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)
292061001106	311	White Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1113 E State Hwy 90	Pineville	64856	McDonald County	McDonald County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 226-4446	360	30	12.2	55.6%	318 (88.3%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (3.9%)	5 (1.4%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	$9,010			$924			$8,087	34.8	51.1	224	87
292081001136	312	Mexico Middle	Public	6-8	1200 West Blvd	Mexico	65265	Audrain County	Mexico 59	No	No	No	No	(573) 581-4664	503	39	12.8	99.8%	362 (72.0%)	39 (7.8%)	41 (8.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.7%)	$9,732			$1,120			$8,612	34.3	38.8	292	20
290057903079	313	South City	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3112 Meramec	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	Confluence Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 481-4700	787	65	12	99.2%	29 (3.7%)	358 (45.5%)	393 (49.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$16,406			$3,980			$12,425	34.1	37.9	297	16
290986000288	314	Clinton Middle	Public	6-8	600 E Clinton	Clinton	64735	Henry County	Clinton	No	No	No	No	(660) 885-3353	356	26	13.7	44.7%	320 (89.9%)	7 (2.0%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	$10,552			$761			$9,791	33.8	33.4	321	7
292070001127	315	Scotland County High	Public	7-12	606 West Lovers Lane	Memphis	63555	Scotland County	Scotland County R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 465-8901	236	24	9.9	47.9%	229 (97.0%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,640			$1,103			$12,537	33.7			(n/a)
291484000453	316	Houston Middle	Public	6-8	206 W Spruce St	Houston	65483	Texas County	Houston R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 967-3024	206	17	11.9	55.3%	189 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	$10,748			$2,911			$7,837	32.9	34.6	313	3
290543000645	317	North County Middle	Public	7-8	406 E Chestnut	Desloge	63601	St. Francois County	North St. Francois County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 431-3300	396	32	12.2	51.3%	375 (94.7%)	6 (1.5%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$9,341			$1,159			$8,182	32.8	37.7	299	18
291383002857	318	West Middle	Public	6-8	12834 Missouri Bottom Rd	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-7800	730	46	15.7	56.3%	157 (21.5%)	456 (62.5%)	53 (7.3%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.1%)	$12,269			$4,175			$8,094	32.6	33.5	320	2
292826001737	319	Sikeston Junior High School	Public	7-8	510 Lindenwood Ave	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	No	(573) 471-1720	511	39	13.1	99.4%	274 (53.6%)	167 (32.7%)	22 (4.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.4%)	$10,029			$2,816			$7,213	32.5	28.4	345	26
291926001041	320	Louisiana Middle	Public	6-8	3321 W Georgia St	Louisiana	63353	Pike County	Louisiana R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 754-5340	173	13	13.4	74.0%	123 (71.1%)	15 (8.7%)	17 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.4%)	$10,239			$2,642			$7,597	32.5	50.2	226	94

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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:

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

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.