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)
290558000105	331	Laura Speed Elliott Middle	Public	6-8	700 Main St	Boonville	65233	Cooper County	Boonville R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 882-6649	316	26	12.1	100.0%	249 (78.8%)	21 (6.6%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.4%)	$11,132			$1,956			$9,176	30.4	30.3	335	4
292886003406	332	MOCAP Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	601 N National Ave #102	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(417) 523-0417	0	144	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								30.1			(n/a)
292521001450	333	Plato High	Public	6-12	10645 Plato Dr	Plato	65552	Texas County	Plato R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 458-4980	282	24	11.5	46.5%	270 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	$10,550			$1,155			$9,396	29.7	31.5	332	1
292061001101	334	Noel Elementary	Public	3-8	318 Sulphur St	Noel	64854	McDonald County	McDonald County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 475-3302	359	27	13.4	83.6%	80 (22.3%)	12 (3.3%)	155 (43.2%)	6 (1.7%)	7 (1.9%)	96 (26.7%)	3 (0.8%)	$8,387			$731			$7,656	28.9	16.8	390	56
291548002807	335	Pioneer Ridge Middle	Public	7-8	1656 S Speck Rd	Independence	64057	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5385	806	48	16.9	61.0%	407 (50.5%)	119 (14.8%)	185 (23.0%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.0%)	79 (9.8%)	$11,032			$2,240			$8,792	28.6	33.3	323	12
292307001321	336	Oak Ridge High	Public	6-12	4198 State Hwy E	Oak Ridge	63769	Cape Girardeau County	Oak Ridge R-VI	No	No	No	No	(573) 266-3630	193	18	10.6	33.7%	193 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,831			$2,399			$8,432	28.3			(n/a)
292967002051	337	Strasburg Elementary	Public	K-8	608 W State Rte E	Strasburg	64090	Cass County	Strasburg C-3	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 680-3333	126	13	9.5	26.2%	110 (87.3%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	$11,123			$1,071			$10,051	28.2			(n/a)
292706001674	338	Truman Middle	Public	7-8	3227 Olive	Saint Joseph	64507	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4400	482	33	14.5	99.4%	322 (66.8%)	32 (6.6%)	65 (13.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	49 (10.2%)	$12,180			$717			$11,463	28.1	22.1	374	36
292067001114	339	Margaret Buerkle Middle	Public	6-8	623 Buckley Rd	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-6800	588	44	13.4	57.8%	400 (68.0%)	65 (11.1%)	33 (5.6%)	43 (7.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.3%)	$11,347			$396			$10,951	28.1	34.2	315	24
291131002660	340	El Dorado Springs Middle	Public	6-8	901 S Grand Ave	El Dorado Springs	64744	Cedar County	El Dorado Springs R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 876-3112	244	23	10.4	50.8%	231 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$10,795			$3,013			$7,782	28	38.6	293	47

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.