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)
291131002660	211	El Dorado Springs Middle	Public	6-8	901 S Grand Ave	El Dorado Springs	64744	Cedar County	El Dorado Springs R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 876-3112	230	23	9.8	52.2%	215 (93.5%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$10,795			$3,013			$7,782	53.1	28	340	129
292334001477	212	Owensville Middle	Public	6-8	3340 Hwy 19	Owensville	65066	Gasconade County	Gasconade County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 646-4038	406	26	15.5	53.0%	380 (93.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$8,750			$2,002			$6,748	52.6	52.2	217	5
291785002467	213	Lamar Middle	Public	6-8	202 W 7th	Lamar	64759	Barton County	Lamar R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 682-3548	262	23	11.2	48.9%	223 (85.1%)	4 (1.5%)	12 (4.6%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)	$10,688			$594			$10,094	52.6	42.5	271	58
291827000971	214	Lebanon Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 Buzz Pride Drive	Lebanon	65536	Laclede County	Lebanon R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 657-6500	880	68	12.9	61.7%	755 (85.8%)	14 (1.6%)	40 (4.5%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (6.9%)	$9,956			$2,549			$7,407	52.1	41.7	277	63
291671002824	215	Kirbyville Middle	Public	4-8	6225 State Hwy 76 E	Kirbyville	65679	Taney County	Kirbyville R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 348-0444	110	13	8.2	65.5%	93 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.5%)	$11,644			$2,844			$8,800	52.1	25.9	351	136
293105002649	216	Black Hawk Middle	Public	6-8	300 Kuhl Ave	Warrenton	63383	Warren County	Warren County R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 456-6903	673	52	12.9	46.5%	550 (81.7%)	19 (2.8%)	46 (6.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.0%)	$9,788			$228			$9,561	52.1	40	287	71
291376002659	217	Harrisonville Middle	Public	6-8	601 S Highland	Harrisonville	64701	Cass County	Harrisonville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(816) 380-7654	507	41	12.4	33.3%	439 (86.6%)	4 (0.8%)	32 (6.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	$10,817			$423			$10,394	51.9	36.5	299	82
292511001987	218	Pierce City Middle	Public	6-8	300 Myrtle St	Pierce City	65723	Lawrence County	Pierce City R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 476-2515	156	13	11.8	55.1%	133 (85.3%)	3 (1.9%)	8 (5.1%)	10 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,172			$3,424			$6,748	51.9	48.6	237	19
290057602831	219	Premier Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5279 Fyler Avenue	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	Premier Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 645-9600	904	98	9.2	42.1%	384 (42.5%)	258 (28.5%)	168 (18.6%)	41 (4.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.4%)	$14,730			$3,295			$11,436	51.7	49.8	227	8
293231002576	220	Wright City Middle	Public	6-8	100 Bell Rd	Wright City	63390	Warren County	Wright City R-II Of Warren County	No	No	No	No	(636) 745-7300	388	29	13.2	43.6%	294 (75.8%)	12 (3.1%)	59 (15.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	$12,176			$983			$11,193	51.6	53.6	208	12

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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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.