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Missouri Title I schools beating the odds

Missouri public schools where 60%+ of students qualify for free or reduced lunch AND the school's composite proficiency ranks in the top quartile of all Missouri schools. The intersection that matters most for equity.

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MISSOURI · TITLE I BEATING THE ODDS
#SchoolCityDistrict% FRL% ProficientState %ile
1LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCHST LOUISLIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY100%93.4%100
2THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOLPagedaleTHE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL100%90.5%100
3UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGHUNIVERSITY CITYUNIVERSITY CITY100%90.3%100
4WEDGWOOD 6TH GRADE CENTERFLORISSANTFERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II100%89.0%100
5THOMAS BENTON ELEM.COLUMBIACOLUMBIA 93100%87.6%99
6RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOLKANSAS CITYHICKMAN MILLS C-1100%87.6%99
7FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOLKANSAS CITYFRONTIER SCHOOLS77.6%84.1%99
8BETTY WHEELER CLASSICAL JR. ACST LOUISST. LOUIS CITY100%82.8%99
9EMINENCE ELEM.EMINENCEEMINENCE R-I100%81.8%99
10WEAUBLEAU ELEM.WEAUBLEAUWEAUBLEAU R-III64.6%81.5%99
11DONIPHAN INTERMEDIATEDoniphanDONIPHAN R-I100%81.1%98
12FRONTIER SCHL OF EXCELLENCE-UKANSAS CITYFRONTIER SCHOOLS100%80.9%98
13Ewing Marion Kauffman MiddleKansas CityEWING MARION KAUFFMAN SCHOOL100%80.5%98
14GARRETT ELEM.HAZELWOODHAZELWOOD100%80.0%98
15FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-MKANSAS CITYFRONTIER SCHOOLS82.1%79.8%98
16CARUTHERSVILLE HIGHCARUTHERSVILLECARUTHERSVILLE 18100%79.1%98
17MCCLUER NORTH HIGHFLORISSANTFERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II100%78.8%97
18OTT ELEM.INDEPENDENCEINDEPENDENCE 3075.0%78.6%97
19MALLORY ELEM.BUFFALODALLAS CO. R-I63.4%78.3%97
20LEXINGTON ELEM.ST LOUISST. LOUIS CITY100%78.1%97
21OAKWOOD MANOR ELEMENTARYGLADSTONENORTH KANSAS CITY 7461.7%77.7%97
22ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKANSAS CITYCITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER68.9%77.5%97
23FORSYTH MIDDLEFORSYTHFORSYTH R-III65.7%77.5%96
24FRANKLIN ELEM.CAPE GIRARDEAUCAPE GIRARDEAU 63100%76.8%96
25DOBBS ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITYHICKMAN MILLS C-1100%76.6%96
26WASHINGTON ELEM.SEDALIASEDALIA 20086.0%76.3%96
27JOHN B. LANGE MIDDLECOLUMBIACOLUMBIA 9361.0%75.5%96
28BAYLESS SENIOR HIGHST LOUISBAYLESS62.1%75.3%96
29SOUTH ELEM.JEFFERSON CITYJEFFERSON CITY100%75.1%96
30SENATH-HORNERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOSENATHSENATH-HORNERSVILLE C-8100%75.0%95
31GUADALUPE CENTERS HIGH SCHOOLKANSAS CITYGUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLS83.6%74.0%95
32MALLINCKRODT A.B.I. ELEM.ST LOUISST. LOUIS CITY100%74.0%95
33MANN ELEM.ST LOUISST. LOUIS CITY100%73.9%95
34RAYTOWN SOUTH SR. HIGHRAYTOWNRAYTOWN C-260.5%73.9%95
35MASON ELEM.ST LOUISST. LOUIS CITY100%73.8%95
36GUADALUPE CENTERS MIDDLEKANSAS CITYGUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLS78.9%73.6%94
37PITTMAN ELEM.SPRINGFIELDSPRINGFIELD R-XII60.9%73.5%94
38MONETT INTERMEDIATEMONETTMONETT R-I61.0%73.5%94
39MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GROVE EASTSt. LouisMOMENTUM ACADEMY100%73.3%94
40ELM GROVE ELEM.INDEPENDENCEFORT OSAGE R-I68.9%73.3%94
41SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLSIKESTONSIKESTON R-6100%72.9%93
42EXETER HIGHEXETEREXETER R-VI69.7%72.9%93
43METRO HIGHST LOUISST. LOUIS CITY100%72.4%93
44BLUE RIDGE ELEM.COLUMBIACOLUMBIA 9372.8%72.3%93
45SANTA FE ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITYHICKMAN MILLS C-1100%72.2%93
46BERNIE ELEM.BERNIEBERNIE R-XIII64.0%71.4%93
47SEYMOUR MIDDLESEYMOURSEYMOUR R-II65.0%71.3%93
48KOSHKONONG ELEM.KOSHKONONGOREGON-HOWELL R-III80.3%70.8%92
49EAST PRAIRIE HIGHEAST PRAIRIEEAST PRAIRIE R-II100%70.5%92
50STOUTLAND ELEMENTARYSTOUTLANDSTOUTLAND R-II63.0%70.5%92
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