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John Warner Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

12^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 97% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

John Warner Middle School is a public middle school in Columbia, Missouri, serving 555 students in grades 6-8 and part of the Columbia 93 School District. The school has consistently performed well, ranking among the top 50 middle schools in Missouri for the past 5 years and receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2024-2025 school year.

John Warner Middle School's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with students significantly outperforming the district and state averages in standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had over 75% of students proficient or better in MAP Mathematics, compared to less than 50% for the district. The school's Algebra I performance is also exceptional, with 96.8% of students proficient or better, far surpassing the district and state averages. While the school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as African American students and students with disabilities, has been more variable, the overall academic achievements of John Warner Middle School are impressive.

Compared to nearby middle schools, John Warner Middle School outperforms many of its peers in the Columbia 93 School District, including John B. Lange Middle, Oakland Middle School, and West Middle School. However, the school lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the district, such as Jefferson Middle School and Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle School, which have consistently ranked in the top 100 middle schools in Missouri.

579

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,738

Per pupil spending ?

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5550 Sinclair Rd
Columbia, MO 65203-5524

(573) 214-3400

District: Columbia 93

Students who attend John Warner Middle School usually attend:

High:

Rock Bridge Senior High

Feeder schools for John Warner Middle School:

Elementary:

Beulah Ralph Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.8%

Asian:

8.1%

African American:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2021 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (69% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Missouri middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg43%

Missouri avg41%

12^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 8 pts since 2021

From top 10% (2021) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Middle Schools in the Columbia 93

154^th of 367Columbia 93 among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	12 of 438	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	10 of 451	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	16 of 459	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	43 of 459	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	83.5	47 of 454	89.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	41.6	86 of 148	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	68.2	9 of 16	43.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	34.2	137 of 195	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	63.8	15 of 45	66.7%	★★★★☆
2023	45.8	32 of 48	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.8	14 of 44	68.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	190 of 369	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	83.4	27 of 378	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	43.7	218 of 382	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	238 of 365	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	287 of 371	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	89 of 196	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	40 of 192	79.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	15 of 358	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	12 of 379	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	17 of 385	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	36 of 381	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	80.0	51 of 376	86.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2024)67th percentile-31 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile-43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-49 vs school

Asian (2022)44th percentile-47 vs school

African American (2022)42nd percentile-49 vs school

Disabled (2021)30th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I97%+51 vs state

Mathematics73%+32 vs state

Science64%+24 vs state

English Language Arts64%+23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)				MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)				MAP Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John Warner Middle School	Public	6-8	5550 Sinclair Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3400	579	47	12.4	11.6%	410 (70.8%)	45 (7.8%)	31 (5.4%)	47 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.8%)	95.3	12^th of 438 public middle schools	97.3%		97.3	10^th of 451 public middle schools	97.8%	2		76.8	75.4	63.6		63.6		64.6	63.0	63.1	96.8	$16,738	$626	$16,112
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	13.0	31.7%	427 (58.0%)	117 (15.9%)	57 (7.7%)	71 (9.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.3%)	72	98^th of 438 public middle schools	77.6%		68.1	121^st of 451 public middle schools	73.2%	23		51.3	47.3	34.3		49.2		43.4	52.9	52.1	98.1	$15,921	$408	$15,513
West Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Clinkscales Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3230	553	49	11.3	55.0%	267 (48.3%)	156 (28.2%)	40 (7.2%)	17 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (12.8%)	36.7	294^th of 438 public middle schools	32.9%		26.7	338^th of 451 public middle schools	25.1%	44		34.3	28.0	21.0		40.2		30.6	27.3	35.9		$16,096	$437	$15,659
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%)	65.9	134^th of 438 public middle schools	69.4%		65.6	133^rd of 451 public middle schools	70.5%	1		52.1	52.9	17.4		44.4		45.9	52.4	39.4	95.6	$16,682	$466	$16,216
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	713 Rogers St	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3210	593	51	11.7	32.4%	362 (61.0%)	109 (18.4%)	36 (6.1%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.5%)	84	52^nd of 438 public middle schools	88.1%		78	76^th of 451 public middle schools	83.1%	24		58.9	53.8	38.7		63.4		53.5	57.8	57.6	96.6	$16,747	$590	$16,158
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%)	23.8	346^th of 438 public middle schools	21.0%		21.4	365^th of 451 public middle schools	19.1%	19		24.3	34.9	11.5		21.4		21.8	30.2	23.6	82.3	$16,952	$616	$16,337
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%)	24.2	343^rd of 438 public middle schools	21.7%		13.5	409^th of 451 public middle schools	9.3%	66		28.6	25.2	13.9		30.8		20.4	26.8	27.6	72.1	$17,177	$417	$16,760
Southern Boone Middle	Public	5-8	303 N Main	Ashland	65010	Boone County	Southern Boone County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 657-2146	648	49	13.2	19.0%	564 (87.0%)	9 (1.4%)	33 (5.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.7%)	73	94^th of 438 public middle schools	78.5%		72.7	99^th of 451 public middle schools	78.0%	5	44.7	57.4	49.3	36.5	46.6	42.2	53.2	45.1	55.6	51.4		$10,341	$581	$9,759
Hallsville Middle	Public	6-8	421 Hwy 124 E	Hallsville	65255	Boone County	Hallsville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 696-5512	340	26	13.1	27.4%	287 (84.4%)	12 (3.5%)	14 (4.1%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.4%)	68.2	119^th of 438 public middle schools	72.8%		59.1	169^th of 451 public middle schools	62.5%	50		59.4	60.3			39.9		48.2	34.6	44.2	85.6	$10,252	$731	$9,521
Harrisburg Middle	Public	6-8	233 S Harris	Harrisburg	65256	Boone County	Harrisburg R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(573) 817-5857	129	11	11.8	27.1%	115 (89.1%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	43	253^rd of 438 public middle schools	42.2%		40.9	267^th of 451 public middle schools	40.8%	14			43.1	11.2		27.6		49.9	25.1			$12,837	$181	$12,656

Frequently Asked Questions about John Warner Middle School

Is John Warner Middle School a good school?

Yes! John Warner Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 12^th of 438 Missouri middle schools.

What district is John Warner Middle School in?

Columbia 93

What high school do graduates of John Warner Middle School attend?

Students who attend John Warner Middle School usually go on to attend Rock Bridge Senior High

How many students attend John Warner Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended John Warner Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of John Warner Middle School?

Students at John Warner Middle School are 71% White, 8% Asian, 8% African American, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

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