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)
292793001580	141	Seymour Middle	Public	6-8	501 E Clinton Ave	Seymour	65746	Webster County	Seymour R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 935-4626	166	13	12.4	34.9%	159 (95.8%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,834			$2,244			$6,590	63.2	51.5	221	80
291230000500	142	Fox Middle	Public	6-8	743 Jeffco Blvd	Arnold	63010	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 296-5077	632	51	12.4	33.9%	541 (85.6%)	11 (1.7%)	23 (3.6%)	13 (2.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.7%)	$9,744			$700			$9,044	63.2	57.6	186	44
292689001633	143	Rolla Junior High	Public	7-8	1360 Soest Rd	Rolla	65401	Phelps County	Rolla 31	No	No	No	No	(573) 458-0130	618	40	15.6	44.2%	514 (83.2%)	28 (4.5%)	35 (5.7%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.4%)	$12,158			$2,964			$9,194	63.1	53	211	68
292346002864	144	Riverbend School	Public	7-8	2085 Hwy N	Pacific	63069	Franklin County	Meramec Valley R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 271-1481	455	35	13	31.9%	392 (86.2%)	5 (1.1%)	29 (6.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	$11,185			$987			$10,198	63.1	63.2	148	4
292523003442	145	Platte Purchase Middle School	Public	6-8	9400 N Platte Purchase Dr	Kansas City	64155	Clay County	Platte County R-III	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(816) 436-1433	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								63			(n/a)
291134000138	146	Eldon Middle	Public	6-8	1400 N Grand Ave	Eldon	65026	Miller County	Eldon R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 392-8020	423	30	14	48.7%	404 (95.5%)	5 (1.2%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$9,017			$3,383			$5,634	62.7	69.3	110	36
291041000018	147	Cuba Middle	Public	5-8	1 Wildcat Pride Dr	Cuba	65453	Crawford County	Crawford County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 885-2534	379	28	13.6	50.7%	355 (93.7%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$9,611			$4,252			$5,359	62.5	68.5	116	31
290000203297	148	South Harrison Middle	Public	5-8	3400 Bulldog Ave	Bethany	64424	Harrison County	South Harrison County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 425-7467	245	18	13.3	58.0%	221 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$9,236			$1,144			$8,092	62.1	64.5	139	9
292100001148	149	Miller High	Public	7-12	110 W 6th St	Miller	65707	Lawrence County	Miller R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 452-3271	288	18	16.1	53.5%	270 (93.8%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,889			$1,633			$8,256	62.1	13.5	411	262
291797001684	150	Lathrop Middle School	Public	6-8	612 Center St	Lathrop	64465	Clinton County	Lathrop R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 710-6115	195	16	12.1	32.3%	177 (90.8%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$11,444			$491			$10,952	62.1	63.3	147	3

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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.
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