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If you could change one rule at LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM., what would it be?
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Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY 53·NCES 291854002729
LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM.
425 CLAYWOODS PKWY, LIBERTY, MO 64068 · (816) 736-5490 · Clay County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Missouri public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
167 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
48%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
45.1%
MO avg 44.9% . -4.1pp since 2021
Math
41.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +1.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.3% | 29.8% | 34.8% | 19.9% |
| Math | 13.5% | 28.0% | 31.6% | 26.6% |
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 | 45.1% | 41.5% |
| 2023-24 | 49.9% | 41.8% |
| 2022-23 | 55.8% | 41.6% |
| 2021-22 | 49.2% | 39.6% |
% 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM.
LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM.'s state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM. this school | 443 | 37.7% | 45.1% |
| MATTHEWS ELEM. GRAIN VALLEY | 422 | 37.4% | 37.0% |
| SUNNY POINTE ELEM. BLUE SPRINGS | 506 | 35.6% | 54.0% |
| PRAIRIE POINT ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 437 | 33.0% | 42.2% |
| ST. PETERS ELEM. ST PETERS | 384 | 36.5% | N/A |
| JOHN NOWLIN ELEM. BLUE SPRINGS | 460 | 38.0% | 54.9% |
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 LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #413 of 1,002 | #21 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #521 of 1,019 ▼ 12 | #29 of 41 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #465 of 1,018 ▼ 126 | #29 of 41 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.1pp | #343 of 943 | #15 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #266 of 1,294 | #22 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #275 of 950 | #9 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #359 of 953 | #25 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #844 of 1,165 | #24 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.1% | #138 of 684 | #6 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
443
-76 (-15%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 443 | 37.5 | 11.8:1 | 38% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 36.9 | 12.4:1 | 35% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 37.9 | 12.5:1 | 33% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 519 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 33% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 576 | 35.5 | 16.2:1 | 30% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 36 | 16.6:1 | 28% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 27% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 477 | 28 | 17.0:1 | 12% (58) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (576 to 443); teachers up 6% (35.5 to 37.5).
About LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM.
LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM. is one of the public schools in LIBERTY, Missouri. It is a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 443 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Missouri enroll around 315, and this school is 41% larger than that mark.
The LIBERTY 53 system has 18 schools and 11,826 students.
The student body at LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM. is 71% White. It is also 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 8% multiracial. Clay County's residents are about 79% White, 9 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.8:1. The 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri is close to this figure. By family income, 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Clay County is similar, at 35%.
On the allk12 Grade, LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM. lands at B-, ahead of 49% of Missouri public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM. would score about 45.8%. It scores 45.1%, within a point of that figure.
In the wider Clay County area, median household income comes to about $88,468, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Clay County's 80 public schools enroll about 41,553 students and include LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM..
FRANKLIN ELEM. sits about 1.0 miles from LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM.. LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM. has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM. ranks 6th on proficiency.
LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM. is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 76 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.4:1 to 11.8:1 over the same years.
The LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM. discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- FRANKLIN ELEM.1.0 mi · 223
- MANOR HILL ELEM.1.3 mi · 265
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 757
- RIDGEVIEW ELEM.1.5 mi · 331
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 609
- LIBERTY HIGH2.3 mi · 1,842
Frequently asked questions
About LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM.How many students attend LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM.?
LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM. enrolls approximately 443 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM. serve?
LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM. have?
LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM. employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
How diverse is LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM.?
LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM. reports a student body of 71% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM. in?
LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM. is part of LIBERTY 53.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.