Best Middle Schools in Missouri for African American Students

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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, African American 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 Tuesday, January 10, 2023.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2022)
ID	Rank (of 148)	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 (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
292928002990	1	McKinley Class. Leadership Ac.	Public	6-12	2156 Russell Blvd	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	No	(314) 773-0027	557	39	14.4	99.5%	229 (41.1%)	226 (40.6%)	57 (10.2%)	21 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	$15,462			$644			$14,818	99.3%	99.8%	0.46%
291830002806	2	Summit Lakes Middle	Public	6-8	3500 SW Windemere Dr	Lees Summit	64082	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-1375	915	61	15	9.3%	677 (74.0%)	109 (11.9%)	51 (5.6%)	25 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.8%)	$12,622			$474			$12,148	98.6%	95.2%	3.44%
290001703331	3	Academie Lafayette Armour IMS	Public, Charter	6-8	201 E Armour Blvd	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Academie Lafayette	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 800-8771	266	21	12.5	16.5%	169 (63.5%)	41 (15.4%)	16 (6.0%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.2%)	$13,702			$516			$13,185	98.0%	97.2%	0.81%
291640003322	4	Lincoln College Academy Middle	Public	6-8	2012 E 23rd Street	Kansas City	64109	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	No	(816) 418-1500	573	26	22	99.5%	129 (22.5%)	239 (41.7%)	145 (25.3%)	30 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	15 (2.6%)	$15,385			$2,855			$12,530	97.3%	84.7%	12.55%
292895002307	5	Barnwell Middle	Public	6-8	1035 Jungs Station Rd	Saint Charles	63303	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4100	742	47	15.9	16.4%	537 (72.4%)	64 (8.6%)	47 (6.3%)	56 (7.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.6%)	$11,926			$759			$11,167	96.6%	95.6%	0.98%
290002702914	6	University Academy-Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	6801 Holmes Rd	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	University Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 412-9272	281	20	14	70.8%	8 (2.8%)	266 (94.7%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,292			$2,184			$10,108	95.9%	43.8%	52.16%
292355001369	7	Plaza Middle	Public	6-8	6501 NW 72nd St	Kansas City	64151	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	No	(816) 359-4210	681	50	13.7	24.1%	394 (57.9%)	134 (19.7%)	77 (11.3%)	25 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	41 (6.0%)	$13,365			$543			$12,822	95.3%	79.1%	16.19%
293144002484	8	Waynesville Middle	Public	7-8	1001 Historic 66 West	Waynesville	65583	Pulaski County	Waynesville R-VI	No	No	No	No	(573) 842-2550	907	60	15.1	36.7%	503 (55.5%)	128 (14.1%)	109 (12.0%)	20 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.3%)	125 (13.8%)	$11,412			$306			$11,106	94.6%	71.0%	23.57%
291782000944	9	Ladue Middle	Public	6-8	9701 Conway Rd	Saint Louis	63124	St. Louis County	Ladue	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 993-3900	993	78	12.7	6.9%	555 (55.9%)	153 (15.4%)	43 (4.3%)	167 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (7.6%)	$13,999			$106			$13,894	93.9%	98.7%	4.77%
290059703195	10	Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	6401 Paseo Blvd	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Ewing Marion Kauffman School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-5660	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$16,437			$2,515			$13,922	93.2%	39.9%	53.37%

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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 January 10, 2023, 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.

Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.