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)
291449000679	271	Holden Middle	Public	6-8	301 Eagle Dr	Holden	64040	Johnson County	Holden R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 732-4125	280	22	12.8	42.1%	253 (90.4%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$11,498			$1,604			$9,894	40.6	56.6	190	81
291542000703	272	Iberia High	Public	7-12	201 Pemberton Dr	Iberia	65486	Miller County	Iberia R-V	No	No	No	No	(573) 793-2228	308	23	13.3	38.0%	295 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$9,881			$1,623			$8,258	40.5	24.7	356	84
291908001030	273	Linn High	Public	6-12	141 Wildcat Drive	Linn	65051	Osage County	Osage County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 897-4216	324	28	11.4	36.1%	310 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$9,829			$962			$8,868	40.5	68	120	153
290708000182	274	Canton High	Public	7-12	200 S Fourth St	Canton	63435	Lewis County	Canton R-V	No	No	No	No	(573) 288-5216	220	21	10.5	40.0%	201 (91.4%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	$14,195			$1,200			$12,994	40.3	41.1	280	6
291229000494	275	Osage Trail Middle	Public	7-8	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64016	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 650-7151	724	51	14.2	46.3%	472 (65.2%)	85 (11.7%)	96 (13.3%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.1%)	48 (6.6%)	$10,757			$1,270			$9,487	40	41.4	278	3
292327001340	276	Osceola Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	76 SE Hwy Ww	Osceola	64776	St. Clair County	Osceola	No	No	No	No	(417) 646-8144	247	22	11.4	57.1%	231 (93.5%)	6 (2.4%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,687			$2,298			$8,388	40	40.2	286	10
291314000551	277	Grandview Middle	Public	6-8	12650 Manchester	Grandview	64030	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5600	507	39	12.9	75.0%	71 (14.0%)	260 (51.3%)	135 (26.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.9%)	$13,661			$329			$13,332	39.7	44	266	11
290462003025	278	Belton Middle School	Public	7-8	107 W. Pirate Parkway	Belton	64012	Cass County	Belton 124	No	No	No	No	(816) 489-7060	620	48	12.9	61.6%	346 (55.8%)	85 (13.7%)	117 (18.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	66 (10.6%)	$12,312			$705			$11,607	39.6	52.5	215	63
291428002464	279	Hermann Middle	Public	4-8	164 Blue Pride Dr	Hermann	65041	Gasconade County	Gasconade County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 486-3121	273	22	12.1	43.2%	246 (90.1%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	$9,827			$2,029			$7,798	39.4	61.4	161	118
292981002059	280	Summersville High	Public	6-12	525 Rogers Street	Summersville	65571	Texas County	Summersville R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 932-4929	240	19	12.4	40.8%	235 (97.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,629			$2,988			$7,641	39.3			(n/a)

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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.

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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.