Best Middle Schools in Missouri for White 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, White 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 (White vs All Students - 2022)
ID	Rank (of 381)	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 (White)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (White)	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	99.7%	99.8%	0.04%
291201003372	2	Steam Academy Middle School	Public	6-8	8855 Dunn Road	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 824-2422	243	18	13.1	98.8%	74 (30.5%)	143 (58.8%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	$14,850			$969			$13,881	99.5%	99.6%	0.09%
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	99.2%	97.2%	2.04%
290972002584	4	Wydown Middle	Public	6-8	6500 Wydown	Clayton	63105	St. Louis County	Clayton	No	No	No	No	(314) 854-6400	560	63	8.9	7.3%	331 (59.1%)	83 (14.8%)	29 (5.2%)	65 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.3%)	$22,108			$548			$21,560	99.0%	99.1%	0.18%
290588001113	5	Brentwood Middle	Public	6-8	9127 White Ave	Brentwood	63144	St. Louis County	Brentwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 962-8238	153	16	9.6	19.0%	93 (60.8%)	23 (15.0%)	6 (3.9%)	12 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.4%)	$19,562			$706			$18,856	98.7%	97.8%	0.87%
291640003322	6	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	98.4%	84.7%	13.68%
292370001419	7	Traditional School	Public	K-8	102 Fee Fee Rd	Maryland Heights	63043	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-8016	366	24	14.9	11.2%	180 (49.2%)	97 (26.5%)	35 (9.6%)	25 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.9%)	$14,080						$14,080	98.2%		(n/a)%
290408000037	8	Avenue City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	18069 Hwy 169	Cosby	64436	Andrew County	Avenue City R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 662-2305	227	16	14.4	11.0%	217 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$8,603			$648			$7,955	97.9%	99.3%	1.45%
290531002736	9	Delta Woods Middle	Public	6-8	4401 NE Lakewood Way	Lees Summit	64064	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3580	778	46	16.7	12.3%	508 (65.3%)	105 (13.5%)	76 (9.8%)	29 (3.7%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	53 (6.8%)	$11,183			$1,089			$10,094	97.6%	96.7%	0.91%
290993003117	10	Blair Oaks Middle School	Public	6-8	6124 Falcon Ln	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Blair Oaks R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 634-2053	286	19	15.4	11.2%	269 (94.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$9,655			$571			$9,085	97.4%	98.3%	0.88%

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.