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)
291938001049	321	Macks Creek High	Public	7-12	245 State Rd N	Macks Creek	65786	Camden County	Macks Creek R-V	No	No	No	No	(573) 363-5911	144	13	11.5	52.8%	134 (93.1%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$11,013			$163			$10,849	30.8	18.5	389	68
292871002801	322	Southwest Middle	Public	5-8	529 E. Pineville Road	Washburn	65772	Barry County	Southwest R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 826-5050	202	15	13.8	64.4%	173 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)	8 (4.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$8,447			$896			$7,551	30.5	35.1	308	14
292081001136	323	Mexico Middle	Public	6-8	1200 West Blvd	Mexico	65265	Audrain County	Mexico 59	No	No	No	No	(573) 581-4664	472	39	12	100.0%	334 (70.8%)	39 (8.3%)	46 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.0%)	$9,732			$1,120			$8,612	30.2	34.3	312	11
292061001106	324	White Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1113 E State Hwy 90	Pineville	64856	McDonald County	McDonald County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 226-4446	331	30	11	73.4%	301 (90.9%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.9%)	$9,010			$924			$8,087	30.1	34.8	311	13
292070001127	325	Scotland County High	Public	7-12	606 West Lovers Lane	Memphis	63555	Scotland County	Scotland County R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 465-8901	245	24	10	38.4%	236 (96.3%)	5 (2.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,640			$1,103			$12,537	29.9	33.7	315	10
290057903079	326	South City	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3112 Meramec	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	Confluence Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 481-4700	782	71	10.9	99.6%	19 (2.4%)	319 (40.8%)	426 (54.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	$16,406			$3,980			$12,425	29.7	34.1	313	13
291314000554	327	Martin City Elementary	Public	K-8	201 E 133rd St	Kansas City	64145	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5700	640	55	11.7	75.2%	130 (20.3%)	226 (35.3%)	242 (37.8%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.8%)	$15,543			$568			$14,974	29.3	26.7	347	20
292961002048	328	Morgan County R-I High	Public	6-12	701 N Oak St	Stover	65078	Morgan County	Morgan County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 377-2218	429	28	15.4	100.0%	401 (93.5%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$10,162			$388			$9,773	29.2	44.2	263	65
290402001517	329	Aurora Junior High	Public	7-8	500 W Olive	Aurora	65605	Lawrence County	Aurora R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 678-3630	291	25	11.5	61.5%	226 (77.7%)	3 (1.0%)	48 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$9,432			$1,907			$7,525	29.1	41.2	279	50
291548002339	330	Bingham Middle	Public	7-8	1716 S Speck Rd	Independence	64057	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5490	758	47	15.9	73.9%	425 (56.1%)	111 (14.6%)	160 (21.1%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	12 (1.6%)	40 (5.3%)	$11,679			$2,678			$9,001	27.8	27.2	344	14

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.