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)
292175001200	201	Neelyville High	Public	7-12	289 Broadway St	Neelyville	63954	Butler County	Neelyville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 989-3815	271	25	10.7	50.9%	253 (93.4%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$10,465			$1,611			$8,854	54.9	83.7	45	156
292055001099	202	Maysville Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	601 W Main	Maysville	64469	DeKalb County	Maysville R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 449-2154	260	21	12.1	38.5%	251 (96.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,037			$552			$10,486	54.8	82.5	50	152
290315000023	203	Arcadia Valley Middle	Public	5-8	550 Park Dr	Ironton	63650	Iron County	Arcadia Valley R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 546-9700	266	19	14.1	98.9%	250 (94.0%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$10,643			$1,022			$9,620	54.8	71.6	103	100
292886000901	204	Carver Middle	Public	6-8	3325 W Battlefield	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-6800	695	50	13.9	61.2%	439 (63.2%)	65 (9.4%)	109 (15.7%)	19 (2.7%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (7.9%)	$11,056			$2,510			$8,546	54.7	45.2	262	58
292067001123	205	Washington Middle	Public	6-8	5165 Ambs Rd	Saint Louis	63128	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-7600	429	38	11.4	40.3%	314 (73.2%)	67 (15.6%)	13 (3.0%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	$11,386			$415			$10,971	54.7	45.5	260	55
291362001894	206	Hancock Place Middle	Public	6-8	243 W Ripa Ave	Lemay	63125	St. Louis County	Hancock Place	No	No	No	No	(314) 544-1300	281	21	13.4	92.2%	155 (55.2%)	67 (23.8%)	29 (10.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.6%)	$14,591			$3,564			$11,027	53.9	35.8	307	101
293036002573	207	Trenton Middle School	Public	5-8	1417 Oklahoma Ave	Trenton	64683	Grundy County	Trenton R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(660) 359-4328	299	29	10.3	49.8%	272 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	12 (4.0%)	$10,629			$3,786			$6,842	53.7	55.4	195	12
293231002576	208	Wright City Middle	Public	6-8	100 Bell Rd	Wright City	63390	Warren County	Wright City R-II Of Warren County	No	No	No	No	(636) 745-7300	395	30	13.3	49.6%	303 (76.7%)	16 (4.1%)	50 (12.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$12,176			$983			$11,193	53.6	47.2	252	44
292564001847	209	Putnam County Middle	Public	6-8	802 S 18th	Unionville	63565	Putnam County	Putnam County R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 947-3237	146	10	14.5	61.0%	141 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$8,920			$98			$8,822	53.4	53.3	209
291674002611	210	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	53.2	49	237	27

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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:

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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.