Middle Schools in Liberty 53

Summary:

The Liberty 53 school district in Missouri is home to 4 middle schools serving grades 6-8: South Valley Middle, Heritage Middle School, Discovery Middle School, and Liberty Middle School.

Based on the data, Discovery Middle School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, with a statewide ranking of 44 out of 438 Missouri middle schools and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Discovery outperforms the other schools and district/state averages on most academic metrics, including higher proficiency rates in Math, English Language Arts, and Science.

In contrast, Liberty Middle School lags behind the other schools, with a lower statewide ranking of 163 and a 3-star rating. There is a noticeable gap in performance between Discovery and Liberty, particularly in 8th grade Math where 42.3% of Discovery students were proficient compared to only 22.7% at Liberty. The schools have similar chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting this may be a district-wide challenge that needs to be addressed.

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)	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 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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

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Division Of Youth Service	3.87 mi	30
Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	5.31 mi	35
Frontier Schools	6.88 mi	5	167^th
Independence 30	7.4 mi	31	238^th

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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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