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)
292061001105	241	Southwest City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	411 Academy St	South West City	64863	McDonald County	McDonald County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 762-3251	339	28	12	82.9%	107 (31.6%)	1 (0.3%)	189 (55.8%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.2%)	13 (3.8%)	6 (1.8%)	$8,714			$1,090			$7,624	46.5	23.9	363	122
292535002436	242	Pleasant Hope Middle	Public	5-8	515 W McCurry	Pleasant Hope	65725	Greene County	Pleasant Hope R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 267-7701	176	14	12.6	65.9%	172 (97.7%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,038			$3,102			$5,936	46.5	37.8	294	52
292289002378	243	Northwest Valley School	Public	6-8	4300 Gravois Rd	House Springs	63051	Jefferson County	Northwest R-I	No	No	No	No	(636) 671-3470	718	54	13.2	47.1%	661 (92.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.9%)	$10,416			$2,349			$8,068	46.2	47.2	245	2
291548002807	244	Pioneer Ridge Middle	Public	7-8	1656 S Speck Rd	Independence	64057	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5385	817	50	16.4	63.6%	443 (54.2%)	125 (15.3%)	187 (22.9%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.7%)	49 (6.0%)	$11,032			$2,240			$8,792	45.8	28.6	335	91
290525003104	245	Bloomfield Middle	Public	5-8	505 Court St	Bloomfield	63825	Stoddard County	Bloomfield R-XIV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 568-4283	188	13	14.6	50.0%	181 (96.3%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$9,224			$1,003			$8,221	45.8	45.4	257	12
291011000324	246	Conway High Schools	Public	7-12	726 W Jefferson Ave	Conway	65632	Laclede County	Laclede County R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 589-2941	363	27	13.3	52.9%	342 (94.2%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (4.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,897			$758			$9,140	45.7	57.8	183	63
291484000453	247	Houston Middle	Public	6-8	206 W Spruce St	Houston	65483	Texas County	Houston R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 967-3024	205	17	12.1	58.5%	185 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.9%)	$10,748			$2,911			$7,837	45.6	32.9	316	69
291255002525	248	Fulton Middle	Public	6-8	403 E Tenth	Fulton	65251	Callaway County	Fulton 58	No	No	No	No	(573) 590-8200	528	38	13.7	47.9%	398 (75.4%)	42 (8.0%)	22 (4.2%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.0%)	$10,631			$1,921			$8,709	45.2	61.9	156	92
292910001863	249	St. Clair Junior High	Public	6-8	925 High School Dr	Saint Clair	63077	Franklin County	St. Clair R-Xiii	No	No	No	No	(636) 629-3500	448	34	13.3	48.9%	420 (93.8%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$9,977			$3,007			$6,970	44.6	65	136	113
290986000288	250	Clinton Middle	Public	6-8	600 E Clinton	Clinton	64735	Henry County	Clinton	No	No	No	No	(660) 885-3353	378	26	14.6	51.3%	336 (88.9%)	12 (3.2%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	$10,552			$761			$9,791	44.6	33.8	314	64

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.