Schools · Whiteman AFB

Whiteman AFB, MO schools

Whiteman AFB’s public schools score well above Missouri’s averages: 52% of students are proficient in reading against 45.3% statewide, and 92% of high schoolers graduate on time against 90.6%. Kids attend Whiteman A.F.B. Elem. through grade 5, then Knob Noster Middle and Knob Noster High.

Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.

A-School Grade #61Best schools in MO (of 226)#96Highest graduation rate in MO (of 212)

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Whiteman AFB’s School Grade: A-

The public schools Whiteman AFB’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 76% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

A-Test scoresC+Graduation

Missouri school districts we grade (538)Better than 76%

Lower resultsHigher results

Missouri towns with similar household incomes (636)Better than 78%

High confidence. Built on 858 tested students and a graduating class of 100; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.

How the School Grade works

Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Missouri’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Missouri only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Missouri with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

School path

Where Whiteman AFB kids go to school

Grades PK–5

B+Whiteman A.F.B. Elem. 602 students · Whiteman Afb Knob Noster R-VIII School District

Grades 6–8

A-Knob Noster Middle 381 students · Knob Noster Knob Noster R-VIII School District

Grades 9–12

A-Knob Noster High 474 students · Knob Noster Knob Noster R-VIII School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading (grades PK–12, Knob Noster R-VIII)52%

State average 45.3%

Math (grades PK–12, Knob Noster R-VIII)46%

State average 35.3%

Graduation · class of 2020

92% graduate on time

Graduation rate

92%

MO: 90.6%

Graduating class

100

students

The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #96 of 212 MO towns →

Districts

The district serving Whiteman AFB

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Knob Noster R-VIII School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,007 students

$12,235 per studentMO $14,569A-

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Within reach

Colleges near Whiteman AFB

There’s no college in Whiteman AFB, but 2 colleges are within 30 miles. The closest is University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, 10.3 miles away.

University of Central MissouriUniversity or college · Public · Warrensburg10.3 mi11,383 students State Fair Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Sedalia15.4 mi2,332 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Whiteman AFB. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus.

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