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
361	Moca-S	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	205 Park Central East Ste 203	Springfield	65806	Greene County	Sturgeon R-V	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(417) 616-3159	2,345	91	25.6	55.7%	1,547 (66.0%)	345 (14.7%)	193 (8.2%)	21 (0.9%)	29 (1.2%)	8 (0.3%)	202 (8.6%)	$5,829			$114			$5,714	20.3	25.1	348	13		292970003403
362	Galena High	Public	7-12	30925 State Hwy 413	Galena	65656	Stone County	Galena R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 357-6618	196	18	11	100.0%	180 (91.8%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	$16,642			$2,159			$14,482	20.3	25.1	347	15		291263000528
363	Viburnum High	Public	6-12	35 Hwy 49	Viburnum	65566	Iron County	Iron County C-4	No	No	No	No	(573) 244-5521	179	16	11.3	64.2%	172 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$14,447			$799			$13,648	20.2			(n/a)		291551000729
364	Robidoux Middle	Public	6-8	4212 St Joseph Ave	Saint Joseph	64505	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4350	405	30	13.4	100.0%	256 (63.2%)	28 (6.9%)	47 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	65 (16.0%)	$14,818			$390			$14,429	19.8	21	368	4		292706001670
365	Wm. N. Clark Middle	Public	6-8	704 Lucky St	Fayette	65248	Howard County	Fayette R-III	No	No	No	No	(660) 248-3800	155	11	13.6	49.7%	128 (82.6%)	10 (6.5%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.0%)	$9,840			$440			$9,399	19.3	19.9	376	11		291199002590
366	Meadow Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	14571 State Highway 72	Patton	63662	Bollinger County	Meadow Heights R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 866-2924	98	8	12.5	51.0%	98 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,376			$575			$10,801	19.2	35.2	301	65		292364003339
367	Raytown Middle	Public	6-8	4900 Pittman Rd	Kansas City	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	No	(816) 268-7360	667	46	14.5	66.0%	130 (19.5%)	320 (48.0%)	136 (20.4%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	70 (10.5%)	$15,524			$882			$14,642	18.9	17.8	391	24		292607001523
368	Raytown Central Middle	Public	6-8	10601 E 59th St	Raytown	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	No	(816) 268-7400	488	34	14.2	65.8%	112 (23.0%)	237 (48.6%)	80 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.7%)	$16,883			$1,005			$15,877	18.8	22.9	360	8		292607003085
369	Humansville Middle School	Public	6-8	300 N Oak ST	Humansville	65674	Polk County	Humansville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 754-2219	84	8	10.2	96.4%	78 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	$12,049			$796			$11,253	18.7	19	380	11		291530003298
370	North Side Community-Grand Center	Public, Charter	6-8	620 North Grand Blvd.	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	North Side Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 499-2009	134	17	7.8	81.3%	3 (2.2%)	129 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$27,440			$3,234			$24,206	18.5	14	406	36		290058903344

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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.