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
381	Kc International-Wallace	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	414 Wallace Ave	Kansas City	64125	Jackson County	Kc International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 242-4206	662	81	8.2	100.0%	20 (3.0%)	329 (49.7%)	180 (27.2%)	98 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.0%)	$21,807			$1,240			$20,568	15.5	23	359	22		290001302751
382	Hoech Middle	Public	6-8	3312 Ashby Rd	Saint Ann	63074	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6200	664	53	12.6	100.0%	105 (15.8%)	302 (45.5%)	191 (28.8%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.0%)	$15,179			$333			$14,846	15.4	19.8	377	5		292664001567
383	Glasgow High	Public	6-12	860 Randolph	Glasgow	65254	Howard County	Glasgow	No	No	No	No	(660) 338-2012	188	19	10	28.2%	174 (92.6%)	4 (2.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	$12,421			$458			$11,962	15.3			(n/a)		291290000540
384	Stoutland High	Public	7-12	7584 State Road T	Stoutland	65567	Camden County	Stoutland R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 286-3711	158	16	9.9	55.1%	150 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$13,422			$661			$12,761	15.2	16.2	397	13		292958002046
385	Old North Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3017 North 13th Street	Saint Louis	63107	St. Louis city	Confluence Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 241-1110	448	37	12	99.8%	1 (0.2%)	438 (97.8%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$20,320			$2,618			$17,702	15	14.1	405	20		290057903037
386	St Louis Lang Immersion School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1881 Pine St	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	St. Louis Lang Immersion School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 533-0975	493	41	12	49.9%	25 (5.1%)	330 (66.9%)	84 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.1%)	$16,534			$1,796			$14,738	15	27.1	335	51		290058603124
387	Center Middle	Public	6-8	326 E 103rd St	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 612-4000	493	46	10.6	69.8%	75 (15.2%)	303 (61.5%)	65 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.5%)	$18,052			$1,079			$16,973	14.9	16.4	395	8		290825000230
388	Central Middle School	Public	6-8	308 Us Hwy 61	New Madrid	63869	New Madrid County	New Madrid County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 688-2176	276	30	9.1	100.0%	178 (64.5%)	76 (27.5%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	$16,577			$1,451			$15,126	14.9	25.8	342	46		290000401991
389	South City	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3112 Meramec	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	Confluence Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 481-4700	838	71	11.7	99.8%	20 (2.4%)	334 (39.9%)	466 (55.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)	$19,971			$2,265			$17,705	14.5	29.7	326	63		290057903079
390	Charleston High	Public	7-12	606 S. Thorn St	Charleston	63834	Mississippi County	Charleston R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 683-3761	310	28	11	100.0%	82 (26.5%)	205 (66.1%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$13,151			$980			$12,171	13.9	17.6	392	2		290867000254

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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.