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 Tuesday, November 26, 2024.

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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)
291329000564	81	Green Ridge High	Public	7-12	401 W Pettis St	Green Ridge	65332	Pettis County	Green Ridge R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(660) 527-3315	183	14	12.8	38.8%	155 (84.7%)	2 (1.1%)	16 (8.7%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$10,737			$2,364			$8,373	76.8			(n/a)
291869001024	82	Robert H. Sperreng Middle	Public	6-8	12111 Tesson Ferry Rd	Saint Louis	63128	St. Louis County	Lindbergh Schools	No	No	No	No	(314) 729-2420	962	60	16.1	12.6%	777 (80.8%)	12 (1.2%)	64 (6.7%)	55 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.5%)	$10,692			$297			$10,395	76.5	80.6	62	20
292886001811	83	Pershing Middle	Public	6-8	2120 Ventura	Springfield	65804	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-2400	693	43	16	42.3%	519 (74.9%)	39 (5.6%)	48 (6.9%)	36 (5.2%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	44 (6.3%)	$11,322			$1,359			$9,963	76.3	74.6	86	3
292937002032	84	Ste. Genevieve Middle	Public	6-8	211 N Fifth St	Ste Genevieve	63670	Ste. Genevieve County	Ste. Genevieve County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 883-4500	407	32	12.8	44.5%	387 (95.1%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$13,381			$2,100			$11,281	76	72.2	93	9
291830000982	85	Pleasant Lea Middle	Public	6-8	630 W Persel	Lees Summit	64081	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-1175	931	68	13.6	27.9%	609 (65.4%)	107 (11.5%)	102 (11.0%)	22 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (9.6%)	$12,748			$403			$12,345	75.4	70.6	102	17
293057002575	86	Union Middle	Public	6-8	503 W End	Union	63084	Franklin County	Union R-Xi	No	No	No	No	(636) 583-5855	668	45	14.7	46.1%	593 (88.8%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.8%)	$9,950			$1,039			$8,912	75.2	66.9	128	42
292016003187	87	Marion C. Early Junior High	Public	6-8	5309 S. Main	Morrisville	65710	Polk County	Marion C. Early R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 376-2216	133	8	16.3	40.6%	129 (97.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$6,078			$1,487			$4,591	75.2	70.6	103	16
290531002835	88	Paul Kinder Middle School	Public	6-8	3930 South R D Mize Rd	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3560	917	58	15.7	40.9%	560 (61.1%)	124 (13.5%)	110 (12.0%)	20 (2.2%)	4 (0.4%)	8 (0.9%)	91 (9.9%)	$10,978			$1,172			$9,806	75	77.7	74	14
291854003238	89	Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	600 W Kansas	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5380	751	54	13.9	25.4%	585 (77.9%)	33 (4.4%)	56 (7.5%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.0%)	$11,596			$250			$11,346	74.4	74.4	87	2
291854002800	90	South Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Midjay Dr	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-7180	808	55	14.5	17.8%	604 (74.8%)	48 (5.9%)	76 (9.4%)	19 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (7.3%)	$11,473			$815			$10,658	74	68.8	112	22

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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.

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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.