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)
292886002680	201	Pleasant View Middle	Public	6-8	2210 E State Hwy Aa	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-2100	372	24	15.5	58.3%	267 (71.8%)	34 (9.1%)	29 (7.8%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	29 (7.8%)	$11,967			$1,624			$10,343	55	52.8	213	12
292564001847	202	Putnam County Middle	Public	6-8	802 S 18th	Unionville	63565	Putnam County	Putnam County R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 947-3237	141	10	13.4	56.7%	135 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,920			$98			$8,822	54.8	53.4	209	7
290612000858	203	Buffalo Middle	Public	5-8	1001 W Truman Rd	Buffalo	65622	Dallas County	Dallas County R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 345-2335	482	39	12.3	62.0%	428 (88.8%)	6 (1.2%)	20 (4.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.8%)	$9,864			$2,132			$7,733	54.7	49.6	229	26
292706001646	204	Bode Middle	Public	7-8	720 N Noyes Blvd	Saint Joseph	64506	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4050	474	36	13.2	35.2%	284 (59.9%)	35 (7.4%)	66 (13.9%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	47 (9.9%)	$9,875			$363			$9,512	54.5	47.4	242	38
291619000476	205	Lewis And Clark Middle	Public	6-8	325 Lewis And Clark Dr	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	No	(573) 659-3200	962	82	11.7	53.0%	603 (62.7%)	192 (20.0%)	57 (5.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (10.8%)	$11,607			$2,068			$9,539	54.1	47.6	240	35
292310001730	206	Odessa Middle	Public	6-8	607 S Fifth St	Odessa	64076	Lafayette County	Odessa R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 633-1500	487	39	12.5	37.2%	429 (88.1%)	5 (1.0%)	22 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	$8,875			$342			$8,533	54.1	57.3	188	18
291140001990	207	Ida Cannon Middle	Public	5-8	178 Tomahawk Dr	Elsberry	63343	Lincoln County	Elsberry R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 898-5554	280	20	14	31.4%	247 (88.2%)	10 (3.6%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$10,153			$1,466			$8,686	54	46.4	248	41
290059003182	208	Frontier School Of Innovation-M	Public, Charter	6-8	1575 Universal Dr.	Kansas City	64120	Jackson County	Frontier Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 822-1331	302	30	9.9	76.8%	28 (9.3%)	37 (12.3%)	228 (75.5%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$13,513			$2,308			$11,204	53.7	60.3	164	44
291254002523	209	Kelly A Burlison Middle School	Public	6-8	825 Highway 72 East	Fredericktown	63645	Madison County	Fredericktown R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 783-6555	433	30	14.3	55.4%	404 (93.3%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$8,849			$1,692			$7,156	53.6	40.2	285	76
293144002484	210	Waynesville Middle	Public	7-8	1001 Historic 66 West	Waynesville	65583	Pulaski County	Waynesville R-VI	No	No	No	No	(573) 842-2550	903	63	14.4	38.8%	527 (58.4%)	98 (10.9%)	145 (16.1%)	19 (2.1%)	4 (0.4%)	23 (2.5%)	87 (9.6%)	$11,412			$306			$11,106	53.3	61.7	157	53

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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.