Best Middle Schools in Missouri

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MAP test scores by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, November 6, 2025.

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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
141	Mountain Grove Middle	Public	5-8	400 E 17th St	Mountain Grove	65711	Wright County	Mountain Grove R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 926-3177	424	33	12.7	57.1%	390 (92.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$10,276			$619			$9,656	64.4	71.7	102	39		292151002619
142	Desoto Junior High	Public	7-8	731 Amvets Dr	De Soto	63020	Jefferson County	Desoto 73	No	No	No	No	(636) 586-1030	338	29	11.8	47.9%	313 (92.6%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	$13,923			$1,259			$12,664	64.4	66.2	129	13		291050000349
143	Frontier School Of Innovation-M	Public, Charter	6-8	1575 Universal Dr.	Kansas City	64120	Jackson County	Frontier Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 822-1331	307	35	8.7	82.1%	22 (7.2%)	39 (12.7%)	235 (76.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	$22,984			$1,408			$21,575	64.3	53.7	208	65		290059003182
144	Archie High School	Public	6-12	302 W State Rte A	Archie	64725	Cass County	Archie R-V	No	No	No	No	(816) 293-5312	278	25	10.9	35.6%	249 (89.6%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	$14,605			$558			$14,047	64.3	47.2	237	93		290320000025
145	Willard Middle	Public	7-8	205 Miller Rd	Willard	65781	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 742-2588	704	51	13.9	37.5%	584 (83.0%)	28 (4.0%)	50 (7.1%)	9 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.7%)	$10,236			$567			$9,669	64.2	70.6	111	34		293201002242
146	Carver Middle	Public	6-8	3325 W Battlefield	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-6800	618	47	13	59.5%	373 (60.4%)	71 (11.5%)	87 (14.1%)	23 (3.7%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	56 (9.1%)	$13,912			$872			$13,040	64.1	59.1	170	24		292886000901
147	Bernard C. Campbell Middle	Public	6-8	1201 NE Colbern Rd	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-3175	1,043	74	14.1	32.7%	588 (56.4%)	204 (19.6%)	126 (12.1%)	17 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	104 (10.0%)	$14,966			$412			$14,554	64.1	61.7	153	6		291830000222
148	Crystal City High	Public	7-12	1100 Mississippi	Crystal City	63019	Jefferson County	Crystal City 47	No	No	No	No	(636) 937-4411	238	20	11.9	47.5%	214 (89.9%)	12 (5.0%)	8 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$11,900			$521			$11,378	63.8			(n/a)		291038000340
149	Logan-Rogersville Middle	Public	7-8	476 N Missouri Blvd	Rogersville	65742	Greene County	Logan-Rogersville R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(417) 753-2896	375	25	14.9	35.5%	340 (90.7%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.2%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$11,968			$901			$11,067	63.8	81.4	59	90		291917002433
150	Eldon Middle	Public	6-8	1400 N Grand Ave	Eldon	65026	Miller County	Eldon R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 392-8020	414	32	13.1	53.4%	392 (94.7%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$10,833			$1,221			$9,612	63.4	62.7	146	4		291134000138

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.