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)
292685000670	11	Crestview Middle	Public	6-8	16025 Clayton Rd	Ellisville	63011	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6950	1,125	76	14.8	11.6%	675 (60.0%)	94 (8.4%)	68 (6.0%)	238 (21.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.2%)	$10,331			$267			$10,064	96.3	90.4	26	15
290588001113	12	Brentwood Middle	Public	6-8	2225 High School Dr.	Brentwood	63144	St. Louis County	Brentwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 962-8238	163	16	10.2	24.5%	94 (57.7%)	28 (17.2%)	9 (5.5%)	12 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (12.3%)	$19,562			$706			$18,856	95.8	85.6	41	29
291677000923	13	Nipher Middle	Public	6-8	700 S Kirkwood Rd	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6180	673	49	13.7	10.8%	511 (75.9%)	66 (9.8%)	39 (5.8%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.7%)	$12,736			$77			$12,659	95.1	96.5	9	4
292358001555	14	West Middle	Public	6-8	2312 Baxter Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7400	1,021	76	13.4	9.8%	632 (61.9%)	111 (10.9%)	37 (3.6%)	171 (16.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.7%)	$13,171			$253			$12,918	94.8	94.9	11	3
292895000220	15	Francis Howell Middle	Public	6-8	825 O'Fallon Rd	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4800	838	51	16.4	8.6%	697 (83.2%)	43 (5.1%)	22 (2.6%)	40 (4.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.6%)	$11,250			$660			$10,590	94.6	94.5	13	2
292685002785	16	Wildwood Middle	Public	6-8	17401 Manchester Rd	Wildwood	63038	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-4230	567	48	11.8	9.0%	440 (77.6%)	36 (6.3%)	19 (3.4%)	48 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	$13,230			$305			$12,926	93.6	91.6	21	5
292253000425	17	Nixa Junior High	Public	7-8	205 North Street	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 724-6400	1,067	67	15.9	29.0%	880 (82.5%)	12 (1.1%)	89 (8.3%)	13 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (6.7%)	$10,091			$926			$9,165	93.4	93.6	15	2
291782000944	18	Ladue Middle	Public	6-8	9701 Conway Rd	Saint Louis	63124	St. Louis County	Ladue	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 993-3900	1,018	76	13.3	11.9%	537 (52.8%)	166 (16.3%)	45 (4.4%)	182 (17.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (8.5%)	$13,999			$106			$13,894	93.2	90.4	27	9
290060603223	19	Lafayette Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1900 Lafayette Avenue	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	Lafayette Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 880-4458	394	22	17.9	24.6%	199 (50.5%)	142 (36.0%)	19 (4.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	$11,219			$1,543			$9,676	93.1			(n/a)
291998002560	20	Mansfield Junior High	Public	6-8	305 W Ohio St	Mansfield	65704	Wright County	Mansfield R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 924-8625	124	13	9.9	55.6%	120 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$10,626			$4,542			$6,085	93	92.6	17	3

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.