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)
291619000495	101	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	1201 Fairgrounds Rd	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	No	(573) 659-3250	957	77	12.3	52.1%	570 (59.6%)	190 (19.9%)	79 (8.3%)	28 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (9.4%)	$10,383			$1,683			$8,700	72.4	61.6	159	58
292151002619	102	Mountain Grove Middle	Public	5-8	400 E 17th St	Mountain Grove	65711	Wright County	Mountain Grove R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 926-3177	476	33	14.4	59.5%	448 (94.1%)	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)								71.7	81.4	59	43
292892001850	103	Hardin Middle	Public	7-8	1950 Elm St	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 443-4300	697	58	11.9	42.6%	435 (62.4%)	115 (16.5%)	71 (10.2%)	15 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (8.6%)	$15,096			$1,038			$14,059	71.2	64.9	138	35
292316001330	104	Orchard Farm Middle School	Public	6-8	2195 Hwy V	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	Orchard Farm R-V	No	No	No	No	(636) 757-8750	498	31	15.8	22.9%	380 (76.3%)	56 (11.2%)	39 (7.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	$11,981			$462			$11,519	71	70.7	101	3
292982002060	105	Sunrise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4485 Sunrise School Rd	De Soto	63020	Jefferson County	Sunrise R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 586-6660	333	29	11.6	42.3%	306 (91.9%)	12 (3.6%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$10,912			$871			$10,040	70.9	47.1	247	142
293165003415	106	North Point Middle School	Public	6-8	2275 West Meyer Blvd	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(636) 445-5212	1,030	63	16.3	11.4%	856 (83.1%)	65 (6.3%)	50 (4.9%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.7%)								70.8	65.1	135	29
291194000445	107	Mid-Buchanan Senior High	Public	7-12	3221 SE State Rte H	Faucett	64448	Buchanan County	Mid-Buchanan County R-V	No	No	No	No	(816) 238-1646	394	31	12.7	13.5%	379 (96.2%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$10,711			$322			$10,389	70.8	78.3	69	38
290817002425	108	Cassville Middle	Public	6-8	1501 Main St	Cassville	65625	Barry County	Cassville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 847-3136	421	30	13.9	54.2%	376 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.8%)	$8,944			$2,530			$6,415	70.7	50.1	226	118
292067001123	109	Washington Middle	Public	6-8	5165 Ambs Rd	Saint Louis	63128	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-7600	429	38	11.4	40.3%	314 (73.2%)	67 (15.6%)	13 (3.0%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	$11,386			$415			$10,971	70.7	54.7	205	96
293165002209	110	Wentzville Middle	Public	6-8	405 Campus Dr	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 327-3815	794	60	13.2	19.1%	580 (73.0%)	89 (11.2%)	50 (6.3%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (7.3%)	$12,149			$339			$11,810	70.7	68.4	117	7

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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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.