The top reported proficiency rate is 72% in English language arts. The lowest is 54% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Liberty Junior High School
Liberty Junior High School serves the seventh and eighth grades in New Lenox, a suburban community southwest of Chicago in Will County. The school enrollment is modest, with roughly equal numbers of students in each grade. The student body is predominantly white, with a smaller share of Hispanic students and very small numbers of Asian, Black, and multiracial students.
Testing data is available only for the grades the school actually serves. In seventh-grade English language arts, proficiency is solid at around three-quarters of students meeting standards. Seventh-grade math proficiency sits at roughly 60 percent. In eighth grade, the pattern shifts: English language arts stays strong at around 70 percent, but math proficiency drops to below 50 percent. Science proficiency in eighth grade is just above 54 percent. These results show strength in language arts that persists into eighth grade, but a notably steeper challenge in mathematics at the eighth-grade level, where achievement falls noticeably. A parent examining these numbers may want to look into further with the school whether eighth-grade math support or intervention structures exist and how the school addresses the performance dip that appears between grades seven and eight in that subject.
No data on graduation rate, attendance, chronic absenteeism, special education enrollment, English learner enrollment, or free-or-reduced-price lunch rates were available. The school does not serve elementary grades, which explains the absence of results for grades three through six. District data on staff, programs, course breadth, or discipline are not present in the available information.
When positioned against other districts in Will County, Liberty's overall proficiency index—a mean of all reported proficiency rates—sits above the midpoint among its county neighbors, reflecting middling-to-above-average academic standing in the district comparison set.
New Lenox itself is a quiet, family-oriented suburb with steady residential growth and a deliberate choice to limit large industrial development. The community centers on The Commons, a civic plaza with the public library, village hall, and performing arts pavilion. School campuses sit on separate sites across the village rather than clustered at this core. The area is auto-oriented; walkability is minimal except near the Metra stations and along the Old Plank Road Trail, a 21-mile paved path that runs through town. Housing values are moderate for the region, with the median home value reflecting typical suburban pricing. The neighborhood contains significant new construction activity, with multiple builders adding subdivisions, and major employers include Silver Cross Hospital and the Cherry Hill Business Park.
The district itself is undertaking a significant change: full-day kindergarten begins in the 2027–2028 school year, a shift from the long-standing half-day model. That change carries real weight for working families, removing a childcare constraint and reshaping school utilization.
For a student entering or in middle grades, Liberty offers a conventional junior high pathway with a student population that is largely suburban and white. Reading the test scores: reading and writing are areas of relative strength; mathematics requires attention, especially in eighth grade. The school is embedded in a growing, family-centered suburb with good recreational amenities and commuter-rail access to Chicago, but limited walkability within the village itself.
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