📍 2101 N Twyman Rd, Independence, Jackson County, 64058
Osage Trail Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Independence, Jackson County. The school has 793 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fort Osage R-I school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 50.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Osage Trail Middle enrolls 793 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 50.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 9.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 550 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 76 | 9.6% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 5.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 17 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
361 of the school's 793 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 292 qualify for free lunch and 69 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Osage Trail Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-60, state senate district 11, state house district 20.
Osage Trail Middle is one of 11 schools in FORT OSAGE R-I, based in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri. The district serves 4,718 students district-wide and employs 350 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 793 students, Osage Trail Middle is larger than the district average of about 429 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe