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)
291830002806	41	Summit Lakes Middle	Public	6-8	3500 SW Windemere Dr	Lees Summit	64082	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-1375	1,033	64	16	13.5%	714 (69.1%)	145 (14.0%)	78 (7.6%)	18 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (7.2%)	$12,622			$474			$12,148	86	87.6	35	6
292685000671	42	Lasalle Springs Middle	Public	6-8	3300 Hwy 109	Wildwood	63038	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-4200	907	55	16.5	12.2%	789 (87.0%)	45 (5.0%)	35 (3.9%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.3%)	$11,007			$281			$10,726	85.4	84.4	46	4
292841000070	43	Smithville Middle	Public	7-8	675 S Commercial Ave	Smithville	64089	Clay County	Smithville R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 532-1122	399	32	12.6	15.8%	370 (92.7%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$11,449			$514			$10,935	85.2	77.9	72	29
292895001884	44	Saeger Middle	Public	6-8	5201 Hwy N	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-5600	737	45	16.3	14.2%	591 (80.2%)	44 (6.0%)	41 (5.6%)	25 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.6%)	$11,708			$408			$11,300	85.2	89.9	30	14
292005001070	45	Marceline High	Public	6-12	314 E Santa Fe	Marceline	64658	Linn County	Marceline R-V	No	No	No	No	(660) 376-2411	351	26	13.4	36.5%	335 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$11,479			$135			$11,344	84.8			(n/a)
291640003322	46	Lincoln College Academy Middle	Public	6-8	2012 E 23rd Street	Kansas City	64127	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	No	(816) 418-1500	578	33	17.4	100.0%	168 (29.1%)	216 (37.4%)	138 (23.9%)	29 (5.0%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	19 (3.3%)	$15,385			$2,855			$12,530	84.4	82.3	54	8
292886001798	47	Hickory Hills Middle	Public	6-8	4650 E. State Hwy Yy	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-7100	427	28	15.2	47.8%	344 (80.6%)	23 (5.4%)	29 (6.8%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.4%)	$11,693			$1,333			$10,359	84.1	70.2	104	57
291854003226	48	Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Midjay Drive	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-7300	663	50	13.3	18.4%	470 (70.9%)	41 (6.2%)	70 (10.6%)	34 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (6.6%)	$12,634			$754			$11,880	84.1	74.8	85	37
290832002276	49	Crest Ridge High	Public	6-12	92 NW 58 Hwy	Centerview	64019	Johnson County	Johnson County R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(660) 656-3391	287	23	12.2	42.5%	269 (93.7%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$11,353			$1,957			$9,396	84	82.1	55	6
293027002069	50	Thayer Senior High	Public	7-12	401 E Walnut St	Thayer	65791	Oregon County	Thayer R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 264-4600	345	28	12.3	51.9%	323 (93.6%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$10,512			$334			$10,178	84	92.4	18	32

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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.