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Lillian Schumacher Elementary School

Public elementary school in Liberty, Missouri · Liberty 53 School District · Grades K–5

Lillian Schumacher Elementary School serves 443 students in grades K–5 in Liberty (Clay County). It is one of 18 schools in Liberty 53 School District. By enrollment it is the 263rd largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 11.8 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.

443
students
11.8
students per teacher
37.7%
free/reduced lunch eligible
K–5
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeRegular School
LevelElementary
GradesK–5
DistrictLiberty 53 School District
CountyClay County
Area typeSuburb, large
School mealsNational School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students
NCES school ID291854002729

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Missouri

This schoolLiberty 53Missouri elementary schools (median)
Students44311,826327
Students per teacher11.813.812.3
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible37.7%23.8%53.6%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 40% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.

Lillian Schumacher Elementary School in context

Size

Of the 11 elementary schools in Liberty 53 School District, Lillian Schumacher Elementary School is the 6th largest, with 3.7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.6 miles away and have a median of 334 students, so Lillian Schumacher Elementary School is larger than most of them.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.

Grades

Its largest grade is grade 4 with 85 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 63, against an average of 74 per grade. This year grade 5 has 24% more students than kindergarten (82 against 66). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

White students are the largest group, at 70.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Liberty 53 (73.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 11.3%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

37.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 23.8% across Liberty 53 and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 13.5% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.

Teachers

Lillian Schumacher Elementary School has 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 443 students would have about 36 teachers, so Lillian Schumacher Elementary School has 1.5 more.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).

Location

NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Franklin Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. There are 9 elementary schools within 5 miles and 45 within 10 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
White
70.7%
Hispanic
11.3%
Black
8.1%
Two or more races
7.7%
Asian
1.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0.5%

47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Kindergarten
66
Grade 1
63
Grade 2
80
Grade 3
67
Grade 4
85
Grade 5
82

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

425 Claywoods Pkwy, Liberty, MO 64068
Phone: (816)736-5490
Website: lps53.org

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Lillian Schumacher Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.

Nearby elementary schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Franklin Elementary SchoolLiberty 531.0 mi22311.435.4%
Manor Hill Elementary SchoolLiberty 531.3 mi265947.5%
Ridgeview Elementary SchoolLiberty 531.5 mi3319.142.9%
Epic Elementary SchoolLiberty 532.6 mi29315.55.5%
Lewis and Clark Elementary SchoolLiberty 532.7 mi51716.220.1%
Alexander Doniphan Elementary SchoolLiberty 532.8 mi33610.725.3%
Warren Hills Elementary SchoolLiberty 532.9 mi59715.222.9%
Shoal Creek Elementary SchoolLiberty 533.5 mi79514.77.9%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.

Other schools in Liberty 53

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
Alexander Doniphan Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5336
Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle6–8678
Early Child. Education CenterPre-KPre-K45
Epic Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5293
Franklin Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5223
Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle6–8757
Kellybrook Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5528
Lewis and Clark Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5517
Liberty High SchoolHigh9–121,842
Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle6–8609
Liberty North High SchoolHigh9–122,262
Liberty Oaks Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5496
Manor Hill Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5265
Ridgeview Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5331
Shoal Creek Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5795
South Valley Middle SchoolMiddle6–8809
Warren Hills Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5597