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
191	Lonedell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7466 Hwy Ff	Lonedell	63060	Franklin County	Lonedell R-14	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 629-0401	327	27	11.9	50.8%	318 (97.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$12,560			$764			$11,796	55.3	32.7	307	116		291920001038
192	Plaza Middle	Public	6-8	6501 NW 72nd St	Kansas City	64151	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	No	(816) 359-4210	673	54	12.3	34.6%	374 (55.6%)	118 (17.5%)	82 (12.2%)	24 (3.6%)	3 (0.4%)	24 (3.6%)	48 (7.1%)	$16,018			$213			$15,806	55.1	60	162	30		292355001369
193	Windsor Middle	Public	6-8	6208 Us Hwy 61-67	Imperial	63052	Jefferson County	Windsor C-1	No	No	No	No	(636) 464-4417	608	44	13.7	34.9%	552 (90.8%)	8 (1.3%)	27 (4.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$10,573			$304			$10,269	55	60.3	161	32		293210002653
194	Troy Middle	Public	6-8	713 W College	Troy	63379	Lincoln County	Troy R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 462-4934	732	58	12.5	34.2%	637 (87.0%)	15 (2.0%)	42 (5.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.8%)	$12,884			$611			$12,273	55	56.6	191	3		293045002088
195	Cameron Veterans Middle	Public	6-8	1015 S. Park	Cameron	64429	Clinton County	Cameron R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 882-1041	317	26	12.1	48.3%	287 (90.5%)	10 (3.2%)	11 (3.5%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,076			$723			$13,353	54.9	59	172	23		290702000177
196	Doniphan Middle	Public	6-8	651 Summit	Doniphan	63935	Ripley County	Doniphan R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 996-3667	350	28	12.5	100.0%	318 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	$11,188			$536			$10,651	54.7	47.4	234	38		291092002586
197	Stockton Middle	Public	5-8	906 South St	Stockton	65785	Cedar County	Stockton R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 276-5141	276	25	11	52.5%	263 (95.3%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,806			$1,913			$11,893	54.3	59.6	165	32		292952000089
198	Raymore-Peculiar South Middle	Public	6-8	20501 S. School Road	Peculiar	64078	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 892-1550	636	48	13.2	23.9%	476 (74.8%)	58 (9.1%)	49 (7.7%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.1%)	$13,605			$440			$13,165	54.1	58.7	178	20		292373003312
199	North Platte Junior High	Public	6-8	212 W Sixth St	Dearborn	64439	Platte County	North Platte County R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 450-3350	123	10	12.1	24.4%	116 (94.3%)	3 (2.4%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$16,008			$483			$15,524	53.8	59.2	168	31		292283002016
200	Riverbend School	Public	7-8	2085 Hwy N	Pacific	63069	Franklin County	Meramec Valley R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 271-1481	442	31	14	45.9%	382 (86.4%)	5 (1.1%)	27 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.4%)	$12,656			$569			$12,088	53.7	63.1	144	56		292346002864

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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.