📍 800 Midjay Drive, Liberty, Clay County, 64068
Discovery Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Liberty, Clay County. The school has 653 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Liberty 53 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Discovery Middle School enrolls 653 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino and 7.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 473 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 62 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 7.7% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 30 | 4.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
110 of the school's 653 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 75 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Discovery Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-60, state senate district 17, state house district 17.
Discovery Middle School is one of 20 schools in LIBERTY 53, based in LIBERTY, Missouri. The district serves 11,826 students district-wide and employs 863 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 653 students, Discovery Middle School is close to the district average of about 591 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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