Summary:
Osage Trail Middle is a public middle school located in Independence, Missouri, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 793 students. The school is part of the Fort Osage R-I school district, which is ranked 266 out of 386 districts in Missouri and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Osage Trail Middle faces significant challenges with student attendance and academic performance, particularly in core subject areas like math and English Language Arts. The school has had consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.5% to 33.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by MAP test scores, is generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 8th-grade math proficiency rate was 20%, compared to the state average of 30.6%, and the school's 8th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 31.9%, compared to the state average of 42.1%. However, the school's Algebra I proficiency rates are significantly higher than the district and state averages, suggesting that the school may be doing a better job in this subject area compared to other areas.
Compared to nearby schools, such as Moreland Ridge Middle and Brittany Hill Middle, both in the Blue Springs R-IV district, Osage Trail Middle's performance is generally lower, with higher chronic absenteeism and lower academic proficiency rates. The school's spending per student, ranging from $9,205 to $10,757 over the past few years, is comparable to the nearby schools and the state average, indicating that the school's performance is not likely due to a lack of funding.
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Detail:
Public 7-8
District:
Fort Osage R-I
SchoolDigger Rank:
275th of 451 Missouri Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,757
Students who attend Osage Trail Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Osage Trail Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 14.2
Number of students: 724
Racial breakdown:
White:
65.2%
Hispanic:
13.3%
African American:
11.7%
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Two or more races:
6.6%
Pacific Islander:
2.1%
Asian:
0.8%
American Indian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 46.3%
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