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DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL

Regular School · LIBERTY, MO

DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a regular school school in LIBERTY, Missouri, serving grades 06–08 with 678 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.9:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
678
Teachers (FTE)
48.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 459 68%
Hispanic/Latino 63 9%
Two or more races 58 9%
Black or African American 55 8%
Asian 41 6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 678 349M / 329F

English Language Learners: 12 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 47.0% +10.1pp 36.9% 654
Reading Proficiency 60.0% +13.4pp 46.6% 653
Science Proficiency 57.0% 235

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.50 grade levels
Math
+0.18 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
74 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
35
5.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
23
3.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 678 100%

Contact & Location

800 MIDJAY DRIVE

LIBERTY, MO 64068

Phone: (816)736-7300

http://www.lps53.org/dms

District

LIBERTY 53

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,232

District enrollment: 12,367

Other Schools in District

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NCES ID

291854003226

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD