Top 10 Best Missouri Alternative Public Middle Schools (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 50 alternative public middle schools serving 313 students in Missouri.
The top ranked alternative public middle schools in Missouri are Griscom Juvenile Detention Center, Lewis And Clark Learning Center and Juvenile Detention Center. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Missouri alternative public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Missouri public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 58% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Missouri public middle school average of 30% (majority Black).

Best Alternative Public Middle Schools in Missouri (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Griscom Juvenile Detention Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
3847 Enright Avenue
Saint Louis, MO 63108
(314) 552-2219
Grades: 5-12
| n/a students
Rank: #22.
Lewis And Clark Learning Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
2101 N Twyman Rd
Independence, MO 64058
(816) 650-7708
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
Rank: #33.
Juvenile Detention Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≥50% )
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Hwy 32 East
Farmington, MO 63640
(573) 756-5766
Grades: K-12
| 4 students
Rank: #44.
Vicc
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
801 N 11th St
Saint Louis, MO 63101
(314) 345-4452
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Hilltop School
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
301 Ne Gregory Blvd
Lees Summit, MO 64064
(816) 435-7046
Grades: 5-12
| 19 students
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Juvenile Detention Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
501 S Brentwood Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63105
(314) 615-2974
Grades: K-12
| 30 students
Rank: #77.
Burke Academy
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
11115 Bennington Ave
Kansas City, MO 64134
(816) 316-7740
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
Rank: #88.
Juvenile Detention Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
9501 Goldfinch Lane
Hillsboro, MO 63050
(636) 797-6394
Grades: 1-12
| 9 students
Rank: #99.
Center Alternative
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≤20% )
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
8434 Paseo
Kansas City, MO 64131
(816) 349-3662
Grades: 7-12
| n/a students
Rank: #1010.
Frederick Douglass High School
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
310 N. Providence Rd
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 214-3680
Grades: PK-12
| 199 students
Rank: n/an/a
Algoa Correctional Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
8501 No More Victims Rd.
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-3911
Grades: 7-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Alternative Resource Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
3100 Main St Ste 206
Kansas City, MO 64111
(816) 759-4662
Grades: 6-12
| 9 students
Rank: n/an/a
Boonville Correctional Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
1216 E Morgan St
Boonville, MO 65233
(660) 882-6521
Grades: 7-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Boonville Treatment Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
1216 E Morgan St
Boonville, MO 65233
(660) 882-6521
Grades: 7-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Center For Educ. Development
Alternative School
Magnet School
2000 Ne 46th St
Kansas City, MO 64116
(816) 413-5000
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Cremer Therapeutic Comm Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
Route O
Fulton, MO 65251
(573) 592-4013
Grades: 7-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Diagnostic Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
1317 W State Hwy 84
Hayti, MO 63851
(573) 359-6532
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
East Recep/diag Corr Cent/acad
Alternative School
Magnet School
2727 Hwy K
Bonne Terre, MO 63628
(573) 358-5516
Grades: 7-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
East Recep/diag Corr Cent/diag
Alternative School
Magnet School
2727 Hwy K
Bonne Terre, MO 63628
(573) 358-5516
Grades: 7-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Education Therap Support At Madison
Alternative School
Magnet School
118 South 7th St.
Saint Louis, MO 63104
(314) 932-5711
Grades: K-8
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Everett Wade Juvenile Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
503 S Lexington
Harrisonville, MO 64701
(816) 380-2727
Grades: K-12
| 9 students
Rank: n/an/a
Family Literacy Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
408 Blees Industrial Drive
Macon, MO 63552
(660) 395-8060
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Farmington Correctional Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
1012 W Columbia
Farmington, MO 63640
(573) 218-7100
Grades: 7-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Farmington Treatment Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
1012 W Columbia
Farmington, MO 63640
(573) 218-7100
Grades: 7-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Fulton Reception And Diag Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
Route O
Fulton, MO 65251
(573) 592-4040
Grades: 7-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Grandview Alternative School
Alternative School
Magnet School
1001 Main St
Grandview, MO 64030
(816) 316-5150
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Hillcrest Education Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
301 Hoover
Lebanon, MO 65536
(417) 657-6800
Grades: 7-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Juvenile Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
505 Court St
Bloomfield, MO 63825
(573) 568-2159
Grades: 2-12
| 2 students
Rank: n/an/a
Juvenile Justice Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
8 Victory Lane
Liberty, MO 64068
(816) 736-5300
Grades: 6-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Juvenile Justice Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
5665 Roger I Wilson Mem Dr
Columbia, MO 65202
(573) 886-4450
Grades: 1-12
| 20 students
Rank: n/an/a
Juvenile Justice Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
1111 N Robberson
Springfield, MO 65802
(417) 868-4008
Grades: 7-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Juvenile Justice Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
Hwy 54
Camdenton, MO 65020
(573) 346-9218
Grades: 5-12
| 7 students
Rank: n/an/a
Maryville Treatment Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
30227 Us Hwy 136
Maryville, MO 64468
(660) 582-6542
Grades: 7-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Mike Clemens Center Adapt Learning
Alternative School
Magnet School
910 Homefield Blvd
O Fallon, MO 63366
(636) 542-7050
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Missouri Eastern Corr Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
18701 Old Hwy 66 Route 1
Pacific, MO 63069
(636) 257-3322
Grades: 7-12
| n/a students
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked alternative public middle schools in Missouri?
The top ranked alternative public middle schools in Missouri include Griscom Juvenile Detention Center, Lewis And Clark Learning Center and Juvenile Detention Center.
How many alternative public middle schools are located in Missouri?
50 alternative public middle schools are located in Missouri.
What is the racial composition of students in Missouri?
Missouri alternative public middle schools minority enrollment is 58% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Missouri public middle schools average of 30% (majority Black).

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