WEST PLATTE MIDDLE

Located at 935 WASHINGTON ST., in WESTON, Missouri, WEST PLATTE MIDDLE is a minimally staffed middle-grades school that caters to 170 students (grades 6 through 8), run under WEST PLATTE CO. R-II. Compared to the state average of about 461 students per school, that is 63% leaner than typical.

WEST PLATTE CO. R-II runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 745 students. WEST PLATTE MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, WEST PLATTE MIDDLE records that nearly all students (89%) are White. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, WEST PLATTE MIDDLE has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. Roughly 12% of students at WEST PLATTE MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Platte County runs at roughly 27%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, WEST PLATTE MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.0%; this one delivers 39.1%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Platte County put median household income runs about $96,227, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. WEST PLATTE MIDDLE is one of 37 public schools in Platte County (combined enrollment of about 17,612 students).

The closest other public school is WEST PLATTE HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WEST PLATTE MIDDLE ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 57.6%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

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