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
161	Cuba Middle	Public	5-8	1 Wildcat Pride Dr	Cuba	65453	Crawford County	Crawford County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 885-2534	364	30	12	52.5%	336 (92.3%)	3 (0.8%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$11,328			$363			$10,965	59.9	62.5	147	14		291041000018
162	Bode Middle	Public	7-8	720 N Noyes Blvd	Saint Joseph	64506	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4050	488	41	11.8	40.6%	284 (58.2%)	39 (8.0%)	66 (13.5%)	23 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	50 (10.2%)	$13,760			$213			$13,547	59.8	54.5	204	42		292706001646
163	Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 S Withers	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5410	609	50	12	35.5%	456 (74.9%)	43 (7.1%)	51 (8.4%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.2%)	$16,031			$921			$15,110	59.7	57.7	185	22		291854002616
164	Chester Boren Middle	Public	6-8	110 N Jefferson	Centralia	65240	Boone County	Centralia R-VI	No	No	No	No	(573) 682-2617	302	25	12	27.5%	278 (92.1%)	5 (1.7%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$10,658			$591			$10,067	59.7	64.7	137	27		290840000243
165	Gateway Science Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5049 Fyler Avenue	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	Gateway Science Academy/St Louis	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 261-4361	426	36	12	65.0%	206 (48.4%)	129 (30.3%)	33 (7.7%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.3%)	$13,478			$715			$12,763	59.5	68.9	117	48		290059203244
166	Nevada Middle	Public	6-8	900 N Olive St	Nevada	64772	Vernon County	Nevada R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 448-2040	511	41	12.5	55.6%	440 (86.1%)	11 (2.2%)	27 (5.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.5%)	$12,026			$1,132			$10,894	59.5	66.3	127	39		292184001216
167	Gallatin Middle School	Public	5-8	600 S. Olive St.	Gallatin	64640	Daviess County	Gallatin R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 663-2172	174	12	14.9	37.9%	170 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$11,170			$799			$10,372	59.4	57.9	182	15		291266003296
168	Farmington Middle	Public	7-8	506 S Fleming St	Farmington	63640	St. Francois County	Farmington R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(573) 701-1330	557	42	13.3	48.3%	524 (94.1%)	7 (1.3%)	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	$10,897			$368			$10,529	59.1	68.1	119	49		291191000439
169	Liberty Middle	Public	6-8	1054 Old Hwy 60	Mountain View	65548	Shannon County	Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 934-5412	264	22	12.2	69.3%	249 (94.3%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$10,732			$438			$10,293	59	64.7	138	31		292154003026
170	Concordia High	Public	7-12	117 SW 11th St	Concordia	64020	Lafayette County	Concordia R-II	No	No	No	No	(660) 463-2246	205	19	10.8	33.7%	182 (88.8%)	2 (1.0%)	13 (6.3%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$14,116			$739			$13,378	59			(n/a)		291008000322

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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.