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)
293201002242	111	Willard Middle	Public	7-8	205 Miller Rd	Willard	65781	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 742-2588	712	50	14.1	34.6%	600 (84.3%)	32 (4.5%)	45 (6.3%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.2%)	$8,784			$517			$8,267	70.6	65.7	133	22
291683002290	112	Knob Noster Middle	Public	6-8	211 E Wimer	Knob Noster	65336	Johnson County	Knob Noster R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(660) 563-2260	366	28	13.2	35.5%	284 (77.6%)	16 (4.4%)	23 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	12 (3.3%)	23 (6.3%)	$10,721			$1,578			$9,143	70.6	57.8	184	72
292550001495	113	John A. Evans Middle	Public	7-8	303 S Lead St	Potosi	63664	Washington County	Potosi R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 438-2101	291	26	11.1	100.0%	280 (96.2%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$10,048			$719			$9,329	70.3	68.8	113
290059703195	114	Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	6401 Paseo Blvd	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Ewing Marion Kauffman School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-5660	510	49	10.5	81.0%	21 (4.1%)	421 (82.5%)	52 (10.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)	$16,437			$2,515			$13,922	70.2	62.8	151	37
291308003161	115	Grain Valley North Middle School	Public	6-8	31608 E Pink Hill Road	Grain Valley	64029	Jackson County	Grain Valley R-V	No	No	No	No	(816) 994-4800	519	43	11.9	22.7%	414 (79.8%)	22 (4.2%)	40 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.3%)	$11,006			$978			$10,027	69.4	78.3	68	47
292355003359	116	Walden Middle	Public	6-8	4701 NW 56th Street	Kansas City	64151	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	No	(816) 359-4240	745	56	13.4	30.2%	468 (62.8%)	113 (15.2%)	81 (10.9%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	52 (7.0%)	$12,942			$648			$12,294	69.2	68.8	114	2
290059203244	117	Gateway Science Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5049 Fyler Avenue	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	Gateway Science Academy/St Louis	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 261-4361	409	37	11.2	59.9%	217 (53.1%)	102 (24.9%)	33 (8.1%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (11.0%)	$13,498			$1,833			$11,666	68.9	72.4	92	25
292280001258	118	Antioch Middle	Public	7-8	2100 NE 65th St	Gladstone	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5260	869	60	14.4	48.4%	472 (54.3%)	117 (13.5%)	143 (16.5%)	25 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.0%)	94 (10.8%)	$12,684			$534			$12,149	68.6	68.3	118
291191000439	119	Farmington Middle	Public	7-8	506 S Fleming St	Farmington	63640	St. Francois County	Farmington R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(573) 701-1330	605	43	14.2	47.1%	580 (95.9%)	8 (1.3%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$8,652			$1,217			$7,435	68.1	64.3	141	22
290566000601	120	Bowling Green Middle	Public	6-8	700 W Adams Street	Bowling Green	63334	Pike County	Bowling Green R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 324-2181	270	23	11.9	46.7%	232 (85.9%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.9%)	$10,290			$2,016			$8,274	68.1	64.5	140	20

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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:

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.