
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Liberty Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
540
African American
177 (32.8%)
Richardson ISD: 21%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.2%)
Richardson ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
81 (15%)
Richardson ISD: 7.5%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
220 (40.7%)
Richardson ISD: 37.9%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Richardson ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
49 (9.1%)
Richardson ISD: 30.1%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
12 (2.2%)
Richardson ISD: 3.1%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
73.5 %
Richardson ISD: 53.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
81.5 %
Richardson ISD: 55.6%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
48 %
Richardson ISD: 32.2%
Statewide: 24.4%
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
47.8 %
Richardson ISD: 32.1%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
13.9 %
Richardson ISD: 11.7%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
18.7 %
Richardson ISD: 15%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Richardson ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Richardson ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Richardson ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Richardson 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
20.1 %
Richardson ISD: 16.9%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
26.5 %
Richardson ISD: 24.8%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Richardson ISD: 15.2%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
8.6 %
Richardson ISD: 7.6%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
19.5 %
Richardson ISD: 21.2%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Richardson ISD: 12.5%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
10.9 %
Richardson ISD: 7.6%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
25 %
Richardson ISD: 18.2%
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
50.6
African American
18.2 (36%)
Richardson ISD: 14.7%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
1.6 (3.2%)
Richardson ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Richardson ISD: 3.3%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
7.5 (14.9%)
Richardson ISD: 15.1%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Richardson ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
23.2 (45.9%)
Richardson ISD: 64.2%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Richardson ISD: 2.1%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Richardson ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
37 (73.2%)
Richardson ISD: 77.3%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
13.6 (26.8%)
Richardson ISD: 21.2%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Richardson ISD: 0.6%
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
10.7
Richardson ISD: 13.6
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
8.6 years
Richardson ISD: 10 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
$64,178
Richardson ISD: $65,020
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$62,649
Richardson ISD: $60,067
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$60,737
Richardson ISD: $61,222
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$64,172
Richardson ISD: $64,111
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$67,070
Richardson ISD: $68,080
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$70,215
Richardson ISD: $73,244
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$83,657
Richardson ISD: $77,088
Statewide: $74,014