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)
292685000706	91	Rockwood South Middle	Public	6-8	1628 Hawkins Rd	Fenton	63026	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6850	835	60	13.8	19.2%	687 (82.3%)	55 (6.6%)	22 (2.6%)	27 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.9%)	$10,829			$278			$10,551	73.9	69	111	20
291545002702	92	Scott City Middle	Public	5-8	3000 Main St	Scott City	63780	Scott County	Scott City R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 264-2131	235	21	10.9	56.2%	214 (91.1%)	4 (1.7%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	$10,923			$2,070			$8,852	73.9	73.3	89	3
292757001691	93	Savannah Middle	Public	6-8	10500 State Route T	Savannah	64485	Andrew County	Savannah R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 324-3126	524	36	14.6	37.8%	495 (94.5%)	5 (1.0%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$8,192			$435			$7,757	73.4	75	83	10
290327000028	94	Ash Grove High	Public	7-12	100 N Maple Ln	Ash Grove	65604	Greene County	Ash Grove R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 751-2330	318	27	11.7	38.1%	294 (92.5%)	4 (1.3%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$10,820			$2,409			$8,411	73.4	71.6	95	1
293150002756	95	Webb City Junior High	Public	7-8	807 W First St	Webb City	64870	Jasper County	Webb City R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 673-6030	687	47	14.5	48.8%	565 (82.2%)	13 (1.9%)	62 (9.0%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.1%)	$8,611			$1,333			$7,278	73.3	75.2	82	13
292976002056	96	Sullivan Middle	Public	6-8	1156 Elmont Rd	Sullivan	63080	Franklin County	Sullivan	No	No	No	No	(573) 468-5171	423	33	12.7	47.0%	390 (92.2%)	12 (2.8%)	15 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,068			$1,850			$9,218	73.2	73.2	90	6
291230000505	97	Seckman Middle	Public	6-8	2810 Seckman Rd	Imperial	63052	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 296-5707	713	50	14.3	21.7%	631 (88.5%)	9 (1.3%)	31 (4.3%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (4.2%)	$9,345			$742			$8,602	73.1	71	100	3
291623001722	98	Danby-Rush Tower Middle	Public	6-8	1250 Dooling Hollow Rd	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Jefferson County R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(636) 937-9188	234	19	12.3	30.3%	217 (92.7%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	$12,294			$285			$12,009	73	71.5	97	1
292856001596	99	Southern Boone Middle	Public	5-8	303 N Main	Ashland	65010	Boone County	Southern Boone County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 657-2146	647	47	13.7	18.1%	566 (87.5%)	8 (1.2%)	29 (4.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.9%)	$9,418			$547			$8,872	72.7	68.7	115	16
292043001088	100	Marshfield Junior High	Public	6-8	660 N Locust St	Marshfield	65706	Webster County	Marshfield R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 859-2120	660	48	13.8	35.6%	579 (87.7%)	7 (1.1%)	41 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	$9,289			$907			$8,381	72.5	65	137	37

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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

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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.