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)
291080000572	221	Diamond Middle	Public	5-8	401 S Main	Diamond	64840	Newton County	Diamond R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 325-5336	207	17	12	50.2%	180 (87.0%)	3 (1.4%)	12 (5.8%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	$11,604			$331			$11,273	51.2	32.3	323	102
293069001557	222	Valley Park Middle	Public	6-8	1 Main St	Valley Park	63088	St. Louis County	Valley Park	No	No	No	No	(636) 923-3624	160	19	8.5	44.4%	108 (67.5%)	27 (16.9%)	14 (8.8%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)	$15,664			$1,218			$14,445	51.2	56.1	194	28
293052002093	223	Fisk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	301 McKinley St	Fisk	63940	Butler County	Twin Rivers R-X	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 967-3607	329	28	11.8	69.9%	293 (89.1%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.3%)	$9,642			$1,514			$8,127	51	52	218	5
291365002554	224	Hannibal Middle	Public	6-8	4700 McMasters Ave	Hannibal	63401	Marion County	Hannibal 60	No	No	No	No	(573) 221-5840	656	64	10.2	61.4%	537 (81.9%)	59 (9.0%)	13 (2.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.4%)	$11,452			$77			$11,375	51	62.5	154	70
292709001677	225	Salem Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Tiger Pride Dr	Salem	65560	Dent County	Salem R-80	No	No	No	No	(573) 729-6642	251	20	12.2	100.0%	216 (86.1%)	3 (1.2%)	14 (5.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.0%)	$9,436			$1,986			$7,450	50.9	47.8	239	14
293168002213	226	West Plains Middle	Public	5-8	730 E Olden	West Plains	65775	Howell County	West Plains R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-6150	564	41	13.6	66.3%	502 (89.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.6%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.5%)	$10,029			$1,269			$8,760	50.1	45.1	258	32
290738000311	227	Middle School	Public	5-8	300 E Ninth Street	Carrollton	64633	Carroll County	Carrollton R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 542-3472	281	22	13	39.9%	257 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.4%)	$10,018			$2,168			$7,850	49.4	42.4	273	46
290000302458	228	Portageville High	Public	6-12	904 King Ave	Portageville	63873	New Madrid County	Portageville	No	No	No	No	(573) 379-3819	367	31	12	59.4%	279 (76.0%)	56 (15.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.4%)	$11,389			$2,620			$8,769	48.9	67.7	122	106
291377003447	229	Hartville Middle	Public	6-8	175 N School Ave	Hartville	65667	Wright County	Hartville R-II	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(417) 741-6223	133	12	11	64.7%	123 (92.5%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)								48.7			(n/a)
292787001714	230	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	218	19	11.3	100.0%	127 (58.3%)	2 (0.9%)	86 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$9,608			$2,931			$6,677	48.6	40.3	284	54

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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.
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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.