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)
292886001786	1	Central High	Public, Magnet	6-12	423 E Central	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	Yes	No	No	(417) 523-9600	1,464	114	12.8	51.0%	976 (66.7%)	140 (9.6%)	141 (9.6%)	99 (6.8%)	8 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	95 (6.5%)	$12,410			$1,426			$10,985	100			(n/a)
292928002990	2	McKinley Class. Leadership Ac.	Public	6-12	2156 Russell Blvd	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	No	(314) 773-0027	559	40	13.9	99.5%	235 (42.0%)	211 (37.7%)	63 (11.3%)	22 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	$15,462			$644			$14,818	99.7	99.4	1	1
291245000509	3	Spring Bluff Elementary	Public	K-8	9374 Hwy 185	Sullivan	63080	Franklin County	Spring Bluff R-XV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 457-8302	214	19	11.2	10.7%	211 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$10,669			$943			$9,725	99.7			(n/a)
291326000562	4	Green Forest Elementary	Public	K-8	6111 Hwy F	Salem	65560	Dent County	Green Forest R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 729-3902	155	15	10.3	52.3%	153 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,287			$1,869			$8,418	99.3			(n/a)
291201003372	5	Steam Academy Middle School	Public	6-8	8855 Dunn Road	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 824-2422	248	19	13.4	98.8%	62 (25.0%)	148 (59.7%)	13 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.3%)	$14,850			$969			$13,881	98.9	99.4	2	3
290408000037	6	Avenue City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	18069 Hwy 169	Cosby	64436	Andrew County	Avenue City R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 662-2305	227	16	14.1	12.8%	215 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$8,603			$648			$7,955	98.4	98	3	3
291677000925	7	North Kirkwood Middle	Public	6-8	11287 Manchester Rd	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6170	653	48	13.7	9.2%	530 (81.2%)	40 (6.1%)	35 (5.4%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.3%)	$14,217			$51			$14,166	98	94.7	9	2
291521000692	8	Howell Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6461 State Rte Zz	West Plains	65775	Howell County	Howell Valley R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-2268	224	17	13.2	52.2%	206 (92.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.6%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	$10,351			$1,417			$8,935	97.3			(n/a)
291677000923	9	Nipher Middle	Public	6-8	700 S Kirkwood Rd	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6180	673	49	13.7	10.8%	511 (75.9%)	66 (9.8%)	39 (5.8%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.7%)	$12,736			$77			$12,659	96.5	92.4	14	5
290993003117	10	Blair Oaks Middle School	Public	6-8	6124 Falcon Ln	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Blair Oaks R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 634-2053	264	18	14.6	8.0%	249 (94.3%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$9,655			$571			$9,085	96.1	95	8	2

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.