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)
292752001685	281	Salisbury High	Public	7-12	1000 S Maple Ave	Salisbury	65281	Chariton County	Salisbury R-IV	No	No	No	No	(660) 388-6442	242	25	9.8	40.9%	224 (92.6%)	10 (4.1%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,361			$1,577			$12,784	41.1			(n/a)
291359002663	282	Hamilton Middle	Public	6-8	903 N Davis	Hamilton	64644	Caldwell County	Hamilton R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 583-2173	149	13	11.4	49.7%	134 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$11,867			$924			$10,943	40.9	49.9	228	54
293210002653	283	Windsor Middle	Public	6-8	6208 Us Hwy 61-67	Imperial	63052	Jefferson County	Windsor C-1	No	No	No	No	(636) 464-4417	659	46	14.2	35.4%	588 (89.2%)	13 (2.0%)	34 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.3%)	$9,435			$561			$8,874	40.5	32.6	325	42
292787001714	284	Senath-Hornersville Middle School	Public	5-8	601 School St	Hornersville	63855	Dunklin County	Senath-Hornersville C-8	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 737-2455	207	19	10.8	98.6%	114 (55.1%)	2 (1.0%)	87 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$9,608			$2,931			$6,677	40.3	30.1	337	53
291254002523	285	Kelly A Burlison Middle School	Public	6-8	825 Highway 72 East	Fredericktown	63645	Madison County	Fredericktown R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 783-6555	481	28	17.3	54.9%	446 (92.7%)	6 (1.2%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$8,849			$1,692			$7,156	40.2	39.2	290	5
292327001340	286	Osceola Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	76 SE Hwy Ww	Osceola	64776	St. Clair County	Osceola	No	No	No	No	(417) 646-8144	249	21	11.6	57.4%	232 (93.2%)	6 (2.4%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,687			$2,298			$8,388	40.2			(n/a)
293105002649	287	Black Hawk Middle	Public	6-8	300 Kuhl Ave	Warrenton	63383	Warren County	Warren County R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 456-6903	698	50	13.9	43.3%	574 (82.2%)	22 (3.2%)	39 (5.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.5%)	$9,788			$228			$9,561	40	42.7	272	15
293042002085	288	Triway	Public	PK, KG-8	131 Lentz	Stella	64867	Newton County	East Newton County R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 628-3227	433	24	17.8	73.7%	343 (79.2%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.5%)	39 (9.0%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.9%)	$9,302			$1,426			$7,876	39.8	62.1	158	130
291029000333	289	Crane High	Public	7-12	209 Pirate Ln	Crane	65633	Stone County	Crane R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 723-5300	245	21	11.5	42.9%	240 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$11,013			$694			$10,319	39.4	48.6	240	49
292790002446	290	Seneca Junior High	Public	7-8	925 Oneida	Seneca	64865	Newton County	Seneca R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 776-3911	200	20	9.9	48.5%	155 (77.5%)	3 (1.5%)	10 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.0%)	$12,157			$2,976			$9,181	39.1	40.9	281	9

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.