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)
293207002246	131	Willow Springs Middle	Public	5-8	215 W Fourth St	Willow Springs	65793	Howell County	Willow Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 469-3211	369	32	11.4	66.4%	342 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	5 (1.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$10,759			$2,327			$8,432	65.7	58.3	179	48
291185000435	132	Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4036 State Rte K	West Plains	65775	Howell County	Fairview R-Xi	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-1063	519	41	12.6	49.5%	479 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$9,427			$1,658			$7,768	65.6	59.9	169	37
290100001408	133	Smithton Middle	Public	6-8	3600 W Worley	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3260	521	43	12.2	25.9%	325 (62.4%)	53 (10.2%)	41 (7.9%)	54 (10.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.8%)	$16,045			$502			$15,542	65.6	62.3	155	22
292358001549	134	Northeast Middle	Public	6-8	181 Coeur De Ville Dr	Creve Coeur	63141	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7100	703	60	11.6	23.6%	243 (34.6%)	235 (33.4%)	70 (10.0%)	90 (12.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.7%)	$14,834			$405			$14,429	65.3	66.8	129	5
293036002573	135	Trenton Middle School	Public	5-8	1417 Oklahoma Ave	Trenton	64683	Grundy County	Trenton R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(660) 359-4328	299	29	10.3	49.8%	272 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	12 (4.0%)	$10,629			$3,786			$6,842	65.2	53.7	207	72
292988002064	136	Sweet Springs High	Public	7-12	600 E. Marshall St.	Sweet Springs	65351	Saline County	Sweet Springs R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(660) 335-6341	192	18	10.4	35.4%	182 (94.8%)	4 (2.1%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,093			$1,883			$10,210	65.2			(n/a)
290840000243	137	Chester Boren Middle	Public	6-8	110 N Jefferson	Centralia	65240	Boone County	Centralia R-VI	No	No	No	No	(573) 682-2617	300	25	11.9	30.7%	275 (91.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$9,729			$1,818			$7,911	64.7	56.4	192	55
292154003026	138	Liberty Middle	Public	6-8	1054 Old Hwy 60	Mountain View	65548	Howell County	Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 934-2020	301	22	13.9	66.8%	292 (97.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,807			$1,334			$6,474	64.7	46.1	252	114
290450000715	139	Bayless Junior High	Public	6-8	4530 Weber Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Bayless	No	No	No	No	(314) 256-8690	418	25	16.7	53.8%	267 (63.9%)	45 (10.8%)	34 (8.1%)	46 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)	$10,578			$1,307			$9,271	63.9	68	119	20
292880000008	140	Spokane Middle	Public	6-8	1130 Spokane Rd	Spokane	65754	Christian County	Spokane R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 443-3506	147	12	12.4	44.2%	138 (93.9%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	$9,555			$2,290			$7,265	63.3	55.4	199	59

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.