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)
291437003357	421	Higbee Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Evans St.	Higbee	65257	Randolph County	Higbee R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(660) 456-7206	50	5	10.6	64.0%	46 (92.0%)	1 (2.0%)	2 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	$10,091			$3,093			$6,998	11	15.3	403	18
290059103122	422	KIPP Inspire Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1212 N 22nd St	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	KIPP St Louis Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 296-3502	421	36	11.6	100.0%	4 (1.0%)	395 (93.8%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$12,999			$5,123			$7,876	10.8	15	405	17
292331001342	423	Otterville High	Public	6-12	101 W Georgetown St	Otterville	65348	Cooper County	Otterville R-VI	No	No	No	No	(660) 366-4621	104	12	8.7	35.6%	99 (95.2%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$16,560			$1,116			$15,444	10.2	8.9	432	9
291201000301	424	Cross Keys Middle	Public	7-8	14205 Cougar Dr	Florissant	63033	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 506-9700	677	39	17.2	99.6%	32 (4.7%)	603 (89.1%)	15 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.7%)	$15,849			$834			$15,015	9.6	6.9	442	18
291788003413	425	Missouri Digital Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	27600 Hwy Aa	Laquey	65534	Pulaski County	Laquey R-V	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(573) 765-3716	698	0		52.6%	472 (67.6%)	197 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	16 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								9.6	10.3	426	1
292928002403	426	Lyon At Blow Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	516 Loughborough Ave	Saint Louis	63111	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 353-1353	257	30	8.5	100.0%	19 (7.4%)	213 (82.9%)	12 (4.7%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$18,430			$900			$17,530	8.9	4.5	453	27
290002903166	427	Guadalupe Centers Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2640 Belleview Street	Kansas City	64108	Jackson County	Guadalupe Centers Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 472-4120	354	33	10.7	99.2%	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	345 (97.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,009			$2,059			$14,950	8.8	18.2	391	36
291383003000	428	Central Middle	Public	6-8	13450 Old Jamestown Rd	Florissant	63033	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-7400	626	41	15.2	71.7%	11 (1.8%)	590 (94.2%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$11,391			$3,743			$7,648	8.2	8.3	435	7
292928001927	429	Compton-Drew ILC Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	5130 Oakland Ave	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 652-9282	391	36	10.8	100.0%	14 (3.6%)	341 (87.2%)	32 (8.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,665			$675			$13,990	8.2	6.2	444	15
290002802749	430	Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3400 Paseo Blvd	Kansas City	64109	Jackson County	Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 561-0114	422	34	12.4	99.3%	1 (0.2%)	391 (92.7%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	12 (2.8%)	$16,796			$823			$15,973	8.1	9.9	428	2

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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 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.