Best Public Schools in Zip Code 64079

Summary:

The 64079 zip code area in Platte County, Missouri is home to 4 schools serving grades K-12, all part of the Platte County R-III school district. This district is ranked 86 out of 386 districts in the state and rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating strong overall academic performance.

Two schools stand out in the area - Platte City Middle School and Platte County High School. Platte City Middle has consistently ranked among the top 44-71 middle schools in Missouri, earning 4-5 out of 5 stars, with over 50% of students proficient in math and English. Platte County High has also performed well, ranking between 25-72 out of over 350 Missouri high schools, with a high 91.5% 4-year graduation rate and above-average test scores.

The schools in this area generally demonstrate strong academic achievement, with test scores above state averages and relatively low student-teacher ratios. However, the chronic absenteeism rate across all schools is higher than desired at 22.2%, an area that may warrant further investigation and improvement efforts by the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAP Mathematics (2024)						MAP Science (2024)		MAP English Language Arts (2024)						MAP Algebra I (2024)	MAP Biology I (2024)	MAP English II (2024)	MAP Government (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 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Platte City Middle	Public	6-8	900 Pirate Dr	Platte City	64079	Platte County	Platte County R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 858-2036	669	49	13.7	16.3%	540 (80.7%)	40 (6.0%)	49 (7.3%)	17 (2.5%)	10 (1.5%)	5 (0.7%)	8 (1.2%)	79.2	71^st of 451 public middle schools	84.3%		85	44^th of 459 public middle schools	90.4%	27				52.8	52.0	46.5		35.9				48.6	50.1	55.5	92.0				$10,218	$199	$10,020
Platte County High	Public	9-12	1501 Branch St	Platte City	64079	Platte County	Platte County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 858-2822	1,336	77	17.3	16.1%	968 (72.5%)	143 (10.7%)	145 (10.9%)	44 (3.3%)	14 (1.0%)	12 (0.9%)	10 (0.7%)	68.8	61^st of 378 public high schools	83.9%		79.2	25^th of 352 public high schools	92.9%	36															36.5	42.2	58.2	61.3	$12,122	$282	$11,840
Donald D. Siegrist Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 Branch St	Platte City	64079	Platte County	Platte County R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 858-5977	607	48	12.6	19.4%	495 (81.5%)	34 (5.6%)	45 (7.4%)	12 (2.0%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.0%)	80.4	147^th of 906 public elementary schools	83.8%		73.1	206^th of 898 public elementary schools	77.1%	59	50.8	53.5	59.9				59.9		50.7	59.7	66.5								$13,148	$771	$12,377
Northland Career Center	Public	9-12	1801 Branch St	Platte City	64079	Platte County	Platte County R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 858-5505	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Compass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Kentucky	Platte City	64079	Platte County	Platte County R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 858-0712	532	40	13.3	18.0%	428 (80.5%)	25 (4.7%)	46 (8.6%)	12 (2.3%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (1.9%)	70.6	251^st of 906 public elementary schools	72.3%		82.7	121^st of 898 public elementary schools	86.5%	130	58.4	54.2	38.3				42.4		52.3	56.3	54.4								$10,994	$451	$10,542

Cities Near Zip Code 64079

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Platte City	1.04 mi	5	51^st
Weston	7.14 mi	3	5^th
Camden Point	7.22 mi	1
Kansas City	8.84 mi	168	296^th
Parkville	11.62 mi	1	21^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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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 64079

Donald D. Siegrist Elementary

Platte City Middle

Compass Elementary

Platte County High

Northland Career Center

Cities Near Zip Code 64079