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)
290837002782	31	Ft. Zuwmalt West Middle	Public	6-8	150 Waterford Crossing	O Fallon	63368	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 272-6690	1,190	93	12.7	20.7%	849 (71.3%)	79 (6.6%)	106 (8.9%)	78 (6.6%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	72 (6.1%)	$12,329			$626			$11,703	89.6	91.6	18	13
290001703331	32	Academie Lafayette Armour IMS	Public, Charter	6-8	201 E Armour Blvd	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Academie Lafayette	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 800-8771	264	19	13.8	18.9%	170 (64.4%)	37 (14.0%)	19 (7.2%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.5%)	$13,702			$516			$13,185	89.5	92.6	13	19
291527000695	33	Northwest High	Public	7-12	16215 Hwy H	Hughesville	65334	Pettis County	Pettis County R-V	No	No	No	No	(660) 827-0774	164	13	12.3	42.7%	157 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$12,100			$3,205			$8,894	89.1	77.8	72	39
292685002688	34	Rockwood Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1220 Babler Park Dr	Wildwood	63038	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-4270	658	47	13.9	9.1%	494 (75.1%)	51 (7.8%)	31 (4.7%)	53 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	$11,443			$294			$11,149	88.5	88.8	32	2
291830002806	35	Summit Lakes Middle	Public	6-8	3500 SW Windemere Dr	Lees Summit	64082	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-1375	1,012	62	16.4	9.4%	706 (69.8%)	141 (13.9%)	77 (7.6%)	15 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.2%)	$12,622			$474			$12,148	87.6	90.4	22	13
292343002438	36	Ozark Junior High	Public	7-8	1109 W Jackson	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 582-4701	946	71	13.3	36.7%	839 (88.7%)	5 (0.5%)	53 (5.6%)	5 (0.5%)	9 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	32 (3.4%)	$9,858			$444			$9,414	87.2	86.3	37	1
292358001547	37	Central Middle	Public	6-8	471 N Woods Mill Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7800	925	68	13.5	13.6%	510 (55.1%)	154 (16.6%)	60 (6.5%)	137 (14.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (6.5%)	$14,376			$454			$13,922	86.8	89.4	29	8
290837001539	38	Dr. Bernard J. Dubray Middle	Public	6-8	100 Dubray Dr	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 279-7979	813	74	10.9	26.6%	582 (71.6%)	85 (10.5%)	73 (9.0%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (6.8%)	$14,040			$748			$13,292	86.3	85.3	40	2
292895002307	39	Barnwell Middle	Public	6-8	1035 Jungs Station Rd	Saint Charles	63303	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4100	741	49	15.2	16.1%	532 (71.8%)	66 (8.9%)	56 (7.6%)	53 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.0%)	$11,926			$759			$11,167	86.2	91.4	20	19
291308002463	40	Grain Valley South Middle School	Public	6-8	901 SE Ryan Rd	Grain Valley	64029	Jackson County	Grain Valley R-V	No	No	No	No	(816) 229-3499	568	42	13.5	31.2%	456 (80.3%)	15 (2.6%)	44 (7.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.1%)	$10,717			$1,042			$9,676	86.2	77.8	73	33

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.