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Heritage Middle School

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Heritage Middle School ranks 96 th of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

96^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 78% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Heritage Middle School is a public middle school located in Liberty, Missouri, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 751 students. The school is part of the Liberty 53 school district, which is ranked 70 out of 367 districts in Missouri and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Heritage Middle School consistently ranks in the top 25% of Missouri middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 87 and 136 over the past 5 years. The school's performance on MAP (Missouri Assessment Program) tests is generally higher than the state and district averages, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts. In 2024-2025, Heritage Middle School's 6th grade students scored 54.8% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 55.8% for the Liberty 53 district and 45.5% for the state of Missouri. The school's Algebra I End of Course proficiency rate is exceptionally high, reaching 89.4% in 2024-2025, significantly outperforming the district (51%) and state (45.4%) averages.

While Heritage Middle School outperforms the nearby Liberty Middle School and Discovery Middle School on most academic metrics, Discovery Middle School stands out with exceptional performance, ranking in the top 10% of Missouri middle schools and outpacing Heritage Middle School in several areas. Heritage Middle School's relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 18.03% to 25.43% over the past few years, suggests the school serves a more affluent student population compared to some of the nearby schools, which may contribute to its strong academic performance.

757

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,049

Per pupil spending ?

24.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 W Kansas
Liberty, MO 64068-2127

(816) 736-5380

District: Liberty 53

Students who attend Heritage Middle School usually attend:

High:

Liberty North High School

Feeder schools for Heritage Middle School:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary
	Lewis And Clark Elementary
	Ridgeview Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.6%

Two or more races:

8.9%

Hispanic:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Missouri middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Liberty 53's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg49%

Missouri avg41%

96^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle 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	72.6	96 of 438	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	89 of 451	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	87 of 459	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	104 of 459	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	136 of 454	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	140 of 587	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	72 of 552	87.0%	★★★★☆
2017	72.0	114 of 568	79.9%	★★★★☆
2016	75.5	79 of 435	81.8%	★★★★☆
2015	66.6	157 of 585	73.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	66.7	37 of 153	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	36.6	97 of 149	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	62 of 129	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2018	38.9	21 of 32	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	65.5	43 of 187	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	49.7	79 of 195	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	118 of 204	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	122 of 162	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	13 of 42	69.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	17 of 44	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	98 of 121	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	67.5	23 of 104	77.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	54.0	55 of 130	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	26 of 96	72.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	167 of 369	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	159 of 378	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	150 of 382	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	112 of 365	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	166 of 371	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.6	344 of 482	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.8	227 of 422	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	35 of 48	27.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	17 of 45	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	41 of 196	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	38 of 194	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	43.8	100 of 192	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	81 of 358	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	96 of 379	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	84 of 385	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	94 of 381	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	119 of 376	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	124 of 527	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	66 of 479	86.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)79th percentile~ school

White (2025)77th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)77th percentile~ school

African American (2023)76th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)69th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2019)58th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2018)34th percentile-53 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I89%+44 vs state

English Language Arts50%+10 vs state

Mathematics48%+7 vs state

Science44%+5 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
Maple Park Middle	Public	7-8	5300 N Bennington	Kansas City	64119	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5280	585	55	10.6	63.4%	271 (46.3%)	127 (21.7%)	103 (17.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	69 (11.8%)	44.7	242^nd of 438 public middle schools	44.7%		36.6	294^th of 451 public middle schools	34.8%	52		39.9	26.6	28.9		44.0	30.6		$16,537	$513	$16,023
Gateway 6th Grade Center	Public	6	9201 N Indiana Ave	Kansas City	64156	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5360	882	59	14.9	36.1%	485 (55.0%)	121 (13.7%)	142 (16.1%)	28 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	97 (11.0%)								(n/a)	65.5				53.9				$14,167	$519	$13,649
Antioch Middle	Public	7-8	2100 NE 65th St	Gladstone	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5260	886	59	14.9	40.1%	474 (53.5%)	127 (14.3%)	142 (16.0%)	23 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.3%)	99 (11.2%)	69.8	108^th of 438 public middle schools	75.3%		68.6	118^th of 451 public middle schools	73.8%	10		46.0	38.7	43.6		46.8	51.6	95.2	$14,368	$517	$13,850
Eastgate 6th Grade Center	Public	6	4700 NE Parvin Rd	Kansas City	64117	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5270	629	50	12.6	63.4%	241 (38.3%)	147 (23.4%)	117 (18.6%)	26 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	84 (13.4%)								(n/a)	38.2				35.0				$14,622	$518	$14,104
New Mark Middle	Public	7-8	515 NE 106th St	Kansas City	64155	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5290	965	63	15.4	23.3%	573 (59.4%)	139 (14.4%)	119 (12.3%)	24 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	104 (10.8%)	82.2	60^th of 438 public middle schools	86.3%		80.7	61^st of 451 public middle schools	86.5%	1		58.4	46.4	51.1		57.1	50.9		$14,691	$517	$14,174
Northgate Middle	Public	7-8	2117 NE 48th St	Kansas City	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5300	689	54	12.6	66.6%	228 (33.1%)	174 (25.3%)	122 (17.7%)	51 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.5%)	96 (13.9%)	41.5	262^nd of 438 public middle schools	40.2%		35.7	297^th of 451 public middle schools	34.1%	35		36.7	19.6	29.2		41.5	34.5	90.5	$15,409	$520	$14,889

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage Middle School

How many students attend Heritage Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 757 students attended Heritage Middle School.

What district is Heritage Middle School in?

Liberty 53

What high school do graduates of Heritage Middle School attend?

Students who attend Heritage Middle School usually go on to attend Liberty North High School

Is Heritage Middle School a good school?

Heritage Middle School ranks 96^th of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Heritage Middle School?

Students at Heritage Middle School are 76% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% Asian.

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