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)
292689001633	211	Rolla Junior High	Public	7-8	1360 Soest Rd	Rolla	65401	Phelps County	Rolla 31	No	No	No	No	(573) 458-0130	618	40	15.6	44.2%	514 (83.2%)	28 (4.5%)	35 (5.7%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.4%)	$12,158			$2,964			$9,194	53	44.5	264	53
292783003143	212	Smith Cotton Junior High School	Public	6-8	312 East Broadway	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	No	(660) 829-6300	1,130	80	14	64.9%	753 (66.6%)	49 (4.3%)	213 (18.8%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	105 (9.3%)	$9,570			$1,663			$7,907	52.9	50.5	225	13
292886002680	213	Pleasant View Middle	Public	6-8	2210 E State Hwy Aa	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-2100	379	26	14.6	55.7%	288 (76.0%)	19 (5.0%)	24 (6.3%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.3%)	32 (8.4%)	$11,967			$1,624			$10,343	52.8	52.9	212	1
291455001120	214	Hollister Middle	Public	6-8	1798 State Hwy Bb	Hollister	65672	Taney County	Hollister R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 243-4035	291	25	11.7	66.7%	229 (78.7%)	3 (1.0%)	38 (13.1%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.5%)	$12,258			$1,541			$10,718	52.7	49.6	230	16
290462003025	215	Belton Middle School	Public	7-8	107 W. Pirate Parkway	Belton	64012	Cass County	Belton 124	No	No	No	No	(816) 489-7060	639	48	13.3	46.5%	398 (62.3%)	63 (9.9%)	107 (16.7%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	56 (8.8%)	$12,312			$705			$11,607	52.5	45.1	263	48
290405002548	216	Ava Middle	Public	5-8	507 North Spring Street	Ava	65608	Douglas County	Ava R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 683-3835	390	25	15.4	62.3%	367 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	$9,626			$2,424			$7,202	52.2	56.4	191	25
292334001477	217	Owensville Middle	Public	6-8	3340 Hwy 19	Owensville	65066	Gasconade County	Gasconade County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 646-4038	417	27	15.2	48.2%	396 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$8,750			$2,002			$6,748	52.2	52.1	216	1
293052002093	218	Fisk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	301 McKinley St	Fisk	63940	Butler County	Twin Rivers R-X	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 967-3607	345	29	11.9	88.7%	316 (91.6%)	5 (1.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$9,642			$1,514			$8,127	52	49.4	234	16
293219002814	219	Winfield Middle	Public	6-8	3914 East Hwy 47	Winfield	63389	Lincoln County	Winfield R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 668-8001	377	27	14.2	52.0%	335 (88.9%)	7 (1.9%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.8%)	$8,844			$757			$8,087	51.8	43.2	271	52
293186002514	220	Westran Middle	Public	6-8	622 Harlan St	Clifton Hill	65244	Randolph County	Westran R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 261-4511	134	14	9.5	59.7%	122 (91.0%)	4 (3.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	$13,550			$4,051			$9,500	51.7	66	130	90

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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.

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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.