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)
291432002794	51	Skyline Middle	Public	5-8	20663 Us-65	Urbana	65767	Dallas County	Hickory County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 993-4254	202	15	13.2	38.6%	197 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$7,450			$309			$7,141	83.9	81.3	60	9
291308002463	52	Grain Valley South Middle School	Public	6-8	901 SE Ryan Rd	Grain Valley	64029	Jackson County	Grain Valley R-V	No	No	No	No	(816) 229-3499	530	42	12.5	27.0%	434 (81.9%)	10 (1.9%)	38 (7.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.3%)	$10,717			$1,042			$9,676	83.5	86.2	40	12
291230000502	53	Ridgewood Middle	Public	6-8	1401 Ridgewood School Rd	Arnold	63010	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 282-1459	598	44	13.6	43.5%	494 (82.6%)	23 (3.8%)	43 (7.2%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	$10,057			$764			$9,293	83.1	76.2	77	24
291224000789	54	Forsyth Middle	Public	5-8	178 Panther St	Forsyth	65653	Taney County	Forsyth R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 546-6382	330	22	14.8	67.3%	298 (90.3%)	4 (1.2%)	10 (3.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	$10,616			$1,980			$8,635	82.7	72.2	94	40
291170002283	55	Fair Grove Middle	Public	5-8	132 N Main St	Fair Grove	65648	Greene County	Fair Grove R-X	No	No	No	No	(417) 759-2556	363	22	16.8	33.9%	340 (93.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	$7,740			$963			$6,776	82.5	80.2	65	10
292067001117	56	Oakville Middle	Public	6-8	5950 Telegraph Rd	Saint Louis	63129	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-7400	642	44	14.5	15.3%	571 (88.9%)	23 (3.6%)	15 (2.3%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	$9,658			$236			$9,423	81.8	62.8	150	94
291332000566	57	Greenfield High	Public	7-12	410 W College	Greenfield	65661	Dade County	Greenfield R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 637-5328	157	18	8.8	59.2%	146 (93.0%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$13,692			$623			$13,069	81.5			(n/a)
290837002491	58	Ft. Zumwalt North Middle	Public	6-8	210 Virgil St	O Fallon	63366	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 281-2356	1,004	76	13.2	21.5%	788 (78.5%)	73 (7.3%)	60 (6.0%)	17 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (6.6%)	$11,409			$576			$10,832	81.4	78	70	12
291917002433	59	Logan-Rogersville Middle	Public	7-8	476 N Missouri Blvd	Rogersville	65742	Webster County	Logan-Rogersville R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(417) 753-2896	376	25	15.2	31.6%	340 (90.4%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$10,562			$938			$9,624	81.4	77.9	71	12
291560000737	60	Russell Hawkins Junior High	Public	7-8	210 N West Ln	Jackson	63755	Cape Girardeau County	Jackson R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 243-9533	841	56	14.9	39.2%	744 (88.5%)	16 (1.9%)	36 (4.3%)	9 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.7%)	$9,664			$618			$9,047	80.8	78.6	67	7

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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.