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Fort Osage R-I Schools
Fort Osage R-I is a public school district in Missouri, based in Jackson County (Independence). SchoolGrade grades 9 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Fort Osage R-I on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Fort Osage R-I
8 of 9 schools in Fort Osage R-I carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1C: 4D: 3
Best schools in Fort Osage R-I
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Buckner Elem (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C- Blue Hills Elem (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Cler Mont Elem (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Fort Osage High (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Osage Trail Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D+ Fire Prairie Middle (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Indian Trails Elem (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Elm Grove Elem (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Fort Osage R-I
High schools (1)
- C- Fort Osage High, Independence
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- D+ Fire Prairie Middle, Independence
- C- Osage Trail Middle, Independence
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- C- Blue Hills Elem, Independence
- A- Buckner Elem, Independence
- C- Cler Mont Elem, Independence
- Early Childhood Ctr, Independence
- D Elm Grove Elem, Independence
- D Indian Trails Elem, Independence
Where Fort Osage R-I schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Independence (9)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Missouri
- County: Jackson County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,796 students with 358 full-time-equivalent teachers and 769 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2912290
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Blue Springs R-Iv (20 schools, 9 mi)
- Grain Valley R-V (8 schools, 10 mi)
- Independence 30 (29 schools, 10 mi)
- Liberty 53 (18 schools, 11 mi)
- Excelsior Springs 40 (6 schools, 12 mi)
- Oak Grove R-Vi (4 schools, 13 mi)
- Raytown C-2 (17 schools, 16 mi)
- North Kansas City 74 (33 schools, 16 mi)
Questions about Fort Osage R-I
How many schools are in Fort Osage R-I?
SchoolGrade grades 9 public schools in Fort Osage R-I, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Fort Osage R-I serve?
The largest by graded schools: Independence.
How good are the schools in Fort Osage R-I?
Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 37.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 31.4%. 75% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Fort Osage R-I?
4,796 students were enrolled in Fort Osage R-I in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Fort Osage R-I?
Fort Osage R-I is in Missouri, based in Jackson County, with its district office in Independence. Its boundary covers about 116 sq mi.