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)
291125002282	81	East Buchanan Middle	Public	6-8	301 County Park Rd N	Easton	64443	Buchanan County	East Buchanan County C-1	No	No	No	No	(816) 473-2451	172	12	13.8	25.6%	163 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	$11,858			$524			$11,335	75.2	84.8	42	39
293150002756	82	Webb City Junior High	Public	7-8	807 W First St	Webb City	64870	Jasper County	Webb City R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 673-6030	732	50	14.6	46.4%	595 (81.3%)	13 (1.8%)	63 (8.6%)	7 (1.0%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	43 (5.9%)	$8,611			$1,333			$7,278	75.2	85.5	39	43
292757001691	83	Savannah Middle	Public	6-8	10500 State Route T	Savannah	64485	Andrew County	Savannah R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 324-3126	530	37	14.5	37.5%	485 (91.5%)	9 (1.7%)	18 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.8%)	$8,192			$435			$7,757	75	82.4	51	32
290100000841	84	Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle School	Public	6-8	4200 Bethel St	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3240	719	51	14	31.2%	438 (60.9%)	115 (16.0%)	35 (4.9%)	60 (8.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (9.3%)	$20,661			$662			$19,999	74.9	72.4	101	17
291854003226	85	Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Midjay Drive	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-7300	653	50	13.1	16.8%	473 (72.4%)	34 (5.2%)	62 (9.5%)	30 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	50 (7.7%)	$12,634			$754			$11,880	74.8	75.6	85
292886001811	86	Pershing Middle	Public	6-8	2120 Ventura	Springfield	65804	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-2400	704	45	15.8	40.9%	522 (74.1%)	35 (5.0%)	49 (7.0%)	36 (5.1%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	54 (7.7%)	$11,322			$1,359			$9,963	74.6	69.6	110	24
291854003238	87	Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	600 W Kansas	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5380	777	52	14.8	25.0%	612 (78.8%)	33 (4.2%)	64 (8.2%)	18 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.2%)	$11,596			$250			$11,346	74.4	71.1	104	17
292523001451	88	Barry School	Public	5-8	2001 NW 87th Terr	Kansas City	64154	Platte County	Platte County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 436-9623	451	37	12.2	35.5%	236 (52.3%)	107 (23.7%)	43 (9.5%)	20 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	38 (8.4%)	$10,794			$120			$10,673	73.6	62.6	156	68
291545002702	89	Scott City Middle	Public	5-8	3000 Main St	Scott City	63780	Scott County	Scott City R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 264-2131	225	24	9.4	59.6%	208 (92.4%)	5 (2.2%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$10,923			$2,070			$8,852	73.3	72.9	98	9
292976002056	90	Sullivan Middle	Public	6-8	1156 Elmont Rd	Sullivan	63080	Franklin County	Sullivan	No	No	No	No	(573) 468-5171	448	33	13.5	46.4%	417 (93.1%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.6%)	$11,068			$1,850			$9,218	73.2	51.7	220	130

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.