Best Middle Schools in Missouri for English Language Learner Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Missouri!

Every year, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Missouri test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 81)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Frontier Middle	Public	6-8	9233 Hwy Dd	O Fallon	63368	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 625-1026	1,243	86	14.4	11.7%	923 (74.3%)	93 (7.5%)	70 (5.6%)	73 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (6.8%)	$13,507			$179			$13,328	98.8%	95.4%	3.33%			293165002869
2	Crestview Middle	Public	6-8	16025 Clayton Rd	Ellisville	63011	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6950	1,091	76	14.4	13.4%	657 (60.2%)	78 (7.1%)	70 (6.4%)	248 (22.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.4%)	$12,212			$157			$12,055	97.5%	92.7%	4.84%			292685000670
3	Ft. Zuwmalt West Middle	Public	6-8	150 Waterford Crossing	O Fallon	63368	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 272-6690	1,114	91	12.2	21.4%	739 (66.3%)	86 (7.7%)	102 (9.2%)	99 (8.9%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	81 (7.3%)	$15,249			$361			$14,888	96.3%	92.5%	3.83%			290837002782
4	Frontier School Of Innovation-M	Public, Charter	6-8	1575 Universal Dr.	Kansas City	64120	Jackson County	Frontier Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 822-1331	307	35	8.7	82.1%	22 (7.2%)	39 (12.7%)	235 (76.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	$22,984			$1,408			$21,575	95.1%	67.4%	27.71%			290059003182
5	Hollenbeck Middle	Public	6-8	4555 Central School Rd	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-5400	769	52	14.8	25.5%	524 (68.1%)	81 (10.5%)	84 (10.9%)	24 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.0%)	$13,395			$200			$13,195	93.8%	87.2%	6.61%			292895001855
6	Northeast Middle	Public	6-8	181 Coeur De Ville Dr	Creve Coeur	63141	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7100	812	62	13.1	32.4%	289 (35.6%)	291 (35.8%)	65 (8.0%)	87 (10.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (9.6%)	$14,625			$188			$14,436	92.6%	57.5%	35.06%			292358001549
7	Bernard Middle	Public	6-8	1054 Forder Rd	Saint Louis	63129	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-6600	577	43	13.3	27.2%	471 (81.6%)	41 (7.1%)	24 (4.2%)	15 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$12,536			$91			$12,445	91.4%	79.2%	12.13%			292067003032
8	Ozark Junior High	Public	7-8	1109 W Jackson	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 582-4701	943	71	13.2	35.4%	799 (84.7%)	12 (1.3%)	50 (5.3%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.0%)	$11,159			$531			$10,628	90.1%	91.1%	0.97%			292343002438
9	New Mark Middle	Public	7-8	515 NE 106th St	Kansas City	64155	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5290	965	63	15.4	23.3%	573 (59.4%)	139 (14.4%)	119 (12.3%)	24 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	104 (10.8%)	$14,691			$517			$14,174	88.9%	86.3%	2.59%			292280001282
10	Margaret Buerkle Middle	Public	6-8	623 Buckley Rd	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-6800	549	46	11.9	51.9%	379 (69.0%)	62 (11.3%)	24 (4.4%)	49 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (5.6%)	$13,907			$93			$13,814	87.7%	59.1%	28.52%			292067001114
11	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	86.4%	62.3%	24.09%			290059203244
12	Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle School	Public	6-8	4200 Bethel St	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3240	736	57	13	31.7%	427 (58.0%)	117 (15.9%)	57 (7.7%)	71 (9.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.3%)	$15,921			$408			$15,513	85.2%	77.6%	7.56%			290100000841
13	Monett Middle	Public	6-8	4 David Sippy Drive	Monett	65708	Lawrence County	Monett R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 235-6228	528	36	14.6	56.3%	247 (46.8%)	1 (0.2%)	228 (43.2%)	22 (4.2%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.3%)	19 (3.6%)	$12,931			$1,065			$11,866	84.0%	70.5%	13.40%			292112000183
14	Neosho Junior High	Public	7-8	14646 Kodiak Road	Neosho	64850	Newton County	Neosho School District	No	No	No	No	(417) 451-8660	753	50	15	60.0%	453 (60.2%)	3 (0.4%)	172 (22.8%)	10 (1.3%)	16 (2.1%)	46 (6.1%)	53 (7.0%)	$10,305			$296			$10,009	82.7%	71.0%	11.71%			292181001208
15	Waynesville Middle	Public	7-8	1001 Historic 66 West	Waynesville	65583	Pulaski County	Waynesville R-VI	No	No	No	No	(573) 842-2550	906	60	15.1	41.4%	504 (55.6%)	108 (11.9%)	145 (16.0%)	21 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (3.0%)	99 (10.9%)	$12,192			$246			$11,946	81.5%	64.4%	17.10%			293144002484
16	Bayless Junior High	Public	6-8	4530 Weber Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Bayless	No	No	No	No	(314) 256-8690	385	25	15.2	60.3%	239 (62.1%)	39 (10.1%)	32 (8.3%)	51 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	$12,718			$662			$12,057	80.2%	79.5%	0.79%			290450000715
17	Central Middle	Public	6-8	471 N Woods Mill Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7800	881	64	13.8	17.0%	508 (57.7%)	131 (14.9%)	61 (6.9%)	121 (13.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.4%)	$14,397			$169			$14,229	79.0%	80.8%	1.81%			292358001547
18	Maple Park Middle	Public	7-8	5300 N Bennington	Kansas City	64119	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5280	585	55	10.6	63.4%	271 (46.3%)	127 (21.7%)	103 (17.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	69 (11.8%)	$16,537			$513			$16,023	77.8%	44.7%	33.03%			292280001278
19	Cherokee Middle	Public	6-8	420 E Farm Rd 182	Springfield	65810	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-7200	765	46	16.8	25.8%	593 (77.5%)	33 (4.3%)	51 (6.7%)	36 (4.7%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	42 (5.5%)	$12,901			$935			$11,966	76.5%	95.9%	19.35%			292886001788
20	Southwest City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	411 Academy St	South West City	64863	McDonald County	McDonald County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 762-3251	350	31	11.2	81.4%	102 (29.1%)	1 (0.3%)	204 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	10 (2.9%)	10 (2.9%)	$10,026			$151			$9,875	75.3%	24.9%	50.42%			292061001105
21	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	1201 Fairgrounds Rd	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	No	(573) 659-3250	927	78	11.8	50.4%	548 (59.1%)	183 (19.7%)	85 (9.2%)	27 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.0%)	$12,775			$326			$12,449	74.1%	72.6%	1.47%			291619000495
22	Guadalupe Centers Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2640 Belleview Street	Kansas City	64108	Jackson County	Guadalupe Centers Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 472-4120	355	33	10.7	78.9%	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	344 (96.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,083			$1,380			$22,703	72.8%	22.1%	50.69%			290002903166
23	Central Junior High	Public	7-8	1910 Whitener St.	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	No	(573) 334-2923	633	54	11.6	100.0%	268 (42.3%)	213 (33.6%)	47 (7.4%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (15.3%)	$12,158			$1,031			$11,127	71.6%	26.3%	45.35%			290712000185
24	Carthage Junior High	Public	7-8	827 E. Centennial	Carthage	64836	Jasper County	Carthage R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(417) 359-7050	773	59	13	65.1%	385 (49.8%)	3 (0.4%)	356 (46.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.2%)	$10,947			$560			$10,387	70.4%	51.4%	19.00%			290746000208
25	Scuola Vita Nuova Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	535 Garfield Ave	Kansas City	64124	Jackson County	Scuola Vita Nuova	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 231-5788	363	24	15.1	100.0%	32 (8.8%)	155 (42.7%)	159 (43.8%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$17,732			$1,179			$16,553	69.1%	40.4%	28.72%			290001902754
26	Belton Middle School	Public	7-8	107 W. Pirate Parkway	Belton	64012	Cass County	Belton 124	No	No	No	No	(816) 489-7060	641	48	13.2	53.5%	357 (55.7%)	90 (14.0%)	126 (19.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.0%)	$15,189			$265			$14,924	67.9%	35.8%	32.06%			290462003025
27	Carver Middle	Public	6-8	3325 W Battlefield	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-6800	618	47	13	59.5%	373 (60.4%)	71 (11.5%)	87 (14.1%)	23 (3.7%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	56 (9.1%)	$13,912			$872			$13,040	66.7%	66.7%	%			292886000901
28	Smithton Middle	Public	6-8	3600 W Worley	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3260	605	50	12.1	29.3%	360 (59.5%)	81 (13.4%)	45 (7.4%)	60 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (9.4%)	$16,682			$466			$16,216	65.4%	69.4%	3.97%			290100001408
29	John B. Lange Middle	Public	6-8	2201 E Smiley Ln	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3250	510	47	10.9	61.0%	184 (36.1%)	194 (38.0%)	43 (8.4%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	70 (13.7%)	$17,177			$417			$16,760	64.2%	21.7%	42.51%			290100001946
30	Noel Elementary	Public	3-8	318 Sulphur St	Noel	64854	McDonald County	McDonald County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 475-3302	349	29	12.2	89.1%	101 (28.9%)	6 (1.7%)	139 (39.8%)	10 (2.9%)	4 (1.1%)	84 (24.1%)	5 (1.4%)	$9,663			$279			$9,384	63.0%	20.3%	42.64%			292061001101
31	Busch Middle School Character Athletics	Public, Magnet	6-8	5910 Clifton Ave	Saint Louis	63109	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 352-1043	361	26	13.8	100.0%	80 (22.2%)	188 (52.1%)	50 (13.9%)	29 (8.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$21,703			$546			$21,157	61.7%	18.3%	43.46%			292928002569
32	Robert H. Sperreng Middle	Public	6-8	12111 Tesson Ferry Rd	Saint Louis	63128	St. Louis County	Lindbergh Schools	No	No	No	No	(314) 729-2420	941	61	15.3	17.6%	755 (80.2%)	17 (1.8%)	65 (6.9%)	57 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (4.8%)	$11,373			$24			$11,349	60.5%	86.8%	26.26%			291869001024
33	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	59.3%	16.2%	43.05%			292607001523
34	Pattonville Heights Middle	Public	6-8	195 Fee Fee Rd	Maryland Heights	63043	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-8033	680	54	12.5	42.4%	237 (34.9%)	238 (35.0%)	104 (15.3%)	21 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (11.0%)	$15,994			$287			$15,707	58.0%	34.2%	23.78%			292370001417
35	Plaza Middle	Public	6-8	6501 NW 72nd St	Kansas City	64151	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	No	(816) 359-4210	673	54	12.3	34.6%	374 (55.6%)	118 (17.5%)	82 (12.2%)	24 (3.6%)	3 (0.4%)	24 (3.6%)	48 (7.1%)	$16,018			$213			$15,806	56.8%	56.2%	0.63%			292355001369
36	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	55.6%	11.2%	44.37%			290057903079
37	Foreign Language Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3450 Warwick	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-6000	594	46	13	100.0%	86 (14.5%)	123 (20.7%)	329 (55.4%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	36 (6.1%)	$21,095			$2,478			$18,617	54.3%	29.2%	25.10%			291640002376
38	Southwest Middle	Public	6-8	701 Wren Ave	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7300	803	54	14.8	16.6%	562 (70.0%)	81 (10.1%)	33 (4.1%)	78 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.7%)	$13,905			$169			$13,736	53.1%	71.9%	18.83%			292358001540
39	Branson Junior High	Public	7-8	263 Buccaneer Blvd	Branson	65616	Taney County	Branson R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 334-3087	694	47	14.7	59.7%	510 (73.5%)	22 (3.2%)	117 (16.9%)	14 (2.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	$11,751			$146			$11,605	51.9%	76.5%	24.63%			290576000123
40	Martin City Elementary	Public	K-8	201 E 133rd St	Kansas City	64145	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5700	638	52	12.2	51.6%	103 (16.1%)	232 (36.4%)	255 (40.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.9%)	$18,991			$1,118			$17,873	50.6%	23.7%	26.87%			291314000554
41	Pleasant Lea Middle	Public	6-8	630 W Persel	Lees Summit	64081	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-1175	905	67	13.5	29.0%	594 (65.6%)	103 (11.4%)	100 (11.0%)	24 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	81 (9.0%)	$15,571			$410			$15,162	49.4%	77.2%	27.79%			291830000982
42	Northgate Middle	Public	7-8	2117 NE 48th St	Kansas City	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5300	689	54	12.6	66.6%	228 (33.1%)	174 (25.3%)	122 (17.7%)	51 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.5%)	96 (13.9%)	$15,409			$520			$14,889	48.1%	40.2%	7.97%			292280002730
43	Congress Middle	Public	6-8	8150 N Congress Ave	Kansas City	64153	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	No	(816) 359-4230	601	52	11.6	30.9%	371 (61.7%)	87 (14.5%)	71 (11.8%)	22 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	35 (5.8%)	$17,685			$260			$17,425	46.9%	53.7%	6.74%			292355002418
44	Truman Middle	Public	7-8	3227 Olive	Saint Joseph	64507	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4400	486	37	13	100.0%	320 (65.8%)	33 (6.8%)	61 (12.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	56 (11.5%)	$14,570			$554			$14,015	45.7%	22.8%	22.85%			292706001674
45	Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	7550 Mackenzie Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Affton 101	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 351-9679	555	41	13.6	44.3%	381 (68.6%)	57 (10.3%)	43 (7.7%)	27 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.5%)	$13,198			$191			$13,006	44.4%	59.8%	15.37%			290291002461
46	Oakville Middle	Public	6-8	5950 Telegraph Rd	Saint Louis	63129	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-7400	629	43	14.5	17.2%	551 (87.6%)	15 (2.4%)	17 (2.7%)	24 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	$12,118			$91			$12,027	43.2%	94.3%	51.08%			292067001117
47	Antioch Middle	Public	7-8	2100 NE 65th St	Gladstone	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5260	886	59	14.9	40.1%	474 (53.5%)	127 (14.3%)	142 (16.0%)	23 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.3%)	99 (11.2%)	$14,368			$517			$13,850	42.0%	75.3%	33.37%			292280001258
48	Jarrett Middle	Public	6-8	840 S Jefferson	Springfield	65806	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-6600	483	38	12.8	62.9%	305 (63.1%)	55 (11.4%)	47 (9.7%)	21 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	48 (9.9%)	$14,459			$920			$13,539	40.7%	45.2%	4.46%			292886001803
49	Milan C-2 High School	Public	7-12	373 S Market St	Milan	63556	Sullivan County	Milan C-2	No	No	No	No	(660) 265-1412	258	26	9.8	1.2%	119 (46.1%)	9 (3.5%)	123 (47.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$16,114			$229			$15,885	39.5%	22.6%	16.90%			292094001144
50	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	38.3%	32.0%	6.31%			292787001714
51	Hancock Place Middle	Public	6-8	243 W Ripa Ave	Lemay	63125	St. Louis County	Hancock Place	No	No	No	No	(314) 544-1300	266	19	14	100.0%	139 (52.3%)	60 (22.6%)	30 (11.3%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.0%)	$14,804			$05			$14,799	37.0%	23.3%	13.75%			291362001894
52	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	35.8%	32.2%	3.61%			291548002339
53	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	34.6%	63.0%	28.45%			292706001646
54	West Middle	Public	6-8	12834 Missouri Bottom Rd	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-7800	724	42	17.2	100.0%	125 (17.3%)	485 (67.0%)	51 (7.0%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.2%)	$13,019			$10			$13,009	33.3%	15.3%	18.04%			291383002857
55	Bueker Middle	Public	6-8	565 S Odell	Marshall	65340	Saline County	Marshall	No	No	No	No	(660) 886-6833	550	42	13	61.1%	268 (48.7%)	9 (1.6%)	149 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.5%)	60 (10.9%)	$12,015			$1,074			$10,941	32.1%	29.9%	2.19%			292041001083
56	Hardin Middle	Public	7-8	1950 Elm St	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 443-4300	676	63	10.7	39.8%	473 (70.0%)	99 (14.6%)	84 (12.4%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$16,623			$358			$16,265	30.9%	84.9%	54.07%			292892001850
57	Spring Garden Middle	Public	6-8	5802 S 22nd	Saint Joseph	64503	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4380	404	29	14	100.0%	285 (70.5%)	18 (4.5%)	56 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	38 (9.4%)	$15,355			$200			$15,155	29.6%	38.1%	8.50%			292706001673
58	East Middle	Public	6-8	4594 East 20th St	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5280	592	41	14.3	69.9%	367 (62.0%)	20 (3.4%)	100 (16.9%)	12 (2.0%)	7 (1.2%)	18 (3.0%)	68 (11.5%)	$10,628			$998			$9,630	28.4%	47.3%	18.87%			291635002431
59	Grandview Middle	Public	6-8	12650 Manchester	Grandview	64030	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5600	471	35	13.4	52.9%	65 (13.8%)	228 (48.4%)	140 (29.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.6%)	$18,641			$877			$17,764	27.2%	29.0%	1.83%			291314000551
60	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	25.9%	13.0%	12.91%			290001302751
61	Smith Cotton Junior High School	Public	6-8	312 East Broadway	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	No	(660) 829-6300	1,133	82	13.7	67.1%	758 (66.9%)	34 (3.0%)	243 (21.4%)	7 (0.6%)	6 (0.5%)	7 (0.6%)	78 (6.9%)	$12,051			$1,213			$10,838	24.7%	50.5%	25.77%			292783003143
62	Clifford H. Nowlin Middle	Public	6-8	2800 S Hardy Ave	Independence	64052	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5380	902	54	16.7	79.8%	316 (35.0%)	151 (16.7%)	328 (36.4%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	91 (10.1%)	$12,761			$1,410			$11,352	23.5%	18.9%	4.51%			291548003090
63	Premier Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5279 Fyler Avenue	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	Premier Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 645-9600	974	107	9.1	55.9%	377 (38.7%)	325 (33.4%)	174 (17.9%)	31 (3.2%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (6.3%)	$16,701			$1,022			$15,679	22.2%	34.9%	12.71%			290057602831
64	Holman Middle	Public	6-8	11055 St Charles Rock Rd	Saint Ann	63074	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-8032	639	48	13.2	52.3%	194 (30.4%)	276 (43.2%)	99 (15.5%)	18 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.0%)	$17,861			$287			$17,574	21.0%	31.1%	10.06%			292370001415
65	Hickman Mills Middle School	Public	6-8	9010a Old Santa Fe Rd	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(816) 316-7700	590	58	10.2	100.0%	45 (7.6%)	370 (62.7%)	111 (18.8%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	50 (8.5%)	$21,106			$2,010			$19,096	19.8%	9.4%	10.39%			291434003409
66	Bernard C. Campbell Middle	Public	6-8	1201 NE Colbern Rd	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-3175	1,043	74	14.1	32.7%	588 (56.4%)	204 (19.6%)	126 (12.1%)	17 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	104 (10.0%)	$14,966			$412			$14,554	18.5%	66.4%	47.92%			291830000222
67	Compton-Drew ILC Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	5130 Oakland Ave	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 652-9282	419	32	13	100.0%	15 (3.6%)	370 (88.3%)	31 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$21,615			$549			$21,065	17.3%	3.0%	14.32%			292928001927
68	South Middle	Public	6-8	8401 E 83rd St	Raytown	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7380	510	32	15.7	68.8%	76 (14.9%)	283 (55.5%)	86 (16.9%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	50 (9.8%)	$15,126			$1,225			$13,901	16.0%	10.0%	6.00%			292607001524
69	Walden Middle	Public	6-8	4701 NW 56th Street	Kansas City	64151	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	No	(816) 359-4240	730	56	13	30.1%	442 (60.5%)	104 (14.2%)	94 (12.9%)	24 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	56 (7.7%)	$15,688			$604			$15,084	14.8%	69.9%	55.05%			292355003359
70	Oakland Middle School	Public	6-8	3405 Oakland Pl	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3220	589	55	10.7	62.0%	196 (33.3%)	159 (27.0%)	117 (19.9%)	26 (4.4%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	81 (13.8%)	$16,952			$616			$16,337	13.6%	21.0%	7.42%			290100001402
71	Ritenour Middle	Public	6-8	2500 Marshall Ave	Saint Louis	63114	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6250	737	49	15.1	100.0%	114 (15.5%)	315 (42.7%)	237 (32.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (8.7%)	$13,999			$423			$13,576	12.3%	13.5%	1.12%			292664001572
72	Paseo Acad. Of Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	7-12	4747 Flora Ave	Kansas City	64110	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-3525	669	58	11.4	100.0%	78 (11.7%)	285 (42.6%)	269 (40.2%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	20 (3.0%)	$21,488			$2,432			$19,056	11.1%	6.8%	4.26%			291640000862
73	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	9.9%	16.9%	7.02%			292706001670
74	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	8.6%	12.8%	4.14%			292664001567
75	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	7.4%	16.0%	8.57%			292607003085
76	Pioneer Ridge Middle	Public	7-8	1656 S Speck Rd	Independence	64057	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5385	731	51	14.2	64.4%	374 (51.2%)	119 (16.3%)	144 (19.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	85 (11.6%)	$13,891			$1,516			$12,375	6.2%	40.0%	33.78%			291548002807
77	Brittany Woods	Public	6-8	8125 Groby Rd	University City	63130	St. Louis County	University City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 290-4280	557	47	11.7	100.0%	46 (8.3%)	440 (79.0%)	48 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.8%)	$19,101			$795			$18,307	4.9%	10.7%	5.79%			293066002511
78	Northwest Middle	Public	6-8	1605 Shackelford Rd	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-5500	770	39	19.9	100.0%	102 (13.2%)	571 (74.2%)	42 (5.5%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.6%)	$12,440			$80			$12,360	3.7%	4.6%	0.86%			291383000624
79	Northeast Middle School	Public	7-8	4904 Independence Avenue	Kansas City	64124	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-3400	607	47	12.7	100.0%	47 (7.7%)	225 (37.1%)	272 (44.8%)	43 (7.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	13 (2.1%)	$17,394			$1,804			$15,591	2.5%	2.1%	0.41%			291640003258
80	Central Middle School	Public	7-8	3611 East Linwood	Kansas City	64128	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-2100	375	29	12.7	100.0%	22 (5.9%)	240 (64.0%)	85 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	20 (5.3%)	$18,905			$1,667			$17,238	1.2%	1.4%	0.14%			291640003251
81	Long Middle Community Education Center	Public	6-8	5028 Morganford Rd	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 481-3440	290	21	13.8	100.0%	21 (7.2%)	179 (61.7%)	61 (21.0%)	21 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$19,892			$547			$19,345	0.0%	0.5%	0.46%			292928001960

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