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)
293081002128	421	Verona High	Public	7-12	101 E Ella St	Verona	65769	Lawrence County	Verona R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(833) 402-9580	195	19	10.2	77.4%	127 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (30.3%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,853			$8,584			$4,269	10.9	23.6	366	55
291788000957	422	Laquey R-V High	Public	7-12	27600 Hwy Aa	Laquey	65534	Pulaski County	Laquey R-V	No	No	No	No	(573) 765-4051	312	25	12.2	52.6%	279 (89.4%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	$9,958			$632			$9,326	10.9	32.4	326	96
290057903037	423	Old North Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3017 North 13th Street	Saint Louis	63107	St. Louis city	Confluence Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 241-1110	546	46	11.8	99.3%	1 (0.2%)	538 (98.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$14,914			$3,748			$11,167	10.9	5.9	444	21
291518000691	424	Glenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	10286 State Rte 17	West Plains	65775	Howell County	Glenwood R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-4849	236	22	10.5	53.0%	234 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,415			$1,702			$8,713	10.6			(n/a)
291035000338	425	Crocker High	Public	6-12	601 N Commercial	Crocker	65452	Pulaski County	Crocker R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 736-5000	299	22	13.6	39.5%	270 (90.3%)	9 (3.0%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$10,566			$3,288			$7,278	10.5	15.4	403	22
291788003413	426	Missouri Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	27600 Hwy Aa	Laquey	65534	Pulaski County	Laquey R-V	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(573) 765-3716	173			52.6%	90 (52.0%)	66 (38.2%)	9 (5.2%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)								10.3			(n/a)
291629000767	427	Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High	Public	6-8	8831 Cozens	Jennings	63136	St. Louis County	Jennings	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 653-8150	361	17	21.7	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	352 (97.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)								9.9	10.7	426	1
290002802749	428	Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3400 Paseo Blvd	Kansas City	64109	Jackson County	Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 561-0114	364	32	11.5	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	335 (92.0%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$16,796			$823			$15,973	9.9	11.2	425	3
290060503299	429	Momentum Academy Tower Grove East	Public, Charter	K-8	2900 S. Grand Blvd.	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	Momentum Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 376-3480	168	17	10	98.2%	4 (2.4%)	146 (86.9%)	7 (4.2%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$15,599			$2,920			$12,679	9.4			(n/a)
291666000910	430	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	9.2			(n/a)

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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:

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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.