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)
291923001040	171	Lone Jack High	Public	6-12	313 S Bynum Rd	Lone Jack	64070	Jackson County	Lone Jack C-6	No	No	No	No	(816) 697-3539	398	29	13.5	18.1%	352 (88.4%)	3 (0.8%)	24 (6.0%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$11,244			$783			$10,461	59	75.5	80	91
290702000177	172	Cameron Veterans Middle	Public	6-8	1015 S. Park	Cameron	64429	Clinton County	Cameron R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 882-1041	321	26	12.2	44.5%	296 (92.2%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$11,076			$247			$10,829	59	60	168	4
292545001469	173	Poplar Bluff Junior High	Public	7-8	550 N Westwood	Poplar Bluff	63901	Butler County	Poplar Bluff R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 785-5602	782	53	14.6	63.6%	586 (74.9%)	94 (12.0%)	26 (3.3%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (8.6%)	$9,813			$2,226			$7,587	58.9	50.6	224	51
291867001016	174	Lincoln High	Public	7-12	101 W Lamine St #39	Lincoln	65338	Benton County	Lincoln R-II	No	No	No	No	(660) 547-3514	253	19	13.5	53.8%	229 (90.5%)	5 (2.0%)	12 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	$10,520			$1,028			$9,492	58.8	72.5	91	83
292373000088	175	Raymore-Peculiar East Middle	Public	6-8	17509 E. State Route 58	Raymore	64083	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 388-4000	801	52	15.4	31.8%	534 (66.7%)	114 (14.2%)	84 (10.5%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.5%)	$10,676			$1,129			$9,547	58.8	66.5	131	44
290576000123	176	Branson Junior High	Public	7-8	263 Buccaneer Blvd	Branson	65616	Taney County	Branson R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 334-3087	724	47	15.3	50.6%	520 (71.8%)	23 (3.2%)	133 (18.4%)	12 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.3%)	$9,425			$766			$8,659	58.8	60.2	165	11
292565002871	177	Puxico Junior High	Public	6-8	481 N Bedford St	Puxico	63960	Stoddard County	Puxico R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(573) 222-3058	181	13	14.1	50.3%	176 (97.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$9,377			$1,179			$8,198	58.7	69.7	107	70
292373003312	178	Raymore-Peculiar South Middle	Public	6-8	20501 S. School Road	Peculiar	64078	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 892-1550	665	54	12.3	35.9%	498 (74.9%)	61 (9.2%)	53 (8.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.9%)	$11,763			$1,187			$10,577	58.7	67.8	121	57
292349001361	179	Palmyra Middle	Public	5-8	600 W Line St	Palmyra	63461	Marion County	Palmyra R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 769-2174	340	27	12.6	36.8%	308 (90.6%)	5 (1.5%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	$8,640			$2,739			$5,901	58.5	47.4	243	64
292754001686	180	Sarcoxie High	Public	6-12	101 S 17th St	Sarcoxie	64862	Jasper County	Sarcoxie R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 548-2153	401	29	13.8	71.6%	325 (81.0%)	6 (1.5%)	52 (13.0%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,111			$2,963			$8,148	58.3	41.9	275	95

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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:

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

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.