Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY 53·NCES 291854003253
EPIC ELEMENTARY
650 CONISTOR LANE, LIBERTY, MO 64068 · (816) 736-5730 · Clay County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
16 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.4%
MO avg 44.9% . -30.8pp since 2021
Math
50.6%
MO avg 43.8% . -43.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 31 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 43 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.5% | 34.9% | 36.3% | 8.2% |
| Math | 22.6% | 28.0% | 30.1% | 19.1% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.4% | 50.6% |
| 2023-24 | 64.5% | 64.5% |
| 2022-23 | 69.3% | 77.7% |
| 2021-22 | 86.2% | 93.8% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like EPIC ELEMENTARY
EPIC ELEMENTARY's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPIC ELEMENTARY this school | 293 | 5.5% | 61.1% |
| AVERY ELEM. ST LOUIS | 337 | 5.9% | 78.8% |
| CLARK ELEM. ST LOUIS | 283 | 5.7% | 71.2% |
| HAWTHORNE ELEM. KEARNEY | 264 | 8.3% | 51.1% |
| MOSAIC ELEMENTARY St. Louis | 258 | 9.7% | 69.1% |
| KIRKWOOD EARLY CHILD. CTR. KIRKWOOD | 304 | 1.0% | N/A |
Matched among Missouri elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where EPIC ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #126 of 1,002 | #9 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #322 of 1,019 ▼ 219 | #17 of 41 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #230 of 1,018 ▼ 138 | #16 of 41 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -37.0pp | #1 of 943 | #1 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #717 of 1,294 | #33 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #866 of 950 | #34 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.2% | #515 of 953 | #32 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.5% | #1,153 of 1,165 | #44 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #654 of 684 | #34 of 34 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
293
+13 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 293 | 18.9 | 15.5:1 | 5% (16) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 20.1 | 14.6:1 | 6% (18) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 19.1 | 15.2:1 | 7% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 280 | 19 | 14.7:1 | 8% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 298 | 16.7 | 17.9:1 | 5% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 16 | 18.7:1 | 5% (15) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EPIC ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (298 to 293); teachers up 13% (16.7 to 18.9).
About EPIC ELEMENTARY
EPIC ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school in LIBERTY, Missouri. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 293 students in 2024-25.
Enrollment across the 18 schools in LIBERTY 53 totals 11,826 students.
At EPIC ELEMENTARY, 81% of students are White. Smaller groups are 10% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. Census estimates put Clay County at about 79% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for EPIC ELEMENTARY is 33%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
EPIC ELEMENTARY has 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.5:1. Elementary schools in Missouri have an average ratio of 12.4:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 5%. That is lower than the 35% average for public schools in Clay County.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 57.9%.
Census data for Clay County show the median household earns about $88,468 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting EPIC ELEMENTARY, Clay County has 80 public schools.
EPIC ELEMENTARY's closest public school neighbor is LIBERTY HIGH, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of EPIC ELEMENTARY, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, EPIC ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment increased by 5% across 4 years, from 280 in 2020-21 to 293 in 2024-25.
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Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
258,122
Census ACS
Median income
$88,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
80
41,553 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LIBERTY 53
- LIBERTY NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,262 students
- LIBERTY HIGHHigh · 1,842 students
- SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLEMiddle · 809 students
- SHOAL CREEK ELEM.Elementary · 795 students
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 757 students
- DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 678 students
Other schools in LIBERTY
- LIBERTY NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,262 students
- LIBERTY HIGHHigh · 1,842 students
- SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLEMiddle · 809 students
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 757 students
- DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 678 students
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 609 students
Nearby schools
- LIBERTY HIGH0.3 mi · 1,842
- EARLY CHILD. EDUCATION CTR.0.6 mi · 45
- ALEXANDER DONIPHAN ELEM.0.7 mi · 336
- DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 678
- RIDGEVIEW ELEM.1.1 mi · 331
- SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE1.1 mi · 809
Frequently asked questions
About EPIC ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at EPIC ELEMENTARY?
EPIC ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 293 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does EPIC ELEMENTARY serve?
EPIC ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does EPIC ELEMENTARY have?
EPIC ELEMENTARY employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at EPIC ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at EPIC ELEMENTARY are roughly 81% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is EPIC ELEMENTARY public or private?
EPIC ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by LIBERTY 53.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.