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)
292110002561	181	Moberly Middle	Public	6-8	920 Shepherd Brothers Blvd	Moberly	65270	Randolph County	Moberly	No	No	No	No	(660) 269-2680	497	40	12.2	59.2%	396 (79.7%)	16 (3.2%)	17 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (12.9%)	$11,030			$3,363			$7,667	57.9	47.9	245	64
292943002482	182	Steelville Middle	Public	5-8	810 W Main St	Steelville	65565	Crawford County	Steelville R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 775-2176	265	21	12.5	63.8%	253 (95.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$10,458			$1,222			$9,236	57.8	60.2	162	20
291011000324	183	Conway High Schools	Public	7-12	726 W Jefferson Ave	Conway	65632	Laclede County	Laclede County R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 589-2941	384	27	14.1	55.2%	362 (94.3%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,897			$758			$9,140	57.8	69.3	112	71
291683002290	184	Knob Noster Middle	Public	6-8	211 E Wimer	Knob Noster	65336	Johnson County	Knob Noster R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(660) 563-2260	377	29	12.8	33.2%	295 (78.2%)	18 (4.8%)	25 (6.6%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	13 (3.4%)	19 (5.0%)	$10,721			$1,578			$9,143	57.8	73.9	92	92
291830000222	185	Bernard C. Campbell Middle	Public	6-8	1201 NE Colbern Rd	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-3175	1,067	72	14.8	27.0%	635 (59.5%)	201 (18.8%)	110 (10.3%)	24 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	94 (8.8%)	$12,906			$468			$12,438	57.7	73.3	95	90
291230000500	186	Fox Middle	Public	6-8	743 Jeffco Blvd	Arnold	63010	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 296-5077	632	51	12.4	33.9%	541 (85.6%)	11 (1.7%)	23 (3.6%)	13 (2.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.7%)	$9,744			$700			$9,044	57.6	54.3	206	20
292184001216	187	Nevada Middle	Public	6-8	900 N Olive St	Nevada	64772	Vernon County	Nevada R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 448-2040	529	41	13	54.4%	474 (89.6%)	8 (1.5%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	$10,203			$1,257			$8,946	57.5	57.7	181	6
292310001730	188	Odessa Middle	Public	6-8	607 S Fifth St	Odessa	64076	Lafayette County	Odessa R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 633-1500	494	38	12.9	28.9%	439 (88.9%)	4 (0.8%)	27 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	$8,875			$342			$8,533	57.3	63.5	146	42
291941001052	189	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	56.8	72.3	102	87
291449000679	190	Holden Middle	Public	6-8	301 Eagle Dr	Holden	64040	Johnson County	Holden R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 732-4125	262	22	11.8	43.5%	231 (88.2%)	3 (1.1%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.0%)	$11,498			$1,604			$9,894	56.6	58.1	177	13

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.