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 59%.

#	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	Republic Middle	Republic, MO	1,146	48%
4	Wentzville South Middle	Wentzville, MO	1,131	73%
5	Smith Cotton Junior High Schl	Sedalia, MO	1,130	39%
6	Crestview Middle	Ellisville, MO	1,125	59%
7	Moreland Ridge Middle	Blue Springs, MO	1,071	65%
8	Bernard C. Campbell Middle	Lee's Summit, MO	1,067	64%
9	Ft. Zumwalt North Middle	O'fallon, MO	1,067	58%
10	Nixa Junior High	Nixa, MO	1,067	60%
11	North Point Middle School	Wentzville, MO	1,030	73%
12	West Middle	Chesterfield, MO	1,021	56%
13	Ladue Middle	St Louis, MO	1,018	57%
14	Poplar Bluff Middle School	Poplar Bluff, MO	1,018	37%
15	Summit Lakes Middle	Lee's Summit, MO	1,012	60%
16	Lewis and Clark Middle	Jefferson City, MO	1,005	55%
17	New Mark Middle	Kansas City, MO	1,005	60%
18	East Trails Middle School	Lee's Summit, MO	983	58%
19	Hixson Middle	St Louis, MO	981	59%
20	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Jefferson City, MO	957	46%
21	Robert H. Sperreng Middle	St Louis, MO	953	59%
22	Ozark Jr. High	Ozark, MO	946	57%
23	Clever Elem.	Clever, MO	943	67%
24	Pleasant Lea Middle	Lee's Summit, MO	938	63%
25	Ozark Middle School	Ozark, MO	934	56%
26	Central Middle	Chesterfield, MO	925	63%
27	Gateway 6th Grade Center	Kansas City, MO	923	63%
28	Lebanon Middle School	Lebanon, MO	921	42%
29	Premier Charter School	St Louis, MO	918	53%
30	Rockwood South Middle	Fenton, MO	887	63%
31	Clifford H. Nowlin Middle	Independence, MO	875	36%
32	Lasalle Springs Middle	Wildwood, MO	872	59%
33	Russell Hawkins Jr. High	Jackson, MO	872	62%
34	Antioch Middle	Gladstone, MO	865	54%
35	Waynesville Middle	Waynesville, MO	865	43%
36	Oak Grove Elem	St. Joseph, MO	842	61%
37	Francis Howell Middle	St Charles, MO	838	72%
38	Brittany Hill Middle	Blue Springs, MO	837	66%
39	Rolla Middle	Rolla, MO	837	59%
40	Ft. Zumwalt South Middle	St Peters, MO	830	62%
41	Jackson Middle	Jackson, MO	815	62%
42	Bryan Middle	St Charles, MO	813	74%
43	Dr. Bernard J. Dubray Middle	St Peters, MO	813	58%
44	Pioneer Ridge Middle	Independence, MO	806	53%
45	Raymore-Peculiar East Middle	Raymore, MO	801	65%
46	Wentzville Middle	Wentzville, MO	794	60%
47	Delta Woods Middle	Lee's Summit, MO	793	61%
48	Osage Trail Middle	Independence, MO	793	57%
49	South Valley Middle	Liberty, MO	791	67%
50	Northwest Valley Sch.	House Springs, MO	788	61%

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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.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts

Last updated: April 2026

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.