LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL

LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL is a 9-12 campus of roomy scale in LAKE ST. LOUIS, Missouri, one of the schools within WENTZVILLE R-IV, caters to 1,647 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 229% bigger than typical.

Within WENTZVILLE R-IV, which oversees 22 schools and 18,469 students, LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment; the rest looks like 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Black, 4% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 97 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 11% of students at LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against St. Charles County (around 19%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Missouri schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 51.1%; actual is 81.9%, +30.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for St. Charles County indicate the typical household earns roughly $104,692 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 93 public schools in St. Charles County (combined enrollment of about 59,314 students).

The closest other public school is DISCOVERY RIDGE ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 52.5%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 24%: 1,331 students in 2018 compared to 1,647 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 77% across the same window.

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