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)
290643002424	291	Cabool Middle	Public	5-8	1025 Rogers Avenue	Cabool	65689	Texas County	Cabool R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 962-3153	222	20	10.8	99.5%	200 (90.1%)	5 (2.3%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	$10,594			$4,061			$6,533	37.5	59.3	173	118
292886001818	292	Reed Middle	Public	6-8	2000 N Lyon	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-6300	512	42	12.1	69.9%	343 (67.0%)	74 (14.5%)	33 (6.4%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	45 (8.8%)	$11,328			$1,585			$9,743	37.4	44.6	262	30
292766001702	293	Schuyler County High	Public	7-12	21701 Highway 63	Queen City	63561	Schuyler County	Schuyler County R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 956-4125	242	24	10.1	40.1%	231 (95.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$13,012			$1,356			$11,656	37.1			(n/a)
292280001278	294	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	36.6	34.9	309	15
292967002051	295	Strasburg Elementary	Public	K-8	608 W State Rte E	Strasburg	64090	Cass County	Strasburg C-3	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 680-3333	126	13	9.5	26.2%	110 (87.3%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	$11,123			$1,071			$10,051	36.2	28.2	337	42
290846000248	296	Chaffee Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	517 W Yoakum Ave	Chaffee	63740	Scott County	Chaffee R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 887-3226	300	26	11.4	52.0%	280 (93.3%)	13 (4.3%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,858			$2,821			$7,036	36.1	23.3	368	72
292280002730	297	Northgate Middle	Public	7-8	2117 NE 48th St	Kansas City	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5300	689	53	12.8	62.6%	257 (37.3%)	152 (22.1%)	127 (18.4%)	37 (5.4%)	3 (0.4%)	16 (2.3%)	97 (14.1%)	$13,335			$509			$12,826	35.7	39	291	6
292697001639	298	Russellville High	Public	7-12	13600 Rte C	Russellville	65074	Cole County	Cole County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 782-3973	306	23	13.1	26.5%	292 (95.4%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$10,633			$2,518			$8,115	35.7	46.3	250	48
292886001803	299	Jarrett Middle	Public	6-8	840 S Jefferson	Springfield	65806	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-6600	445	40	11.2	70.3%	294 (66.1%)	53 (11.9%)	41 (9.2%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (9.2%)	$12,982			$2,685			$10,297	35.4	27.7	342	43
291700000940	300	Joel E. Barber Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	16050 Hwy Kk	Lebanon	65536	Laclede County	Laclede County C-5	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 532-4837	500	33	15.3	26.0%	474 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$8,823			$677			$8,146	35.3	32	327	27

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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:

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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.