Best Middle Schools in Missouri

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MAP test scores by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, January 10, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 459)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
290002903166	391	Guadalupe Centers Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2640 Belleview Street	Kansas City	64108	Jackson County	Guadalupe Centers Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 472-4120	344	32	10.7	95.3%	5 (1.5%)	6 (1.7%)	326 (94.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$17,009			$2,059			$14,950	18.2	23.3	369	22
291989001058	392	Malden High	Public	6-12	601 Burkhart St	Malden	63863	Dunklin County	Malden R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 276-4546	425	38	11.1	100.0%	277 (65.2%)	110 (25.9%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	$10,172			$2,340			$7,832	18.1	13.5	411	19
291650002654	393	Kennett Middle	Public	6-8	510 College Ave	Kennett	63857	Dunklin County	Kennett 39	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 717-1105	417	30	14	99.3%	226 (54.2%)	127 (30.5%)	35 (8.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)	$10,026			$3,122			$6,905	18.1	16.5	392	1
290825000230	394	Center Middle	Public	6-8	326 E 103rd St	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 612-4000	560	49	11.4	66.4%	80 (14.3%)	355 (63.4%)	64 (11.4%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.1%)	$15,956			$3,446			$12,510	18	13.9	410	16
292664001567	395	Hoech Middle	Public	6-8	3312 Ashby Rd	Saint Ann	63074	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6200	299	53	5.6	99.0%	52 (17.4%)	132 (44.1%)	82 (27.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.0%)	$11,352			$925			$10,428	17.5	15.8	398	3
290100001402	396	Oakland Middle School	Public	6-8	3405 Oakland Pl	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3220	544	49	11	58.8%	194 (35.7%)	162 (29.8%)	106 (19.5%)	13 (2.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.8%)	$16,055			$529			$15,526	17.1	16	395	1
291317003411	397	Missouri Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	11470 Hwy C	Hillsboro	63050	Jefferson County	Grandview R-II	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(636) 944-3941	1,738			53.9%	1,045 (60.1%)	558 (32.1%)	82 (4.7%)	25 (1.4%)	20 (1.2%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)								16.6			(n/a)
290912000269	398	Clarkton High	Public	7-12	Hwy 162	Clarkton	63837	Dunklin County	Clarkton C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 448-3712	131	11	11.5	66.4%	86 (65.6%)	10 (7.6%)	30 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	$12,060			$1,940			$10,120	16.5	14.9	406	8
293033003383	399	Tipton Middle School	Public	6-8	400 S Gravois	Tipton	65081	Moniteau County	Tipton R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 433-5528	138	10	14.2	44.2%	132 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$9,588			$3,600			$5,988	16.5	34.3	314	85
290000401991	400	Central Middle School	Public	6-8	308 Us Hwy 61	New Madrid	63869	New Madrid County	New Madrid County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 688-2176	297	28	10.7	100.0%	177 (59.6%)	93 (31.3%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	$14,315			$3,270			$11,045	16.4	26.7	354	46

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MAP Mathematics, MAP English Language Arts, MAP Science test scores released by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on January 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.