Best Public Schools in Edgerton, MO

Summary:

The city of Edgerton, Missouri has just one school, North Platte Intermediate, which serves grades 3-5 and is part of the North Platte County R-I school district. Despite being a small school with just 114 students, North Platte Intermediate stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently outperforming the state averages in core academic subjects like mathematics, science, and English language arts.

North Platte Intermediate's academic excellence is reflected in its strong proficiency rates, with 65.6% of 3rd graders and 51.3% of 5th graders scoring proficient or advanced in mathematics, compared to state averages of 40.8% and 38.4% respectively. The school also boasts a 5th grade science proficiency rate of 48.4%, surpassing the state average of 40.8%. In English language arts, 68.7% of 3rd graders at North Platte Intermediate scored proficient or advanced, well above the state average of 41.6%.

Beyond its impressive academic performance, North Platte Intermediate stands out for its improving statewide ranking, moving from 341 out of 908 Missouri elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 120 out of 906 in 2023-2024. The school also maintains a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 13.9%, below the state average, and operates efficiently with per-student spending in line with the state average. These factors, combined with the school's small student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1, suggest that North Platte Intermediate is providing a high-quality, personalized education that is making a positive impact on the Edgerton community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAP Mathematics (2024)		MAP Science (2024)	MAP English Language Arts (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Platte Intermediate	Public	3-5	900 Lewis	Edgerton	64444	Platte County	North Platte County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 790-3622	107	10	10.9	28.0%	101 (94.4%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	83.6	120^th of 906 public elementary schools	86.8%		67.1	284^th of 898 public elementary schools	68.4%	164	65.6	51.3	48.4	68.7	$11,358	$273	$11,085

Cities Near Edgerton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Smithville	6.29 mi	5	28^th
Camden Point	7.27 mi	1
Gower	7.37 mi	2	115^th
Dearborn	7.46 mi	3	132^nd
Plattsburg	10.15 mi	3	201^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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