Liberty High School
1115 Linden St
Bethlehem PA, 18018, Northampton County
Phone: 610-691-7200
Ranking: (523 out of 626, bottom 16%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Bethlehem Area 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: | 156 | 154 | 155 | 164 | 161 | 173 | 178 | |||||||
Total Students: | 2,784 | 2,786 | 2,809 | 2,893 | 3,012 | 2,876 | 3,107 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 782 | 28.1% | 792 | 28.4% | 766 | 27.3% | 795 | 27.5% | 781 | 25.9% | 730 | 25.4% | 822 | 26.5% |
Grade 10: | 756 | 27.2% | 696 | 25.0% | 716 | 25.5% | 716 | 24.7% | 784 | 26.0% | 703 | 24.4% | 812 | 26.1% |
Grade 11: | 557 | 20.0% | 661 | 23.7% | 625 | 22.2% | 697 | 24.1% | 714 | 23.7% | 750 | 26.1% | 743 | 23.9% |
Grade 12: | 689 | 24.7% | 637 | 22.9% | 681 | 24.2% | 668 | 23.1% | 723 | 24.0% | 678 | 23.6% | 730 | 23.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 21 | 0.7% | 17 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.3% | 15 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 1,488 | 53.4% | 1,508 | 54.1% | 1,496 | 53.3% | 1,517 | 52.4% | 1,527 | 50.7% | 1,434 | 49.9% | 1,590 | 51.2% |
Female: | 1,296 | 46.6% | 1,278 | 45.9% | 1,313 | 46.7% | 1,376 | 47.6% | 1,459 | 48.4% | 1,426 | 49.6% | 1,513 | 48.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.2% | 9 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 82 | 2.9% | 77 | 2.8% | 59 | 2.1% | 59 | 2.0% | 51 | 1.7% | 42 | 1.5% | 52 | 1.7% |
Hispanic: | 1,006 | 36.1% | 992 | 35.6% | 993 | 35.4% | 1,011 | 34.9% | 1,032 | 34.3% | 886 | 30.8% | 1,030 | 33.2% |
Black: | 366 | 13.1% | 360 | 12.9% | 351 | 12.5% | 343 | 11.9% | 343 | 11.4% | 313 | 10.9% | 293 | 9.4% |
White: | 1,311 | 47.1% | 1,353 | 48.6% | 1,402 | 49.9% | 1,477 | 51.1% | 1,563 | 51.9% | 1,618 | 56.3% | 1,723 | 55.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 14 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,275 | 45.8% | NA | NA | 1,200 | 42.7% | 1,163 | 40.2% | 30 | 1.0% | 780 | 27.1% | 709 | 22.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 232 | 8.3% | NA | NA | 197 | 7.0% | 264 | 9.1% | 7 | 0.2% | 216 | 7.5% | 142 | 4.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.83 | 18.04 | 18.08 | 17.65 | 18.77 | 16.60 | 17.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 50.9% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 47% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 45.7% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 42.9% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 44.8% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 48.5% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48.6% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.9% | 49.3% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 52% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 49.8% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 57.3% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 59.1% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 57.8% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 54.7% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 57.8% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 58% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 61.2% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 64.6% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 65.3% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 64.9% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 29% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 29% | 29.4% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 32.2% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 28.2% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 33.3% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 63.7% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 78.1% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 86.2% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 78.5% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 85.3% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 79.8% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.9% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 79.2% | 82.9% |
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* Liberty High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.