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)
292928001955	451	Laclede Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5821 Kennerly Ave	Saint Louis	63112	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 385-0546	264	19	13.8	98.9%	0 (0.0%)	264 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,258			$773			$13,485	4.7	6.2	443	8
291640003251	452	Central Middle School	Public	7-8	3611 East Linwood	Kansas City	64128	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-2100	428	32	13.5	99.3%	29 (6.8%)	333 (77.8%)	58 (13.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$17,165			$2,832			$14,334	4.6	4.7	449	3
292928002403	453	Lyon At Blow Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	516 Loughborough Ave	Saint Louis	63111	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 353-1353	280	26	10.7	98.9%	20 (7.1%)	234 (83.6%)	15 (5.4%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$18,430			$900			$17,530	4.5	6.4	441	12
292928000792	454	Carr Lane Vpa Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1004 N Jefferson Ave	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 231-0413	400	30	13.3	99.3%	19 (4.8%)	374 (93.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,793			$626			$13,167	4.1	3.1	455	1
292667002539	455	R. G. Central Middle	Public	6-8	9800 Patricia Barkalow Dr	Saint Louis	63137	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 867-2603	691	30	23	99.6%	6 (0.9%)	669 (96.8%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,358			$2,102			$6,257	4.1	2.8	457	2
292928001585	456	Gateway Middle	Public	6-8	1200 N Jefferson Ave	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 241-2295	506	35	14.4	99.4%	15 (3.0%)	471 (93.1%)	17 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,305			$738			$13,567	3.8	3	456
292667002687	457	Westview Middle School	Public	6-8	2950 Nemnich	Saint Louis	63137	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 489-9808	498	31	16	99.4%	7 (1.4%)	479 (96.2%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,472			$2,031			$7,441	3.3	3.4	453	4
292928002878	458	Yeatman-Liddell Middle School	Public	6-8	4265 Athlone Ave	Saint Louis	63115	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 261-8132	284	17	16.7	98.9%	5 (1.8%)	277 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,034			$690			$14,344	2.6	2	459	1
290001403196	459	Hogan Preparatory Academy Middle	Public, Charter	7-8	6409 Agnes	Kansas City	64132	Jackson County	Hogan Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 444-4479	188	12	15.6	98.4%	5 (2.7%)	167 (88.8%)	9 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	$16,418			$6,372			$10,046	2.1	2.2	458	1

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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.

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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.