Liberty 53

Summary:

The Liberty 53 school district in Missouri consists of 18 schools, including 12 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 70 out of 367 school districts in the state and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Several schools in the district stand out for their exceptional performance. Shoal Creek Elementary is ranked 49th out of 900 elementary schools in Missouri and has a 5-star rating, with 65-73% of students proficient or better in math and 60-73% proficient or better in English Language Arts. Discovery Middle School is ranked 44th out of 438 middle schools in the state and also has a 5-star rating, with 61-63% of students proficient or better in math and 57-67% proficient or better in English Language Arts. Epic Elementary is ranked 64th out of 906 elementary schools and has a 5-star rating, with 54-57% proficiency in math and 55-81% proficiency in English Language Arts.

The district's two high schools, Liberty North High School and Liberty High, are both ranked in the top 100 in the state and have 4-star ratings. They have strong graduation rates of 95.1% and low dropout rates of 0.8%. However, the district as a whole struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 15.6%, which could be impacting student learning across the schools.

District Detail

8 Victory Lane
Liberty, MO 64068-1920

(816) 736-5300

SchoolDigger Rank:
70^th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 11,826

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)						MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)						MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Algebra II (2025)	MAP Government (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Alexander Doniphan Elementary	Public	K-5	1900 Clay Dr	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5400	336	31	10.7	25.3%	254 (75.6%)	10 (3.0%)	35 (10.4%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	74.9	203^rd of 900 public elementary schools	77.4%		83.2	123^rd of 906 public elementary schools	86.4%	80	49.1	56.6	56.4				58.0		41.5	64.9										$18,568	$249	$18,319
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	201 W Mill	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5440	223	20	11.4	35.4%	172 (77.1%)	11 (4.9%)	23 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)	62.4	339^th of 900 public elementary schools	62.3%		55.5	393^rd of 906 public elementary schools	56.6%	54	34.1	54.0	33.3						57.8	56.7										$17,476	$117	$17,359
Lewis And Clark Elementary	Public	K-5	1407 Nashua Rd	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5430	517	32	16.1	20.1%	400 (77.4%)	24 (4.6%)	42 (8.1%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	85.8	113^th of 900 public elementary schools	87.4%		88.1	74^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.8%	39	63.4	65.5	63.7				59.9		51.0	64.5	60.9									$14,132	$155	$13,977
Manor Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Skyline Dr	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 736-5460	265	30	8.9	47.5%	179 (67.5%)	12 (4.5%)	42 (15.8%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.8%)	39.3	576^th of 900 public elementary schools	36.0%		38.8	570^th of 906 public elementary schools	37.1%	6	33.2	40.4	26.0				27.9		45.8		35.1									$21,659	$807	$20,853
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Thornton	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 736-5450	331	36	9.1	42.9%	241 (72.8%)	24 (7.3%)	37 (11.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.6%)	50.8	453^rd of 900 public elementary schools	49.7%		52.3	428^th of 906 public elementary schools	52.8%	25	33.3	45.2	43.2				38.7		34.9	35.8	50.7									$19,992	$148	$19,844
Liberty High	Public	9-12	200 Bluejay Dr	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5340	1,842	120	15.3	21.7%	1,369 (74.3%)	104 (5.6%)	181 (9.8%)	54 (2.9%)	4 (0.2%)	8 (0.4%)	122 (6.6%)	69.3	70^th of 367 public high schools	80.9%		67.3	69^th of 378 public high schools	81.7%	1															36.0	44.8	65.8	54.6	52.9	$15,305	$98	$15,206
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 ()								(n/a)
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	24	1.8	93.3%	20 (44.4%)	8 (17.8%)	8 (17.8%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (17.8%)								(n/a)
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 S Withers	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5410	609	50	12.0	35.5%	456 (74.9%)	43 (7.1%)	51 (8.4%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.2%)	59.7	163^rd of 438 public middle schools	62.8%		57.7	185^th of 451 public middle schools	59.0%	22				46.4	35.2	22.7		47.1				44.7	43.5	45.7						$16,031	$921	$15,110
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	443	38	11.8	37.7%	313 (70.7%)	36 (8.1%)	50 (11.3%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (7.7%)	57.4	382^nd of 900 public elementary schools	57.6%		58.7	360^th of 906 public elementary schools	60.3%	22	39.6	40.1					54.1		42.6	35.3	54.7									$16,496	$111	$16,385
South Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Midjay Dr	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-7180	809	57	14.2	19.7%	595 (73.5%)	57 (7.0%)	77 (9.5%)	19 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (7.0%)	72.6	95^th of 438 public middle schools	78.3%		74	90^th of 451 public middle schools	80.0%	5				57.4	48.3	28.1		49.5				47.1	48.1	51.7	85.9					$14,712	$362	$14,350
Shoal Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	9000 NE Flintlock Rd	Kansas City	64157	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-7150	795	54	14.7	7.9%	611 (76.9%)	25 (3.1%)	67 (8.4%)	18 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.1%)	92.4	49^th of 900 public elementary schools	94.6%		93.5	32^nd of 906 public elementary schools	96.5%	17	65.0	72.4	73.0				63.9		60.4	73.0	69.4									$14,463	$241	$14,222
Liberty Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	8150 N Farley Ave	Kansas City	64158	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5600	496	39	12.5	29.8%	291 (58.7%)	59 (11.9%)	70 (14.1%)	18 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	52 (10.5%)	43.7	530^th of 900 public elementary schools	41.1%		53.2	415^th of 906 public elementary schools	54.2%	115	43.9	36.3	25.6				29.6		42.8	43.7	35.8									$16,003	$239	$15,764
Warren Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	1251 Camille St	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5630	597	39	15.1	22.9%	412 (69.0%)	50 (8.4%)	54 (9.0%)	33 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.0%)	69.1	265^th of 900 public elementary schools	70.6%		64.4	305^th of 906 public elementary schools	66.3%	40	73.1	48.0	37.4				36.5		64.2	48.4	51.8									$14,318	$02	$14,316
Kellybrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	10701 N Eastern Avenue	Kansas City	64157	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5700	528	37	14.4	30.1%	384 (72.7%)	41 (7.8%)	61 (11.6%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	58.3	376^th of 900 public elementary schools	58.2%		56.8	382^nd of 906 public elementary schools	57.8%	6	49.9	53.2	32.5				41.5		44.7	43.4	45.5									$14,488	$199	$14,289
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	2,262	130	17.4	20.4%	1,720 (76.0%)	154 (6.8%)	175 (7.7%)	59 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	148 (6.5%)	61.1	97^th of 367 public high schools	73.6%		63	85^th of 378 public high schools	77.5%	12															25.6	36.0	59.1	43.8	60.4	$13,857	$145	$13,713
Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Midjay Drive	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-7300	678	49	13.9	18.3%	459 (67.7%)	55 (8.1%)	63 (9.3%)	41 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (8.6%)	86.7	44^th of 438 public middle schools	90.0%		84.1	48^th of 451 public middle schools	89.4%	4				63.0	61.0	42.3		50.2				56.9	57.7	66.9	88.5					$14,758	$487	$14,271
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	600 W Kansas	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5380	757	52	14.4	24.6%	572 (75.6%)	36 (4.8%)	64 (8.5%)	14 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (8.9%)	72.6	96^th of 438 public middle schools	78.1%		74.4	89^th of 451 public middle schools	80.3%	7				54.8	45.1	39.7		44.1				48.0	53.0	49.0	89.4					$15,049	$161	$14,889
Epic Elementary	Public	K-5	650 Conistor Lane	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5730	293	19	15.5	5.5%	237 (80.9%)	5 (1.7%)	16 (5.5%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (9.9%)	78	176^th of 900 public elementary schools	80.4%		89.4	64^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.9%	112		54.0	50.9				57.4		55.0		55.3									$14,359	$233	$14,127

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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.

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