Liberty Middle

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Morganton, North Carolina·28655
Score
71.6/100
Compare Liberty Middle with another school
#131
Among 460 North Carolina middle schools
#2
In Burke County Schools
#1
In Morganton
Top 29%
In North Carolina

Score 71.6/100: better than 71% of North Carolina middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
57%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 55%, better than 63% of them
491 students tested
Math
66%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 56%, better than 77% of them
492 students tested
Science
73%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 68%, better than 64% of them
150 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading56.8491
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math65.7492
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science72.7150

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
459
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
459
Typical middle school: 591
Free or reduced-price lunch
98%
Typical middle school: 95%

District and location

School district
City
Burke County

Contact

Address
529 Enola Road
Morganton, NC 28655

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby middle schools

Straight-line distance. Check the district's attendance zones: living close to a school doesn't guarantee a place.

Location

OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Liberty Middle at a glance

Liberty Middle is a public middle school in Morganton, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Burke County Schools. It has about 459 students (a typical North Carolina middle school has 591). About 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 95% at a typical North Carolina middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 57% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 66% in math (similar schools: 56%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina middle schools, it scores 71.6 out of 100: better than 71% of them, ranking #131 of 460. Its English language arts result rose by 3 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

Compare Liberty Middle with another school

Page updated 2026-10-12.