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)
292274003375	321	North Callaway Middle School	Public	6-8	650 E. Harrison	Auxvasse	65231	Callaway County	North Callaway County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 386-2217	234	20	11.9	49.1%	212 (90.6%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.0%)	$9,581			$439			$9,142	32.5	29.1	339	18
292836001749	322	Alexander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	515 N Elm	Slater	65349	Saline County	Slater	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 529-2278	211	19	10.8	100.0%	166 (78.7%)	9 (4.3%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.3%)	$11,723			$1,582			$10,141	32.4	33.9	316	6
291080000572	323	Diamond Middle	Public	5-8	401 S Main	Diamond	64840	Newton County	Diamond R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 325-5336	167	13	12.6	55.7%	135 (80.8%)	2 (1.2%)	17 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.4%)	$11,604			$331			$11,273	32.3	20	378	55
290002403184	324	Brookside Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1815 East 63rd Street	Kansas City	64130	Jackson County	Brookside Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 531-2192	229	24	9.7	98.7%	5 (2.2%)	200 (87.3%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.6%)	$15,582			$4,147			$11,434	32.1	27.5	350	26
290000102547	325	Maries County Middle	Public	5-8	300 S Main	Bland	65014	Gasconade County	Maries County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 646-3912	210	19	11.3	99.5%	208 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$9,287			$1,390			$7,897	32.1	47.3	249	76
292706001670	326	Robidoux Middle	Public	6-8	4212 St Joseph Ave	Saint Joseph	64505	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4350	390	28	13.8	99.2%	267 (68.5%)	25 (6.4%)	47 (12.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	41 (10.5%)	$11,593			$585			$11,008	32	35.3	308	18
291700000940	327	Joel E. Barber Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	16050 Hwy Kk	Lebanon	65536	Laclede County	Laclede County C-5	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 532-4837	500	33	15.3	26.0%	474 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$8,823			$677			$8,146	32	31.9	328	1
292853001764	328	South Pemiscot High	Public	7-12	611 Beasley Rd	Steele	63877	Pemiscot County	South Pemiscot County R-V	No	No	No	No	(573) 695-3342	245	20	12.1	100.0%	162 (66.1%)	58 (23.7%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.5%)	$10,839						$10,839	31.9	27.9	348	20
292061003007	329	Anderson Middle	Public	6-8	135 Mustang Dr	Anderson	64831	McDonald County	McDonald County R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 845-1805	234	16	14.6	60.7%	176 (75.2%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	19 (8.1%)	5 (2.1%)	$9,477			$810			$8,666	30.9	41.1	279	50
291059000355	330	Dekalb Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	702 Main St	De Kalb	64440	Buchanan County	Buchanan County R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 685-3211	135	16	8.4	32.6%	132 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$15,539			$616			$14,924	30.5	27.8	349	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 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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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.