Liberty Junior High School
New Lenox, IL · New Lenox SD 122
Regular public school · Grades 7 - 8 · Suburb, large
127th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 81%▲ Improving
151 Lenox St, New Lenox, IL 60451
(815)462-7951NCES ID 172814004933Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Liberty Junior High School 127th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 81% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 74th in 2019 to 82th in 2025 — improving.
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 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.
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 587 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2002, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 88.2% | 78.7% | ▼ 9.5 pts | |
| Hispanic | 8.7% | 14.7% | ▲ 6.0 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.6% | 3.4% | ▲ 2.8 pts | |
| Black | 1.1% | 2.6% | ▲ 1.5 pts | |
| Asian | 0.9% | 0.7% | ▼ 0.2 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.5% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.5 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 2002. 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 $454K in zip 60451 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
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ELA 49% ▼22 · Math 44% ▼11Compare - #131Alex M Martino Jr High SchoolNew Lenox SD 122 · 2.1 mi away131st of 685
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ELA 68% ▼3 · Math 54% ▼1Compare - #596Gompers Junior High SchoolJoliet PSD 86 · 4.2 mi away596th of 685
ELA 35% ▼36 · Math 13% ▼42Compare - #4Hickory Creek Middle SchoolFrankfort CCSD 157C · 4.7 mi away4th of 685
ELA 93% ▲22 · Math 82% ▲27Compare - #95Mokena Jr High SchoolMokena SD 159 · 5.1 mi away95th of 685
ELA 76% ▲5 · Math 59% ▲4Compare
What school district is Liberty Junior High School in?
Liberty Junior High School is part of the New Lenox SD 122 district in New Lenox, Illinois.
Is Liberty Junior High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Liberty Junior High School 127th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 81% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Liberty Junior High School?
White 79%, Hispanic 15%, Two or more races 3%, Black 3% (587 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Liberty Junior High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60451 is $454K 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.