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)
292648002444	361	Richmond Middle	Public	6-8	715 S Wellington St	Richmond	64085	Ray County	Richmond R-XVI	No	No	No	No	(816) 776-5841	359	25	14.3	40.4%	320 (89.1%)	4 (1.1%)	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	$9,772			$693			$9,079	24	28.6	343	18
291383003004	362	North Middle	Public	6-8	4420 Vaile Ave	Florissant	63034	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-7500	674	45	15	55.0%	37 (5.5%)	566 (84.0%)	31 (4.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.2%)	$12,183			$4,041			$8,141	23.9	28.1	346	16
292061001105	363	Southwest City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	411 Academy St	South West City	64863	McDonald County	McDonald County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 762-3251	363	29	12.6	66.7%	120 (33.1%)	1 (0.3%)	199 (54.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	14 (3.9%)	7 (1.9%)	$8,714			$1,090			$7,624	23.9	29	340	23
292364003339	364	Meadow Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	14571 State Highway 72	Patton	63662	Bollinger County	Meadow Heights R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 866-2924	106	8	13.5	51.9%	104 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$8,041			$1,906			$6,134	23.4	28.7	342	22
291167000426	365	Exeter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Locust St	Exeter	65647	Barry County	Exeter R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 835-2922	216	17	12.6	65.3%	184 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	18 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	$8,775			$1,417			$7,358	23.3	25.7	357	8
290001302751	366	Kc International-Wallace	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	414 Wallace Ave	Kansas City	64125	Jackson County	Kc International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 242-4206	665	91	7.3	100.0%	21 (3.2%)	353 (53.1%)	176 (26.5%)	80 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	29 (4.4%)	$17,052			$2,141			$14,911	23.3	17.5	386	20
290061203365	367	Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	3435 Broadway Blvd	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Citizens Of The World Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 499-8000	141	9	15	57.4%	36 (25.5%)	58 (41.1%)	34 (24.1%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	$11,251			$981			$10,270	23.3	40.8	282	85
290846000248	368	Chaffee Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	517 W Yoakum Ave	Chaffee	63740	Scott County	Chaffee R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 887-3226	300	26	11.4	52.0%	280 (93.3%)	13 (4.3%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,858			$2,821			$7,036	23.3	16.7	391	23
291548003090	369	Clifford H. Nowlin Middle	Public	6-8	2800 S Hardy Ave	Independence	64052	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5380	875	55	15.9	79.8%	329 (37.6%)	135 (15.4%)	318 (36.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (10.1%)	$10,704			$2,399			$8,305	23.2	16	396	27
292562001502	370	Purdy High	Public	7-12	201 S Gabby Gibbons Dr	Purdy	65734	Barry County	Purdy R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 442-3215	281	27	10.3	55.5%	165 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (35.2%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$11,825			$1,416			$10,409	22.8	21.4	375	5

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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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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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.