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)
290059003180	411	Frontier School Of Excellence-M	Public, Charter	6-8	5605 Troost Ave.	Kansas City	64110	Jackson County	Frontier Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 822-1331	73	14	5.2	100.0%	1 (1.4%)	40 (54.8%)	29 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	$15,324			$2,167			$13,157	12.7	21.5	376	35
291035000338	412	Crocker High	Public	6-12	601 N Commercial	Crocker	65452	Pulaski County	Crocker R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 736-5000	290	21	14	40.7%	265 (91.4%)	7 (2.4%)	4 (1.4%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$10,566			$3,288			$7,278	12.5	10.5	425	13
292607001524	413	South Middle	Public	6-8	8401 E 83rd St	Raytown	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7380	533	36	14.7	68.3%	82 (15.4%)	324 (60.8%)	74 (13.9%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	40 (7.5%)	$13,101			$3,013			$10,088	12.5	13.3	413
291434003409	414	Hickman Mills 6th 7th Gr Center	Public	6-8	9010a Old Santa Fe Rd	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(816) 316-7700	652	58	11.3	100.0%	54 (8.3%)	413 (63.3%)	129 (19.8%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	39 (6.0%)								12.1			(n/a)
290912000269	415	Clarkton High	Public	7-12	Hwy 162	Clarkton	63837	Dunklin County	Clarkton C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 448-3712	139	13	10.7	97.8%	89 (64.0%)	8 (5.8%)	37 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$12,060			$1,940			$10,120	12	16.5	398	17
291383003004	416	North Middle	Public	6-8	4420 Vaile Ave	Florissant	63034	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-7500	689	47	14.6	58.6%	39 (5.7%)	578 (83.9%)	29 (4.2%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.9%)	$12,183			$4,041			$8,141	12	23.9	362	54
291640001718	417	Ac Prep Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6410 Swope Parkway	Kansas City	64132	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-7704	367	35	10.4	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	327 (89.1%)	15 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	16 (4.4%)	$20,834			$3,288			$17,547	11.8			(n/a)
292886001827	418	Westport Middle School	Public	6-8	415 S. Golden Ave	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3100	409	41	9.9	87.3%	260 (63.6%)	51 (12.5%)	52 (12.7%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	33 (8.1%)	$11,595			$2,445			$9,150	11.5	11.3	420	2
290057402828	419	Lift For Life Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1731 S Broadway	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	Lift For Life Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 231-2337	270	27	10.1	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	265 (98.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$16,265			$2,961			$13,304	11.4	8.5	433	14
291383000624	420	Northwest Middle	Public	6-8	1605 Shackelford Rd	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-5500	755	49	15.3	67.0%	99 (13.1%)	562 (74.4%)	42 (5.6%)	9 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.2%)	$11,223			$3,501			$7,722	11.4	14.5	409	11

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.