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)
292685000706	111	Rockwood South Middle	Public	6-8	1628 Hawkins Rd	Fenton	63026	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6850	887	60	14.8	18.5%	728 (82.1%)	65 (7.3%)	25 (2.8%)	26 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.5%)	$10,829			$278			$10,551	69	62.8	151	40
291854002800	112	South Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Midjay Dr	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-7180	791	55	14.2	17.8%	581 (73.5%)	55 (7.0%)	78 (9.9%)	20 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.2%)	$11,473			$815			$10,658	68.8	70.2	107	5
292550001495	113	John A. Evans Middle	Public	7-8	303 S Lead St	Potosi	63664	Washington County	Potosi R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 438-2101	310	26	11.9	100.0%	299 (96.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$10,048			$719			$9,329	68.8	74.3	91	22
292355003359	114	Walden Middle	Public	6-8	4701 NW 56th Street	Kansas City	64151	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	No	(816) 359-4240	747	53	13.9	31.6%	480 (64.3%)	104 (13.9%)	78 (10.4%)	26 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.3%)	47 (6.3%)	$12,942			$648			$12,294	68.8	76.3	81	33
292856001596	115	Southern Boone Middle	Public	5-8	303 N Main	Ashland	65010	Boone County	Southern Boone County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 657-2146	629	48	13	15.7%	553 (87.9%)	10 (1.6%)	27 (4.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.4%)	$9,418			$547			$8,872	68.7	78.8	69	46
291041000018	116	Cuba Middle	Public	5-8	1 Wildcat Pride Dr	Cuba	65453	Crawford County	Crawford County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 885-2534	379	28	13.6	50.7%	355 (93.7%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$9,611			$4,252			$5,359	68.5	66.1	129	13
293165002209	117	Wentzville Middle	Public	6-8	405 Campus Dr	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 327-3815	794	60	13.2	19.1%	580 (73.0%)	89 (11.2%)	50 (6.3%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (7.3%)	$12,149			$339			$11,810	68.4	68.2	122	5
292280001258	118	Antioch Middle	Public	7-8	2100 NE 65th St	Gladstone	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5260	865	59	14.7	46.6%	461 (53.3%)	111 (12.8%)	151 (17.5%)	23 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.7%)	94 (10.9%)	$12,684			$534			$12,149	68.3	63.5	147	29
290450000715	119	Bayless Junior High	Public	6-8	4530 Weber Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Bayless	No	No	No	No	(314) 256-8690	418	25	16.7	53.8%	267 (63.9%)	45 (10.8%)	34 (8.1%)	46 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)	$10,578			$1,307			$9,271	68	65.5	134	15
291908001030	120	Linn High	Public	6-12	141 Wildcat Drive	Linn	65051	Osage County	Osage County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 897-4216	350	27	13	36.6%	333 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	$9,829			$962			$8,868	68			(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

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.