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)
292061001101	351	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	24.7	28.9	334	17
293107002650	352	John Boise Middle School	Public	6-8	20363 Lane Of Champions	Warsaw	65355	Benton County	Warsaw R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(660) 438-9079	278	21	13.1	98.9%	254 (91.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (4.0%)	$8,943			$1,547			$7,396	24.6	37.3	296	56
292187501219	353	New Bloomfield High	Public	7-12	307 Redwood Dr	New Bloomfield	65063	Callaway County	New Bloomfield R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 491-3700	307	26	11.8	37.5%	289 (94.1%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	$9,169			$1,203			$7,967	24.3			(n/a)
290002503325	354	Allen Village Junior Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	706 W 42nd St.	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Allen Village	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 931-0177	105	8	13	90.5%	3 (2.9%)	30 (28.6%)	66 (62.9%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$17,636			$1,984			$15,652	24.2	42.7	269	85
290312000019	355	Appleton City High	Public	7-12	408 W 4th	Appleton City	64724	St. Clair County	Appleton City R-II	No	No	No	No	(660) 476-2118	177	16	11.3	34.5%	170 (96.0%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,599			$675			$10,924	24.1	25.5	354	1
293081002128	356	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	24	10.9	421	65
291167000426	357	Exeter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Locust St	Exeter	65647	Barry County	Exeter R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 835-2922	216	17	12.6	65.3%	184 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	18 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	$8,775			$1,417			$7,358	23.1	23.3	365	8
292514003441	358	Clopton Middle	Public	6-8	28176 Hwy Ww	Clarksville	63336	Pike County	Pike County R-III	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(573) 242-3546	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								23.1			(n/a)
290001302751	359	Kc International-Wallace	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	414 Wallace Ave	Kansas City	64125	Jackson County	Kc International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 242-4206	665	91	7.3	100.0%	21 (3.2%)	353 (53.1%)	176 (26.5%)	80 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	29 (4.4%)	$17,052			$2,141			$14,911	23	23.3	366	7
292607003085	360	Raytown Central Middle	Public	6-8	10601 E 59th St	Raytown	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	No	(816) 268-7400	564	37	15	64.2%	170 (30.1%)	261 (46.3%)	74 (13.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (9.2%)	$13,664			$3,006			$10,658	22.9	19.1	386	26

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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 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.

Educational resources:

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

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

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.