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Schools in River Bend

River Bend’s public schools

Fort Osage R-I School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for River Bend. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/7schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Missouri’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▼ 5% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
MO 12.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,872 students on the public path
In brief

River Bend’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of River Bend’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Buckner Elem. places highest (better than 61%); Elm Grove Elem. lowest (17%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve River Bend, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Fort Osage High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in River Bend, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–45 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
7–8Osage Trail Middlein IndependenceC
9–12Fort Osage Highin IndependenceB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fort Osage R-I School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Fort Osage R-I School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 4,718 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$13,905MO $14,569 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 43.2% · 2558 students tested
Math31%
State average 39.2% · 2681 students tested

River Bend vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share River Bend’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
River Bend—Fort Osage R-I
Sugar CreekC+Fort Osage R-I PK–12 · Independence 30 PK–12
LibertyA−Liberty 53
Kansas CityC+North Kansas City 74 PK–12 · Kansas City 33 PK–12

Every school in River Bend

7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving River Bendin other towns
Indian Trails Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Independence
B−
365 students13:1Rate it →
Blue Hills Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Independence
B−
357 students14:1Rate it →
Buckner Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Independence
B
327 students12:1Rate it →
Elm Grove Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Independence
C−
305 students12:1Rate it →
Cler-Mont Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Independence
C
298 students13:1Rate it →
Osage Trail Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Independence
C
675 students13:1Rate it →
Fort Osage High
High · Grades 9–12 · Independence
B−
1,545 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about River Bend’s schools

Are River Bend’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for River Bend. Fort Osage R-I School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for River Bend. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is River Bend in?

Fort Osage R-I School District.

Where do River Bend kids go to high school?

Fort Osage High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.