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)
292280001282	61	New Mark Middle	Public	7-8	515 NE 106th St	Kansas City	64155	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5290	1,029	63	16.4	26.7%	631 (61.3%)	141 (13.7%)	118 (11.5%)	22 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	110 (10.7%)	$12,371			$502			$11,869	80.7	82.1	56	5
292358001540	62	Southwest Middle	Public	6-8	701 Wren Ave	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7300	747	51	14.7	18.2%	511 (68.4%)	74 (9.9%)	37 (5.0%)	74 (9.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.6%)	$14,317			$433			$13,884	80.6	85.2	43	19
291230003151	63	Antonia Middle School	Public	6-8	6798 St. Luke's Church Road	Barnhart	63012	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 282-6970	547	39	14.1	31.4%	503 (92.0%)	5 (0.9%)	17 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$10,234			$852			$9,381	80.6	84.3	47	16
292763001020	64	Osage Middle	Public	6-8	635 Hwy 42	Osage Beach	65065	Camden County	School Of The Osage	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 552-8326	476	34	14	42.2%	406 (85.3%)	9 (1.9%)	34 (7.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$10,964			$2,655			$8,309	80.4	60.4	163	99
292895001855	65	Hollenbeck Middle	Public	6-8	4555 Central School Rd	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-5400	760	47	16.2	27.5%	519 (68.3%)	79 (10.4%)	80 (10.5%)	26 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.0%)	$11,554			$547			$11,007	80.4	80.5	63	2
292001001895	66	Mrh Middle	Public	7-8	7500 Lohmeyer Ave	Maplewood	63143	St. Louis County	Maplewood-Richmond Heights	No	No	No	No	(314) 644-4406	215	19	11	31.2%	137 (63.7%)	30 (14.0%)	16 (7.4%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.0%)	$14,408			$889			$13,519	80.3	61.7	158	92
292964001479	67	Strafford Middle	Public	5-8	213 W McCabe	Strafford	65757	Greene County	Strafford R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 736-7000	413	25	16.5	37.0%	377 (91.3%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (6.1%)	$8,319			$891			$7,428	80.2	69.4	109	42
291830003407	68	East Trails Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 SE Bailey Rd	Lees Summit	64081	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(816) 986-2575	1,042	69	15	21.1%	719 (69.0%)	127 (12.2%)	86 (8.3%)	16 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	90 (8.6%)								80.1	80.5	64	4
292358001547	69	Central Middle	Public	6-8	471 N Woods Mill Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7800	895	67	13.2	16.2%	517 (57.8%)	137 (15.3%)	69 (7.7%)	112 (12.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.4%)	$14,376			$454			$13,922	79.9	86.8	37	32
292622002302	70	Republic Middle	Public	6-8	#1 Tiger Drive	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 732-3640	1,197	75	16	39.4%	1,002 (83.7%)	12 (1.0%)	66 (5.5%)	11 (0.9%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	94 (7.9%)	$9,255			$792			$8,463	79.6	77.8	73	3

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.