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)
291199002590	341	Wm. N. Clark Middle	Public	6-8	704 Lucky St	Fayette	65248	Howard County	Fayette R-III	No	No	No	No	(660) 248-3800	145	11	13.6	42.8%	128 (88.3%)	6 (4.1%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.8%)	$8,689			$629			$8,059	28	27	353	12
292886001803	342	Jarrett Middle	Public	6-8	840 S Jefferson	Springfield	65806	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-6600	445	40	11.2	70.3%	294 (66.1%)	53 (11.9%)	41 (9.2%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (9.2%)	$12,982			$2,685			$10,297	27.7	31.6	331	11
292706001673	343	Spring Garden Middle	Public	6-8	5802 S 22nd	Saint Joseph	64503	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4380	474	31	15.4	99.4%	346 (73.0%)	16 (3.4%)	55 (11.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	42 (8.9%)	$10,743			$352			$10,391	27.2	24.8	361	18
291548002339	344	Bingham Middle	Public	7-8	1716 S Speck Rd	Independence	64057	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5490	774	48	16	69.4%	404 (52.2%)	114 (14.7%)	142 (18.3%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	11 (1.4%)	91 (11.8%)	$11,679			$2,678			$9,001	27.2	23.7	365	21
290001902754	345	Scuola Vita Nuova Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	535 Garfield Ave	Kansas City	64124	Jackson County	Scuola Vita Nuova	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 231-5788	405	29	13.9	73.6%	37 (9.1%)	176 (43.5%)	175 (43.2%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$12,940			$2,773			$10,167	26.8	33.8	317	28
292041001083	346	Bueker Middle	Public	6-8	565 S Odell	Marshall	65340	Saline County	Marshall	No	No	No	No	(660) 886-6833	701	54	13	69.2%	371 (52.9%)	24 (3.4%)	205 (29.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.1%)	45 (6.4%)	$10,448			$1,719			$8,729	26.8	23.1	370	24
291314000554	347	Martin City Elementary	Public	K-8	201 E 133rd St	Kansas City	64145	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5700	668	56	11.8	70.7%	126 (18.9%)	248 (37.1%)	253 (37.9%)	7 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.0%)	$15,543			$568			$14,974	26.7	23.5	368	21
292631001544	348	Rich Hill High	Public	6-12	703 N Third	Rich Hill	64779	Bates County	Rich Hill R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 395-4191	185	17	10.6	54.1%	173 (93.5%)	6 (3.2%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,647			$1,370			$9,277	26.4	49.5	231	117
292094001144	349	Milan C-2 High School	Public	7-12	373 S Market St	Milan	63556	Sullivan County	Milan C-2	No	No	No	No	(660) 265-1412	297	26	11.4	60.3%	152 (51.2%)	19 (6.4%)	118 (39.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	$12,096			$268			$11,827	26.3			(n/a)
290100000317	350	West Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Clinkscales Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3230	504	41	12.4	57.5%	241 (47.8%)	141 (28.0%)	39 (7.7%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.5%)	$14,943			$406			$14,537	26.2	30.4	334	16

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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.

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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.