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)
292895002698	21	Bryan Middle	Public	6-8	605 Independence Rd	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-5800	831	50	16.5	17.0%	632 (76.1%)	71 (8.5%)	51 (6.1%)	31 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.5%)	$11,679			$439			$11,240	92.9	90.7	25	4
292031003139	22	Marionville Middle	Public	6-8	College and O'Dell	Marionville	65705	Lawrence County	Marionville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(417) 258-2531	154	13	11.5	51.9%	137 (89.0%)	3 (1.9%)	10 (6.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$6,754			$505			$6,249	92.9	94.2	14	8
293153002194	23	Hixson Middle	Public	6-8	630 S Elm Ave	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	No	(314) 963-6450	967	73	13.2	11.4%	770 (79.6%)	75 (7.8%)	45 (4.7%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (7.1%)	$12,071			$82			$11,989	92.8	90.2	28	5
291645002531	24	Kearney Junior High	Public, Alternative	8-9	2215 S Campus St	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 628-2650	534	37	14.5	19.3%	499 (93.4%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$10,142			$310			$9,832	92.5	92.3	19	5
290837002782	25	Ft. Zuwmalt West Middle	Public	6-8	150 Waterford Crossing	O Fallon	63368	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 272-6690	1,145	92	12.4	21.9%	793 (69.3%)	77 (6.7%)	112 (9.8%)	90 (7.9%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	65 (5.7%)	$12,329			$626			$11,703	92.4	89.6	31	6
292886001788	26	Cherokee Middle	Public	6-8	420 E Farm Rd 182	Springfield	65810	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-7200	746	47	15.8	27.5%	584 (78.3%)	32 (4.3%)	49 (6.6%)	36 (4.8%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	37 (5.0%)	$10,934			$1,645			$9,289	92.2	91.4	23	3
290001703331	27	Academie Lafayette Armour IMS	Public, Charter	6-8	201 E Armour Blvd	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Academie Lafayette	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 800-8771	273	14	19.8	16.5%	176 (64.5%)	33 (12.1%)	22 (8.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (14.7%)	$13,702			$516			$13,185	91.9	89.5	32	5
293165002869	28	Frontier Middle	Public	6-8	9233 Hwy Dd	O Fallon	63368	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 625-1026	1,240	81	15.2	12.8%	964 (77.7%)	76 (6.1%)	73 (5.9%)	59 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (5.3%)	$12,025			$371			$11,654	91.9	82	58	30
292343002438	29	Ozark Junior High	Public	7-8	1109 W Jackson	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 582-4701	981	73	13.4	34.3%	827 (84.3%)	15 (1.5%)	63 (6.4%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (6.6%)	$9,858			$444			$9,414	90.3	87.2	36	7
292685002688	30	Rockwood Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1220 Babler Park Dr	Wildwood	63038	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-4270	643	49	13.2	8.1%	496 (77.1%)	40 (6.2%)	25 (3.9%)	60 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	$11,443			$294			$11,149	90.2	88.5	34	4

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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.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.