Best Middle Schools in Missouri
The top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in Missouri, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 66%.
| # | School | City | Enrollment | Proficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frontier Middle | O'fallon, MO | 1,255 | 70% |
| 2 | Ft. Zuwmalt West Middle | O'fallon, MO | 1,190 | 61% |
| 3 | Wentzville South Middle | Wentzville, MO | 1,131 | 73% |
| 4 | Moreland Ridge Middle | Blue Springs, MO | 1,071 | 65% |
| 5 | Bernard C. Campbell Middle | Lee's Summit, MO | 1,067 | 64% |
| 6 | North Point Middle School | Wentzville, MO | 1,030 | 73% |
| 7 | Clever Elem. | Clever, MO | 943 | 67% |
| 8 | Pleasant Lea Middle | Lee's Summit, MO | 938 | 63% |
| 9 | Central Middle | Chesterfield, MO | 925 | 63% |
| 10 | Gateway 6th Grade Center | Kansas City, MO | 923 | 63% |
| 11 | Rockwood South Middle | Fenton, MO | 887 | 63% |
| 12 | Russell Hawkins Jr. High | Jackson, MO | 872 | 62% |
| 13 | Oak Grove Elem | St. Joseph, MO | 842 | 61% |
| 14 | Francis Howell Middle | St Charles, MO | 838 | 72% |
| 15 | Brittany Hill Middle | Blue Springs, MO | 837 | 66% |
| 16 | Ft. Zumwalt South Middle | St Peters, MO | 830 | 62% |
| 17 | Jackson Middle | Jackson, MO | 815 | 62% |
| 18 | Bryan Middle | St Charles, MO | 813 | 74% |
| 19 | Raymore-Peculiar East Middle | Raymore, MO | 801 | 65% |
| 20 | South Valley Middle | Liberty, MO | 791 | 67% |
| 21 | Hollenbeck Middle | St Charles, MO | 753 | 67% |
| 22 | Truman Middle School | St. Louis, MO | 736 | 66% |
| 23 | Seckman Middle | Imperial, MO | 725 | 64% |
| 24 | Warrensburg Middle | Warrensburg, MO | 722 | 63% |
| 25 | Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle | Columbia, MO | 719 | 65% |
| 26 | Plaza Middle | Kansas City, MO | 715 | 68% |
| 27 | Northeast Middle | Creve Coeur, MO | 703 | 66% |
| 28 | Saeger Middle | St Charles, MO | 701 | 67% |
| 29 | Platte City Middle | Platte City, MO | 686 | 68% |
| 30 | Nipher Middle | Kirkwood, MO | 673 | 76% |
| 31 | Raymore-Peculiar South Middle | Peculiar, MO | 665 | 64% |
| 32 | Windsor Middle | Imperial, MO | 659 | 62% |
| 33 | Rockwood Valley Middle | Wildwood, MO | 658 | 75% |
| 34 | North Kirkwood Middle | Kirkwood, MO | 653 | 66% |
| 35 | Liberty Middle School | Liberty, MO | 638 | 65% |
| 36 | Southern Boone Middle | Ashland, MO | 629 | 61% |
| 37 | Central Jr. High | Cape Girardeau, MO | 618 | 73% |
| 38 | Bernard Middle | St Louis, MO | 615 | 65% |
| 39 | Central Middle | Cape Girardeau, MO | 604 | 69% |
| 40 | Wydown Middle | Clayton, MO | 576 | 72% |
| 41 | Wildwood Middle | Wildwood, MO | 567 | 70% |
| 42 | South Middle | Manchester, MO | 541 | 64% |
| 43 | Grain Valley North Middle Schl | Grain Valley, MO | 521 | 68% |
| 44 | Joel E. Barber Elem. | Lebanon, MO | 500 | 66% |
| 45 | John Thomas School of Discover | Nixa, MO | 487 | 66% |
| 46 | Summit Intermediate School | Nixa, MO | 483 | 61% |
| 47 | Wilckens STEAM Acad @Hillcrest | Belton, MO | 474 | 64% |
| 48 | Mid-Buchanan Elem. | Faucett, MO | 471 | 70% |
| 49 | Eagle Heights Elementary | Smithville, MO | 459 | 72% |
| 50 | Riverbend Sch. | Pacific, MO | 455 | 64% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best middle school in Missouri?
The largest middle school in Missouri is Frontier Middle in O'fallon with 1,255 students and a 70% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.
How many middle schools are in Missouri?
This page shows the top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in Missouri by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.
What does the proficiency rate measure?
Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.
Where does this data come from?
Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.
For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.
Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.