Liberty Junior High School
Burbank, IL · Burbank SD 111
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
550th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 20%▼ Declining
5900 W 81st St, Burbank, IL 60459
(708)952-3255NCES ID 173681005027Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Liberty Junior High School 550th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 20% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 34th in 2019 to 20th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2024) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Two or more races (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 1,119 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2004, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 44.0% | 60.8% | ▲ 16.8 pts | |
| White | 51.5% | 30.9% | ▼ 20.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.4% | 3.7% | ▲ 3.3 pts | |
| Asian | 2.7% | 2.9% | ▲ 0.2 pts | |
| Black | 1.4% | 1.6% | ▲ 0.2 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 2004. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $312K in zip 60459 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Liberty Junior High School
- #350Simmons Middle SchoolRidgeland SD 122 · 1.9 mi away350th of 685
ELA 62% ▲23 · Math 28% ▲9Compare - #248Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle SchOak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 · 2.5 mi away248th of 685
ELA 69% ▲30 · Math 35% ▲16Compare - #348Geo T Wilkins Jr High SchoolIndian Springs SD 109 · 2.8 mi away348th of 685
ELA 54% ▲15 · Math 36% ▲17Compare - #483Heritage Middle SchoolSummit SD 104 · 3.2 mi away483rd of 685
ELA 42% ▲3 · Math 26% ▲7Compare - #17H H Conrady Jr High SchoolNorth Palos SD 117 · 3.2 mi away17th of 685
ELA 90% ▲51 · Math 73% ▲54Compare - #566Richardson Middle SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 3.4 mi away566th of 685
ELA 36% ▼3 · Math 19% =Compare - #514Elden D Finley Jr High SchoolChicago Ridge SD 127-5 · 3.5 mi away514th of 685
ELA 39% = · Math 25% ▲6Compare - #481Central Middle SchoolEvergreen Park ESD 124 · 3.7 mi away481st of 685
ELA 44% ▲5 · Math 25% ▲6Compare
What school district is Liberty Junior High School in?
Liberty Junior High School is part of the Burbank SD 111 district in Burbank, Illinois.
Is Liberty Junior High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Liberty Junior High School 550th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 20% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Liberty Junior High School?
Hispanic 61%, White 31%, Two or more races 4%, Asian 3% (1,119 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Liberty Junior High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60459 is $312K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.