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)
291785002467	271	Lamar Middle	Public	6-8	202 W 7th	Lamar	64759	Barton County	Lamar R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 682-3548	266	23	11.4	53.0%	223 (83.8%)	3 (1.1%)	16 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.8%)	$10,688			$594			$10,094	42.5	59.5	165	106
290291002461	272	Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	7550 Mackenzie Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Affton 101	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 351-9679	601	40	15.1	36.6%	406 (67.6%)	69 (11.5%)	44 (7.3%)	33 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.8%)	$11,178			$25			$11,153	42.4	36.6	302	30
290738000311	273	Middle School	Public	5-8	300 E Ninth Street	Carrollton	64633	Carroll County	Carrollton R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 542-3472	270	20	13.1	39.3%	243 (90.0%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	$10,018			$2,168			$7,850	42.4	56.4	192	81
293114002708	274	Kingston Middle	Public	6-8	10047 Diamond Rd	Cadet	63630	Washington County	Kingston K-14	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 438-4982	190	15	12.9	98.4%	181 (95.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	$11,642			$2,317			$9,325	42.2	49.4	233	41
292754001686	275	Sarcoxie High	Public	6-12	101 S 17th St	Sarcoxie	64862	Jasper County	Sarcoxie R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 548-2153	401	29	13.8	71.6%	325 (81.0%)	6 (1.5%)	52 (13.0%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,111			$2,963			$8,148	41.9	27	352	77
291338003035	276	Greenville Junior High	Public	7-8	178 Walnut St	Greenville	63944	Wayne County	Greenville R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 224-5000	106	8	12.6	64.2%	100 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	$7,926			$636			$7,290	41.9	44.1	266	10
291827000971	277	Lebanon Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 Buzz Pride Drive	Lebanon	65536	Laclede County	Lebanon R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 657-6500	921	72	12.8	59.3%	801 (87.0%)	12 (1.3%)	44 (4.8%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (6.0%)	$9,956			$2,549			$7,407	41.7	41.1	278	1
291229000494	278	Osage Trail Middle	Public	7-8	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 650-7151	793	51	15.6	45.5%	550 (69.4%)	76 (9.6%)	96 (12.1%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.1%)	44 (5.5%)	$10,757			$1,270			$9,487	41.4	45.2	261	17
290402001517	279	Aurora Junior High	Public	7-8	500 W Olive	Aurora	65605	Lawrence County	Aurora R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 678-3630	283	24	11.8	62.2%	215 (76.0%)	3 (1.1%)	45 (15.9%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$9,432			$1,907			$7,525	41.2	28.4	344	65
290708000182	280	Canton High	Public	7-12	200 S Fourth St	Canton	63435	Lewis County	Canton R-V	No	No	No	No	(573) 288-5216	230	21	11	40.9%	209 (90.9%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.1%)	$14,195			$1,200			$12,994	41.1			(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:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.