Best Middle Schools in Missouri

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 451)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
290285000002	281	Adrian Senior High	Public	6-12	601 N Houston	Adrian	64720	Bates County	Adrian R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 297-4460	406	29	13.9	23.4%	388 (95.6%)	5 (1.2%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,204			$336			$8,868	39.1	44.7	260	21
291317001490	282	Grandview Middle	Public	5-8	11470 Hwy C	Hillsboro	63050	Jefferson County	Grandview R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 944-3931	152	13	11.5	46.1%	146 (96.1%)	5 (3.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,955			$568			$9,387	39			(n/a)
292370001417	283	Pattonville Heights Middle	Public	6-8	195 Fee Fee Rd	Maryland Heights	63043	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-8033	704	55	12.8	41.6%	250 (35.5%)	252 (35.8%)	106 (15.1%)	22 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (10.2%)	$14,888						$14,888	38.7	49.3	231	52
292752001685	284	Salisbury High	Public	7-12	1000 S Maple Ave	Salisbury	65281	Chariton County	Salisbury R-IV	No	No	No	No	(660) 388-6442	249	25	9.9	38.2%	233 (93.6%)	7 (2.8%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,361			$1,577			$12,784	38.4	41.1	281	3
291692000937	285	La Monte High	Public	7-12	301 S Washington	La Monte	65337	Pettis County	La Monte R-IV	No	No	No	No	(660) 347-5439	139	14	9.6	61.2%	75 (54.0%)	1 (0.7%)	62 (44.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,836			$3,280			$8,557	38.4			(n/a)
292274003375	286	North Callaway Middle School	Public	6-8	650 E. Harrison	Auxvasse	65231	Callaway County	North Callaway County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 386-2217	225	22	10.3	43.1%	208 (92.4%)	3 (1.3%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$9,581			$439			$9,142	38.3	32.5	321	35
290732000194	287	Nell Holcomb Elementary	Public	K-8	6547 State Hwy 177	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Nell Holcomb R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 334-3644	241	29	8.3	39.8%	218 (90.5%)	18 (7.5%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,791			$2,483			$9,308	38.3	58.3	178	109
290001902754	288	Scuola Vita Nuova Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	535 Garfield Ave	Kansas City	64124	Jackson County	Scuola Vita Nuova	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 231-5788	391	27	14.3	80.3%	26 (6.6%)	169 (43.2%)	177 (45.3%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$12,940			$2,773			$10,167	38.2	26.8	345	57
292301001318	289	Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	401 SE 12th St	Oak Grove	64075	Jackson County	Oak Grove R-VI	No	No	No	No	(816) 690-4154	471	35	13.5	32.9%	409 (86.8%)	10 (2.1%)	36 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$10,361			$2,311			$8,050	38.1	45.7	254	35
291640002376	290	Foreign Language Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3450 Warwick	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-6000	629	54	11.6	100.0%	83 (13.2%)	139 (22.1%)	352 (56.0%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	31 (4.9%)	$17,782			$3,168			$14,614	38.1	48.6	236	54

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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 November 26, 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.