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)
292685002785	21	Wildwood Middle	Public	6-8	17401 Manchester Rd	Wildwood	63038	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-4230	567	48	11.8	9.0%	440 (77.6%)	36 (6.3%)	19 (3.4%)	48 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	$13,230			$305			$12,926	91.6	89.7	25	4
290531002736	22	Delta Woods Middle	Public	6-8	4401 NE Lakewood Way	Lees Summit	64064	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3580	793	48	16.5	23.0%	504 (63.6%)	118 (14.9%)	79 (10.0%)	32 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	54 (6.8%)	$11,183			$1,089			$10,094	91.5	92.2	15	7
292886001788	23	Cherokee Middle	Public	6-8	420 E Farm Rd 182	Springfield	65810	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-7200	758	49	15.6	26.8%	609 (80.3%)	31 (4.1%)	42 (5.5%)	40 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	30 (4.0%)	$10,934			$1,645			$9,289	91.4	92	17	6
290594002272	24	Brookfield Middle	Public	5-8	126 Pershing Rd	Brookfield	64628	Linn County	Brookfield R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 258-7335	240	21	11.3	48.3%	218 (90.8%)	7 (2.9%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$11,008			$547			$10,461	90.7	89.1	30	6
292895002698	25	Bryan Middle	Public	6-8	605 Independence Rd	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-5800	813	52	15.6	14.9%	633 (77.9%)	63 (7.7%)	46 (5.7%)	27 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.2%)	$11,679			$439			$11,240	90.7	90.4	23	2
292685000670	26	Crestview Middle	Public	6-8	16025 Clayton Rd	Ellisville	63011	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6950	1,125	76	14.8	11.6%	675 (60.0%)	94 (8.4%)	68 (6.0%)	238 (21.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.2%)	$10,331			$267			$10,064	90.4	91.6	19	7
291782000944	27	Ladue Middle	Public	6-8	9701 Conway Rd	Saint Louis	63124	St. Louis County	Ladue	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 993-3900	1,018	76	13.3	11.9%	537 (52.8%)	166 (16.3%)	45 (4.4%)	182 (17.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (8.5%)	$13,999			$106			$13,894	90.4	95.7	6	21
293153002194	28	Hixson Middle	Public	6-8	630 S Elm Ave	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	No	(314) 963-6450	981	75	13	12.1%	774 (78.9%)	83 (8.5%)	46 (4.7%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (6.8%)	$12,071			$82			$11,989	90.2	92.2	16	12
291645002872	29	Kearney Middle	Public	6-7	200 E 5th St	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 628-4115	499	43	11.6	18.6%	459 (92.0%)	6 (1.2%)	15 (3.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$12,286			$413			$11,873	90	89	31	2
292895001884	30	Saeger Middle	Public	6-8	5201 Hwy N	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-5600	701	45	15.4	11.7%	560 (79.9%)	42 (6.0%)	43 (6.1%)	23 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.4%)	$11,708			$408			$11,300	89.9	89.5	28	2

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.