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)
290746000208	171	Carthage Junior High	Public	7-8	827 E. Centennial	Carthage	64836	Jasper County	Carthage R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(417) 359-7050	752	58	12.9	64.4%	377 (50.1%)	5 (0.7%)	343 (45.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	19 (2.5%)	$9,922			$547			$9,375	59.5	57	189	18
291822000961	172	Lawson Middle	Public	5-8	602 Bob Gill Dr	Lawson	64062	Ray County	Lawson R-XIV	No	No	No	No	(816) 580-7279	337	24	14.3	28.8%	324 (96.1%)	4 (1.2%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,657			$986			$8,671	59.3	67.7	123	49
290643002424	173	Cabool Middle	Public	5-8	1025 Rogers Avenue	Cabool	65689	Texas County	Cabool R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 962-3153	222	20	10.8	99.5%	200 (90.1%)	5 (2.3%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	$10,594			$4,061			$6,533	59.3	40.7	284	111
291218001578	174	Fordland Middle	Public	6-8	1230 School St	Fordland	65652	Webster County	Fordland R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 767-4554	139	9	15.6	36.0%	124 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	$10,530			$1,456			$9,073	59.3	54.4	204	30
292067003032	175	Bernard Middle	Public	6-8	1054 Forder Rd	Saint Louis	63129	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-6600	615	44	13.9	29.3%	515 (83.7%)	34 (5.5%)	26 (4.2%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.4%)	$10,161			$279			$9,882	59.3	63	150	25
292289003191	176	Woodridge Middle School	Public	6-8	2109 Gravois Road	High Ridge	63049	Jefferson County	Northwest R-I	No	No	No	No	(636) 677-3577	566	41	13.7	35.5%	483 (85.3%)	7 (1.2%)	35 (6.2%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	$10,307			$2,354			$7,953	59.2	49.7	229	53
291077000362	177	T. S. Hill Middle	Public	6-8	1107 Brown Pilot Ln	Dexter	63841	Stoddard County	Dexter R-Xi	No	No	No	No	(573) 614-1010	443	30	14.8	48.3%	403 (91.0%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.3%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$9,187			$2,457			$6,730	58.4	57.3	185	8
290732000194	178	Nell Holcomb Elementary	Public	K-8	6547 State Hwy 177	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Nell Holcomb R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 334-3644	244	28	8.7	41.0%	219 (89.8%)	17 (7.0%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,791			$2,483			$9,308	58.3	57.6	183	5
293207002246	179	Willow Springs Middle	Public	5-8	215 W Fourth St	Willow Springs	65793	Howell County	Willow Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 469-3211	369	32	11.4	66.4%	342 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	5 (1.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$10,759			$2,327			$8,432	58.3	56.3	193	14
291635002429	180	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	58.2	54.7	199	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.

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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.