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Liberty High

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Liberty High ranks 70 th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

70^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 81% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Liberty High is a public high school in Liberty, Missouri, serving 1,908 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Liberty 53 school district, which is ranked 70 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 4-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Liberty High consistently ranks among the top high schools in Missouri, with strong academic performance on End of Course (EOC) exams, particularly in subjects like English II, Algebra II, and Government. The school maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 93.1% to 96.3% in recent years, and a low dropout rate of 0.8% to 1.1%. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with lower rankings for African American and Special Education students compared to their peers.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Liberty North High School, Frontier Stem High School, Oak Park High, Staley High, and Winnetonka High, Liberty High generally outperforms its peers in academic metrics, graduation rates, and test scores. However, some nearby schools, like Frontier Stem High, have shown exceptional performance in certain areas, suggesting that Liberty High could learn from their best practices.

1,842

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,305

Per pupil spending ?

21.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Bluejay Dr
Liberty, MO 64068-1986

(816) 736-5340

District: Liberty 53

Feeder schools for Liberty High:

Elementary:	Alexander Doniphan Elementary
	Liberty Oaks Elementary
	Lillian Schumacher Elementary
	Manor Hill Elementary
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	Shoal Creek Elementary
Middle:	Discovery Middle School
	Liberty Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.3%

Hispanic:

9.8%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (51% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Missouri high schools

✓95% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg52%

Missouri avg45%

70^th of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Liberty 53

70^th of 367Liberty 53 among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	70 of 367	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	69 of 378	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	33 of 352	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	75.8	34 of 361	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	75.6	34 of 358	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	72.0	58 of 460	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	93 of 468	80.1%	★★★★☆
2017	76.9	60 of 404	85.1%	★★★★☆
2016	73.8	56 of 401	86.0%	★★★★☆
2015	75.2	53 of 504	89.5%	★★★★☆
2014	65.1	106 of 521	79.7%	★★★★☆
2013	40.9	344 of 523	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.9	297 of 522	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.5	390 of 528	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.0	253 of 516	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.8	170 of 507	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	81.8	46 of 539	91.5%	★★★★★
2007	85.1	37 of 538	93.1%	★★★★★
2006	83.3	40 of 534	92.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	91 of 105	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	59.3	25 of 105	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	39.1	68 of 106	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	40 of 111	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	70.7	14 of 38	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	20 of 38	47.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	76.6	19 of 111	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.7	27 of 129	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	24 of 103	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	36 of 95	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	8 of 46	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	25 of 47	46.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	9 of 47	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.5	1 of 45	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	55.9	25 of 50	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	44 of 96	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	52 of 100	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	25 of 74	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	23 of 70	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	57 of 91	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	39 of 84	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	144 of 279	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	132 of 274	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.0	24 of 268	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	60.4	78 of 250	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	152 of 255	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	209 of 368	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	219 of 382	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	49.0	17 of 39	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	76 of 138	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	112 of 135	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	78 of 127	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	60 of 306	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	58.6	84 of 321	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	33 of 302	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	42 of 310	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	32 of 309	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	54 of 430	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	83 of 440	81.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)83rd percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)83rd percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2019)63rd percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)56th percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-33 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-36 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile-68 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English II66%+13 vs state

Algebra II55%-3 vs state

Government53%+12 vs state

Biology I45%+8 vs state

Algebra I36%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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
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
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)
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)
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
Northwest Reg. Youth Center	Public	6-12	4901 NE Barry Rd	Kansas City	64156	Clay County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(816) 734-2120	20	3	6.6	85.0%	9 (45.0%)	10 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)
Winnetonka High	Public	9-12	5815 NE 48th St	Kansas City	64119	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5340	1,238	88	13.9	57.6%	560 (45.2%)	266 (21.5%)	233 (18.8%)	29 (2.3%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	142 (11.5%)	38.7	212^th of 367 public high schools	42.2%		28.5	270^th of 378 public high schools	28.6%	58	39.9	28.2	41.6		35.1	$16,427	$555	$15,873
Staley High	Public	9-12	2800 NE Shoal Creek Pkwy	Kansas City	64156	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5330	2,091	105	19.9	19.3%	1,312 (62.7%)	271 (13.0%)	228 (10.9%)	57 (2.7%)	6 (0.3%)	9 (0.4%)	208 (9.9%)	73.2	55^th of 367 public high schools	85.0%		73.9	44^th of 378 public high schools	88.4%	11	53.2	51.5	60.9	79.3	46.0	$14,528	$551	$13,977
Oak Park High	Public	9-12	825 NE 79th Terr	Kansas City	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5320	1,755	99	17.8	40.7%	904 (51.5%)	243 (13.8%)	304 (17.3%)	45 (2.6%)	6 (0.3%)	37 (2.1%)	216 (12.3%)	52.5	140^th of 367 public high schools	61.9%		41	208^th of 378 public high schools	45.0%	68	43.5	37.8	49.5	83.2	36.3	$14,691	$547	$14,144
STAR School	Public	6-12	731 NE 76th St	Gladstone	64118	Clay County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(816) 437-3607	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Frontier Stem High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6455 E Commerce Ave.	Kansas City	64120	Jackson County	Frontier Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 241-6202	401	39	10.2	77.6%	23 (5.7%)	76 (19.0%)	289 (72.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	83.3	22^nd of 367 public high schools	94.0%		60.4	97^th of 378 public high schools	74.3%	75	70.1	55.2	64.8			$20,612	$1,144	$19,468

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty High

How many students attend Liberty High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,842 students attended Liberty High.

What schools feed into Liberty High?

Liberty High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alexander Doniphan Elementary
Elementary : Liberty Oaks Elementary
Elementary : Lillian Schumacher Elementary
Elementary : Manor Hill Elementary
Elementary : Shoal Creek Elementary
Middle : Discovery Middle School
Middle : Liberty Middle School

What district is Liberty High in?

Liberty 53

What is the racial makeup of Liberty High?

Students at Liberty High are 74% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Asian.

Is Liberty High a good school?

Liberty High ranks 70^th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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