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)
290712000185	301	Central Junior High	Public	7-8	1910 Whitener St.	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	No	(573) 334-2923	618	51	12.1	0.5%	285 (46.1%)	206 (33.3%)	44 (7.1%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (11.2%)	$11,193			$3,482			$7,711	36.1	53.6	208	93
290489002703	302	Scott County Middle	Public	6-8	4035 State Hwy 77	Benton	63736	Scott County	Scott County R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 545-3541	206	17	12	52.4%	191 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	$8,925			$835			$8,090	36	31.9	329	27
292970001392	303	Sturgeon Middle	Public	6-8	210 W Patton St	Sturgeon	65284	Boone County	Sturgeon R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 687-2155	103	7	15.1	45.6%	95 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.8%)	$10,653			$2,293			$8,360	35.9	20.9	377	74
292133001171	304	Montgomery County Middle	Public	6-8	418 N Hwy 19	Montgomery City	63361	Montgomery County	Montgomery County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 564-2278	239	20	11.9	48.5%	221 (92.5%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$10,972			$4,705			$6,266	35.8	39.8	289	15
291846000993	305	Highland Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	21504 State Hwy 6	Lewistown	63452	Lewis County	Lewis County C-1	No	No	No	No	(573) 209-3215	389	32	12.1	37.5%	366 (94.1%)	9 (2.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$11,029			$400			$10,628	35.3	36.6	301	4
290990000293	306	Cole Camp High	Public	7-12	500 Keeney St	Cole Camp	65325	Benton County	Cole Camp R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 668-3751	356	26	13.5	46.9%	330 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$11,477			$2,425			$9,051	35.2			(n/a)
291446000678	307	Holcomb High	Public	7-12	102 S Cherry	Holcomb	63852	Dunklin County	Holcomb R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 792-3362	209	18	11.7	100.0%	172 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.9%)	$10,772			$3,204			$7,568	35.1	52.3	215	92
292871002801	308	Southwest Middle	Public	5-8	529 E. Pineville Road	Washburn	65772	Barry County	Southwest R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 826-5050	219	15	14.5	61.2%	190 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	9 (4.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$8,447			$896			$7,551	35.1	33.7	318	10
292280001278	309	Maple Park Middle	Public	7-8	5300 N Bennington	Kansas City	64119	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5280	638	56	11.3	64.6%	296 (46.4%)	133 (20.8%)	111 (17.4%)	15 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	79 (12.4%)	$13,771			$525			$13,247	34.9	34.8	310	1
293042002083	310	Granby	Public	PK, KG-8	440 E High St	Granby	64844	Newton County	East Newton County R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 472-6279	587	42	14	64.9%	483 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	22 (3.7%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.5%)	$8,538			$1,534			$7,004	34.8	30.1	336	26

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.