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
311	Grandview Middle	Public	6-8	12650 Manchester	Grandview	64030	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5600	471	35	13.4	52.9%	65 (13.8%)	228 (48.4%)	140 (29.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.6%)	$18,641			$877			$17,764	31.7	39.7	277	34		291314000551
312	Windsor High	Public	7-12	210 North St	Windsor	65360	Henry County	Henry County R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 647-3106	334	29	11.6	56.9%	314 (94.0%)	5 (1.5%)	11 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,893			$139			$11,755	31.6	15.4	400	88		293211002255
313	Joel E. Barber Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	16050 Hwy Kk	Lebanon	65536	Laclede County	Laclede County C-5	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 532-4837	505	36	14	100.0%	471 (93.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$10,038			$732			$9,305	31.4	35.3	300	13		291700000940
314	Greenville Junior High	Public	7-8	178 Walnut St	Greenville	63944	Wayne County	Greenville R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 224-5000	101	8	13.3	59.4%	96 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,301			$441			$9,860	31.2	33.2	304	10		291338003035
315	Maries County Middle	Public	5-8	300 S Main	Bland	65014	Gasconade County	Maries County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 646-3912	193	18	10.6	48.7%	184 (95.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	$10,879			$595			$10,284	31.2	32.3	312	3		290000102547
316	Butler High	Public	6-12	420 S Fulton St	Butler	64730	Bates County	Butler R-V	No	No	No	No	(660) 679-6121	476	40	11.9	44.1%	417 (87.6%)	6 (1.3%)	35 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	$12,379			$585			$11,794	31	27.6	332	16		290636000158
317	MOCAP Attendance Center	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	601 N National Ave #102	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(417) 523-0417	993	92	10.8	5.9%	744 (74.9%)	88 (8.9%)	62 (6.2%)	12 (1.2%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (8.1%)	$4,170			$672			$3,498	30.8	32.1	315	2		292886003406
318	Highland Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	21504 State Hwy 6	Lewistown	63452	Lewis County	Lewis County C-1	No	No	No	No	(573) 209-3215	388	31	12.5	44.1%	358 (92.3%)	17 (4.4%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$13,834			$419			$13,415	30.5	40.7	269	49		291846000993
319	University Academy-Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	6801 Holmes Rd	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	University Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 412-9272	265	21	12.4	100.0%	11 (4.2%)	251 (94.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,011			$606			$15,405	30.4	41.5	264	55		290002702914
320	Wheatland High	Public	7-12	18808 State Highway 83	Wheatland	65779	Hickory County	Wheatland R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 282-5833	121	12	10.1	57.0%	116 (95.9%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$15,302			$977			$14,325	30.2			(n/a)		293192002235

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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.