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)
290513000068	371	Bismarck R-V High	Public	6-12	165 Campus Drive	Bismarck	63624	St. Francois County	Bismarck R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 734-6111	270	21	12.8	100.0%	253 (93.7%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,697			$1,462			$9,235	20.4	21.3	377	6
290002403184	372	Brookside Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1815 East 63rd Street	Kansas City	64130	Jackson County	Brookside Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 531-2192	205	23	9	100.0%	2 (1.0%)	168 (82.0%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	24 (11.7%)	$15,582			$4,147			$11,434	20.2	32.1	324	48
291836002812	373	Leeton Middle	Public	6-8	500 N Main	Leeton	64761	Johnson County	Leeton R-X	No	No	No	No	(660) 653-4314	64	5	13.3	54.7%	63 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,511			$523			$8,987	20.1			(n/a)
291383000629	374	East Middle	Public	8	11300 Dunn Rd	Saint Louis	63138	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-5700	258	17	14.8	64.7%	4 (1.6%)	240 (93.0%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	$13,592			$3,540			$10,052	20	18.6	388	14
292706001674	375	Truman Middle	Public	7-8	3227 Olive	Saint Joseph	64507	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4400	478	36	13.1	100.0%	322 (67.4%)	33 (6.9%)	54 (11.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	51 (10.7%)	$12,180			$717			$11,463	19.9	28.1	338	37
291199002590	376	Wm. N. Clark Middle	Public	6-8	704 Lucky St	Fayette	65248	Howard County	Fayette R-III	No	No	No	No	(660) 248-3800	150	10	15	51.3%	129 (86.0%)	10 (6.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	$8,689			$629			$8,059	19.9	28	341	35
292664001567	377	Hoech Middle	Public	6-8	3312 Ashby Rd	Saint Ann	63074	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6200	652	52	12.5	100.0%	117 (17.9%)	295 (45.2%)	171 (26.2%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (9.4%)	$11,352			$925			$10,428	19.8	17.5	395	18
292214001229	378	Newburg High	Public	7-12	701 Wolf Pride Dr	Newburg	65550	Phelps County	Newburg R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 762-9653	189	15	12.5	59.8%	176 (93.1%)	4 (2.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	$10,711			$1,330			$9,381	19.1	24.1	360	18
293066002511	379	Brittany Woods	Public	6-8	8125 Groby Rd	University City	63130	St. Louis County	University City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 290-4280	550	52	10.6	100.0%	53 (9.6%)	427 (77.6%)	39 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	$18,018			$1,709			$16,309	19	21.8	374	5
291530003298	380	Humansville Middle School	Public	6-8	300 N Oak ST	Humansville	65674	Polk County	Humansville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 754-2219	94	8	12.3	96.8%	90 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	$10,433			$1,338			$9,095	19	25.1	355	25

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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.