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)
293210002653	161	Windsor Middle	Public	6-8	6208 Us Hwy 61-67	Imperial	63052	Jefferson County	Windsor C-1	No	No	No	No	(636) 464-4417	652	44	14.9	33.4%	584 (89.6%)	10 (1.5%)	32 (4.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	$9,435			$561			$8,874	60.3	40.5	283	122
292355001369	162	Plaza Middle	Public	6-8	6501 NW 72nd St	Kansas City	64151	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	No	(816) 359-4210	676	55	12.3	29.3%	396 (58.6%)	117 (17.3%)	84 (12.4%)	23 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.8%)	41 (6.1%)	$13,365			$543			$12,822	60	66.6	130	32
293045003293	163	Troy South Middle School	Public	6-8	200 S. Campus Rd	Moscow Mills	63362	Lincoln County	Troy R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 462-5125	789	57	13.7	27.9%	692 (87.7%)	32 (4.1%)	25 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.9%)	$9,893			$1,360			$8,534	59.9	63.8	145	18
290537002423	164	Bolivar Middle	Public	6-8	604 W Jackson	Bolivar	65613	Polk County	Bolivar R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 326-3811	595	46	12.8	49.6%	569 (95.6%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$9,440			$1,558			$7,883	59.8	67.4	125	39
292952000089	165	Stockton Middle	Public	5-8	906 South St	Stockton	65785	Cedar County	Stockton R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 276-5141	291	24	12	44.7%	278 (95.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$11,440			$3,169			$8,271	59.6	63	149	16
292925002840	166	St. James Middle	Public	6-8	1 Tiger Dr	Saint James	65559	Phelps County	St. James R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 265-2300	371	26	14.2	59.6%	339 (91.4%)	11 (3.0%)	10 (2.7%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$11,276			$4,053			$7,223	59.6	70	106	60
292917002449	167	Central Middle	Public	6-8	801 Columbia	Park Hills	63601	St. Francois County	Central R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 431-2616	423	31	13.5	53.7%	401 (94.8%)	10 (2.4%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,768			$1,944			$8,824	59.2	55.7	195	28
292283002016	168	North Platte Junior High	Public	6-8	212 W Sixth St	Dearborn	64439	Platte County	North Platte County R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 450-3350	138	11	12.6	27.5%	131 (94.9%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$11,380			$640			$10,740	59.2	63.9	143	25
291356001597	169	Hallsville Middle	Public	6-8	421 Hwy 124 E	Hallsville	65255	Boone County	Hallsville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 696-5512	347	24	14.2	33.4%	292 (84.1%)	11 (3.2%)	11 (3.2%)	14 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.9%)	$8,611			$1,567			$7,044	59.1	64	142	27
292886000901	170	Carver Middle	Public	6-8	3325 W Battlefield	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-6800	632	48	13.1	63.8%	383 (60.6%)	61 (9.7%)	97 (15.3%)	24 (3.8%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (9.2%)	$11,056			$2,510			$8,546	59.1	54.7	204	34

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.