Best Middle Schools in Missouri

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Missouri test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
292358001553	51	South Middle	Public	6-8	760 Woods Mill Rd	Manchester	63011	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7200	541	48	11.2	19.6%	351 (64.9%)	67 (12.4%)	38 (7.0%)	49 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.3%)	$15,237			$328			$14,909	83.7	79.3	64	13
292685000712	52	Selvidge Middle	Public	6-8	235 New Ballwin Rd	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6100	634	48	13.1	15.6%	403 (63.6%)	62 (9.8%)	36 (5.7%)	104 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	$12,396			$296			$12,099	83.7	87.5	34	18
292005002503	53	Marceline Middle	Public	6-8	314 E Santa Fe	Marceline	64658	Linn County	Marceline R-V	No	No	No	No	(660) 376-2411	135	10	13	42.2%	128 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$8,423			$199			$8,224	82.8	89.7	27	26
291640003322	54	Lincoln College Academy Middle	Public	6-8	2012 E 23rd Street	Kansas City	64109	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	No	(816) 418-1500	574	31	18.8	99.5%	153 (26.7%)	238 (41.5%)	125 (21.8%)	28 (4.9%)	5 (0.9%)	10 (1.7%)	15 (2.6%)	$15,385			$2,855			$12,530	82.3	78.6	70	16
290832002276	55	Crest Ridge High	Public	6-12	92 NW 58 Hwy	Centerview	64019	Johnson County	Johnson County R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(660) 656-3391	294	24	12.1	45.9%	274 (93.2%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$11,353			$1,957			$9,396	82.1	40.7	283	228
292280001282	56	New Mark Middle	Public	7-8	515 NE 106th St	Kansas City	64155	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5290	1,005	62	16.2	36.3%	652 (64.9%)	124 (12.3%)	102 (10.1%)	24 (2.4%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	96 (9.6%)	$12,371			$502			$11,869	82.1	80.6	58	2
292533001459	57	Pleasant Hill Middle	Public	7-8	1301 Myrtle	Pleasant Hill	64080	Cass County	Pleasant Hill R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 540-2149	356	24	14.6	10.7%	329 (92.4%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	$9,839			$845			$8,994	82.1	53.1	210	153
293165002869	58	Frontier Middle	Public	6-8	9233 Hwy Dd	O Fallon	63368	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 625-1026	1,255	82	15.2	10.7%	995 (79.3%)	65 (5.2%)	72 (5.7%)	48 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (5.9%)	$12,025			$371			$11,654	82	83.2	47	11
292151002619	59	Mountain Grove Middle	Public	5-8	400 E 17th St	Mountain Grove	65711	Wright County	Mountain Grove R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 926-3177	476	33	14.4	59.5%	448 (94.1%)	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)								81.4	73.7	94	35
291432002794	60	Skyline Middle	Public	5-8	20663 Us-65	Urbana	65767	Dallas County	Hickory County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 993-4254	206	15	13.3	39.8%	202 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$7,450			$309			$7,141	81.3	82.9	48	12

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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:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.