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)
293045002088	191	Troy Middle	Public	6-8	713 W College	Troy	63379	Lincoln County	Troy R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 462-4934	761	55	13.8	38.6%	667 (87.6%)	13 (1.7%)	48 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.9%)	$10,695			$1,368			$9,327	56.6	62.6	153	38
291635002429	192	South Middle	Public	6-8	900 E 50th St	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5250	573	42	13.6	47.3%	424 (74.0%)	21 (3.7%)	47 (8.2%)	6 (1.0%)	13 (2.3%)	5 (0.9%)	57 (9.9%)	$9,111			$2,142			$6,969	56.4	58.2	180	12
292783003143	193	Smith Cotton Junior High School	Public	6-8	312 East Broadway	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	No	(660) 829-6300	1,130	80	14	64.9%	753 (66.6%)	49 (4.3%)	213 (18.8%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	105 (9.3%)	$9,570			$1,663			$7,907	56.4	52.9	212	19
291824001091	194	West County Middle	Public	6-8	728 Hwy M	Park Hills	63601	St. Francois County	West St. Francois County R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 562-7535	246	16	15.7	55.7%	239 (97.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$8,536			$1,491			$7,045	56.3	67.3	126	68
291674002611	195	William Matthew Middle School	Public	6-8	1515 S Cottage Grove	Kirksville	63501	Adair County	Kirksville R-III	No	No	No	No	(660) 665-3793	493	40	12.3	44.4%	423 (85.8%)	27 (5.5%)	11 (2.2%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	$10,311			$2,652			$7,658	56.2	53.2	210	15
293186002514	196	Westran Middle	Public	6-8	622 Harlan St	Clifton Hill	65244	Randolph County	Westran R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 261-4511	134	14	9.5	59.7%	122 (91.0%)	4 (3.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	$13,550			$4,051			$9,500	56	51.7	220	24
291941001052	197	Macon Middle School	Public	6-8	702 N Missouri	Macon	63552	Macon County	Macon County R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 385-2189	286	25	11.3	37.8%	251 (87.8%)	15 (5.2%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$10,453			$655			$9,798	55.8	56.8	189	8
290405002548	198	Ava Middle	Public	5-8	507 North Spring Street	Ava	65608	Douglas County	Ava R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 683-3835	390	25	15.4	62.3%	367 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	$9,626			$2,424			$7,202	55.6	52.2	216	18
291359002663	199	Hamilton Middle	Public	6-8	903 N Davis	Hamilton	64644	Caldwell County	Hamilton R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 583-2173	149	13	11.4	49.7%	134 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$11,867			$924			$10,943	55.5	40.9	282	83
293219002814	200	Winfield Middle	Public	6-8	3914 East Hwy 47	Winfield	63389	Lincoln County	Winfield R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 668-8001	377	27	14.2	52.0%	335 (88.9%)	7 (1.9%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.8%)	$8,844			$757			$8,087	55.1	51.8	219	19

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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 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:

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

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.