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Best Schools · Missouri · Title I beating the odds

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
51WILLOW SPRINGS MIDDLEWILLOW SPRINGSWILLOW SPRINGS R-IV66.8%69.6%92
52KIPP WONDER ACADEMYST. LOUISKIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS100%69.5%92
53SANTA FE TRAIL ELEM.INDEPENDENCEINDEPENDENCE 3075.8%69.3%92
54REEDS SPRING ELEMENTARYREEDS SPRINGREEDS SPRING R-IV68.2%69.3%92
55PERSHING ELEM.ST JOSEPHST. JOSEPH100%69.1%91
56ZALMA ELEM.ZALMAZALMA R-V100%69.1%91
57B. BANNEKER ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY 33100%69.1%91
58Carnahan MiddleST.LOUISST. LOUIS CITY98.6%68.9%91
59SUMNER HIGHST LOUISST. LOUIS CITY100%68.8%91
60GARFIELD ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY 33100%68.7%91
61GLADSTONE ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY 33100%68.5%90
62INGELS ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITYHICKMAN MILLS C-1100%68.4%90
63HANCOCK PLACE MIDDLELEMAYHANCOCK PLACE100%68.3%90
64LINDEN WEST ELEMENTARYGLADSTONENORTH KANSAS CITY 7462.7%68.2%90
65ACADEMY FOR INTEGRATED ARTSKansas CityACADEMY FOR INTEGRATED ARTS100%68.2%90
66SCOTT CO. CENTRAL HIGHSIKESTONSCOTT CO. CENTRAL100%68.1%90
67VAN BUREN ELEM.VAN BURENVAN BUREN R-I75.5%68.1%89
68SIGEL ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR.ST LOUISST. LOUIS CITY100%68.0%89
69THOMAS HART BENTON ELEM.INDEPENDENCEINDEPENDENCE 3086.8%68.0%89
70WILLIAM SOUTHERN ELEM.INDEPENDENCEINDEPENDENCE 3074.5%67.9%89
71WILDER ELEM.MANSFIELDMANSFIELD R-IV67.3%67.8%89
72KOCH ELEM.ST LOUISRIVERVIEW GARDENS65.6%67.6%89
73GLADDEN ELEM.BELTONBELTON 12468.7%67.5%88
74OAKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLCOLUMBIACOLUMBIA 9362.0%67.4%88
75WILLIAM CHRISMAN HIGHINDEPENDENCEINDEPENDENCE 3070.4%67.4%88
76LAWSON ELEM.FLORISSANTHAZELWOOD100%67.4%88
77JEFFERSON ELEM.JOPLINJOPLIN SCHOOLS80.3%67.2%88
78WESTVIEW ELEM.NEOSHOWESTVIEW C-660.7%67.0%88
79CECIL FLOYD ELEM.JOPLINJOPLIN SCHOOLS70.9%66.9%88
80COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF MED/BIOST. LOUISST. LOUIS CITY100%66.8%87
81LIBERTY SR. HIGHMOUNTAIN VIEWMOUNTAIN VIEW-BIRCH TREE R-III66.6%66.5%87
82CENTER SR. HIGHKANSAS CITYCENTER 5863.9%66.5%87
83GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLEST. LOUISGATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS65.0%66.2%87
84JACKSON PARK ELEM.UNIVERSITY CITYUNIVERSITY CITY100%66.2%87
85HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGHFLORISSANTHAZELWOOD100%66.1%87
86FROEBEL ELEM.ST LOUISST. LOUIS CITY100%66.0%86
87HORACE MANN ELEM.SPRINGFIELDSPRINGFIELD R-XII61.1%65.9%86
88KIPP WISDOM ACADEMYSt. LouisKIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS100%65.8%86
89HURRICANE DECK ELEMENTARYSUNRISE BEACHCAMDENTON R-III66.2%65.8%86
90RICHLAND ELEM.ESSEXRICHLAND R-I60.1%65.6%86
91VERONA ELEM.VERONAVERONA R-VII67.8%65.6%86
92NEOSHO JR. HIGHNEOSHONEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT60.0%65.6%85
93TRIWAYSTELLAEAST NEWTON CO. R-VI66.4%65.4%85
94DAVID BARTON ELEM.BOONVILLEBOONVILLE R-I100%65.3%85
95FERGUSON MIDDLEFERGUSONFERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II65.1%65.3%85
96THREE TRAILS ELEM.INDEPENDENCEINDEPENDENCE 3084.5%65.2%85
97CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOLCHARLESTONCHARLESTON R-I100%65.2%85
98DERBY RIDGE ELEM.COLUMBIACOLUMBIA 9361.9%65.0%84
99CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOLKANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY 33100%64.9%84
100KC INTERNATIONAL-WALLACEKANSAS CITYKC INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY100%64.8%84
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