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Platte City Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
900 Pirate Dr
Platte City, MO 64079
Phone
(816) 858-2036
District
PLATTE CO. R-III
County
PLATTE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
686
Classroom Teachers
46

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

9

(10 is best)

Better than 83.3% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Platte City Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
52%
41%
52%
40%
52%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
38%
52%
38%
47%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
41%
62%
43%
57%
39%
60%
41%
62%
43%
57%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 216 31.5%
Grade 7 247 36.0%
Grade 8 223 32.5%
Total 686 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 85.9% 76.6% 72.4%
Black 3.4% 10.4% 16.0%
Hispanic 7.5% 9.2% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.0% 2.6% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.2% 1.3% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 20.3% 24.3% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 16.2% 19.5% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.1% 4.9% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 25,301 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 256.1 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.6% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.4% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.1% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.9% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 15.1% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 10,876 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 9.2% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.5% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 41.4% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.8% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.4% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.2% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.3% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.5% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.7% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 7.0% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,260 $26,811,000 48.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $3,390,000 6.2%
Staff $490 $2,099,000 3.8%
General Administration $626 $2,680,000 4.9%
School Administration $582 $2,493,000 4.5%
Operation $1,248 $5,347,000 9.7%
Transportation $532 $2,277,000 4.1%
Other $69 $295,000 0.5%
Total Support $4,338 $18,581,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,215 $9,488,000 17.3%
Total Expenditures $12,813 $54,880,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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