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Platte County High

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Platte County High ranks 47 th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 87% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Platte County High is a public high school located in Platte City, Missouri, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,336 students. The school is part of the Platte County R-III school district, which is ranked 49 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Platte County High consistently performs above the state average in End-of-Course (EOC) assessments, with 64.9% of students proficient or better in English II and 72.2% in Algebra II, compared to the state averages of 52.9% and 58%, respectively. The school also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.5% to 92.0% over the past few years, which is above the state average. Additionally, Platte County High has performed exceptionally well in certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, often ranking among the top schools in the state for these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Park Hill South High, Staley High, and Smithville High, Platte County High performs well and is highly ranked in the state. However, some schools like Oak Park High and North Platte High have lower academic performance and rankings compared to Platte County High. The school's spending per student ($12,122 in 2021-2022) is also lower than some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Park Hill High ($14,727) and West Platte High ($19,670).

1,397

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,324

Per pupil spending ?

19%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 Branch St
Platte City, MO 64079-8384

(816) 858-2822

District: Platte County R-III

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.7%

African American:

10.8%

Hispanic:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (55% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Missouri high schools

✓94% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg57%

Missouri avg45%

47^th of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^th of 367Platte County R-III 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	75.3	47 of 367	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	61 of 378	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	25 of 352	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	65.9	72 of 361	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	69 of 358	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	50 of 460	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	103 of 468	78.0%	★★★★☆
2017	82.3	42 of 404	89.6%	★★★★☆
2016	84.1	14 of 401	96.5%	★★★★★
2015	58.2	191 of 504	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.9	108 of 521	79.3%	★★★★☆
2013	63.5	113 of 523	78.4%	★★★★☆
2012	63.9	122 of 522	76.6%	★★★★☆
2011	65.1	110 of 528	79.2%	★★★★☆
2010	73.1	56 of 516	89.1%	★★★★☆
2009	72.5	53 of 507	89.5%	★★★★☆
2008	70.1	109 of 539	79.8%	★★★★☆
2007	70.4	105 of 538	80.5%	★★★★☆
2006	76.6	71 of 534	86.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	4 of 105	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	42.5	56 of 105	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.1	30 of 105	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	18 of 106	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	47.1	55 of 111	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	45.2	58 of 111	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	84 of 129	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	82.8	16 of 95	83.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	51.9	30 of 47	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	32 of 45	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	84.5	1 of 50	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	41.7	70 of 96	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	69.7	25 of 100	75.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	71.2	12 of 70	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	90.9	3 of 91	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	62.4	27 of 84	67.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	51 of 279	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	51 of 268	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	46 of 250	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	77 of 255	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	52 of 368	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	41.0	226 of 382	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	74 of 138	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.9	30 of 135	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	30.8	95 of 127	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	50 of 306	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	75 of 321	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	30 of 302	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	63.0	61 of 310	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	70 of 309	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	49 of 430	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	91 of 440	79.3%	★★★★☆

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)96th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2024)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile-41 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)36th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II72%+14 vs state

English II65%+12 vs state

Biology I55%+18 vs state

Government50%+9 vs state

Algebra I49%+3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Test Scores were manipulated at this school and students were pretested before taking state exams several years ago. If you failed the pretest in subjects like Alg 1 you were not given the test after the class completed like other districts. This throws off the score on websites like this one. ACT scores were only given to 57 percent of students last year which also makes their score look higher than districts that test more of their students. If you love football and wrestling this is the school for you. Academics not so much. Look at DESE website for more information and look at 20 increase in Alg 1 scores the year they pretested to try and get the district scores up. When you weigh out the low amount of students on Free and reduced lunch in the district, the high average income level of parents in the district and amount of colleges that accept AP classes from this school it is just average. Definitely not a top 100 state High School Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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
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	1,397	81	17.2	19.0%	1,001 (71.7%)	151 (10.8%)	150 (10.7%)	47 (3.4%)	14 (1.0%)	11 (0.8%)	23 (1.6%)	75.3	47^th of 367 public high schools	87.2%		68.8	61^st of 378 public high schools	83.9%	14	48.8	55.4	64.9	72.2	49.9	$14,324	$262	$14,062
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)
West Platte High	Public	9-12	935 Washington St	Weston	64098	Platte County	West Platte County R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 640-2292	221	20	11.2	14.0%	192 (86.9%)	3 (1.4%)	14 (6.3%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)								(n/a)				92.2		$18,057	$297	$17,760
Park Hill High	Public	9-12	7701 NW Barry Rd	Kansas City	64153	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	No	(816) 359-4110	1,947	111	17.5	27.6%	1,140 (58.6%)	310 (15.9%)	252 (12.9%)	87 (4.5%)	9 (0.5%)	34 (1.7%)	115 (5.9%)	82.4	27^th of 367 public high schools	92.6%		85.9	15^th of 378 public high schools	96.0%	12	67.5	56.1	64.1	75.4		$15,823	$332	$15,491
Smithville High	Public	9-12	645 S Commercial Ave	Smithville	64089	Clay County	Smithville R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 532-0405	845	52	16.3	11.7%	760 (89.9%)	11 (1.3%)	49 (5.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.4%)	74.7	49^th of 367 public high schools	86.6%		70.1	58^th of 378 public high schools	84.7%	9	61.6	46.4	60.1	85.2		$14,229	$36	$14,194
North Platte High	Public	9-12	212 W Sixth St	Dearborn	64439	Platte County	North Platte County R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 450-3344	220	17	13.0	25.9%	208 (94.5%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	35	232^nd of 367 public high schools	36.8%					(n/a)	29.7	30.8				$12,431	$400	$12,031
Lead Innovation Studio	Public	9-12	7201 N. Line Creek Parkway	Kansas City	64151	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	No	(816) 359-4130	0	45	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Staley High	Public	9-12	2800 NE Shoal Creek Pkwy	Kansas City	64156	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5330	2,091	105	19.9	19.3%	1,312 (62.7%)	271 (13.0%)	228 (10.9%)	57 (2.7%)	6 (0.3%)	9 (0.4%)	208 (9.9%)	73.2	55^th of 367 public high schools	85.0%		73.9	44^th of 378 public high schools	88.4%	11	53.2	51.5	60.9	79.3	46.0	$14,528	$551	$13,977
Oak Park High	Public	9-12	825 NE 79th Terr	Kansas City	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5320	1,755	99	17.8	40.7%	904 (51.5%)	243 (13.8%)	304 (17.3%)	45 (2.6%)	6 (0.3%)	37 (2.1%)	216 (12.3%)	52.5	140^th of 367 public high schools	61.9%		41	208^th of 378 public high schools	45.0%	68	43.5	37.8	49.5	83.2	36.3	$14,691	$547	$14,144
STAR School	Public	6-12	731 NE 76th St	Gladstone	64118	Clay County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(816) 437-3607	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Platte County High

What district is Platte County High in?

Platte County R-III

What schools feed into Platte County High?

Platte County High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Compass Elementary
Elementary : Donald D. Siegrist Elementary
Elementary : Pathfinder Elementary
Middle : Platte City Middle

What is the racial makeup of Platte County High?

Students at Platte County High are 72% White, 11% African American, 11% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Platte County High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,397 students attended Platte County High.

Is Platte County High a good school?

Platte County High ranks 47^th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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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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