Liberty School District's NEW website

The Liberty School District's new and improved website is up and running at http://liberty.k12.mo.us

High Academic Standards!
Liberty Public Schools has been named a "High Performing School District" by the state of Missouri for five consecutive years. “High Performing” is the highest accreditation ranking given to a Missouri school and recognizes Liberty as one the state’s best school districts. Liberty students consistently score above state and national norms on standardized tests. Liberty High School’s ACT scores rank it among the areas best, and the high school continues to graduate a high number of Bright Flight Scholars National Merit Scholarship winners. Liberty's graduation rate is 89 percent, and the dropout rate is under three percent.

Recognized for Safety
Our safety program has won national attention. What Liberty Public Schools is doing to keep children safe has been featured on the front cover of USA Today and on NBC Nightly News.

Great Leadership!
The Liberty Schools Board of Education was recognized as Missouri's finest by the Missouri School Boards Association when it was named Missouri's Outstanding Board of Education. Missouri has over 530 school districts. Ninety-seven percent of the district budget goes directly to programs related to students. About three percent goes to business services, executive administration, community services, and the Board of Education. Senior High School Principal Dr. Martin Jacobs, was awarded a $25,000 cash prize in 1997 for his contribution to Liberty High School by the Milken Grant Award Program, which honors the nation's outstanding educators.

We're Connected!
The district was one of only three schools in the nation honored by the National School Boards Association for technology excellence. Liberty is used as a state model for effective use of technology for learning. Liberty Schools operates its own public cable channel serving all Liberty district homes and sends out a weekly e-mail newsletter, called QuickNews, with school information to over 3,500 people.