Liberty Middle School in Aurora | Military Town Advisor

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Test Scores	7/10	The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) data from Colorado Department of Education.

Posted: April 4, 2024

Do not send your kids to this school. They do not care about the well-being of students, they discriminate against minorities, and they cannot properly staff. Kids are constantly being beaten up, there are dozens of video posted weekly of students beating up other students. If you are not Caucasian, you will not be listened to. This is a school that altered my life when I attended and I am sad to say it's still the same if not worse now that my child had been here. We have since moved our child out of this school and we advise other parents to do the same.

Posted: April 4, 2024

Posted: December 2, 2023

Bro i dont even know where to start. I've been going here for 3 years and im currently in 8th grade and this school has been the WORST 3 years of my life. The amount of emotional damage this place has brought me is insane.

First of all: the teachers are literal GARBAGE at their jobs and extremely unsupportive. They suck at explaining things and they just throw you into things expecting you to just already know all of the material and when you ask for help they're just like "Well you should of been paying attention". You can honestly just tell the teachers have horrible pay and hate their jobs. The staff in general are just extremely rude.

2nd: There is also a MAJOR drug problem at this school. Kids vape in the bathrooms, in the hallways, on the bus AND EVEN IN CLASSROOMS and the staff just dont care. Kids also get SA'd in the halls and the staff dont care. And I swear fights break out so often that its just a normal thing now. Heavy on the SA part SA is a huge problem at this school and it seems like no one cares.

3: DO NOT SEND YOUR KID HERE UNLESS YOU WANT THEM TO GET BULLIED FOR BEING EVEN SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT!! Bro I get bullied EVERY SINGLE DAY for being gay and a furry. Tbh I feel like Liberty cares more about looking like a good school than actually being a good school . The kids at this school are HORRIBLE and will hate you for literally no reason. Also a lot of kids here cant read for some reason???

4. The school lunch is actually vomit inducing. It seems like they don't care about kids health at all bc all they serve is greasy 5 day old pizza that tastes like its been left in a hot car. They RARELY have healthy options and most of the time i just end up packing my own lunch bc the school lunch has made me sick multiple times before.

5. I've never personally experienced this bc im literally white as paper but I've seen a TON of racism at this school from both the teachers and students. People call each other racial slurs under their breath ALL THE TIME. I've also been called a homophobic slur in the hallway before while a teacher was standing like 2 feet away and the teacher did NOTHING -_- . The only time they will do anything about it is if you ask them to and even then its pretty rare for them to actually give a darn.

I'm so excited to switch schools next year bc this school SUUUCCCCKKKKKSSSSS.

Honestly there is so much more i could say but this review is getting so long.

DO NOT send your kid here.

Posted: December 2, 2023

Posted: January 15, 2023

Principal Kevin Doherty, is not in education to help students and teachers grow, he is in education as part of an ego trip. If you are a young, female teacher do not apply here. You will be set up to fail and treated like a punching bag. Admin and department heads will over populate non-tenured teachers classrooms with behavioral issues and students with known conflicts to make their classrooms purposefully unmanageable, all to the determent of the students in the class.
Parents, if something feels off with your students class, it is.

Posted: December 16, 2022

I am A student the 22-23 school year and in a special education/ social skills class. I can only give this two star rating because all the teachers I've had engaged students and made the lesson fun. people try to fight me every other day, the school wastes it's money, the special ED teachers basically just put us in a room for 45 minutes and the other students Harass me and tell lies that can easily get me suspended. ONLY GO HERE IF YOU HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE!

Posted: November 19, 2022

Your school is awesome and the best go eagles wooo

Posted: November 19, 2022

Posted: June 21, 2022

This school issues are the same as Prairie Middle School. The fights happened almost everyday and the dean and the counselor did ABSOLUTLY nothing about it other than watch the fights. Graffiti on the tables, the walls, the girl's bathrooms and the boys bathrooms etc. Good-riddance these INCOMPTENT people are looping to the 8th grade. It is so sad that the Cherry Creek District 5, says it is dedicated to "EXCELLENCE." but they fail to deliver! The so-called principal's boss does nothing to assist parents, when you tell her about what's happening in the middle school and lack of principal's leadership, work performance, ethics, incompetent staff etc.

Posted: June 21, 2022

Posted: May 19, 2022

Teachers are supportive if you get the right ones. I cant even tell about all the atrocities that I and my friends have been through. This is a short rundown of them, assault, ridicule, harassment, and now Im in therapy. The principals will only help get rid of bullies if you threaten them with their own bullying policy

Posted: May 19, 2022

Posted: May 11, 2022

As a former teacher at Liberty, I can attest to the fact that the principal is a bully. His arrogance and lack of communication with teachers has a negative impact on everyone. He doesn't even have the common courtesy of responding to a teacher's hello in the hallway. He has a well-established and documented history of not renewing teachers during their probationary years for no reason.

Posted: May 11, 2022

there is sp much bullying I am a student currently in the 21-22 school year I have seen too many drugs to count. and we were even on the news for our fights it is insanaty

Posted: May 11, 2022

Posted: April 25, 2022

I go to this school and one thing I can say is that the students here are crazy many kids get bullied and sometimes sexually assaulted. The staff don't care about at all. The deans here are horrible. the only positive thing is that the teachers now how to teach that's all.

Posted: April 25, 2022

Posted: August 17, 2021

My son doesnt have problems at this school. So Im giving it a 4 star rating for that, but my son has told me about kids and teachers being bullied and disrespected/mistreated. However, it has to be saidsry its long, if I didnt raise my son to be a strong leader that has ethics and morals, he would be one to subject his peers that are less privileged or special needs to ridicule. PARENTS, it starts with you!!! I dont leave it up to teachers to teach my child the rights and wrongs in life I teach my son to be respectful to teachers/staff/students (people in general), teachers are there to be respected and just assist and reinforce positive things within my child. Thats what I believe would make schools better (bc all schools are susceptible to problems) PARENTS truly instilling things in their children. Me instilling values, allows me to trust that my son will go anywhere (without me looking over him) and I know hell do the right thing. However, TEACHERS and STAFF get it together sometimes you guys look over important things and focus on things that is not the real problem. My son has even seen kids constantly and obnoxiously harass children with special needs or kids that are uniquely different then them. This is disgusting to me, I teach my son compassion, respect, to treat everyone the same and to never be a follower. Sometimes teachers and security will get upset with students over nothing, but overlook real trouble makers. For instance, sometimes kids at lunch last year (2020-2021 year) would have a child (with special needs) stand up and sing in front of the lunch room so they can laugh and sarcastically clap (making fun of the student), bc it allowed them to get attentionPATHETIC displays like this go unchecked from the oblivious teachers and staff. If teachers and the staff are just completely unaware (which after the 5th time, should pick up on what is occurring) or they just dont care I dont know which is worse.

The SECURITY staff is a jokenot to be disrespectful, but how can a person that cant even run protect students and staff??? Just saying you cant discriminate against anyone, but Im a realist and our children need to be protected not just have staff in a security shirt to harass students and or not be able to adequately provide security!! This is a problem for me I appreciate someone trying to provide severity, but with all due respect, in todays age, this school (and others) need to step it up a notch!!!

Posted: August 17, 2021

Posted: April 28, 2021

Do not teach at this school! Do not send daughters to this school!
Leadership is misguided and terrible! Admin is constantly changing direction and self promoting. Principal, Kevin, will fire teachers right before attaining tenure. Pattern established for last 3 years, at least. How could all teachers hired same year and teaching for past 3 years not be renewed? Too expensive because of masters degrees? Released teachers care more about students and question admins ever changing directions?
Admin does not protect female students from harassment from boys. Blames girls for appearance versus teaching boys respect and proper behavior. Ground zero for future predators of women.

Posted: April 28, 2021

Posted: July 31, 2020

As a former teacher at this school, its the worst place I've ever been. While many teachers care and try their best, many also have become bullies and try to run other teachers out of the building. The administration is horrible, catering to the most forceful and damaging voices and ignoring the bulk of their students and teachers needs. DO NOT ENROLL YOUR KIDS HERE

Posted: July 31, 2020

No guidance or policies, mixed messages from administration

Posted: July 31, 2020

A lot of teachers are worse bullies than the students, the teacher community is crippled by ineffective bully teachers who create a histile and negative environment

Posted: July 31, 2020

two groups of students run the school; entitled rich white kids and out of control kids from impoverished areas. The administration has no spine, and bows to these kids to the great harm of teachers, middle and lower class students who want to learn and achieve.

Posted: July 31, 2020

As a teacher, there's no room here to serve anyone effectively. Students threaten teachers through either physical violence, or lawsuits, depending on which demographic they belong to. Horrible.

Posted: March 7, 2019

The security guard and staff in the front office are cold, sterile, annoyed, and rude. Don't bother approaching them or asking questions. You will either be ignored or belittled for not knowing the answer to your own questions. This made it very hard for me to take the next step in addressing concerns. I did get in touch with one of the assistant principals. The gentleman I spoke with was personable, friendly, and answered all of my questions and not once did I feel I had put a damper into his day. Other than a very negative experience with the front office staff, as a parent I made mention that some children attending Liberty were bullied. That children in the AIM program will likely have a more positive experience than those who don't get into AIM. Non AIM kids will be surrounded by more kids who bully, swear, fight, take harmful substances, share improper images on their phones, and talk back to teachers, with little to no repercussions. There are kids that are so mean to one of the female teachers in a non AIM class that they make her cry. Some parents call AIM an elitist club. I hope whomever reads this will take a hard analysis at where improvement is needed. Parents want to know first and foremost that their children are going to be safe; that anti-bullying policies at the school are enforced. There should be equal opportunities for all children, even those who don't qualify for AIM.

Posted: March 7, 2019

Children swear, bully, share inappropriate material on phones to other students with little to no repercussions. Some students have made teachers cry.

Posted: March 7, 2019

Several students are being bullied and the principal's response is that happens at all schools. He seemed to think things were fine, but bullying is a serious problem if your not cool, differnt. athletic, or awkward. That sums up why kids get bullied.

Posted: December 17, 2018

The deans try to deal with the bullying but its systemic.

Posted: December 17, 2018

Very poor experience. We wish wed done a bit more research before moving into this area.

Posted: December 17, 2018

With very few exceptions, the teachers are overwhelmed by their own students and cannot handle their classrooms.

Posted: December 17, 2018

The school has a bullying problem and the kids just seem to be unusually violent.

Posted: December 17, 2018

Again, the staff just seems overwhelmed by the amount of problems the school has been facing in the past few years in regard to drugs, fights and classroom disruptions.

Posted: July 13, 2018

Most of the teachers at this school made my daughter feel inadequate.

Posted: July 13, 2018

More reasons than I can list. It is disgusting.

Posted: July 13, 2018

My daughter got beat up at her bus stop and was suspended even though the police said she was attacked and could press charges. There was video footage of her being attacked.

Posted: July 13, 2018

The leadership does not support but. The counselors were very supportive, but I feel they didn't even get support by their coworkers.

Posted: July 13, 2018

Again my daughter got bullied every day for being different and as much as we went to the school it didn't stop

Posted: July 13, 2018

I would send your child somewhere else if they are different in anyway especially if they are not as financially well off like most of the schools population or they are gay. Thank goodness my daughter is resilient. I would hate to think what could possibly have happened if she was not.

Posted: July 13, 2018

My daughter had a ton of homework and anytime she fell behind she was never offered an alternative to bring her grade up.

Posted: October 5, 2017

Liberty was such a disappointment. We experienced all 3 grades (AIM program) with two different kids, and except for a few amazing teachers (who seemed to have left Liberty this year) the staff and administration have been unsupportive and unhelpful. The kids are always on their phones inside and outside of class, and not very welcoming or friendly to new students. There were NO field trips and my daughter was not able to take Spanish at all because classes were full every year. I am happy to report we enrolled our daughter at a new school this year, and it is wonderful to see the light back in her eyes and bounce in her step. Liberty is not for academically motivated and advanced students- if that is your child, look elsewhere.

Posted: September 11, 2015

My daughter is now on her second year at this school. It started out a bit rough, but only because the students are somewhat leary of new kids, as most have been in school together for several years. The teachers and admin are all fantastic. The learning environment is very conducive to student success.

Posted: March 23, 2015

Horrible school my daughter is in the sixth grade and has complained about kids in the seventh and eighth grade bulling her on the bus all year. She is failing math and has asked her teacher to help her and is told the only option is to stay after school even when she does she feels like she still doesn't understand the materials. Yesterday she was beat up by the girl who was bulling her and my daughter got suspended for three days along with the other child even though the saw on a video that the other girl hit my daughter first. My daughter is now terrified to get on the bus and the the school sad all but oh well deal with it I will be looking for another school next year. If you can don't go to this school I moved to this side of town to keep my kids from these type or situations my daughter has been in thia district for six years now and I just want to move now.

Posted: January 26, 2015

I am an eighth grader at Liberty and Liberty has gotten so much better than when my older sibling went to this school. I remember her telling me about kids smoking all the time, regular suspensions, but now that I've gotten to experience it for 3 years, I've discovered it's nothing like that. Sure there are still some kids who do that stuff out of school but since the new principal, the school has improved greatly. I was bullied here in sixth grade but I haven't been since. The teachers in the AIM program are amazing and they all care on how you do in class and will help if asked. I took off one star for some core and elective teachers who didn't help me at all, especially one teacher in the Spanish department(senor. Kaye), and the terrible work done for scheduling next year's classes.

Posted: December 9, 2014

This school is suckes a lot and the teachers don't care about the students and don't get me started on the deans,they don't care about the bullying going on and they sweep everything under the rug.If go here Transfer now

Posted: May 6, 2014

This has been one of the most disappointing experiences of my life. I am an 8th grader at liberty. In 6th grade, I was in an advanced class with 7th graders. They were disruptive and yelled foul language in the middle of class and our teacher was gone for more than half of the year. I reported the other students behavior to the deans office and no one was called down and the behavior was never stopped or even recognized. In 7th and 8th grade, I had a different math teacher who has managed to make my experience here even worse than it already was with bullying. Over these 2 years, she has though me nothing and gives tests and quizzes on things we have yet to learn because "one of the standards is to struggle." Both the school and district are aware of this, but nothing has changed. Not only has the math been deprived but now all advanced programs are suffering. I have suffered so much though the past 3 years . The only thing that has slightly helped were some of the aim teachers I've had. If you or your child's focus is math, please find an alternative but if you want to focus on language and can deal with bullying, this school might just work for you.

Posted: April 10, 2014

I am an 8th grader at Liberty this year and honestly, this school has changed so much in the past few years while I have been here. When I was in 6th grade, it was 'OK' because the education was not at its apex but comparing 6th and 8th, I have learned so much from this school. I am also part of the AIM program and have loved it. Its way of teaching the students to analyze and actually think is amazing because it really challenges the student. The deans do actually handle all of the problems correctly, in fact all of administration does! The teachers are friendly, do their job, and have great techniques to bolster the students in their studies.

Posted: March 11, 2014

I'm a student at Liberty Middle school. This is the best school you can possibly go to. The students are so nice, the teachers are the best, and the school is very clean. You will make friends in no time. There are certain groups to hang in, but if you find the right group, you'll feel right at home. The kids here are smart, and they always get above at least a 2.5.

Posted: November 17, 2013

I was a little disappointed to hear about over 20 students smoking hookah pens with nicotine in them under their hoodies in class. I was further disappointed when I learned most of them got no more than a one day suspension. I don't think the deans office does enough to take corrective action. Other than this I think Liberty is a pretty good school and my son has enjoyed his time there.

Posted: August 12, 2013

I really hate this school. I am going into 8th grade and let me tell you, liberty middle school is horrible! I wish I could transfer schools. There are some pretty mean people out there and teachers barely even teach! I registered for a full year elective and never got it so I was pretty angry! Now I nothing to forward to for the whole day!!!!! Transfer schools while you still have the chance!!!!

Posted: June 12, 2013

I went here for 6th grade... Let me tell you this school SUCKED I was bullied EVERYDAY! One day people told me I should go kill myself and latter that day I tried committing suicide I couldn't handle all o this bullying! The teacher don't pay attention they pay more attention to a stupid dress code they don't look for any bullying I went to counciling a few times but I noticed they could care LESS about anyone's problems this school has left scars on me and I'm actually a boy... Yeah boys cut, try committing suicide, and yes boys have problems! I would never NEVER recommend this school to ANYONE!

Posted: June 5, 2013

i would not recommend this school. ever since i came here, i have felt incecure, their is tons of bullying at this school. even the pretty nice girld and boys get hate. plus since i came here, my grades have dropped. before i came here i was a regular 'A' and 'B' student. im not anymore. the staff is lazy,the deans could honestly care less about your problems. when i had my phone stolen, the did nothing to try and find who took it. the teachers only try to help the kids that are above average. and when you arent? well, you fail. they put on a nice face when they talk to your parents, but when they are gone, they are mean as can be. i would not go to this school

Posted: May 7, 2013

This is a very poor school if your child is not highly verbal and gifted. Children who struggle and need extra help will be lost here. Bullying is a part of the culture at this school and is tolerated by the teachers who choose not to "see" what goes on in the classes, the hallways and the buses. The bullying starts with the staff however who marginalize the students who need caring teachers. Is the school too big? Yes. Are the teachers over worked? Probably. Is the administration challenged? It really is hard to pinpoint the problem! We had one child attend here... It was miserable for the whole family but we stuck it out for two years. I wish we could take back those two years. We choiced our youngest into a different middle school. I would not choose Liberty.

Posted: October 24, 2012

This school has been a disappointment to my family.I have been in Cherry Creek District for 4 years and have not been impressed with Liberty at all.I have changed schools recently.My son failed 6&7 grade and was only suggested to attend costly after school tutoring programs for help.Tuesday and Thursday after school help is all that is offered if your child is struggling.The teachers only help the kids that are a success already and let the others struggling fail and fall behind.

Posted: August 16, 2012

I am a 7th grader here and its been okay at times. It has its benefits but some things need to change. There are some pretty pointless things they do but otherwise it can be great

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Aurora, CO 80016

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