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The fastest-growing public middle schools in Missouri

Across Missouri, 91 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. RIVERBEND SCH. leads the list at 92.2%, against a median of 8.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Missouri

Top Enrollment growth

92.2%

Median Enrollment growth

8.1%

FASTEST GROWING · MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	RIVERBEND SCH.	PACIFIC, MO	MERAMEC VALLEY R-III	230	442	92.2%
2	GUADALUPE CENTERS MIDDLE	KANSAS CITY, MO	GUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLS	202	355	75.7%
3	SOUTHERN BOONE MIDDLE	ASHLAND, MO	SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I	369	648	75.6%
4	FRONTIER MIDDLE	O'FALLON, MO	WENTZVILLE R-IV	744	1,243	67.1%
5	GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE	ST. LOUIS, MO	GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS	266	426	60.2%
6	STRAFFORD MIDDLE	STRAFFORD, MO	STRAFFORD R-VI	263	411	56.3%
7	UNION MIDDLE	UNION, MO	UNION R-XI	477	704	47.6%
8	MONETT MIDDLE	MONETT, MO	MONETT R-I	363	528	45.5%
9	WRIGHT CITY MIDDLE	WRIGHT CITY, MO	WRIGHT CITY R-II OF WARREN CO.	381	536	40.7%
10	ELDON MIDDLE	ELDON, MO	ELDON R-I	295	414	40.3%
11	HIXSON MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	WEBSTER GROVES	721	982	36.2%
12	CALIFORNIA MIDDLE	CALIFORNIA, MO	MONITEAU CO. R-I	294	394	34.0%
13	GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHL	GRAIN VALLEY, MO	GRAIN VALLEY R-V	406	527	29.8%
14	UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-MIDDLE	KANSAS CITY, MO	UNIVERSITY ACADEMY	214	265	23.8%
15	HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.	HILLSBORO, MO	HILLSBORO R-III	553	682	23.3%
16	WENTZVILLE SOUTH MIDDLE	WENTZVILLE, MO	WENTZVILLE R-IV	867	1,068	23.2%
17	HOLLENBECK MIDDLE	ST CHARLES, MO	FRANCIS HOWELL R-III	632	769	21.7%
18	BERNARD C. CAMPBELL MIDDLE	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	863	1,043	20.9%
19	CLINTON MIDDLE	CLINTON, MO	CLINTON	323	385	19.2%
20	SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE	ST JOSEPH, MO	ST. JOSEPH	342	404	18.1%
21	SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOL	SALEM, MO	SALEM R-80	215	254	18.1%
22	TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	ST. LOUIS, MO	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	699	816	16.7%
23	MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE	MOUNT VERNON, MO	MT. VERNON R-V	301	345	14.6%
24	SOUTHWEST MIDDLE	BALLWIN, MO	PARKWAY C-2	702	803	14.4%
25	ST. CLAIR JR. HIGH	ST CLAIR, MO	ST. CLAIR R-XIII	395	451	14.2%
26	RITENOUR MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	RITENOUR	647	737	13.9%
27	MIDDLE SCHOOL	CARROLLTON, MO	CARROLLTON R-VII	239	272	13.8%
28	PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	809	919	13.6%
29	FORSYTH MIDDLE	FORSYTH, MO	FORSYTH R-III	316	356	12.7%
30	KEARNEY MIDDLE	KEARNEY, MO	KEARNEY R-I	530	591	11.5%
31	BROOKSIDE CHARTER MIDDLE SCHL	KANSAS CITY, MO	BROOKSIDE CHARTER SCH.	202	225	11.4%
32	KIPP TRIUMPH ACADEMY	St. Louis, MO	KIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	274	305	11.3%
33	OZARK JR. HIGH	OZARK, MO	OZARK R-VI	854	943	10.4%
34	WAYNESVILLE MIDDLE	WAYNESVILLE, MO	WAYNESVILLE R-VI	821	906	10.4%
35	WEBB CITY JR. HIGH	WEBB CITY, MO	WEBB CITY R-VII	642	709	10.4%
36	LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER	ST. LOUIS, MO	LADUE	326	357	9.5%
37	KIPP INSPIRE ACADEMY	ST LOUIS, MO	KIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	374	409	9.4%
38	HOLMAN MIDDLE	ST ANN, MO	PATTONVILLE R-III	584	639	9.4%
39	TROY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL	MOSCOW MILLS, MO	TROY R-III	695	760	9.4%
40	IDA CANNON MIDDLE	ELSBERRY, MO	ELSBERRY R-II	236	258	9.3%
41	FAIR GROVE MIDDLE	FAIR GROVE, MO	FAIR GROVE R-X	342	373	9.1%
42	NICHOLAS A. INMAN INTERMEDIATE	NIXA, MO	Nixa Public Schools	365	397	8.8%
43	HOLDEN MIDDLE	HOLDEN, MO	HOLDEN R-III	277	301	8.7%
44	RUSSELL HAWKINS JR. HIGH	JACKSON, MO	JACKSON R-II	801	867	8.2%
45	NEOSHO JR. HIGH	NEOSHO, MO	NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT	696	753	8.2%
46	OSAGE MIDDLE	OSAGE BEACH, MO	SCHOOL OF THE OSAGE	443	479	8.1%
47	JACKSON MIDDLE	JACKSON, MO	JACKSON R-II	787	850	8.0%
48	HALLSVILLE MIDDLE	HALLSVILLE, MO	HALLSVILLE R-IV	315	340	7.9%
49	CARTHAGE JR. HIGH	CARTHAGE, MO	CARTHAGE R-IX	719	773	7.5%
50	SENECA JUNIOR HIGH	SENECA, MO	SENECA R-VII	215	231	7.4%

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