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)
292793001580	221	Seymour Middle	Public	6-8	501 E Clinton Ave	Seymour	65746	Webster County	Seymour R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 935-4626	166	13	12.4	34.9%	159 (95.8%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,834			$2,244			$6,590	51.5	31.5	333	112
291092002586	222	Doniphan Middle	Public	6-8	651 Summit	Doniphan	63935	Ripley County	Doniphan R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 996-3667	361	29	12.5	99.2%	329 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$7,908			$773			$7,136	51.5	48.7	239	17
291371003100	223	Harrisburg Middle	Public	6-8	233 S Harris	Harrisburg	65256	Boone County	Harrisburg R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(573) 817-5857	133	10	12.8	36.8%	122 (91.7%)	3 (2.3%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$10,355			$1,365			$8,990	51	52.5	213	10
292545001469	224	Poplar Bluff Junior High	Public	7-8	550 N Westwood	Poplar Bluff	63901	Butler County	Poplar Bluff R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 785-5602	782	53	14.6	63.6%	586 (74.9%)	94 (12.0%)	26 (3.3%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (8.6%)	$9,813			$2,226			$7,587	50.6	57.7	180	44
292453001845	225	Perry County Middle	Public	6-8	326 College St	Perryville	63775	Perry County	Perry County 32	No	No	No	No	(573) 547-7500	461	35	13.2	54.9%	417 (90.5%)	3 (0.7%)	30 (6.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$9,738			$607			$9,131	50.3	45.6	259	34
290817002425	226	Cassville Middle	Public	6-8	1501 Main St	Cassville	65625	Barry County	Cassville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 847-3136	421	30	13.9	54.2%	376 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.8%)	$8,944			$2,530			$6,415	50.1	47.1	253	27
290057602831	227	Premier Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5279 Fyler Avenue	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	Premier Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 645-9600	918	105	8.7	54.4%	385 (41.9%)	252 (27.5%)	175 (19.1%)	48 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.9%)	$14,730			$3,295			$11,436	49.8	38	296	69
291425002399	228	Senn-Thomas Middle	Public	6-8	200 Senn Thomas Dr	Herculaneum	63048	Jefferson County	Dunklin R-V	No	No	No	No	(636) 479-5200	362	22	16.1	47.8%	319 (88.1%)	11 (3.0%)	10 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	$10,653			$418			$10,235	49.6	48.6	241	13
290612000858	229	Buffalo Middle	Public	5-8	1001 W Truman Rd	Buffalo	65622	Dallas County	Dallas County R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 345-2335	499	39	12.8	61.3%	456 (91.4%)	8 (1.6%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$9,864			$2,132			$7,733	49.6	46.5	255	26
290978000281	230	Clever Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	103 S Public Ave.	Clever	65631	Christian County	Clever R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 743-4815	943	66	14.1	29.0%	888 (94.2%)	7 (0.7%)	16 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.4%)	$9,336			$914			$8,421	49.3	47.6	247	17

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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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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.