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
41	South Middle	Public	6-8	760 Woods Mill Rd	Manchester	63011	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7200	542	44	12.2	16.2%	370 (68.3%)	39 (7.2%)	22 (4.1%)	78 (14.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	$16,542			$171			$16,371	87.2	89.8	31	10		292358001553
42	Grain Valley South Middle School	Public	6-8	901 SE Ryan Rd	Grain Valley	64029	Jackson County	Grain Valley R-V	No	No	No	No	(816) 229-3499	516	42	12.1	22.9%	417 (80.8%)	8 (1.6%)	42 (8.1%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.4%)	$13,108			$384			$12,724	87.2	83.5	52	10		291308002463
43	Dr. Bernard J. Dubray Middle	Public	6-8	100 Dubray Dr	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 279-7979	869	71	12.3	24.3%	607 (69.9%)	92 (10.6%)	74 (8.5%)	29 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	63 (7.2%)	$14,985			$488			$14,496	86.8	88.6	35	8		290837001539
44	Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Midjay Drive	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-7300	678	49	13.9	18.3%	459 (67.7%)	55 (8.1%)	63 (9.3%)	41 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (8.6%)	$14,758			$487			$14,271	86.7	84.1	48	4		291854003226
45	Lone Jack High	Public	6-12	313 S Bynum Rd	Lone Jack	64070	Jackson County	Lone Jack C-6	No	No	No	No	(816) 697-3539	400	31	12.7	16.0%	350 (87.5%)	3 (0.8%)	29 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$11,959			$206			$11,753	86.7	59	171	126		291923001040
46	Albany Middle	Public	6-8	101 W Jefferson St	Albany	64402	Gentry County	Albany R-III	No	No	No	No	(660) 726-3912	96	9	11.1	39.6%	87 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	$11,097			$226			$10,871	86.2			(n/a)		290297001478
47	Fair Grove Middle	Public	5-8	132 N Main St	Fair Grove	65648	Greene County	Fair Grove R-X	No	No	No	No	(417) 759-2556	373	22	17.1	33.2%	349 (93.6%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	$8,831			$589			$8,242	85.6	82.5	55	8		291170002283
48	Ft. Zumwalt South Middle	Public	6-8	300 Knaust Rd	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 281-0776	823	67	12.2	14.9%	633 (76.9%)	68 (8.3%)	36 (4.4%)	44 (5.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.6%)	$15,592			$436			$15,157	84.9	87.6	38	10		290837002427
49	Brittany Hill Middle	Public	6-8	2701 NW 1st St	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3470	807	57	14.1	31.5%	547 (67.8%)	94 (11.6%)	86 (10.7%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	68 (8.4%)	$14,015			$553			$13,463	84.6	87.6	37	12		290531000943
50	Mrh Middle	Public	7-8	7500 Lohmeyer Ave	Maplewood	63143	St. Louis County	Maplewood-Richmond Heights	No	No	No	No	(314) 644-4406	197	20	9.8	34.0%	108 (54.8%)	39 (19.8%)	17 (8.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	30 (15.2%)	$19,019			$54			$18,966	84.5	80.3	66	16		292001001895

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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.