Best Public Schools in Liberty, MO

Summary:

The city of Liberty, Missouri is home to 14 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The schools in this district display a range of academic performance, with some standout top-performing institutions as well as areas for improvement.

At the elementary level, Epic Elementary and Lewis and Clark Elementary are the clear leaders, both ranked in the top 75 elementary schools in Missouri and earning 5-star ratings. These schools boast exceptional test scores, with over 70% of students proficient or better in core subjects. In contrast, other elementary schools like Manor Hill and Ridgeview struggle, with proficiency rates well below district and state averages.

At the middle school level, the four schools in the Liberty 53 district perform relatively consistently, all earning 4-star ratings. Discovery Middle School stands out for its high performance, with 79.9% of students proficient or better in Algebra I. The two high schools, Liberty North High School and Liberty High, have divergent performance profiles, with Liberty North ranking higher statewide despite lower test scores.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAP Mathematics (2024)						MAP Science (2024)		MAP English Language Arts (2024)						MAP Algebra I (2024)	MAP Biology I (2024)	MAP English II (2024)	MAP Algebra II (2024)	MAP English I (2024)	MAP Government (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP English I End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alexander Doniphan Elementary	Public	K-5	1900 Clay Dr	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5400	334	32	10.3	24.3%	257 (76.9%)	10 (3.0%)	34 (10.2%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.9%)	83.2	123^rd of 906 public elementary schools	86.4%		70	241^st of 898 public elementary schools	73.2%	118	57.1	57.8	56.6				65.6		44.6	66.5	67.0										$14,888	$174	$14,714
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	201 W Mill	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5440	255	19	13.4	38.8%	193 (75.7%)	13 (5.1%)	25 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.6%)	55.5	393^rd of 906 public elementary schools	56.6%		58.1	372^nd of 898 public elementary schools	58.6%	21	47.1	43.1	40.4				34.0		52.7		38.2										$12,714	$390	$12,323
Lewis And Clark Elementary	Public	K-5	1407 Nashua Rd	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5430	539	35	15.2	19.1%	423 (78.5%)	21 (3.9%)	35 (6.5%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.5%)	88.1	74^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.8%		74.1	199^th of 898 public elementary schools	77.8%	125	55.6	68.8	69.7				59.4		57.9	58.8	72.3										$11,171	$317	$10,854
Manor Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Skyline Dr	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 736-5460	293	34	8.6	47.1%	181 (61.8%)	26 (8.9%)	48 (16.4%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	29 (9.9%)	38.8	570^th of 906 public elementary schools	37.1%		44.7	513^th of 898 public elementary schools	42.9%	57	26.3	30.8	31.9				31.7			38.4	42.3										$15,975	$1,048	$14,927
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Thornton	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 736-5450	349	36	9.8	44.4%	254 (72.8%)	31 (8.9%)	31 (8.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.3%)	52.3	428^th of 906 public elementary schools	52.8%		35.5	605^th of 898 public elementary schools	32.6%	177	44.8	52.1	31.6				30.2		46.8	43.3											$14,850	$413	$14,437
Liberty High	Public	9-12	200 Bluejay Dr	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5340	1,908	124	15.4	20.9%	1,431 (75.0%)	111 (5.8%)	176 (9.2%)	66 (3.5%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	114 (6.0%)	67.3	69^th of 378 public high schools	81.7%		74.9	33^rd of 352 public high schools	90.6%	36															27.3	48.8	60.4	52.6	10.7	53.8	$12,188	$377	$11,811
Liberty Academy	Public	9-12	1115 Blackberry Drive	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5470	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	4.7	371^st of 378 public high schools	1.9%		8.3	329^th of 352 public high schools	6.5%	42															2.0	2.8	4.5			8.9
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 S Withers	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5410	597	51	11.6	33.0%	457 (76.5%)	44 (7.4%)	49 (8.2%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.2%)	57.7	185^th of 451 public middle schools	59.0%		60.7	162^nd of 459 public middle schools	64.7%	23				44.4	42.3	16.3		31.9				40.1	39.5	44.2	69.0						$12,437	$867	$11,570
Juvenile Justice Center	Public	6-12	8 Victory Lane	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5300	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lillian Schumacher Elementary	Public	K-5	425 Claywoods Pkwy	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 736-5490	457	37	12.3	35.0%	329 (72.0%)	34 (7.4%)	51 (11.2%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	30 (6.6%)	58.7	360^th of 906 public elementary schools	60.3%		62.6	323^rd of 898 public elementary schools	64.0%	37	42.8	45.6	30.5				44.4		41.6	54.3	51.3										$11,922	$374	$11,548
South Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Midjay Dr	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-7180	808	55	14.5	17.8%	604 (74.8%)	48 (5.9%)	76 (9.4%)	19 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (7.3%)	74	90^th of 451 public middle schools	80.0%		68.8	112^th of 459 public middle schools	75.6%	22				60.3	48.7	28.2		41.1				43.0	46.0	47.1	57.7						$11,473	$815	$10,658
Warren Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	1251 Camille St	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5630	615	40	15.4	21.8%	422 (68.6%)	55 (8.9%)	59 (9.6%)	29 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.1%)	64.4	305^th of 906 public elementary schools	66.3%		63.3	318^th of 898 public elementary schools	64.6%	13	52.0	45.5	41.1				35.2		52.0	54.4	49.9										$11,164	$63	$11,101
Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Midjay Drive	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-7300	663	50	13.3	18.4%	470 (70.9%)	41 (6.2%)	70 (10.6%)	34 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (6.6%)	84.1	48^th of 451 public middle schools	89.4%		74.8	85^th of 459 public middle schools	81.5%	37				60.0	57.5	26.6		48.4				58.2	55.9	55.9	79.9						$12,634	$754	$11,880
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	600 W Kansas	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5380	751	54	13.9	25.4%	585 (77.9%)	33 (4.4%)	56 (7.5%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.0%)	74.4	89^th of 451 public middle schools	80.3%		74.4	87^th of 459 public middle schools	81.0%	2				58.1	49.9	28.8		35.0				47.8	46.4	51.5	77.8						$11,596	$250	$11,346
Epic Elementary	Public	K-5	650 Conistor Lane	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5730	294	20	14.6	6.1%	238 (81.0%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (5.1%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (10.5%)	89.4	64^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.9%		97.9	9^th of 898 public elementary schools	99.0%	55	48.9	73.8					73.4				81.5										$11,568	$370	$11,197
Liberty North High School	Public	9-12	1000 N.E. 104th Street	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5500	2,330	129	18.1	17.9%	1,802 (77.3%)	148 (6.4%)	179 (7.7%)	61 (2.6%)	3 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	129 (5.5%)	63	85^th of 378 public high schools	77.5%		52.7	120^th of 352 public high schools	65.9%	35															29.2	39.5	63.8	57.5		44.7	$11,153	$382	$10,771

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.

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