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
201	Hollister Middle	Public	6-8	1798 State Hwy Bb	Hollister	65672	Taney County	Hollister R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 243-4035	314	25	12.7	61.8%	236 (75.2%)	7 (2.2%)	51 (16.2%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	$13,517			$650			$12,868	53.4	47	239	38		291455001120
202	Pleasant Hill Middle	Public	7-8	1301 Myrtle	Pleasant Hill	64080	Cass County	Pleasant Hill R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 540-2149	328	27	12.1	18.0%	280 (85.4%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.8%)	$13,013			$182			$12,830	52.9	78.4	74	128		292533001459
203	Congress Middle	Public	6-8	8150 N Congress Ave	Kansas City	64153	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	No	(816) 359-4230	601	52	11.6	30.9%	371 (61.7%)	87 (14.5%)	71 (11.8%)	22 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	35 (5.8%)	$17,685			$260			$17,425	52.7	60.9	157	46		292355002418
204	Crest Ridge High	Public	6-12	92 NW 58 Hwy	Centerview	64019	Johnson County	Johnson County R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(660) 656-3391	292	26	11.4	39.4%	273 (93.5%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$13,556			$879			$12,677	52.4	84	49	155		290832002276
205	East Carter County R-II Middle	Public	6-8	24 S Herren Ave	Ellsinore	63937	Carter County	East Carter County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 322-5420	154	12	12.8	63.0%	147 (95.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	$11,165			$242			$10,923	51.5	67.1	123	82		291110002916
206	West Plains Middle	Public	5-8	730 E Olden	West Plains	65775	Howell County	West Plains R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-6150	555	42	13.1	67.4%	496 (89.4%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.4%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	$11,350			$650			$10,701	51	50.1	226	20		293168002213
207	Lebanon Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 Buzz Pride Drive	Lebanon	65536	Laclede County	Lebanon R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 657-6500	859	66	13	61.1%	743 (86.5%)	8 (0.9%)	36 (4.2%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.1%)	$12,506			$259			$12,247	50.9	52.1	214	7		291827000971
208	White Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1113 E State Hwy 90	Pineville	64856	McDonald County	McDonald County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 226-4446	347	30	11.4	69.7%	308 (88.8%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	$10,909			$150			$10,758	50.8	30.1	324	116		292061001106
209	Spokane Middle	Public	6-8	1130 Spokane Rd	Spokane	65754	Christian County	Spokane R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 443-3506	160	12	12.8	41.9%	144 (90.0%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	$10,793			$16			$10,777	50.2	63.3	140	69		292880000008
210	Clark County Middle	Public	6-8	384 N Jefferson	Kahoka	63445	Clark County	Clark County R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 727-3319	234	16	14.6	59.0%	226 (96.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$9,628			$231			$9,396	49.8	32.2	314	104		291638001656
211	Raymore-Peculiar East Middle	Public	6-8	17509 E. State Route 58	Raymore	64083	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 388-4000	789	52	15.2	21.8%	545 (69.1%)	115 (14.6%)	57 (7.2%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	58 (7.4%)	$12,113			$446			$11,666	49.7	58.8	175	36		292373000088
212	William Matthew Middle School	Public	6-8	1515 S Cottage Grove	Kirksville	63501	Adair County	Kirksville R-III	No	No	No	No	(660) 665-3793	514	42	12.2	46.1%	407 (79.2%)	51 (9.9%)	26 (5.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	16 (3.1%)	$11,644			$271			$11,374	49.3	56.2	195	17		291674002611
213	Carthage Junior High	Public	7-8	827 E. Centennial	Carthage	64836	Jasper County	Carthage R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(417) 359-7050	773	59	13	65.1%	385 (49.8%)	3 (0.4%)	356 (46.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.2%)	$10,947			$560			$10,387	49.3	56.7	189	24		290746000208
214	Alton High	Public	6-12	505 School Street	Alton	65606	Oregon County	Alton R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 778-7215	281	30	9.2	56.9%	272 (96.8%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$14,489			$617			$13,873	49.1	33.2	305	91		290306000016
215	Grandview Middle	Public	5-8	11470 Hwy C	Hillsboro	63050	Jefferson County	Grandview R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 944-3931	138	11	12.2	44.9%	133 (96.4%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,601			$577			$9,024	48.7	39	282	67		291317001490
216	Holden Middle	Public	6-8	301 Eagle Dr	Holden	64040	Johnson County	Holden R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 732-4125	301	22	13.9	46.5%	268 (89.0%)	5 (1.7%)	18 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$12,297			$821			$11,476	48.5	40.6	271	55		291449000679
217	Smith Cotton Junior High School	Public	6-8	312 East Broadway	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	No	(660) 829-6300	1,133	82	13.7	67.1%	758 (66.9%)	34 (3.0%)	243 (21.4%)	7 (0.6%)	6 (0.5%)	7 (0.6%)	78 (6.9%)	$12,051			$1,213			$10,838	48.5	56.4	193	24		292783003143
218	Sturgeon Middle	Public	6-8	210 W Patton St	Sturgeon	65284	Boone County	Sturgeon R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 687-2155	79	9	8.4	32.9%	77 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	$10,777			$1,203			$9,574	48.4	43.6	254	36		292970001392
219	Reeds Spring Middle	Public	7-8	345 Morrill Lane	Reeds Spring	65737	Stone County	Reeds Spring R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 272-8245	268	22	12.1	60.8%	229 (85.4%)	4 (1.5%)	17 (6.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	$16,904			$768			$16,136	48.3	31.2	320	101		292616000786
220	Seneca Junior High	Public	7-8	925 Oneida	Seneca	64865	Newton County	Seneca R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 776-3911	231	20	11.2	50.6%	170 (73.6%)	3 (1.3%)	12 (5.2%)	2 (0.9%)	41 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$11,805			$601			$11,204	48.3	40.6	270	50		292790002446
221	Linn High	Public	6-12	141 Wildcat Drive	Linn	65051	Osage County	Osage County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 897-4216	317	28	11.5	32.5%	302 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$12,259			$193			$12,067	48.3	40.5	273	52		291908001030
222	Lewis And Clark Middle	Public	6-8	325 Lewis And Clark Dr	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	No	(573) 659-3200	966	83	11.6	54.2%	593 (61.4%)	186 (19.3%)	58 (6.0%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	116 (12.0%)	$12,977			$402			$12,574	48.2	54.1	205	17		291619000476
223	Rich Hill High	Public	6-12	703 N Third	Rich Hill	64779	Bates County	Rich Hill R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 395-4191	190	17	11.4	48.4%	170 (89.5%)	5 (2.6%)	9 (4.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.6%)	$11,715			$1,138			$10,577	47.8	32.3	311	88		292631001544
224	Bloomfield Middle	Public	5-8	505 Court St	Bloomfield	63825	Stoddard County	Bloomfield R-XIV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 568-4283	186	14	13.6	59.1%	175 (94.1%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$10,585			$614			$9,971	47.6	45.8	245	21		290525003104
225	Wright City Middle	Public	5-8	100 Bell Rd	Wright City	63390	Warren County	Wright City R-II Of Warren County	No	No	No	No	(636) 745-7300	536	36	14.9	46.3%	392 (73.1%)	18 (3.4%)	90 (16.8%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.6%)	$12,979			$697			$12,283	47.4	51.6	220	5		293231002576
226	Winfield Middle	Public	6-8	3914 East Hwy 47	Winfield	63389	Lincoln County	Winfield R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 668-8001	317	22	14.2	45.7%	292 (92.1%)	4 (1.3%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	$11,913			$524			$11,388	47.2	55.1	200	26		293219002814
227	Portageville High	Public	6-12	904 King Ave	Portageville	63873	New Madrid County	Portageville	No	No	No	No	(573) 379-3819	360	31	11.7	62.2%	277 (76.9%)	53 (14.7%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	$14,685			$1,785			$12,900	47.2	48.9	228	1		290000302458
228	Putnam County Middle	Public	6-8	802 S 18th	Unionville	63565	Putnam County	Putnam County R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 947-3237	134	11	12.7	49.3%	127 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$11,167			$457			$10,710	47	54.8	202	26		292564001847
229	Van-Far Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	2200 Hwy 54 West	Vandalia	63382	Audrain County	Van-Far R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 594-6442	248	23	10.8	47.6%	214 (86.3%)	8 (3.2%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.1%)	$13,390			$377			$13,013	46.6	25.3	345	116		293078002124
230	Moberly Middle	Public	6-8	920 Shepherd Brothers Blvd	Moberly	65270	Randolph County	Moberly	No	No	No	No	(660) 269-2680	440	40	11.1	60.9%	338 (76.8%)	18 (4.1%)	12 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (13.6%)	$12,996			$344			$12,652	46.5	61.3	154	76		292110002561
231	East Middle	Public	6-8	4594 East 20th St	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5280	592	41	14.3	69.9%	367 (62.0%)	20 (3.4%)	100 (16.9%)	12 (2.0%)	7 (1.2%)	18 (3.0%)	68 (11.5%)	$10,628			$998			$9,630	46.5	47.2	238	7		291635002431
232	New Franklin Middle-High	Public	6-12	412 West Broadway	New Franklin	65274	Howard County	New Franklin R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 848-2314	198	20	9.6	32.8%	180 (90.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.1%)	$12,851			$1,004			$11,846	46.4	42.5	257	25		292194001223
233	South Callaway Middle	Public	6-8	10105 State Rd C	Mokane	65059	Callaway County	South Callaway County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 676-5225	187	17	11.1	33.2%	183 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$15,081			$388			$14,693	46.4	61	156	77		292843002401
234	Southwest Middle	Public	5-8	529 E. Pineville Road	Washburn	65772	Barry County	Southwest R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 826-5050	186	15	12.4	66.1%	162 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	5 (2.7%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$11,047			$236			$10,812	46.1	30.5	322	88		292871002801
235	South Shelby Middle School	Public	6-8	4152 Hwy 36	Shelbina	63468	Shelby County	Shelby County R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 588-2208	126	13	9.5	53.2%	113 (89.7%)	2 (1.6%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	$15,036			$627			$14,409	46	57.4	187	48		292811003130
236	Clinton Middle	Public	6-8	600 E Clinton	Clinton	64735	Henry County	Clinton	No	No	No	No	(660) 885-3353	385	26	14.6	45.5%	343 (89.1%)	10 (2.6%)	11 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	$11,600			$499			$11,101	45.9	44.6	250	14		290986000288
237	Purdy High	Public	7-12	201 S Gabby Gibbons Dr	Purdy	65734	Barry County	Purdy R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 442-3215	267	23	11.4	63.7%	155 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (36.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$13,769			$1,650			$12,119	45.8	27.7	331	94		292562001502
238	Richmond Middle	Public	6-8	715 S Wellington St	Richmond	64085	Ray County	Richmond R-XVI	No	No	No	No	(816) 776-5841	309	24	12.8	48.5%	272 (88.0%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.1%)	$12,526			$501			$12,026	45.5	41.2	266	28		292648002444
239	Arcadia Valley Middle	Public	5-8	550 Park Dr	Ironton	63650	Iron County	Arcadia Valley R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 546-9700	281	17	16.2	100.0%	271 (96.4%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$11,718			$293			$11,424	45.3	60.6	158	81		290315000023
240	Jarrett Middle	Public	6-8	840 S Jefferson	Springfield	65806	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-6600	483	38	12.8	62.9%	305 (63.1%)	55 (11.4%)	47 (9.7%)	21 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	48 (9.9%)	$14,459			$920			$13,539	45.2	35.4	299	59		292886001803
241	City Garden Montessori Eaec	Public, Charter	1-8	4209 Folsom	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	City Garden Montessori	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(314) 664-7646	409	29	14.1	45.5%	143 (35.0%)	180 (44.0%)	31 (7.6%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.5%)	$17,243			$1,958			$15,285	44.8			(n/a)		290058503399
242	Maple Park Middle	Public	7-8	5300 N Bennington	Kansas City	64119	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5280	585	55	10.6	63.4%	271 (46.3%)	127 (21.7%)	103 (17.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	69 (11.8%)	$16,537			$513			$16,023	44.7	36.6	294	52		292280001278
243	Anderson Middle	Public	6-8	135 Mustang Dr	Anderson	64831	McDonald County	McDonald County R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 845-1805	275	20	13.8	64.0%	216 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.0%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	19 (6.9%)	8 (2.9%)	$9,871			$379			$9,492	44.5	40.8	268	25		292061003007
244	Mark Twain Junior High	Public	6-8	21622 Hwy 19	Center	63436	Ralls County	Ralls County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 267-3397	194	13	15	29.9%	189 (97.4%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$11,440			$497			$10,943	44.3	43.5	255	11		292571001034
245	Kingston Middle	Public	6-8	10047 Diamond Rd	Cadet	63630	Washington County	Kingston K-14	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 438-4982	169	15	11.4	100.0%	165 (97.6%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,551			$1,197			$12,354	44.1	41.6	262	17		293114002708
246	Van Buren High	Public	7-12	202 W College	Van Buren	63965	Carter County	Van Buren R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 323-4295	221	20	11.1	64.3%	211 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$15,813			$1,277			$14,535	44			(n/a)		293075002121
247	Smithton High	Public	7-12	505 S Myrtle	Smithton	65350	Pettis County	Smithton R-VI	No	No	No	No	(660) 343-5318	217	22	9.8	37.3%	211 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$13,158			$649			$12,509	44			(n/a)		292838001752
248	Canton High	Public	7-12	200 S Fourth St	Canton	63435	Lewis County	Canton R-V	No	No	No	No	(573) 288-5216	221	20	10.7	43.0%	199 (90.0%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)	$15,754			$398			$15,356	44	40.3	274	26		290708000182
249	Puxico Junior High	Public	6-8	481 N Bedford St	Puxico	63960	Stoddard County	Puxico R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(573) 222-3058	176	13	13.2	52.8%	171 (97.2%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$9,844			$420			$9,423	43.8	58.7	177	72		292565002871
250	Odessa Middle	Public	6-8	607 S Fifth St	Odessa	64076	Lafayette County	Odessa R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 633-1500	462	38	12.2	33.1%	410 (88.7%)	6 (1.3%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.8%)	$11,624			$312			$11,313	43.7	54.1	206	44		292310001730
251	Kelly A Burlison Middle School	Public	6-8	825 Highway 72 East	Fredericktown	63645	Madison County	Fredericktown R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 783-6555	433	29	14.9	60.3%	405 (93.5%)	7 (1.6%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$10,216			$618			$9,598	43.6	53.6	209	42		291254002523
252	Nell Holcomb Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6547 State Hwy 177	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Nell Holcomb R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 334-3644	249	29	8.5	36.9%	211 (84.7%)	26 (10.4%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$16,018			$1,069			$14,949	43.4	38.3	287	35		290732000194
253	Harrisburg Middle	Public	6-8	233 S Harris	Harrisburg	65256	Boone County	Harrisburg R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(573) 817-5857	129	11	11.8	27.1%	115 (89.1%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	$12,837			$181			$12,656	43	40.9	267	14		291371003100
254	Houston Middle	Public	6-8	206 W Spruce St	Houston	65483	Texas County	Houston R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 967-3024	198	17	11.9		183 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	$11,842			$861			$10,981	42.9	45.6	247	7		291484000453
255	Osage Trail Middle	Public	7-8	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 650-7151	675	52	12.9	48.4%	444 (65.8%)	63 (9.3%)	88 (13.0%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.9%)	59 (8.7%)	$14,846			$1,044			$13,802	42.5	40	275	20		291229000494
256	Northwest Valley School	Public	6-8	4300 Gravois Rd	House Springs	63051	Jefferson County	Northwest R-I	No	No	No	No	(636) 671-3470	686	51	13.4	45.6%	627 (91.4%)	5 (0.7%)	16 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.2%)	$13,703			$809			$12,894	42.3	46.2	243	13		292289002378
257	El Dorado Springs Middle	Public	6-8	901 S Grand Ave	El Dorado Springs	64744	Cedar County	El Dorado Springs R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 876-3112	266	23	11.4	48.1%	251 (94.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$10,840			$1,004			$9,836	42.2	53.1	211	46		291131002660
258	Buffalo Middle	Public	5-8	1001 W Truman Rd	Buffalo	65622	Dallas County	Dallas County R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 345-2335	466	37	12.7	60.3%	420 (90.1%)	5 (1.1%)	18 (3.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.4%)	$12,123			$764			$11,359	42.1	54.7	203	55		290612000858
259	Clinton County R-III Middle	Public	5-8	800 W Frost St	Plattsburg	64477	Clinton County	Clinton County R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 539-3920	197	17	11.6	39.1%	163 (82.7%)	3 (1.5%)	6 (3.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	20 (10.2%)	$11,107			$543			$10,563	42.1	43.6	253	6		292529000846
260	Monroe City Middle	Public	5-8	401a Hwy 24/36 East	Monroe City	63456	Monroe County	Monroe City R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 735-4742	178	16	10.9	50.6%	153 (86.0%)	7 (3.9%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.7%)	$12,890			$679			$12,211	41.6	42.9	256	4		292121001799
261	Scuola Vita Nuova Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	535 Garfield Ave	Kansas City	64124	Jackson County	Scuola Vita Nuova	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 231-5788	363	24	15.1	100.0%	32 (8.8%)	155 (42.7%)	159 (43.8%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$17,732			$1,179			$16,553	41.6	38.2	288	27		290001902754
262	Northgate Middle	Public	7-8	2117 NE 48th St	Kansas City	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5300	689	54	12.6	66.6%	228 (33.1%)	174 (25.3%)	122 (17.7%)	51 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.5%)	96 (13.9%)	$15,409			$520			$14,889	41.5	35.7	297	35		292280002730
263	Pioneer Ridge Middle	Public	7-8	1656 S Speck Rd	Independence	64057	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5385	731	51	14.2	64.4%	374 (51.2%)	119 (16.3%)	144 (19.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	85 (11.6%)	$13,891			$1,516			$12,375	41.4	45.8	244	19		291548002807
264	Tarkio Jh And High School	Public	6-12	312 S Eleventh St	Tarkio	64491	Atchison County	Tarkio R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 736-4118	176	20	8.8	43.8%	166 (94.3%)	4 (2.3%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,905			$606			$19,299	41.3			(n/a)		292994002067
265	Mount Vernon Middle	Public	6-8	731 S Landrum St	Mount Vernon	65712	Lawrence County	Mt. Vernon R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 466-3137	345	23	15.3	44.3%	312 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$11,284			$1,379			$9,905	41.3	47.3	236	29		292160001988
266	Lafayette County Middle	Public	6-8	807b W 31st	Higginsville	64037	Lafayette County	Lafayette County C-1	No	No	No	No	(660) 584-7161	223	18	12.6	49.3%	187 (83.9%)	12 (5.4%)	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	$12,972			$89			$12,883	41.2	42.3	258	8		291440002596
267	Senn-Thomas Middle	Public	6-8	200 Senn Thomas Dr	Herculaneum	63048	Jefferson County	Dunklin R-V	No	No	No	No	(636) 479-5200	347	22	16.1	44.7%	300 (86.5%)	10 (2.9%)	12 (3.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	$12,861			$557			$12,304	41	62	152	115		291425002399
268	Fulton Middle	Public	6-8	403 E Tenth	Fulton	65251	Callaway County	Fulton 58	No	No	No	No	(573) 590-8200	513	38	13.3	49.5%	371 (72.3%)	49 (9.6%)	31 (6.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.5%)	$11,528			$1,297			$10,232	40.9	45.2	248	20		291255002525
269	Bowling Green Middle	Public	6-8	700 W Adams Street	Bowling Green	63334	Pike County	Bowling Green R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 324-2181	284	24	11.6	47.9%	236 (83.1%)	5 (1.8%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.0%)	$12,068			$85			$11,983	40.8	68.1	120	149		290566000601
270	Hermitage Middle	Public	6-8	23824 Polk Street	Hermitage	65668	Hickory County	Hermitage R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 745-6417	63	5	12.4	100.0%	61 (96.8%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,723			$430			$10,293	40.6			(n/a)		291431001964
271	Spring Garden Middle	Public	6-8	5802 S 22nd	Saint Joseph	64503	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4380	404	29	14	100.0%	285 (70.5%)	18 (4.5%)	56 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	38 (9.4%)	$15,355			$200			$15,155	40.5	32.5	310	39		292706001673
272	Reed Middle	Public	6-8	2000 N Lyon	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-6300	561	44	12.8	73.6%	350 (62.4%)	79 (14.1%)	57 (10.2%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	62 (11.1%)	$13,487			$821			$12,666	40.5	37.4	292	20		292886001818
273	Warrensburg Middle	Public	6-8	640 E Gay St	Warrensburg	64093	Johnson County	Warrensburg R-VI	No	No	No	No	(660) 747-5612	779	60	13	41.3%	574 (73.7%)	44 (5.6%)	49 (6.3%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	77 (9.9%)	$11,829			$338			$11,491	40.4	42.1	260	13		293102002142
274	Morgan County Middle	Public	6-8	913 W Newton	Versailles	65084	Morgan County	Morgan County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 378-5432	298	23	13.2	54.0%	273 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.0%)	$11,613			$733			$10,879	40.2	46.6	240	34		293084002542
275	Louisiana Middle	Public	6-8	3321 W Georgia St	Louisiana	63353	Pike County	Louisiana R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 754-5340	151	13	11.9	65.6%	104 (68.9%)	16 (10.6%)	25 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	$10,263			$488			$9,775	40.1	33.6	303	28		291926001041
276	North Middle	Public	6-8	102 Gray	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5270	549	44	12.4	72.9%	370 (67.4%)	28 (5.1%)	61 (11.1%)	9 (1.6%)	10 (1.8%)	16 (2.9%)	55 (10.0%)	$11,220			$999			$10,221	39.6	33.8	302	26		291635002430
277	Middle School	Public	5-8	300 E Ninth Street	Carrollton	64633	Carroll County	Carrollton R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 542-3472	272	21	13	42.3%	256 (94.1%)	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$10,976			$572			$10,404	39.4	49.4	227	50		290738000311
278	Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	401 SE 12th St	Oak Grove	64075	Jackson County	Oak Grove R-VI	No	No	No	No	(816) 690-4154	301	36	8.2	31.6%	246 (81.7%)	11 (3.7%)	29 (9.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	$11,931			$301			$11,630	39.3	38.1	289	11		292301001318
279	Scott County Middle	Public	6-8	4035 State Hwy 77	Benton	63736	Scott County	Scott County R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 545-3541	195	17	11.4	53.3%	180 (92.3%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	$12,618			$747			$11,871	39.2	26.7	339	60		290489002703
280	East Middle	Public	8	11300 Dunn Rd	Saint Louis	63138	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-5700	167	31	5.4	100.0%	1 (0.6%)	154 (92.2%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	$21,319			$1,588			$19,730	39	20	374	94		291383000629
281	Belton Middle School	Public	7-8	107 W. Pirate Parkway	Belton	64012	Cass County	Belton 124	No	No	No	No	(816) 489-7060	641	48	13.2	53.5%	357 (55.7%)	90 (14.0%)	126 (19.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.0%)	$15,189			$265			$14,924	38.9	39.6	278	3		290462003025
282	Poplar Bluff Junior High	Public	7-8	550 N Westwood	Poplar Bluff	63901	Butler County	Poplar Bluff R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 785-5602	735	56	13.1	63.7%	554 (75.4%)	81 (11.0%)	27 (3.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (9.1%)	$11,215			$1,532			$9,684	38.8	58.9	173	109		292545001469
283	Allen Village Junior Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	706 W 42nd St.	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Allen Village	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 931-0177	92	6	14.6	78.3%	4 (4.3%)	24 (26.1%)	57 (62.0%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$26,684			$541			$26,142	38.7	24.2	354	71		290002503325
284	Aurora Junior High	Public	7-8	500 W Olive	Aurora	65605	Lawrence County	Aurora R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 678-3630	278	23	11.8	61.2%	208 (74.8%)	4 (1.4%)	48 (17.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	$12,335			$633			$11,702	38.7	29.1	329	45		290402001517
285	Premier Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5279 Fyler Avenue	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	Premier Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 645-9600	974	107	9.1	55.9%	377 (38.7%)	325 (33.4%)	174 (17.9%)	31 (3.2%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (6.3%)	$16,701			$1,022			$15,679	38.7	51.7	219	66		290057602831
286	Owensville Middle	Public	6-8	3340 Hwy 19	Owensville	65066	Gasconade County	Gasconade County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 646-4038	408	25	16.4	51.7%	385 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$9,980			$282			$9,698	38.4	52.6	212	74		292334001477
287	Blue Eye Middle	Public	5-8	512 State Hwy 13	Blue Eye	65611	Stone County	Blue Eye R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 779-4299	140	14	10.2	48.6%	131 (93.6%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	$18,021			$1,418			$16,603	38.3	57.7	183	104		290528001900
288	Pattonville Heights Middle	Public	6-8	195 Fee Fee Rd	Maryland Heights	63043	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-8033	680	54	12.5	42.4%	237 (34.9%)	238 (35.0%)	104 (15.3%)	21 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (11.0%)	$15,994			$287			$15,707	38.2	38.7	283	5		292370001417
289	Harrisonville Middle	Public	6-8	601 S Highland	Harrisonville	64701	Cass County	Harrisonville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(816) 380-7654	502	41	12.3	38.0%	435 (86.7%)	7 (1.4%)	32 (6.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	$12,008			$474			$11,533	38.2	51.9	217	72		291376002659
290	Fordland Middle	Public	6-8	1230 School St	Fordland	65652	Webster County	Fordland R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 767-4554	150	9	17.2	40.7%	140 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$8,607			$450			$8,157	37.9	44.3	251	39		291218001578
291	Hermann Middle	Public	4-8	164 Blue Pride Dr	Hermann	65041	Gasconade County	Gasconade County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 486-3121	284	24	11.8	51.4%	259 (91.2%)	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)	$11,588			$776			$10,812	37.6	39.4	279	12		291428002464
292	Black Hawk Middle	Public	6-8	300 Kuhl Ave	Warrenton	63383	Warren County	Warren County R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 456-6903	696	55	12.6	44.4%	570 (81.9%)	30 (4.3%)	41 (5.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.3%)	$13,008			$324			$12,685	37.6	52.1	216	76		293105002649
293	Cabool Middle	Public	5-8	1025 Rogers Avenue	Cabool	65689	Texas County	Cabool R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 962-3153	206	21	9.7	100.0%	186 (90.3%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$13,907			$2,016			$11,891	37.2	37.5	291	2		290643002424
294	West Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Clinkscales Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3230	553	49	11.3	55.0%	267 (48.3%)	156 (28.2%)	40 (7.2%)	17 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (12.8%)	$16,096			$437			$15,659	36.7	26.7	338	44		290100000317
295	North Callaway Middle School	Public	6-8	650 E. Harrison	Auxvasse	65231	Callaway County	North Callaway County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 386-2217	218	22	9.9	43.1%	199 (91.3%)	4 (1.8%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	$13,293			$1,339			$11,954	36.6	38.3	286	9		292274003375
296	Salem Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Tiger Pride Dr	Salem	65560	Dent County	Salem R-80	No	No	No	No	(573) 729-6642	254	18	13.8	100.0%	212 (83.5%)	4 (1.6%)	13 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.3%)	$10,156			$352			$9,804	36	50.9	225	71		292709001677
297	Bingham Middle	Public	7-8	1716 S Speck Rd	Independence	64057	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5490	730	50	14.6	76.4%	367 (50.3%)	114 (15.6%)	152 (20.8%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	16 (2.2%)	72 (9.9%)	$13,770			$1,640			$12,130	35.2	27.8	330	33		291548002339
298	Senath-Hornersville Middle School	Public	5-8	601 School St	Hornersville	63855	Dunklin County	Senath-Hornersville C-8	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 737-2455	211	19	11	100.0%	128 (60.7%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$11,428			$1,047			$10,381	35.1	48.6	230	68		292787001714
299	Silex High	Public	6-12	64 Hwy Uu	Silex	63377	Lincoln County	Silex R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 384-5227	247	19	13.2	33.2%	241 (97.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$10,488			$236			$10,252	35.1	27.2	334	35		292829001748
300	Excelsior Springs Middle	Public	6-8	701 Crown Hill Rd	Excelsior Springs	64024	Clay County	Excelsior Springs 40	No	No	No	No	(816) 630-9230	540	42	13	48.0%	465 (86.1%)	7 (1.3%)	40 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.6%)	$14,615			$409			$14,206	34.8	44	252	48		291165000418

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