Liberty High
Liberty High
School Profile
Iowa City Liberty High has proudly served North Liberty, Coralville, Iowa City, and the surrounding areas since 2017. Like our fully comprehensive sister schools in the Iowa City Community School District, Liberty offers an expansive and rigorous curriculum that includes numerous Advanced Placement (AP) and honors courses, as well as a comprehensive fine arts program. Our co-curricular programming offers a wide variety of clubs and the full range of interscholastic varsity sports that compete as active members of the Mississippi Valley Conference.
Iowa City Liberty High School
Code: 160011
1400 South Dubuque St
North Liberty, IA 52317
Phone: (319) 688-1350
Administrators
Dr. Justin Colbert, Principal
Mackenzie Campbell, Asst. Principal
Emily O’Donnell, Asst. Principal Keaton Rickels, Asst. Principal Brent Sands, Athletic Director
General Data |
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|---|---|
| Senior Class Size | 277 |
| Total Enrollment (9-12) | 1216 |
| Number of Honors Courses | 10 |
| Accreditation | Iowa Dept. of Education |
| Number of AP Courses | 23 |
| School Year Structure | Trimesters |
| GPA | Weighted 4.0, PE not included |
| Class Ranking | None |
The Iowa AP Index
Since 2005, the Belin-Blank Center has released the Iowa AP Index to recognize the Top 50 Iowa-accredited public and non-public high schools for providing Advanced Placement opportunities to Iowa's high school students.
2025 Rank #6 Index 2.69
2024 Rank #4 Index 2.66
2023 Rank #7 Index 2.24
2022 Rank #5 Index 2.16
Post-Secondary Education Plans
4 year college
58%
2 year college
23%
Other
19%
Grading Scale |
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|---|---|---|
| Grade | AP | Non-AP |
| A | 5 | 4 |
| B | 4 | 3 |
| C | 3 | 2 |
| D | 2 | 1 |
| F | 0 | 0 |
| ACT | Liberty High | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2025 (Comp.) Math English Science STEM |
24.7 24.2 23.6 25.0 24.9 |
21.4 20.6 20.4 21.6 |
19.4 19.1 18.7 19.7 |
|
2024 (Comp.) Math English |
22.7 23.3 22.8 |
20.8 20.1 19.7 |
19.5 19 18.6 |
|
2023 (Comp.) Math English |
23.7 23.1 22.7 |
21.4 20.4 20.6 |
19.8 19.0 19.3 |
|
2022 (Comp.) Math English |
23.9 23 23.3 |
21.4 20.6 20.4 |
19.8 19.3 19 |
|
2021 (Comp.) Math English |
25.3 24.5 24.6 |
21.5 20.8 20.4 |
20.3 19.9 19.6 |
80%
of AP Exams taken in 2025 received a score of 3 or higher.
839
AP exams taken
23
different AP courses
Honors Diploma Program & Criteria
The Honors Diploma is designed to enhance academic preparation and challenge students with rigorous coursework. Successful completion of the criteria will result in the Honors designation being placed on their Liberty High transcript and diploma. Additionally, an Honor's Diploma Medal will be awarded to wear at graduation. Students will need:
| A minimum of 370 credits meeting or exceeding the following criteria: | |
|---|---|
| Language Arts | 60 credits |
| Mathematics | 60 credits |
| Science | 60 credits |
| Social Studies | 60 credits |
| World Language | 45 credits |
| Physical Education | 20 credits |
| FCS/Industrial Tech/Business Tech | 5 credits |
| Fine Arts | 5 credits |
| Health | 5 credits |
| Electives | 45 credits |
2. The completion of 4 Advanced Placement (AP) courses, one in each of the four core areas, including sitting for each AP exam.
3. The completion of 2 additional AP courses in any content area after the initial AP course in the given content area. The student must also sit for each AP exam.
4. A minimum GPA of 3.800 (unrounded).
5. A minimum cumulative ACT score of 28 (SAT score of 1520).
Curriculum |
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|---|---|---|
| Subject | Most rigorous; AP (weighted) | Rigorous (not weighted) |
| English | AP English Language, AP English Literature, Composition 1 & 2 (dual credit) | English 9 Honors (Tri 2 and 3 only), English 10 Honors, US Literature Honors |
| Math | AP Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Computer Science |
Geometry Honors, Algebra 2 Honors |
| Science |
AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics, AP Physics C, AP Physics 2 |
Chemistry Honors |
| Social Studies | AP Human Geography, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, AP US Government and Politics AP US History, AP Psychology, |
|
| World Language | AP Spanish, AP French | Spanish 2 Honors, Spanish 3 Honors, French 2 Honors, French III Honors |
| Other | AP Music Theory, AP Art & Design | |
- No World Language graduation requirement
- No volunteer/service graduation requirement, students can receive recognition for >200 hours at graduation.
- Students with a full schedule (7 courses/trimester/year) are exempt from PE
Graduation Requirements |
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|---|---|---|
| English |
4 years |
60 credits |
| Math | 3 years | 45 credits |
| Science | 3 years | 45 credits |
| Social Studies | 3 years | 45 credits |
| Health | 1 trimester | 5 credits |
| Physical Education | 4 years; 1 trimester/year | 20 credits |
| Electives | 4 years | 90 credits |
| 305 credits required | ||