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Enrollment
757
Middle
DISTRICT 713 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY 53·NCES 291854003238
HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
600 W KANSAS, LIBERTY, MO 64068 · (816) 736-5380 · Clay County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL757 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Missouri public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
186 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 257 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 252 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 248 | 33% |
Student demographics
41%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
51.0%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.6pp since 2021
Math
54.9%
MO avg 43.8% . +9.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.0% | 32.0% | 36.3% | 12.5% |
| Math | 26.7% | 28.2% | 28.5% | 16.3% |
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 | 51.0% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 49.4% | 54.9% |
| 2022-23 | 47.7% | 49.8% |
| 2021-22 | 49.4% | 45.6% |
% 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 757 | 24.6% | 50.5% |
| WENTZVILLE MIDDLE WENTZVILLE | 792 | 21.0% | 44.6% |
| SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE LIBERTY | 809 | 19.7% | 49.0% |
| LAKEVIEW MIDDLE KANSAS CITY | 653 | 20.4% | 55.6% |
| RAYMORE-PECULIAR SOUTH MIDDLE Peculiar | 636 | 23.9% | 43.5% |
| PLATTE CITY MIDDLE PLATTE CITY | 646 | 19.0% | 54.6% |
Matched among Missouri middle 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 HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #89 of 379 | #6 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #87 of 380 ▼ 11 | #6 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #86 of 380 ▼ 9 | #6 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #113 of 364 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 757 | #58 of 397 | #5 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #242 of 321 | #9 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.1% | #130 of 321 | #10 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.6% | #320 of 379 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #97 of 224 | #6 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
757
-79 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 757 | 52.2 | 14.5:1 | 25% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 751 | 53.7 | 14.0:1 | 25% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 777 | 52.5 | 14.8:1 | 25% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 836 | 53 | 15.8:1 | 24% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 869 | 55.2 | 15.8:1 | 20% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 731 | 46 | 15.9:1 | 20% (146) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (869 to 757); teachers down 5% (55.2 to 52.2).
About HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large middle school that serves part of LIBERTY, Missouri. The latest federal count shows 757 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 461-student average for middle schools in Missouri, enrollment here is 64% higher.
HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of LIBERTY 53, where 18 schools serve 11,826 students.
White students account for 76% of enrollment at HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL. The remaining students are 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 5% Black. For comparison, Clay County is about 79% White. The chance that two students picked at random at HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 41%.
At HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, 52.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.5:1. For comparison, middle schools in Missouri average 13.0:1. Roughly 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 10 points below the 35% average for public schools in Clay County.
The allk12 Grade for HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is B+. Compared with Missouri public middle schools, the school scored higher than 70% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is -0.2 points: 50.5% actual, 50.7% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Clay County, median household income is about $88,468, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 80 public schools in Clay County, which together enroll about 41,553 students.
Nearest public school: RIDGEVIEW ELEM., about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 50.5% versus a 49.6% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 836 in 2020-21 and 757 in 2024-25, a decrease of 79 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.8:1 to 14.5:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 678 students
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 609 students
Other schools in LIBERTY
- LIBERTY NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,262 students
- LIBERTY HIGHHigh · 1,842 students
- SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLEMiddle · 809 students
- DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 678 students
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 609 students
- WARREN HILLS ELEM.Elementary · 597 students
Other Heritage Middle schools
19 other US public schools in 13 states are named Heritage Middle. HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 10th largest of the 20.
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMERIDIAN, ID · 1,003 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJ · 994 students
- Heritage MiddleWake Forest, NC · 947 students
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLDELTONA, FL · 932 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolRinggold, GA · 858 students
Nearby schools
- RIDGEVIEW ELEM.0.4 mi · 331
- FRANKLIN ELEM.0.4 mi · 223
- LIBERTY HIGH1.0 mi · 1,842
- MANOR HILL ELEM.1.1 mi · 265
- EPIC ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 293
- LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM.1.4 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 757 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 76% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL 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.