Liberty 53

Summary:

The Liberty 53 School District in Missouri comprises 18 schools, including 12 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 2 high schools, serving students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. The district boasts several standout institutions, such as Epic Elementary, the top-performing elementary school in the district and the 9th best in the state, and Liberty High, the highest-ranked high school in the district, ranking 33rd out of 352 Missouri high schools.

In addition to these exceptional schools, the district also includes Shoal Creek Elementary, the highest-ranked elementary school in the district, ranking 49th out of 898 Missouri elementary schools. The schools in the district exhibit varying levels of racial diversity, with some schools, like Epic Elementary and Shoal Creek Elementary, having a higher percentage of white students, while others, like Liberty Oaks Elementary and Manor Hill Elementary, have a more diverse student population.

The free and reduced lunch rates across the district range from 7.24% at Epic Elementary to 93.33% at the Early Childhood Education Center, indicating a wide socioeconomic diversity within the district. The student-teacher ratios also vary, from 10.0 at Manor Hill Elementary to 18.1 at Liberty North High School, with the lower ratios generally found in the elementary schools and the higher ratios in the high schools.

District Detail

8 Victory Lane
Liberty, MO 64068-1920

(816) 736-5300

SchoolDigger Rank:
86^th of 376 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 12,367

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MAP Mathematics (2023)						MAP Science (2023)		MAP English Language Arts (2023)						MAP Algebra I (2023)	MAP Biology I (2023)	MAP English II (2023)	MAP Algebra II (2023)	MAP Government (2023)	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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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 Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Early Child. Education Center	Public	PK	9600 NE 79th St	Kansas City	64158	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5324	45	26	1.7	93.3%	23 (51.1%)	8 (17.8%)	7 (15.6%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (13.3%)								(n/a)
Shoal Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	9000 NE Flintlock Rd	Kansas City	64157	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-7150	883	55	16.1	8.3%	715 (81.0%)	33 (3.7%)	50 (5.7%)	24 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (6.8%)	91.9	49^th of 898 public elementary schools	94.5%		89.9	62^nd of 908 public elementary schools	93.2%	13	64.6	75.2	76.9				55.2		65.2	74.6										$10,887	$258	$10,629
Liberty Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	8150 N Farley Ave	Kansas City	64158	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5600	522	37	13.9	31.0%	304 (58.2%)	63 (12.1%)	70 (13.4%)	27 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	51 (9.8%)	56.2	393^rd of 898 public elementary schools	56.2%		59.2	371^st of 908 public elementary schools	59.1%	22	28.6	38.1	54.2				47.0		31.4	51.4	50.0									$12,786	$251	$12,535
Kellybrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	10701 N Eastern Avenue	Kansas City	64157	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5700	522	34	15.4	28.0%	382 (73.2%)	38 (7.3%)	53 (10.2%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.9%)	51.1	445^th of 898 public elementary schools	50.4%		57.1	388^th of 908 public elementary schools	57.3%	57	27.3	45.5	37.7				36.5		40.9	49.5	44.8									$10,890	$289	$10,601
Warren Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	1251 Camille St	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5630	603	41	14.8	20.4%	418 (69.3%)	51 (8.5%)	62 (10.3%)	28 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.3%)	63.3	318^th of 898 public elementary schools	64.6%		72.8	213^th of 908 public elementary schools	76.5%	105	42.8	47.0	35.1				43.6		54.2	45.1	59.8									$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	653	50	13.1	16.8%	473 (72.4%)	34 (5.2%)	62 (9.5%)	30 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	50 (7.7%)	74.8	85^th of 459 public middle schools	81.5%		75.6	85^th of 459 public middle schools	81.5%					54.3	46.6	24.0		41.8				50.0	47.3	55.6	86.6					$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	777	52	14.8	25.0%	612 (78.8%)	33 (4.2%)	64 (8.2%)	18 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.2%)	74.4	87^th of 459 public middle schools	81.0%		71.1	104^th of 459 public middle schools	77.3%	17				53.3	43.3	33.8		52.7				47.5	43.5	48.0	79.0					$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	290	19	15.1	7.2%	244 (84.1%)	5 (1.7%)	9 (3.1%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	97.9	9^th of 898 public elementary schools	99.0%		99.3	4^th of 908 public elementary schools	99.6%	5	81.2	72.9	78.7				89.3				89.4									$11,568	$370	$11,197
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 S Withers	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5410	638	49	13.0	33.4%	482 (75.5%)	39 (6.1%)	60 (9.4%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.7%)	60.7	162^nd of 459 public middle schools	64.7%		58.8	172^nd of 459 public middle schools	62.5%	10				39.9	31.6	21.4		40.3				45.0	40.1	54.9	79.4					$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 ()								(n/a)
Lillian Schumacher Elementary	Public	K-5	425 Claywoods Pkwy	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 736-5490	475	38	12.5	33.5%	339 (71.4%)	42 (8.8%)	44 (9.3%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	32 (6.7%)	62.6	323^rd of 898 public elementary schools	64.0%		60.2	360^th of 908 public elementary schools	60.4%	37	50.7	39.5	35.2				39.7		68.0	52.6	46.6									$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	791	55	14.2	17.8%	581 (73.5%)	55 (7.0%)	78 (9.9%)	20 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.2%)	68.8	112^th of 459 public middle schools	75.6%		70.2	107^th of 459 public middle schools	76.7%	5				53.5	38.3	25.8		34.3				54.2	46.0	50.2	60.9					$11,473	$815	$10,658
Alexander Doniphan Elementary	Public	K-5	1900 Clay Dr	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5400	360	34	10.5	24.7%	290 (80.6%)	9 (2.5%)	28 (7.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	70	241^st of 898 public elementary schools	73.2%		80.5	147^th of 908 public elementary schools	83.8%	94	37.2	66.1	55.0				45.0		49.2		50.0									$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	245	17	14.2	38.0%	184 (75.1%)	13 (5.3%)	25 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.6%)	58.1	372^nd of 898 public elementary schools	58.6%		76.5	185^th of 908 public elementary schools	79.6%	187	25.5	47.8	45.7				50.0		38.3	47.8	54.3									$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	558	37	15.0	15.4%	456 (81.7%)	19 (3.4%)	29 (5.2%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.1%)	74.1	199^th of 898 public elementary schools	77.8%		89.7	65^th of 908 public elementary schools	92.8%	134	26.9	69.1	69.6				67.0		40.4											$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	327	33	10.0	44.6%	201 (61.5%)	39 (11.9%)	52 (15.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.2%)	44.7	513^th of 898 public elementary schools	42.9%		42.5	531^st of 908 public elementary schools	41.5%	18	18.8	36.6	26.2						35.8	49.3	54.1									$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	355	35	10.2	45.6%	251 (70.7%)	32 (9.0%)	35 (9.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.0%)	35.5	605^th of 898 public elementary schools	32.6%		18.8	751^st of 908 public elementary schools	17.3%	146	44.1	34.4	18.5				16.7		45.6	31.2	26.0									$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	1,997	122	16.3	21.9%	1,521 (76.2%)	111 (5.6%)	178 (8.9%)	70 (3.5%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	109 (5.5%)	74.9	33^rd of 352 public high schools	90.6%		75.8	34^th of 361 public high schools	90.6%	1															38.6	49.9	71.7	47.0	61.6	$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 ()	8.3	329^th of 352 public high schools	6.5%		5.6	350^th of 361 public high schools	3.0%	21															4.4	12.4
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	2,326	128	18.1	18.1%	1,841 (79.1%)	142 (6.1%)	174 (7.5%)	63 (2.7%)	3 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	95 (4.1%)	52.7	120^th of 352 public high schools	65.9%		62.7	77^th of 361 public high schools	78.7%	43															24.5	39.0	56.9	31.8	48.2	$11,153	$382	$10,771

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Kansas City 74	3.24 mi	34	120^th
Division Of Youth Service	3.87 mi	41
Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	5.31 mi	35
Frontier Schools	6.88 mi	5	253^rd
Independence 30	7.4 mi	31	235^th

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