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)
292358001553	31	South Middle	Public	6-8	760 Woods Mill Rd	Manchester	63011	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7200	541	48	11.2	19.6%	351 (64.9%)	67 (12.4%)	38 (7.0%)	49 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.3%)	$15,237			$328			$14,909	89.8	83.7	51	20
292895002307	32	Barnwell Middle	Public	6-8	1035 Jungs Station Rd	Saint Charles	63303	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4100	741	49	15.2	16.1%	532 (71.8%)	66 (8.9%)	56 (7.6%)	53 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.0%)	$11,926			$759			$11,167	89.4	86.2	39	7
292355002623	33	Lakeview Middle	Public	6-8	6720 NW 64th St	Kansas City	64151	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	No	(816) 359-4220	679	53	12.8	23.1%	497 (73.2%)	49 (7.2%)	64 (9.4%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (8.0%)	$14,341			$858			$13,483	89.4	84.5	45	12
291203002522	34	Festus Middle	Public	7-8	1717 W Main	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Festus R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 937-5417	552	30	18.2	40.9%	473 (85.7%)	19 (3.4%)	12 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.0%)	$9,646			$807			$8,839	89.2	84	50	16
290837001539	35	Dr. Bernard J. Dubray Middle	Public	6-8	100 Dubray Dr	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 279-7979	813	74	10.9	26.6%	582 (71.6%)	85 (10.5%)	73 (9.0%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (6.8%)	$14,040			$748			$13,292	88.6	86.3	38	3
291645002872	36	Kearney Middle	Public	6-7	200 E 5th St	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 628-4115	499	43	11.6	18.6%	459 (92.0%)	6 (1.2%)	15 (3.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$12,286			$413			$11,873	87.9	90	29	7
290531000943	37	Brittany Hill Middle	Public	6-8	2701 NW 1st St	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3470	837	57	14.6	28.0%	553 (66.1%)	99 (11.8%)	81 (9.7%)	12 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	87 (10.4%)	$12,279			$1,245			$11,034	87.6	84.1	49	12
290837002427	38	Ft. Zumwalt South Middle	Public	6-8	300 Knaust Rd	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 281-0776	830	68	12.2	16.5%	638 (76.9%)	71 (8.6%)	39 (4.7%)	38 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.3%)	$13,070			$655			$12,415	87.6	84.2	48	10
290531002736	39	Delta Woods Middle	Public	6-8	4401 NE Lakewood Way	Lees Summit	64064	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3580	793	48	16.5	23.0%	504 (63.6%)	118 (14.9%)	79 (10.0%)	32 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	54 (6.8%)	$11,183			$1,089			$10,094	86.9	91.5	22	17
292685000712	40	Selvidge Middle	Public	6-8	235 New Ballwin Rd	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6100	634	48	13.1	15.6%	403 (63.6%)	62 (9.8%)	36 (5.7%)	104 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	$12,396			$296			$12,099	86.1	83.7	52	12

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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 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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.