Best Middle Schools in Missouri for Gifted and Talented 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, Gifted and Talented 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, November 26, 2024.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (Gifted and Talented vs All Students - 2024)					ID
Rank (of 45)	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 (Gifted and Talented)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Gifted and Talented)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Crestview Middle	Public	6-8	16025 Clayton Rd	Ellisville	63011	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6950	1,142	77	14.8	13.4%	670 (58.7%)	97 (8.5%)	76 (6.7%)	249 (21.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.2%)	$10,331			$267			$10,064	97.8%	97.6%	0.22%			292685000670
2	West Middle	Public	6-8	2312 Baxter Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7400	922	67	13.6	11.5%	577 (62.6%)	95 (10.3%)	39 (4.2%)	146 (15.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.9%)	$13,171			$253			$12,918	95.6%	96.9%	1.34%			292358001555
3	New Mark Middle	Public	7-8	515 NE 106th St	Kansas City	64155	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5290	1,029	63	16.4	26.7%	631 (61.3%)	141 (13.7%)	118 (11.5%)	22 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	110 (10.7%)	$12,371			$502			$11,869	93.3%	86.5%	6.86%			292280001282
4	East Trails Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 SE Bailey Rd	Lees Summit	64081	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(816) 986-2575	1,042	69	15	21.1%	719 (69.0%)	127 (12.2%)	86 (8.3%)	16 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	90 (8.6%)								91.1%	84.9%	6.19%			291830003407
5	Smithton Middle	Public	6-8	3600 W Worley	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3260	532	45	11.7	31.4%	340 (63.9%)	61 (11.5%)	38 (7.1%)	61 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	$16,045			$502			$15,542	88.9%	70.5%	18.38%			290100001408
6	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	783	48	16.4	18.5%	547 (69.9%)	84 (10.7%)	50 (6.4%)	52 (6.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	44 (5.6%)	$11,926			$759			$11,167	86.7%	92.9%	6.24%			292895002307
7	Pleasant Lea Middle	Public	6-8	630 W Persel	Lees Summit	64081	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-1175	931	68	13.6	27.9%	609 (65.4%)	107 (11.5%)	102 (11.0%)	22 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (9.6%)	$12,748			$403			$12,345	84.4%	81.2%	3.29%			291830000982
8	Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle School	Public	6-8	4200 Bethel St	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3240	730	56	13	33.6%	430 (58.9%)	121 (16.6%)	56 (7.7%)	53 (7.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.9%)	$20,661			$662			$19,999	82.2%	73.2%	9.05%			290100000841
9	Rockwood Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1220 Babler Park Dr	Wildwood	63038	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-4270	643	49	13.2	8.1%	496 (77.1%)	40 (6.2%)	25 (3.9%)	60 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	$11,443			$294			$11,149	80.0%	93.3%	13.35%			292685002688
10	Ladue Middle	Public	6-8	9701 Conway Rd	Saint Louis	63124	St. Louis County	Ladue	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 993-3900	1,033	77	13.4	9.8%	531 (51.4%)	161 (15.6%)	43 (4.2%)	204 (19.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (8.9%)	$13,999			$106			$13,894	77.8%	96.0%	18.23%			291782000944

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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 November 26, 2024, 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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.