Best Middle Schools in Missouri

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 438)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
61	Carl Junction Junior High	Public	7-8	206 S Roney	Carl Junction	64834	Jasper County	Carl Junction R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 649-7246	500	35	14.2	33.6%	412 (82.4%)	5 (1.0%)	32 (6.4%)	8 (1.6%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.6%)	$10,466			$511			$9,955	81.9	78.4	73	12		290735000199
62	Cole Camp High	Public	7-12	500 Keeney St	Cole Camp	65325	Benton County	Cole Camp R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 668-3751	344	28	12.5	46.5%	322 (93.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,727			$1,323			$10,404	81.6	66.5	126	64		290990000293
63	South Harrison Middle	Public	5-8	3400 Bulldog Ave	Bethany	64424	Harrison County	South Harrison County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 425-7467	229	18	12.5	50.7%	207 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.1%)	$11,325			$927			$10,398	81	62.1	148	85		290000203297
64	Osage Middle	Public	6-8	635 Hwy 42	Osage Beach	65065	Miller County	School Of The Osage	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 552-8326	479	35	13.8	39.5%	415 (86.6%)	13 (2.7%)	26 (5.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	$12,853			$844			$12,009	81	80.4	64			292763001020
65	Washington Middle	Public	6-8	5165 Ambs Rd	Saint Louis	63128	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-7600	429	35	12.4	34.3%	325 (75.8%)	48 (11.2%)	19 (4.4%)	20 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.7%)	$16,079			$120			$15,958	80.9	70.7	109	44		292067001123
66	Hardin Middle	Public	7-8	1950 Elm St	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 443-4300	676	63	10.7	39.8%	473 (70.0%)	99 (14.6%)	84 (12.4%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$16,623			$358			$16,265	80.1	71.2	103	37		292892001850
67	Lasalle Springs Middle	Public	6-8	3300 Hwy 109	Wildwood	63038	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-4200	927	57	16.3	9.6%	803 (86.6%)	42 (4.5%)	38 (4.1%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.2%)	$11,630			$161			$11,468	79.8	85.4	42	25		292685000671
68	Ridgewood Middle	Public	6-8	1401 Ridgewood School Rd	Arnold	63010	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 282-1459	567	45	12.5	41.1%	460 (81.1%)	26 (4.6%)	40 (7.1%)	17 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	$12,941			$311			$12,630	79.8	83.1	53	15		291230000502
69	Forsyth Middle	Public	5-8	178 Panther St	Forsyth	65653	Taney County	Forsyth R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 546-6382	356	23	15.3	65.7%	322 (90.4%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	$11,950			$1,155			$10,795	79.6	82.7	54	15		291224000789
70	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	1,019	74	13.8	19.7%	799 (78.4%)	85 (8.3%)	66 (6.5%)	13 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.4%)	$13,959			$190			$13,769	79.5	81.4	58	12		290837002491

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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 6, 2025, 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:

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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.