Best Middle Schools in Missouri

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 451)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
292181001208	181	Neosho Junior High	Public	7-8	14646 Kodiak Road	Neosho	64850	Newton County	Neosho School District	No	No	No	No	(417) 451-8660	716	46	15.4	59.9%	437 (61.0%)	7 (1.0%)	151 (21.1%)	5 (0.7%)	15 (2.1%)	54 (7.5%)	47 (6.6%)	$8,881			$971			$7,910	58	61.5	160	21
291266003296	182	Gallatin Middle School	Public	5-8	600 S. Olive St.	Gallatin	64640	Daviess County	Gallatin R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 663-2172	160	12	12.8	47.5%	156 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$9,353			$1,430			$7,923	57.9	22.6	371	189
290528001900	183	Blue Eye Middle	Public	5-8	512 State Hwy 13	Blue Eye	65611	Stone County	Blue Eye R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 779-4299	157	14	11.5	42.7%	150 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (1.9%)	$16,247			$2,778			$13,469	57.7			(n/a)
291935002985	184	Woodland Middle	Public	5-8	18729 Jackal Drive	Marble Hill	63764	Bollinger County	Woodland R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 238-2656	258	19	13.5	66.3%	251 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$9,377			$1,465			$7,912	57.7	62.7	152	32
291854002616	185	Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 S Withers	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5410	597	51	11.6	33.0%	457 (76.5%)	44 (7.4%)	49 (8.2%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.2%)	$12,437			$867			$11,570	57.7	60.7	162	23
292289003191	186	Woodridge Middle School	Public	6-8	2109 Gravois Road	High Ridge	63049	Jefferson County	Northwest R-I	No	No	No	No	(636) 677-3577	545	40	13.6	43.7%	450 (82.6%)	4 (0.7%)	46 (8.4%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	$10,307			$2,354			$7,953	57.7	59.2	176	10
292811003130	187	South Shelby Middle School	Public	6-8	4152 Hwy 36	Shelbina	63468	Shelby County	Shelby County R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 588-2208	136	13	10.2	51.5%	118 (86.8%)	3 (2.2%)	7 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	$10,692			$2,020			$8,672	57.4	37.7	295	108
292067001114	188	Margaret Buerkle Middle	Public	6-8	623 Buckley Rd	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-6800	556	46	12.1	51.6%	372 (66.9%)	64 (11.5%)	27 (4.9%)	49 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (7.4%)	$11,347			$396			$10,951	57	28.1	339	151
290746000208	189	Carthage Junior High	Public	7-8	827 E. Centennial	Carthage	64836	Jasper County	Carthage R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(417) 359-7050	732	57	12.8	67.1%	380 (51.9%)	6 (0.8%)	326 (44.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.5%)	$9,922			$547			$9,375	56.7	59.5	171	18
290291002461	190	Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	7550 Mackenzie Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Affton 101	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 351-9679	579	40	14.5	34.2%	388 (67.0%)	66 (11.4%)	46 (7.9%)	24 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.3%)	$11,178			$25			$11,153	56.6	42.4	272	82

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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 November 26, 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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.