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
291	Hermann Middle	Public	4-8	164 Blue Pride Dr	Hermann	65041	Gasconade County	Gasconade County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 486-3121	284	24	11.8	51.4%	259 (91.2%)	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)	$11,588			$776			$10,812	37.6	39.4	279	12		291428002464
292	Black Hawk Middle	Public	6-8	300 Kuhl Ave	Warrenton	63383	Warren County	Warren County R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 456-6903	696	55	12.6	44.4%	570 (81.9%)	30 (4.3%)	41 (5.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.3%)	$13,008			$324			$12,685	37.6	52.1	216	76		293105002649
293	Cabool Middle	Public	5-8	1025 Rogers Avenue	Cabool	65689	Texas County	Cabool R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 962-3153	206	21	9.7	100.0%	186 (90.3%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$13,907			$2,016			$11,891	37.2	37.5	291	2		290643002424
294	West Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Clinkscales Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3230	553	49	11.3	55.0%	267 (48.3%)	156 (28.2%)	40 (7.2%)	17 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (12.8%)	$16,096			$437			$15,659	36.7	26.7	338	44		290100000317
295	North Callaway Middle School	Public	6-8	650 E. Harrison	Auxvasse	65231	Callaway County	North Callaway County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 386-2217	218	22	9.9	43.1%	199 (91.3%)	4 (1.8%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	$13,293			$1,339			$11,954	36.6	38.3	286	9		292274003375
296	Salem Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Tiger Pride Dr	Salem	65560	Dent County	Salem R-80	No	No	No	No	(573) 729-6642	254	18	13.8	100.0%	212 (83.5%)	4 (1.6%)	13 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.3%)	$10,156			$352			$9,804	36	50.9	225	71		292709001677
297	Bingham Middle	Public	7-8	1716 S Speck Rd	Independence	64057	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5490	730	50	14.6	76.4%	367 (50.3%)	114 (15.6%)	152 (20.8%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	16 (2.2%)	72 (9.9%)	$13,770			$1,640			$12,130	35.2	27.8	330	33		291548002339
298	Senath-Hornersville Middle School	Public	5-8	601 School St	Hornersville	63855	Dunklin County	Senath-Hornersville C-8	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 737-2455	211	19	11	100.0%	128 (60.7%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$11,428			$1,047			$10,381	35.1	48.6	230	68		292787001714
299	Silex High	Public	6-12	64 Hwy Uu	Silex	63377	Lincoln County	Silex R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 384-5227	247	19	13.2	33.2%	241 (97.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$10,488			$236			$10,252	35.1	27.2	334	35		292829001748
300	Excelsior Springs Middle	Public	6-8	701 Crown Hill Rd	Excelsior Springs	64024	Clay County	Excelsior Springs 40	No	No	No	No	(816) 630-9230	540	42	13	48.0%	465 (86.1%)	7 (1.3%)	40 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.6%)	$14,615			$409			$14,206	34.8	44	252	48		291165000418

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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.