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)
291266003296	371	Gallatin Middle School	Public	5-8	600 S. Olive St.	Gallatin	64640	Daviess County	Gallatin R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 663-2172	166	11	14.5	36.1%	163 (98.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,353			$1,430			$7,923	22.6			(n/a)
290061503364	372	Kansas City Girls Prep Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	5000 E.17th St.	Kansas City	64127	Jackson County	Kansas City Girls Prep Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-2573	141	20	7	100.0%	9 (6.4%)	94 (66.7%)	29 (20.6%)	3 (2.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$26,025			$9,207			$16,819	22.4	18.9	382	10
293078002124	373	Van-Far Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	2200 Hwy 54 West	Vandalia	63382	Audrain County	Van-Far R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 594-6442	262	23	11.1	50.4%	225 (85.9%)	10 (3.8%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.3%)	$10,555			$2,643			$7,912	22.2	12.5	414	41
293066002511	374	Brittany Woods	Public	6-8	8125 Groby Rd	University City	63130	St. Louis County	University City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 290-4280	532	48	11	99.8%	50 (9.4%)	423 (79.5%)	25 (4.7%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)	$18,018			$1,709			$16,309	21.8	18.6	383	9
291083000368	375	Dixon Middle	Public	6-8	200 E. 5th Street	Dixon	65459	Pulaski County	Dixon R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 759-7163	227	17	13.2	55.1%	205 (90.3%)	4 (1.8%)	10 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$9,921			$3,023			$6,897	21.6	25.6	358	17
290059003180	376	Frontier School Of Excellence-M	Public, Charter	6-8	5605 Troost Ave.	Kansas City	64110	Jackson County	Frontier Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 822-1331	85	12	7.1	96.5%	1 (1.2%)	46 (54.1%)	34 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	$15,324			$2,167			$13,157	21.5	17.6	385	9
290513000068	377	Bismarck R-V High	Public	6-12	165 Campus Drive	Bismarck	63624	St. Francois County	Bismarck R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 734-6111	277	20	14	98.9%	255 (92.1%)	3 (1.1%)	13 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$10,697			$1,462			$9,235	21.3	15.8	397	20
291263000528	378	Galena High	Public	7-12	30925 State Hwy 413	Galena	65656	Stone County	Galena R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 357-6618	222	19	11.8	69.8%	202 (91.0%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	$12,138			$1,003			$11,136	21	8	434	56
292886001813	379	Pipkin Middle	Public	6-8	1215 Boonville	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-6000	340	42	8	81.8%	193 (56.8%)	47 (13.8%)	56 (16.5%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.3%)	$14,055			$1,074			$12,982	20.8	24.5	362	17
292664001572	380	Ritenour Middle	Public	6-8	2500 Marshall Ave	Saint Louis	63114	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6250	467	50	9.2	99.4%	101 (21.6%)	187 (40.0%)	132 (28.3%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.4%)	$12,044			$698			$11,346	20.5	26.3	355	25

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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.