West Platte Middle School
Public middle school in Weston, Missouri · West Platte County R-II School District · Grades 6–8
West Platte Middle School serves 170 students in grades 6–8 in Weston (Platte County). It is one of 3 schools in West Platte County R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 340th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 12.2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 13.91 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | West Platte County R-II School District |
| County | Platte County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293171003397 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | West Platte County R-II | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 170 | 745 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 11.6 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 11.8% | 15.4% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 29% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
West Platte Middle School in context
Size
West Platte Middle School is the only middle school in West Platte County R-II School District. Its 170 students are 22.8% of the district's 745. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 18.3 miles away and have a median of 624 students, so West Platte Middle School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 65 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 51, against an average of 57 per grade. This year grade 8 has 17% fewer students than grade 6 (54 against 65). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 88.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across West Platte County R-II (88.2%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
11.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 15.4% across West Platte County R-II and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 3.5% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
West Platte Middle School has 13.91 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 170 students would have about 13.1 teachers, so West Platte Middle School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Platte City Middle School, 8.3 miles away in Platte County R-III School District. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 88.8% |
| Two or more races | 5.9% |
| Hispanic | 4.1% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.6% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 65 |
| Grade 7 | 51 |
| Grade 8 | 54 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
935 Washington St., Weston, MO 64098
Phone: (816)640-2292
Website: wpsd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: West Platte Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platte City Middle School | Platte County R-III | 8.3 mi | 646 | 13.7 | 19% |
| North Platte Junior High School | North Platte County R-I | 10.1 mi | 123 | 12.1 | 24.4% |
| Congress Middle School | Park Hill | 17.2 mi | 601 | 11.6 | 30.9% |
| Smithville Middle School | Smithville R-II | 17.8 mi | 371 | 12.1 | 12.9% |
| Plaza Middle School | Park Hill | 18.8 mi | 673 | 12.4 | 34.6% |
| Platte Purchase Middle School | Platte County R-III | 19.1 mi | 368 | 12.6 | 35.6% |
| Lakeview Middle School | Park Hill | 19.2 mi | 653 | 12 | 20.4% |
| New Mark Middle School | North Kansas City 74 | 19.8 mi | 965 | 15.4 | 23.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in West Platte County R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 354 |
| West Platte High School | High | 9–12 | 221 |