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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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten3513%
Grade 14617%
Grade 24115%
Grade 34818%
Grade 44316%
Grade 55220%

This year's kindergarten class (35) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).

Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
17968%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
4216%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
125%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 15% · US 15%
Asian
42%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
2610%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
14053%
Female
12547%

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Test scores

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
45.2%
MO avg 44.9% . -0.1pp since 2021
Math
34.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +4.4pp 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 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
English Language Arts19.7%25.5%35.7%18.9%
Math14.5%19.7%26.2%39.4%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2545.2%34.2%
2023-2441.2%30.2%
2022-2347.3%27.8%
2021-2245.3%29.8%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 MANOR HILL ELEM.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
MANOR HILL ELEM. this school26547.5%34.6%
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ST. JOSEPH
23247.4%N/A
GRACE EARLY CHILD. ED. CTR.
BELTON
22850.9%N/A
WESTVIEW ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT
26950.2%43.9%
WRIGHT CITY EAST ELEM
FORISTELL
28743.6%N/A
DANIEL YOUNG ELEM.
BLUE SPRINGS
33042.4%56.2%
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 MANOR HILL ELEM. ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MissouriIn Clay County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
34.6%#659 of 1,002#38 of 41
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
34.2%#689 of 1,019
▲ 59
#38 of 41
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
45.2%#463 of 1,018
▲ 99
#28 of 41
▲ 7
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+2.2pp#427 of 943#19 of 40
Enrollment
ranked largest first
265#789 of 1,294#36 of 48
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
8.9:1#17 of 950#1 of 41
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
50.7%#321 of 953#22 of 41
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
47.5%#693 of 1,165#17 of 44
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-22.1%#159 of 684#7 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 2024-25
Enrollment
265
-58 (-18%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 9.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2526529.68.9:148% (126)
2023-2429333.78.7:147% (138)
2022-2332732.710.0:145% (146)
2020-21323339.8:137% (119)
2017-1834028.511.9:129% (99)
2015-164043212.6:127% (110)
2010-114213113.6:129% (122)
2000-014142814.8:123% (96)
1990-914952619.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MANOR HILL ELEM..

Since 2017-18: students down 22% (340 to 265); teachers up 4% (28.5 to 29.6).

About MANOR HILL ELEM.

MANOR HILL ELEM. is an elementary school in LIBERTY, Missouri, according to federal school records. It serves 265 students in kindergarten through 5.

LIBERTY 53 counts 11,826 students in its 18 schools, and MANOR HILL ELEM. is one of them.

Roughly 68% of students at MANOR HILL ELEM. are White. Enrollment also includes 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 5% Black. Among people living in Clay County, the White share is about 79%. MANOR HILL ELEM.'s diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.

MANOR HILL ELEM. operates with 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 8.9:1. That is lower than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. About 48% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Clay County is 35%.

Test results at MANOR HILL ELEM. are 7.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (34.6% actual, 42.1% predicted).

Census Bureau estimates for Clay County show that the median household income is $88,468, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. There are 80 public schools in Clay County, enrolling about 41,553 students in all.

The school nearest to MANOR HILL ELEM. is RIDGEVIEW ELEM., at a distance of about 0.8 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, MANOR HILL ELEM. ranks 8th on average proficiency.

The federal government classifies MANOR HILL ELEM.'s location as Suburb: Large.

Compared with 2020-21, the school had 58 fewer students in 2024-25.

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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 and reduced lunch
126 (48%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
291854001009
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named MANOR HILL Elementary. MANOR HILL ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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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.
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