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)
292373000088	131	Raymore-Peculiar East Middle	Public	6-8	17509 E. State Route 58	Raymore	64083	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 388-4000	801	52	15.4	31.8%	534 (66.7%)	114 (14.2%)	84 (10.5%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.5%)	$10,676			$1,129			$9,547	66.5	61.7	159	28
291110002916	132	East Carter County R-II Middle	Public	6-8	24 S Herren Ave	Ellsinore	63937	Carter County	East Carter County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 322-5420	141	12	11.3	60.3%	132 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.7%)	$10,972			$1,056			$9,916	66.4	60.4	161	29
293201002242	133	Willard Middle	Public	7-8	205 Miller Rd	Willard	65781	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 742-2588	741	52	14.3	32.4%	627 (84.6%)	23 (3.1%)	49 (6.6%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (3.9%)	$8,784			$517			$8,267	65.7	70.2	106	27
292112000183	134	Monett Middle	Public	6-8	4 David Sippy Drive	Monett	65708	Barry County	Monett R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 235-6228	504	38	13.3	62.7%	257 (51.0%)	2 (0.4%)	199 (39.5%)	20 (4.0%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$11,979			$5,550			$6,428	65.2	63.2	148	14
293165003415	135	North Point Middle School	Public	6-8	2275 West Meyer Blvd	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(636) 445-5212	1,030	63	16.3	11.4%	856 (83.1%)	65 (6.3%)	50 (4.9%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.7%)								65.1			(n/a)
292910001863	136	St. Clair Junior High	Public	6-8	925 High School Dr	Saint Clair	63077	Franklin County	St. Clair R-Xiii	No	No	No	No	(636) 629-3500	452	34	13.1	46.2%	429 (94.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	$9,977			$3,007			$6,970	65	57.2	186	50
292043001088	137	Marshfield Junior High	Public	6-8	660 N Locust St	Marshfield	65706	Webster County	Marshfield R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 859-2120	670	50	13.3	44.8%	597 (89.1%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	$9,289			$907			$8,381	65	64.3	139	2
292892001850	138	Hardin Middle	Public	7-8	1950 Elm St	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 443-4300	697	58	11.9	42.6%	435 (62.4%)	115 (16.5%)	71 (10.2%)	15 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (8.6%)	$15,096			$1,038			$14,059	64.9	79.7	62	76
290000203297	139	South Harrison Middle	Public	5-8	3400 Bulldog Ave	Bethany	64424	Harrison County	South Harrison County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 425-7467	245	18	13.3	58.0%	221 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$9,236			$1,144			$8,092	64.5	64.7	137	2
290566000601	140	Bowling Green Middle	Public	6-8	700 W Adams Street	Bowling Green	63334	Pike County	Bowling Green R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 324-2181	293	23	12.6	43.3%	262 (89.4%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	$10,290			$2,016			$8,274	64.5	78.9	68	72

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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.

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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.