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Fort Osage High

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Fort Osage High ranks 204 th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

204^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 44% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Fort Osage High is a public high school located in Independence, Missouri, serving 1,575 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Fort Osage R-I School District, which is ranked 214 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Fort Osage High performs relatively well compared to some nearby schools, such as Wellington-Napoleon High and Orrick High, the school struggles to keep up with higher-performing schools in the area, like Blue Springs South High and Grain Valley High. The school has consistently underperformed the state average in end-of-course assessments across several subjects, and its performance has been relatively stagnant over the past few years.

Another significant concern at Fort Osage High is the high chronic absenteeism rate, which has ranged from 27.5% to 38.6% in recent years, significantly higher than the nearby schools. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 35.01% to 39.18% in recent years. Addressing these challenges, such as the root causes of chronic absenteeism and implementing more targeted interventions for diverse student populations, could be crucial for the school to improve its overall educational outcomes.

1,545

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,230

Per pupil spending ?

42.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25102 E. US 24 Highway
Independence, MO 64056-4001

(816) 650-7030

District: Fort Osage R-I

Feeder schools for Fort Osage High:

Elementary:	Blue Hills Elementary
	Buckner Elementary
	Cler-Mont Elementary
	Elm Grove Elementary
	More...
	Indian Trails Elementary
Middle:	Fire Prairie Middle
	Osage Trail Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.0%

Hispanic:

12.3%

African American:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (36% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg38%

Missouri avg45%

204^th of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

214^th of 367Fort Osage R-I among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	204 of 367	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	264 of 378	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	200 of 352	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	216 of 361	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	206 of 358	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	285 of 460	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	275 of 468	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.6	166 of 404	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.7	256 of 401	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.5	240 of 504	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.0	238 of 521	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.2	223 of 523	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.0	217 of 522	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.9	129 of 528	75.6%	★★★★☆
2010	62.8	129 of 516	75.0%	★★★★☆
2009	62.5	123 of 507	75.7%	★★★★☆
2008	47.7	308 of 539	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.5	193 of 538	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.9	158 of 534	70.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	24 of 105	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	32.0	81 of 105	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.4	27 of 99	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	48.4	53 of 105	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.2	74 of 96	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	50 of 106	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.0	95 of 111	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	32.8	81 of 111	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.1	58 of 129	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	54 of 103	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	39 of 46	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	39 of 50	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	74 of 96	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	71.9	17 of 100	83.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	39 of 74	47.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.2	60 of 70	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.3	33 of 64	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	14 of 57	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	46.2	47 of 91	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	41 of 84	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	173 of 279	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	226 of 274	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.7	64 of 268	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	46.4	129 of 250	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	150 of 255	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	230 of 368	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	264 of 382	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	23.5	32 of 39	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	52 of 52	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	118 of 138	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.5	72 of 135	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	44 of 127	65.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	186 of 306	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.8	260 of 321	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	148 of 302	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.2	239 of 310	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	190 of 309	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	302 of 430	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	266 of 440	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)77th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)18th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)15th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II79%+21 vs state

Biology I41%+4 vs state

English II38%-15 vs state

Government36%-5 vs state

Algebra I24%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)	MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Algebra II (2025)	MAP Government (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Car. Technical Center At Ft. Osage	Public	11-12	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 650-7180	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fort Osage High	Public	9-12	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 650-7030	1,545	87	17.6	42.9%	1,066 (69.0%)	136 (8.8%)	190 (12.3%)	8 (0.5%)	9 (0.6%)	32 (2.1%)	104 (6.7%)	40.5	204^th of 367 public high schools	44.4%		29.4	264^th of 378 public high schools	30.2%	60			23.6	41.4	37.9	79.1	35.7	$15,230	$1,543	$13,687
Orrick High	Public	7-12	100 Kirkham	Orrick	64077	Ray County	Orrick R-Xi	No	No	No	No	(816) 770-3327	133	15	9.0	42.9%	122 (91.7%)	2 (1.5%)	9 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				13.7				$17,102	$682	$16,420
Grain Valley High	Public	9-12	551 SW Eagles Pkwy	Grain Valley	64029	Jackson County	Grain Valley R-V	No	No	No	No	(816) 847-5000	1,482	87	16.9	21.0%	1,188 (80.2%)	49 (3.3%)	115 (7.8%)	15 (1.0%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	104 (7.0%)	74.3	52^nd of 367 public high schools	85.8%		72.3	50^th of 378 public high schools	86.8%	2			46.0	53.6	69.3	84.4	44.1	$12,414	$503	$11,912
Blue Springs High	Public	9-12	2000 NW Ashton Dr	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3400	2,429	153	15.8	31.9%	1,514 (62.3%)	318 (13.1%)	298 (12.3%)	51 (2.1%)	11 (0.5%)	14 (0.6%)	223 (9.2%)	63.1	90^th of 367 public high schools	75.5%		66.3	74^th of 378 public high schools	80.4%	16			45.7	40.2	59.7	69.3	43.2	$14,690	$594	$14,095
Oak Grove High	Public	9-12	605 SE 12th	Oak Grove	64075	Jackson County	Oak Grove R-VI	No	No	No	No	(816) 690-4152	604	39	15.3	26.8%	518 (85.8%)	13 (2.2%)	43 (7.1%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	48.2	168^th of 367 public high schools	54.2%		48.9	153^rd of 378 public high schools	59.5%	15			12.0	36.7	50.9	30.0	49.2	$12,568	$286	$12,282
Blue Springs South High	Public	9-12	1200 SE Adams Dairy Pkwy	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3500	2,299	126	18.2	24.9%	1,499 (65.2%)	333 (14.5%)	214 (9.3%)	63 (2.7%)	11 (0.5%)	5 (0.2%)	174 (7.6%)	64.1	88^th of 367 public high schools	76.0%		66	78^th of 378 public high schools	79.4%	10			53.4	42.6	63.9	76.6	34.9	$13,232	$534	$12,698
Valley View High	Public	8-12	5000 NW Valley View Rd	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3750	0	23	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Wellington-Napoleon High	Public	6-12	800 Hwy 131	Wellington	64097	Lafayette County	Wellington-Napoleon R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(816) 240-2621	203	19	10.9	28.1%	179 (88.2%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.4%)								(n/a)	12.0	29.1	66.6					$13,919	$615	$13,304
William Chrisman High	Public	9-12	1223 N Noland Rd	Independence	64050	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5355	1,417	83	16.9	70.4%	753 (53.1%)	211 (14.9%)	256 (18.1%)	6 (0.4%)	13 (0.9%)	19 (1.3%)	159 (11.2%)	39.2	209^th of 367 public high schools	43.1%		41.4	204^th of 378 public high schools	46.0%	5			19.3	25.3	50.2	49.1	40.4	$13,496	$1,495	$12,002

Frequently Asked Questions about Fort Osage High

Is Fort Osage High a good school?

Fort Osage High ranks 204^th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Fort Osage High in?

Fort Osage R-I

What schools feed into Fort Osage High?

Fort Osage High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blue Hills Elementary
Elementary : Buckner Elementary
Elementary : Cler-Mont Elementary
Elementary : Elm Grove Elementary
Elementary : Indian Trails Elementary
Middle : Fire Prairie Middle
Middle : Osage Trail Middle

How many students attend Fort Osage High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,545 students attended Fort Osage High.

What is the racial makeup of Fort Osage High?

Students at Fort Osage High are 69% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

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