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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY 53·NCES 291854001009

MANOR HILL ELEM.

1400 SKYLINE DR, LIBERTY, MO 64068 · (816) 736-5460 · Clay County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
Enrollment
265
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
126 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
Kindergarten
35
Grade 1
46
Grade 2
41
Grade 3
48
Grade 4
43
Grade 5
52
Student demographics
White
17968%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
4216%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 9%
Black
125%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 15%
Asian
42%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2%
Two+
2610%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
14053%
Female
12547%

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
63.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +19.1pp since 2023
Math
74.3%
MO avg 48.7% . +36.5pp since 2023
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
265
-75 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 11.9:1
% White
68%
was 75%
% Hispanic
16%
was 10%
% Black
5%
was 6%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About MANOR HILL ELEM.

Located at 1400 SKYLINE DR, in LIBERTY, Missouri, MANOR HILL ELEM. is a low-enrollment elementary campus that educates 265 students (grades K through 5), overseen by LIBERTY 53.

LIBERTY 53 runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 11,826 students. MANOR HILL ELEM. is one of those campuses.

On demographics, MANOR HILL ELEM. lists that White students make up the majority at 68%. The remainder breaks down as 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, MANOR HILL ELEM. lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 48% of students at MANOR HILL ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Clay County's rate of about 35%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MANOR HILL ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.4%, the actual is 50.6%, a residual of +0.3 points.

In the broader community, Clay County reports that median household earnings sit near $88,468, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Clay County's 80 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,553 students), MANOR HILL ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is RIDGEVIEW ELEM., roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MANOR HILL ELEM. at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 45.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. MANOR HILL ELEM.'s enrollment has contracted 22% since 2018, when it stood at 340 (now 265). White enrollment moved from 75% to 68% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 in 2025.

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Clay County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
MANOR HILL ELEM.
District
LIBERTY 53
Address
1400 SKYLINE DR, LIBERTY, MO 64068
Phone
(816) 736-5460
County
Clay County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
265
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
8.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
126 (48%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
291854001009
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About MANOR HILL ELEM.
How large is MANOR HILL ELEM.?
MANOR HILL ELEM. enrolls approximately 265 students in grades KG-05.
Is MANOR HILL ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
MANOR HILL ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does MANOR HILL ELEM. have?
MANOR HILL ELEM. employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MANOR HILL ELEM.?
At MANOR HILL ELEM., the student body is approximately 68% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is MANOR HILL ELEM. public or private?
MANOR HILL ELEM. 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.
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