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)
292631001544	311	Rich Hill High	Public	6-12	703 N Third	Rich Hill	64779	Bates County	Rich Hill R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 395-4191	190	18	10.3	45.3%	172 (90.5%)	7 (3.7%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	$10,647			$1,370			$9,277	32.3	26.4	348	37
290000102547	312	Maries County Middle	Public	5-8	300 S Main	Bland	65014	Gasconade County	Maries County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 646-3912	191	16	11.7	96.9%	188 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$9,287			$1,390			$7,897	32.3	32.1	325	13
290558000105	313	Laura Speed Elliott Middle	Public	6-8	700 Main St	Boonville	65233	Cooper County	Boonville R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 882-6649	322	26	12.2	100.0%	252 (78.3%)	23 (7.1%)	7 (2.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.2%)	$11,132			$1,956			$9,176	32.2	30.4	331	18
291638001656	314	Clark County Middle	Public	6-8	384 N Jefferson	Kahoka	63445	Clark County	Clark County R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 727-3319	228	15	15.2	57.9%	221 (96.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$8,471			$2,692			$5,779	32.2	42.5	270	44
292886003406	315	MOCAP Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	601 N National Ave #102	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(417) 523-0417	885	93	9.5	8.4%	644 (72.8%)	96 (10.8%)	56 (6.3%)	12 (1.4%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (7.9%)								32.1	30.1	332	17
290414000040	316	Bakersfield High	Public	6-12	357 State Hwy O	Bakersfield	65609	Ozark County	Bakersfield R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 284-7333	223	19	11.5	53.8%	214 (96.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$10,920			$2,992			$7,928	31.8	60.2	166	150
290057903345	317	Grand Center Arts Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	711 North Grand Avenue	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	Confluence Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 533-1791	193	20	9.7	100.0%	27 (14.0%)	159 (82.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$21,366			$4,005			$17,361	31.7	44.8	259	58
291518000691	318	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	245	22	10.9	51.4%	242 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,415			$1,702			$8,713	31.7	10.6	424	106
292370001415	319	Holman Middle	Public	6-8	11055 St Charles Rock Rd	Saint Ann	63074	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-8032	642	47	13.7	49.7%	209 (32.6%)	263 (41.0%)	88 (13.7%)	19 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.5%)	$17,649						$17,649	31.6	36.2	300	19
292616000786	320	Reeds Spring Middle	Public	7-8	345 Morrill Lane	Reeds Spring	65737	Stone County	Reeds Spring R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 272-8245	292	23	12.7	58.6%	258 (88.4%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	$12,481			$405			$12,076	31.2	45.8	253	67

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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.

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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.