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)
290061503364	361	Kansas City Girls Prep Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	5000 E.17th St.	Kansas City	64127	Jackson County	Kansas City Girls Prep Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-2573	135	22	6.1	100.0%	9 (6.7%)	91 (67.4%)	29 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	$26,025			$9,207			$16,819	22.7	22.4	372	11
291548003090	362	Clifford H. Nowlin Middle	Public	6-8	2800 S Hardy Ave	Independence	64052	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5380	886	54	16.4	83.1%	362 (40.9%)	143 (16.1%)	311 (35.1%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	56 (6.3%)	$10,704			$2,399			$8,305	22.4	23.2	369	7
293042002083	363	Granby	Public	PK, KG-8	440 E High St	Granby	64844	Newton County	East Newton County R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 472-6279	594	42	14.1	69.7%	504 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	18 (3.0%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.7%)	$8,538			$1,534			$7,004	22.1	34.8	310	53
291032001610	364	Sherwood Middle	Public	6-8	33300 S Sherwood Dr	Creighton	64739	Henry County	Sherwood Cass R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(660) 499-2239	181	12	14.6	40.9%	170 (93.9%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$10,464			$387			$10,077	21.5	48.9	233	131
290100001402	365	Oakland Middle School	Public	6-8	3405 Oakland Pl	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3220	550	48	11.4	66.0%	191 (34.7%)	154 (28.0%)	98 (17.8%)	19 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	81 (14.7%)	$16,055			$529			$15,526	21.4	17.1	396	31
291383002857	366	West Middle	Public	6-8	12834 Missouri Bottom Rd	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-7800	756	43	17.7	59.0%	137 (18.1%)	497 (65.7%)	52 (6.9%)	7 (0.9%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (7.0%)	$12,269			$4,175			$8,094	21.3	32.6	318	48
290061603362	367	Kairos Academies	Public, Charter	5-8	2315 Miami St.	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	Kairos Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 252-0602	257	29	9	61.5%	48 (18.7%)	177 (68.9%)	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.2%)	$14,259			$7,346			$6,913	21.2	38.3	292	75
292706001670	368	Robidoux Middle	Public	6-8	4212 St Joseph Ave	Saint Joseph	64505	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4350	398	29	13.6	100.3%	268 (67.3%)	29 (7.3%)	38 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	53 (13.3%)	$11,593			$585			$11,008	21	32	326	42
292067003417	369	At Home Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	69 Randolph Place	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(314) 467-7850	77	14	5.4	27.3%	53 (68.8%)	13 (16.9%)	3 (3.9%)	5 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)								20.8			(n/a)
290060303311	370	Crossroads Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	816 Broadway	Kansas City	64105	Jackson County	Crossroads Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 221-3191	414	40	10.3	50.5%	61 (14.7%)	198 (47.8%)	130 (31.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	$17,130			$2,972			$14,159	20.7	24.1	359	11

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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.