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)
291666000910	381	Kingsville High	Public	7-12	101 E Adriatic	Kingsville	64061	Johnson County	Kingsville R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 597-3422	113	11	10.6	35.4%	104 (92.0%)	1 (0.9%)	7 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$13,533			$3,223			$10,310	18.9	9.2	430	49
291650002654	382	Kennett Middle	Public	6-8	510 College Ave	Kennett	63857	Dunklin County	Kennett 39	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 717-1105	417	30	14	99.3%	226 (54.2%)	127 (30.5%)	35 (8.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)	$10,026			$3,122			$6,905	18.9	18.1	393	11
293087003324	383	Vienna Middle	Public	6-8	300 Fourth Street	Vienna	65582	Maries County	Maries County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 422-3363	93	8	11.2	36.6%	88 (94.6%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	$9,480			$1,451			$8,029	18.7			(n/a)
291122003381	384	East Prairie Middle	Public	5-8	210 East Washington Street	East Prairie	63845	Mississippi County	East Prairie R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 649-9368	314	27	11.4	99.0%	289 (92.0%)	5 (1.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	$8,104			$642			$7,463	18.6	16	401	17
293033003383	385	Tipton Middle School	Public	6-8	400 S Gravois	Tipton	65081	Moniteau County	Tipton R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 433-5528	138	10	14.2	44.2%	132 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$9,588			$3,600			$5,988	18.5	16.5	399	14
292928002569	386	Busch Middle School Character Athletics	Public, Magnet	6-8	5910 Clifton Ave	Saint Louis	63109	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 352-1043	372	17	21.8	99.2%	71 (19.1%)	209 (56.2%)	66 (17.7%)	18 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$14,735			$723			$14,013	18.1	18.9	387	1
290001602746	387	Genesis School Inc.	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3800 E 44th St	Kansas City	64130	Jackson County	Genesis School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 921-0775	225	24	9.5	98.7%	5 (2.2%)	184 (81.8%)	17 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)	$19,095			$3,106			$15,989	18	19.5	383	4
290061203365	388	Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	3435 Broadway Blvd	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Citizens Of The World Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 499-8000	141	9	15	57.4%	36 (25.5%)	58 (41.1%)	34 (24.1%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	$11,251			$981			$10,270	18	23.3	367	21
291640000862	389	Paseo Acad. Of Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	7-12	4747 Flora Ave	Kansas City	64110	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-3525	649	57	11.4	99.5%	61 (9.4%)	316 (48.7%)	232 (35.7%)	17 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.4%)	11 (1.7%)	$18,946			$3,790			$15,156	18	12	418	29
292664001572	390	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	17.8	20.5	380	10

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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.

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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.