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)
292364003339	301	Meadow Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	14571 State Highway 72	Patton	63662	Bollinger County	Meadow Heights R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 866-2924	122	9	14.1	52.5%	120 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$8,041			$1,906			$6,134	35.2	23.4	364	63
291635002430	302	North Middle	Public	6-8	102 Gray	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5270	542	44	12.4	65.7%	384 (70.8%)	21 (3.9%)	53 (9.8%)	5 (0.9%)	17 (3.1%)	13 (2.4%)	49 (9.0%)	$10,696			$1,251			$9,445	33.8	48.4	238	64
291926001041	303	Louisiana Middle	Public	6-8	3321 W Georgia St	Louisiana	63353	Pike County	Louisiana R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 754-5340	151	13	11.7	70.9%	104 (68.9%)	16 (10.6%)	20 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.3%)	$10,239			$2,642			$7,597	33.6	32.5	320	17
291338003035	304	Greenville Junior High	Public	7-8	178 Walnut St	Greenville	63944	Wayne County	Greenville R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 224-5000	111	9	12.9	55.9%	105 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,926			$636			$7,290	33.2	41.9	276	28
290306000016	305	Alton High	Public	6-12	505 School Street	Alton	65606	Oregon County	Alton R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 778-7215	313	33	9.4	56.5%	302 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,241			$418			$10,823	33.2	25.9	352	47
292836001749	306	Alexander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	515 N Elm	Slater	65349	Saline County	Slater	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 529-2278	220	22	10.2	100.0%	182 (82.7%)	19 (8.6%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	$11,723			$1,582			$10,141	32.9	32.4	322	16
291920001038	307	Lonedell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7466 Hwy Ff	Lonedell	63060	Franklin County	Lonedell R-14	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 629-0401	346	29	11.9	50.3%	336 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$10,610			$2,958			$7,652	32.7			(n/a)
292041001083	308	Bueker Middle	Public	6-8	565 S Odell	Marshall	65340	Saline County	Marshall	No	No	No	No	(660) 886-6833	520	44	11.8	56.5%	264 (50.8%)	9 (1.7%)	147 (28.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	57 (11.0%)	$10,448			$1,719			$8,729	32.7	26.8	346	38
290712000185	309	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	598	48	12.3	100.0%	272 (45.5%)	201 (33.6%)	41 (6.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (12.9%)	$11,193			$3,482			$7,711	32.6	36.1	301	8
292706001673	310	Spring Garden Middle	Public	6-8	5802 S 22nd	Saint Joseph	64503	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4380	443	31	14.3	100.0%	303 (68.4%)	20 (4.5%)	66 (14.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.3%)	40 (9.0%)	$10,743			$352			$10,391	32.5	27.2	343	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 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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.