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)
291428002464	161	Hermann Middle	Public	4-8	164 Blue Pride Dr	Hermann	65041	Gasconade County	Gasconade County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 486-3121	293	25	11.7	51.5%	273 (93.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$9,827			$2,029			$7,798	61.4	68.4	119	42
291854002616	162	Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 S Withers	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5410	638	49	13	33.4%	482 (75.5%)	39 (6.1%)	60 (9.4%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.7%)	$12,437			$867			$11,570	60.7	58.8	172	10
292763001020	163	Osage Middle	Public	6-8	635 Hwy 42	Osage Beach	65065	Camden County	School Of The Osage	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 552-8326	485	34	14.3	42.1%	411 (84.7%)	11 (2.3%)	34 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	$10,964			$2,655			$8,309	60.4	57.1	187	24
290059003182	164	Frontier School Of Innovation-M	Public, Charter	6-8	1575 Universal Dr.	Kansas City	64120	Jackson County	Frontier Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 822-1331	310	29	10.5	74.5%	28 (9.0%)	35 (11.3%)	240 (77.4%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$13,513			$2,308			$11,204	60.3	54.8	198	34
290576000123	165	Branson Junior High	Public	7-8	263 Buccaneer Blvd	Branson	65616	Taney County	Branson R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 334-3087	724	47	15.3	50.6%	520 (71.8%)	23 (3.2%)	133 (18.4%)	12 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.3%)	$9,425			$766			$8,659	60.2	62.7	155	10
290414000040	166	Bakersfield High	Public	6-12	357 State Hwy O	Bakersfield	65609	Ozark County	Bakersfield R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 284-7333	216	21	10.3	56.0%	208 (96.3%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$10,920			$2,992			$7,928	60.2			(n/a)
291860001014	167	Licking High	Public	7-12	135 College Avenue	Licking	65542	Texas County	Licking R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(573) 674-2711	423	29	14.5	99.3%	404 (95.5%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$10,259			$2,438			$7,821	60.2	54.5	203	36
290702000177	168	Cameron Veterans Middle	Public	6-8	1015 S. Park	Cameron	64429	Clinton County	Cameron R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 882-1041	321	26	12.2	44.5%	296 (92.2%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$11,076			$247			$10,829	60	64.2	140	28
291185000435	169	Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4036 State Rte K	West Plains	65775	Howell County	Fairview R-Xi	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-1063	519	41	12.6	49.5%	479 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$9,427			$1,658			$7,768	59.9	64.2	141	28
292637001546	170	Richards Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3461 County Rd 1710	West Plains	65775	Howell County	Richards R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-5239	372	27	13.7	63.4%	358 (96.2%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$8,687			$1,297			$7,390	59.6	66.9	127	43

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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.