South Valley Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 809 students
Discovery Middle School
800 Midjay Drive, Liberty, MO 64068
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
678
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Liberty 53
Clay County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 385 Missouri middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Missouri middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Discovery Middle School
Discovery Middle School is a public middle school in Liberty, Missouri, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Liberty 53. The school is located in a large suburb in Clay County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 678 students were enrolled, with about 13.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Missouri middle school (13.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 385 Missouri middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 678 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Liberty 53
- County
- Clay County
- NCES school ID
- 291854003226
Schools near Discovery Middle School
All 16 schools in Liberty →
Liberty Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 609 students
Heritage Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 757 students
Maple Park Middle
Public · Grades 7–8 · 585 students
Gateway 6th Grade Center
Public · Grades 6 · 882 students
Eastgate 6th Grade Center
Public · Grades 6 · 629 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.