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)
290100000841	121	Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle School	Public	6-8	4200 Bethel St	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3240	730	56	13	33.6%	430 (58.9%)	121 (16.6%)	56 (7.7%)	53 (7.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.9%)	$20,661			$662			$19,999	68.1	74.9	84	37
290651001522	122	California Middle	Public	5-8	211 S Owen St	California	65018	Moniteau County	Moniteau County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 796-2146	416	32	13	44.5%	345 (82.9%)	3 (0.7%)	57 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	$8,996			$252			$8,744	67.7	71.6	96	26
291110002916	123	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	139	12	11.8	64.7%	131 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	$10,972			$1,056			$9,916	67.1	66.4	132	9
291822000961	124	Lawson Middle	Public	5-8	602 Bob Gill Dr	Lawson	64062	Ray County	Lawson R-XIV	No	No	No	No	(816) 580-7279	352	24	14.4	29.0%	339 (96.3%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$9,657			$986			$8,671	66.9	59.3	172	48
293111002160	125	Washington Middle	Public	7-8	401 E Fourteenth Street	Washington	63090	Franklin County	Washington	No	No	No	No	(636) 231-2300	523	45	11.5	30.8%	500 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$12,707			$1,055			$11,651	66.6	63.8	144	19
290990000293	126	Cole Camp High	Public	7-12	500 Keeney St	Cole Camp	65325	Benton County	Cole Camp R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 668-3751	354	27	12.9	52.3%	331 (93.5%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,477			$2,425			$9,051	66.5	35.2	306	180
292184001216	127	Nevada Middle	Public	6-8	900 N Olive St	Nevada	64772	Vernon County	Nevada R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 448-2040	508	41	12.5	53.9%	460 (90.6%)	8 (1.6%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	$10,203			$1,257			$8,946	66.3	57.5	187	60
291077000362	128	T. S. Hill Middle	Public	6-8	1107 Brown Pilot Ln	Dexter	63841	Stoddard County	Dexter R-Xi	No	No	No	No	(573) 614-1010	472	31	15.2	50.2%	432 (91.5%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (3.2%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$9,187			$2,457			$6,730	66.3	58.4	177	49
291050000349	129	Desoto Junior High	Public	7-8	731 Amvets Dr	De Soto	63020	Jefferson County	Desoto 73	No	No	No	No	(636) 586-1030	380	28	13.4	50.3%	356 (93.7%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$10,291			$2,411			$7,880	66.2	63.6	146	17
292874001430	130	Sparta Middle	Public	5-8	217 Division St	Sparta	65753	Christian County	Sparta R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 634-5518	200	14	13.8	44.5%	187 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	$9,338			$552			$8,786	65.7	80.7	61	69

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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.
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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.