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)
292358001555	11	West Middle	Public	6-8	2312 Baxter Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7400	1,021	76	13.4	9.8%	632 (61.9%)	111 (10.9%)	37 (3.6%)	171 (16.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.7%)	$13,171			$253			$12,918	94.9	94	11
290972002584	12	Wydown Middle	Public	6-8	6500 Wydown	Clayton	63105	St. Louis County	Clayton	No	No	No	No	(314) 854-6400	576	61	9.4	9.7%	345 (59.9%)	87 (15.1%)	23 (4.0%)	71 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.7%)	$22,108			$548			$21,560	94.6	97.7	4	8
292895000220	13	Francis Howell Middle	Public	6-8	825 O'Fallon Rd	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4800	838	51	16.4	8.6%	697 (83.2%)	43 (5.1%)	22 (2.6%)	40 (4.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.6%)	$11,250			$660			$10,590	94.5	96	5	8
292031003139	14	Marionville Middle	Public	6-8	College and O'Dell	Marionville	65705	Lawrence County	Marionville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(417) 258-2531	169	13	12.7	53.3%	150 (88.8%)	2 (1.2%)	11 (6.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$6,754			$505			$6,249	94.2	90.8	21	7
292253000425	15	Nixa Junior High	Public	7-8	205 North Street	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 724-6400	1,067	67	15.9	29.0%	880 (82.5%)	12 (1.1%)	89 (8.3%)	13 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (6.7%)	$10,091			$926			$9,165	93.6	95.6	7	8
290100003374	16	John Warner Middle School	Public	6-8	5550 Sinclair Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3400	579	46	12.7	16.9%	407 (70.3%)	45 (7.8%)	27 (4.7%)	50 (8.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.6%)	$6,602			$403			$6,199	92.9	84.6	43	27
291998002560	17	Mansfield Junior High	Public	6-8	305 W Ohio St	Mansfield	65704	Wright County	Mansfield R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 924-8625	124	13	9.9	55.6%	120 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$10,626			$4,542			$6,085	92.6	89.7	26	9
293027002069	18	Thayer Senior High	Public	7-12	401 E Walnut St	Thayer	65791	Oregon County	Thayer R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 264-4600	343	27	12.5	49.9%	320 (93.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$10,512			$334			$10,178	92.4	93.7	12	6
291645002531	19	Kearney Junior High	Public	8-9	2215 S Campus St	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 628-2650	566	36	15.8	15.9%	516 (91.2%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	$10,142			$310			$9,832	92.3	88	33	14
292370001419	20	Traditional School	Public	K-8	102 Fee Fee Rd	Maryland Heights	63043	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-8016	346	26	13.2	23.4%	170 (49.1%)	88 (25.4%)	32 (9.2%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.7%)	$14,080						$14,080	92			(n/a)

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.