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)
292370001417	231	Pattonville Heights Middle	Public	6-8	195 Fee Fee Rd	Maryland Heights	63043	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-8033	682	55	12.4	43.0%	258 (37.8%)	245 (35.9%)	95 (13.9%)	16 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (10.0%)	$14,888						$14,888	49.3	49.4	232	1
292829001748	232	Silex High	Public	6-12	64 Hwy Uu	Silex	63377	Lincoln County	Silex R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 384-5227	214	16	13.7	25.7%	208 (97.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$10,723			$1,095			$9,629	49			(n/a)
291032001610	233	Sherwood Middle	Public	6-8	33300 S Sherwood Dr	Creighton	64739	Henry County	Sherwood Cass R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(660) 499-2239	159	12	12.7	37.1%	151 (95.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$10,464			$387			$10,077	48.9	69.3	113	120
291165000418	234	Excelsior Springs Middle	Public	6-8	701 Crown Hill Rd	Excelsior Springs	64024	Clay County	Excelsior Springs 40	No	No	No	No	(816) 630-9230	576	42	13.7	51.4%	487 (84.5%)	14 (2.4%)	42 (7.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	$11,106			$537			$10,569	48.9	32.2	327	93
292571001034	235	Mark Twain Junior High	Public	6-8	21622 Hwy 19	Center	63436	Ralls County	Ralls County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 267-3397	202	13	15.8	32.7%	195 (96.5%)	2 (1.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								48.7	32.9	324	89
291640002376	236	Foreign Language Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3450 Warwick	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-6000	613	48	12.7	99.5%	83 (13.5%)	164 (26.8%)	320 (52.2%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	25 (4.1%)	$17,782			$3,168			$14,614	48.6	40.6	286	50
292511001987	237	Pierce City Middle	Public	6-8	300 Myrtle St	Pierce City	65723	Lawrence County	Pierce City R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 476-2515	131	9	14.6	48.9%	117 (89.3%)	2 (1.5%)	6 (4.6%)	5 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,172			$3,424			$6,748	48.6	47.2	251	14
291635002430	238	North Middle	Public	6-8	102 Gray	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5270	517	44	11.8	65.0%	398 (77.0%)	14 (2.7%)	41 (7.9%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (2.7%)	8 (1.5%)	39 (7.5%)	$10,696			$1,251			$9,445	48.4	53	211	27
292709001677	239	Salem Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Tiger Pride Dr	Salem	65560	Dent County	Salem R-80	No	No	No	No	(573) 729-6642	265	20	13.2	58.5%	237 (89.4%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.3%)	$9,436			$1,986			$7,450	47.8	56.6	190	49
291619000476	240	Lewis And Clark Middle	Public	6-8	325 Lewis And Clark Dr	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	No	(573) 659-3200	1,005	82	12.2	55.6%	625 (62.2%)	216 (21.5%)	54 (5.4%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (9.9%)	$11,607			$2,068			$9,539	47.6	47	254	14

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.