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Liberty, MO
Public School Ratings




Liberty Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Liberty 53 School District details

Liberty 53 School District
8 Victory Lane
Liberty, MO 64068

12,154 Students enrolled in District

20 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Liberty 53 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Missouri

9

(10 is best)

Better than 80.5% of all MO school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.0% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
41%
54%
43%
44%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Alexander Doniphan Elem. School
1900 Clay Dr
Liberty, MO, 64068
KG-05
Discovery Middle School
800 Midjay Drive
Liberty, MO, 64068
06-08
Early Child. Education Ctr. School
9600 Ne 79 Th St
Kansas City, MO, 64158
PK-PK
Epic Elementary School
650 Conistor Lane
Liberty, MO, 64068
KG-05
Franklin Elem. School
201 W Mill
Liberty, MO, 64068
KG-05
Heritage Middle School
600 W Kansas
Liberty, MO, 64068
06-08
Juvenile Justice Ctr. School
8 Victory Lane
Liberty, MO, 64068
06-12
Kellybrook Elem School
10701 N Eastern Avenue
Kansas City, MO, 64157
KG-05
Lewis And Clark Elem. School
1407 Nashua Rd
Liberty, MO, 64068
KG-05
Liberty Academy School
1115 Blackberry Drive
Liberty, MO, 64068
09-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 80.2% 71.8%
Black 6.7% 16.2%
Hispanic 9.7% 8.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.9% 2.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.8%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 22.9% 48.9%
Free lunch eligible 16.7% 42.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.2% 6.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,566 $79,803,000 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,104 $13,421,000 8.1%
Staff $474 $5,757,000 3.5%
General Administration $845 $10,276,000 6.2%
School Administration $601 $7,302,000 4.4%
Operation $1,410 $17,134,000 10.4%
Transportation $571 $6,938,000 4.2%
Other $383 $4,653,000 2.8%
Total Support $5,388 $65,481,000 39.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,611 $19,578,000 11.9%
Total Expenditures $13,564 $164,862,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,013 $6,250,581,000 45.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $891 $794,032,000 5.8%
Staff $509 $453,483,000 3.3%
General Administration $778 $693,526,000 5.1%
School Administration $720 $641,715,000 4.7%
Operation $1,272 $1,133,809,000 8.3%
Transportation $642 $572,323,000 4.2%
Other $294 $261,597,000 1.9%
Total Support $5,106 $4,550,485,000 33.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,189 $2,842,348,000 20.8%
Total Expenditures $15,308 $13,643,414,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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