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)
291867001016	91	Lincoln High	Public	7-12	101 W Lamine St #39	Lincoln	65338	Benton County	Lincoln R-II	No	No	No	No	(660) 547-3514	253	19	13.5	53.8%	229 (90.5%)	5 (2.0%)	12 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	$10,520			$1,028			$9,492	72.5			(n/a)
290059203244	92	Gateway Science Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5049 Fyler Avenue	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	Gateway Science Academy/St Louis	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 261-4361	367	35	10.4	54.0%	220 (59.9%)	83 (22.6%)	18 (4.9%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.8%)	$13,498			$1,833			$11,666	72.4	61	160	68
292937002032	93	Ste. Genevieve Middle	Public	6-8	211 N Fifth St	Ste Genevieve	63670	Ste. Genevieve County	Ste. Genevieve County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 883-4500	421	31	13.4	39.2%	408 (96.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$13,381			$2,100			$11,281	72.2	75.3	86	7
291224000789	94	Forsyth Middle	Public	5-8	178 Panther St	Forsyth	65653	Taney County	Forsyth R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 546-6382	343	22	15.5	66.2%	313 (91.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.7%)	$10,616			$1,980			$8,635	72.2	79.2	67	27
290327000028	95	Ash Grove High	Public	7-12	100 N Maple Ln	Ash Grove	65604	Greene County	Ash Grove R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 751-2330	329	27	12.2	37.1%	317 (96.4%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,820			$2,409			$8,411	71.6	67.7	124	29
290651001522	96	California Middle	Public	5-8	211 S Owen St	California	65018	Moniteau County	Moniteau County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 796-2146	432	31	13.9	39.4%	363 (84.0%)	3 (0.7%)	56 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	$8,996			$252			$8,744	71.6	74.6	89	7
291623001722	97	Danby-Rush Tower Middle	Public	6-8	1250 Dooling Hollow Rd	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Jefferson County R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(636) 937-9188	241	19	12.7	25.3%	227 (94.2%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	$12,294			$285			$12,009	71.5	70.1	108	11
290699000173	98	Camdenton Middle	Public	7-8	119 Service Rd	Camdenton	65020	Camden County	Camdenton R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 346-9257	615	48	12.6	43.9%	538 (87.5%)	4 (0.7%)	54 (8.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	$10,614			$509			$10,105	71.3	62.8	152	54
291869003200	99	Truman Middle School	Public	6-8	12225 Eddie And Park Road	Saint Louis	63127	St. Louis County	Lindbergh Schools	No	No	No	No	(314) 729-2470	736	49	15.1	14.7%	611 (83.0%)	21 (2.9%)	43 (5.8%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.0%)	$11,220			$311			$10,909	71.2	68.8	116	17
291230000505	100	Seckman Middle	Public	6-8	2810 Seckman Rd	Imperial	63052	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 296-5707	725	54	13.3	17.1%	633 (87.3%)	5 (0.7%)	30 (4.1%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.0%)	40 (5.5%)	$9,345			$742			$8,602	71	62.7	154	54

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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.

Educational resources:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.