Enrollment
123
Middle
DISTRICT 139 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH PLATTE CO. R-I·NCES 292283002016
NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH
212 W SIXTH ST, DEARBORN, MO 64439 · (816) 450-3350 · Platte County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL123 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Missouri public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
30 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 39 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 32% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
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Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.8%
MO avg 44.9% . +0.2pp since 2021
Math
33.3%
MO avg 43.8% . -12.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.6% | 25.2% | 45.0% | 8.1% |
| Math | 14.4% | 18.9% | 47.7% | 18.9% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.8% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 39.1% |
| 2022-23 | 40.9% | 47.7% |
| 2021-22 | 46.6% | 45.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH
NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH this school | 123 | 24.4% | 41.4% |
| HARRISBURG MIDDLE HARRISBURG | 129 | 27.1% | 31.6% |
| EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE EASTON | 167 | 21.6% | 52.0% |
| VIENNA MIDDLE VIENNA | 88 | 29.5% | 26.4% |
| MARK TWAIN JR. HIGH CENTER | 194 | 29.9% | 33.1% |
| SOUTH CALLAWAY MIDDLE MOKANE | 187 | 33.2% | 37.7% |
Matched among Missouri middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Platte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #187 of 379 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #283 of 380 ▼ 57 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #120 of 380 ▲ 10 | #6 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.9pp | #35 of 364 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 123 | #374 of 397 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.4% | #322 of 379 | #5 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
123
-27 (-18%) vs 2020
+35% since 2000-01, when it was 91
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 123 | 10.2 | 12.1:1 | 24% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 138 | 11 | 12.6:1 | 28% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 137 | 10.7 | 12.8:1 | 28% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 150 | 10 | 15.0:1 | 26% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 144 | 9.3 | 15.4:1 | 28% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 72 | 8 | 9.0:1 | 26% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 114 | 9 | 12.7:1 | 24% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 91 | 9 | 10.1:1 | 8% (7) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (144 to 123); teachers up 9% (9.3 to 10.2).
About NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH
NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH is a small middle school that serves part of DEARBORN, Missouri. The school had 123 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Missouri) has about 461 students.
NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH is one school in a 4-school district, NORTH PLATTE CO. R-I, which enrolls 556 students.
NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH enrolls a student body that is 94% White. The rest of enrollment is 2% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Platte County's population at about 79%. The chance that two students picked at random at NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 11%.
The school has about 12.1 students per teacher and 10.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Missouri is 13.0:1, higher than at this school. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of Missouri public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (41.4%) and its predicted rate (50.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Platte County show that median household income is about $96,227, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH is one of 37 public schools in Platte County, which together enroll about 17,612 students.
The next-closest public school is NORTH PLATTE HIGH, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 6 other public schools sit within ten miles of NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH. Its average proficiency rate of 41.4% is below the 51.9% average for nearby schools.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
The student count in 2024-25 was 123, 18% below the 150 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.1:1, from 15.0:1.
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Platte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,371
Census ACS
Median income
$96,227
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
17,612 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTH PLATTE CO. R-I
- NORTH PLATTE HIGHHigh · 220 students
- NORTH PLATTE INTERMEDIATEElementary · 108 students
- NORTH PLATTE ELEM.Elementary · 105 students
- PLATTE VALLEY COOP.Combined
Other schools in DEARBORN
- NORTH PLATTE HIGHHigh · 220 students
- PLATTE VALLEY COOP.Combined
Nearby schools
- NORTH PLATTE HIGH0.0 mi · 220
- NORTH PLATTE ELEM.5.1 mi · 105
- NORTH PLATTE INTERMEDIATE7.3 mi · 108
- MID-BUCHANAN ELEM.7.7 mi · 476
- MID-BUCHANAN SR. HIGH7.7 mi · 415
- DEKALB JR.-SR. HIGH9.4 mi · 120
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGHHow large is NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH?
NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH enrolls approximately 123 students in grades 06-08.
Is NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH have?
NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH?
Student demographics at NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH public or private?
NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTH PLATTE CO. R-I.
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