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
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

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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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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.