COMPASS ELEMENTARY

Set in Platte City, Missouri, COMPASS ELEMENTARY is an expansive K-5 school, one of the schools within PLATTE CO. R-III. It instructs 527 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 67% larger than typical.

PLATTE CO. R-III runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 4,374 students. COMPASS ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

Demographically, COMPASS ELEMENTARY shows that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Platte County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, COMPASS ELEMENTARY logs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Platte County) records that median household income runs about $96,227, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Platte County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,612 students), COMPASS ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

PLATTE CITY MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

COMPASS ELEMENTARY operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 10%: 585 students in 2018 compared to 527 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 78% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for COMPASS ELEMENTARY typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.