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
21	Brookfield Middle	Public	5-8	126 Pershing Rd	Brookfield	64628	Linn County	Brookfield R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 258-7335	237	21	11	45.1%	215 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.8%)	$12,443			$453			$11,990	92.5			(n/a)		290594002272
22	Francis Howell Middle	Public	6-8	825 O'Fallon Rd	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4800	799	49	16.2	9.0%	635 (79.5%)	41 (5.1%)	33 (4.1%)	52 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.5%)	$13,417			$206			$13,211	92.2	94.6	15	7		292895000220
23	Bryan Middle	Public	6-8	605 Independence Rd	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-5800	827	53	15.6	16.9%	603 (72.9%)	81 (9.8%)	47 (5.7%)	44 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.3%)	$13,241			$205			$13,036	91.7	92.9	21	2		292895002698
24	West Middle	Public	6-8	2312 Baxter Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7400	814	58	14	10.6%	516 (63.4%)	84 (10.3%)	34 (4.2%)	132 (16.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (5.4%)	$15,144			$167			$14,977	91.4	94.8	14	10		292358001555
25	Oakville Middle	Public	6-8	5950 Telegraph Rd	Saint Louis	63129	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-7400	629	43	14.5	17.2%	551 (87.6%)	15 (2.4%)	17 (2.7%)	24 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	$12,118			$91			$12,027	91.4	81.8	56	31		292067001117
26	Kearney Junior High	Public, Alternative	8-9	2215 S Campus St	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 628-2650	510	38	13.2	19.0%	468 (91.8%)	7 (1.4%)	17 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	$12,592			$205			$12,387	91.4	92.5	24	2		291645002531
27	Nipher Middle	Public	6-8	700 S Kirkwood Rd	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6180	660	49	13.5	11.5%	483 (73.2%)	89 (13.5%)	41 (6.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.5%)	$14,218			$26			$14,192	91.3	95.1	13	14		291677000923
28	Steam Academy Middle School	Public	6-8	8855 Dunn Road	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 824-2422	245	18	13.6	100.0%	41 (16.7%)	163 (66.5%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.4%)	$15,393			$225			$15,168	91.2	98.2	5	23		291201003372
29	Winona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	8256 State Hwy 19	Winona	65588	Shannon County	Winona R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 325-8101	306	25	12	77.8%	298 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,194			$1,318			$10,875	91.1			(n/a)		293222002259
30	Skyline Middle	Public	5-8	20663 Us-65	Urbana	65767	Hickory County	Hickory County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 993-4254	194	16	12.4	44.3%	187 (96.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$9,579			$365			$9,214	91	83.9	51	21		291432002794

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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.

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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.