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)
291848001000	401	Lexington Middle	Public	5-8	1111 S 24th St	Lexington	64067	Lafayette County	Lexington R-V	No	No	No	No	(660) 259-4611	253	20	12.9	56.9%	209 (82.6%)	9 (3.6%)	19 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.5%)								15.2	15.3	402	1
291317003411	402	Missouri Virtual Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	11470 Hwy C	Hillsboro	63050	Jefferson County	Grandview R-II	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(636) 944-3941	2,652	0		42.0%	1,609 (60.7%)	758 (28.6%)	222 (8.4%)	19 (0.7%)	33 (1.2%)	11 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								14.6	16.6	397	5
291629000767	403	Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High	Public	6-8	8831 Cozens	Jennings	63136	St. Louis County	Jennings	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 653-8150	345	15	23.6	100.0%	3 (0.9%)	331 (95.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)								14.3	9.9	427	24
292250001233	404	Niangua High	Public	6-12	301 Rumsey St	Niangua	65713	Webster County	Niangua R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 473-6101	142	15	9.3	56.3%	137 (96.5%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$15,631			$938			$14,693	14.3			(n/a)
290057903037	405	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	446	46	9.6	100.2%	1 (0.2%)	437 (98.0%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$14,914			$3,748			$11,167	14.1	10.9	423	18
290058903344	406	North Side Community-Grand Center	Public, Charter	6-8	620 North Grand Blvd.	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	North Side Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 499-2009	11	14	0.7	72.7%	1 (9.1%)	10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,770			$1,675			$17,095	14	14.9	406
291788000957	407	Laquey R-V High	Public	7-12	27600 Hwy Aa	Laquey	65534	Pulaski County	Laquey R-V	No	No	No	No	(573) 765-4051	298	25	11.7	55.0%	264 (88.6%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (5.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	$9,958			$632			$9,326	13.9	10.9	422	15
290747001023	408	Caruthersville Middle	Public	6-8	1705 Ward Ave	Caruthersville	63830	Pemiscot County	Caruthersville 18	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 333-6100	181	19	9.5	100.0%	63 (34.8%)	91 (50.3%)	13 (7.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.6%)	$11,278			$1,774			$9,505	13.9	12.1	416	8
290100001946	409	John B. Lange Middle	Public	6-8	2201 E Smiley Ln	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3250	544	53	10.3	71.0%	199 (36.6%)	205 (37.7%)	49 (9.0%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	73 (13.4%)	$14,946			$444			$14,503	13.5	11.6	419	10
291380000611	410	Hayti High	Public	7-12	500 N Fourth St	Hayti	63851	Pemiscot County	Hayti R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 359-6500	221	22	10.1	100.0%	45 (20.4%)	169 (76.5%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,949			$4,260			$7,689	12.8	8.1	436	26

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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

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.