Best Middle Schools in St Louis, MO (2025-26)
Every ranked middle school in St Louis, MO, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
St Louis, MO rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools
St Louis, MO middle schools ranked
How St Louis, MO's middle schools compare
A: 8B: 2C: 1D: 4F: 12
37% of the 27 ranked middle schools in St Louis, MO earn an A or B (8 A grades, 2 B, 1 C, 4 D, 12 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 16 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (59% here, 70% nationally), and 9 exceed it. On average 29% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 26% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Bayless Junior High (52% against 25%, A-), East Middle (31% against 14%, D), Hixson Middle (68% against 53%, A+), Washington Middle (55% against 43%, A-).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Mehlville R-Ix (3), Lindbergh Schools (2).
The largest ranked middle schools: Ladue Middle (1,018 students, A+, #1), Hixson Middle (981 students, A+, #2), Robert H Sperreng Middle (953 students, A, #5).
Of the top 25, 3 are magnet schools and 6 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Middle schools in St Louis, MO that are not ranked
3 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (3)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Carnahan Middle, St.louis
- Hawthorn Middle, St. Louis
- La Salle Charter School, St. Louis
About this ranking
- Scope: public middle schools in St Louis, MO, as grouped on its schools page; the Missouri ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about middle schools in St Louis, MO
What is the best middle school in St Louis, MO?
Ladue Middle in St Louis ranks first among the 27 ranked middle schools in St Louis, MO with a SchoolGrade of A+, 72% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 68%.
How are middle schools in St Louis, MO ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many middle schools does St Louis, MO have?
SchoolGrade grades 30 public middle schools in St Louis, MO; 27 are ranked here and 3 are listed as not ranked.