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Best Schools · Missouri · Highest proficiency

Missouri public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: Missouri public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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MISSOURI · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
801HARTVILLE HIGHHARTVILLEHARTVILLE R-IIHigh52.5%18351.5%
802CENTRAL ELEM.MILLERMILLER R-IIElementary64.8%31051.5%
803PLEASANT LEA MIDDLELEE'S SUMMITLEE'S SUMMIT R-VIIMiddle29.0%90551.5%
804BELL CITY ELEM.BELL CITYBELL CITY R-IIElementary56.2%10551.5%
805ADAIR CO. ELEM.NOVINGERADAIR CO. R-IElementary52.4%10551.4%
806MORGAN CO. ELEM.VERSAILLESMORGAN CO. R-IIElementary61.7%52251.4%
807EMGE ELEM.O'FALLONFORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary11.8%34851.4%
808BUSH ELEM.FULTONFULTON 58Elementary61.5%31251.4%
809RALPH M. CAPTAIN ELEM.CLAYTONCLAYTONElementary4.2%28651.4%
810GRAIN VALLEY HIGHGRAIN VALLEYGRAIN VALLEY R-VHigh21.0%1,48251.4%
811CASSVILLE HIGHCASSVILLECASSVILLE R-IVHigh53.4%58651.4%
812HAMILTON MIDDLEHAMILTONHAMILTON R-IIMiddle48.0%15051.3%
813HODGEN ELEM.ST LOUISST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%20651.3%
814CROSS KEYS MIDDLEFLORISSANTFERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-IIMiddle100%60851.3%
815SHOAL CREEK ELEM.KANSAS CITYLIBERTY 53Elementary7.9%79551.3%
816MURPHY ELEM.HIGH RIDGENORTHWEST R-IElementary48.3%43351.3%
817CRANE HIGHCRANECRANE R-IIIHigh49.8%23751.3%
818EXETER ELEM.EXETEREXETER R-VIElementary79.5%22451.3%
819WILLIAM YATES ELEM.INDEPENDENCEBLUE SPRINGS R-IVElementary49.5%46351.3%
820BROOKSIDE CHARTER ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITYBROOKSIDE CHARTER SCH.Elementary100%57551.3%
821SCOTT CITY ELEM.SCOTT CITYSCOTT CITY R-IElementary68.1%28251.3%
822FT. ZUMWALT NORTH MIDDLEO'FALLONFORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle19.7%1,01951.2%
823LICKING ELEM.LICKINGLICKING R-VIIIElementary100%41651.2%
824FAIR PLAY ELEM.FAIR PLAYFAIR PLAY R-IIElementary100%21251.2%
825HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM.HARDINHARDIN-CENTRAL C-2Elementary40.9%11051.2%
826FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH MIDDLEST PETERSFORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle14.9%82351.2%
827WABASH ELEMENTARYWENTZVILLEWENTZVILLE R-IVElementary9.8%74551.1%
828SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLKANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY 33High100%49851.1%
829SUNRISE ELEM.DESOTOSUNRISE R-IXElementary42.1%31851.1%
830ROCK PORT HIGHROCK PORTROCK PORT R-IIHigh28.5%19351.1%
831MCINTIRE ELEM.FULTONFULTON 58Elementary58.6%32151.1%
832KNOX CO. HIGHEDINAKNOX CO. R-IHigh59.6%23051.0%
833PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM.GRAIN VALLEYGRAIN VALLEY R-VElementary15.3%56751.0%
834LILBOURN ELEMENTARYLILBOURNNEW MADRID CO. R-IElementary100%23351.0%
835FOX HILL ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITYNORTH KANSAS CITY 74Elementary36.6%60651.0%
836MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOLCOLUMBIACOLUMBIA 93High49.5%1,49251.0%
837MOUNTAIN GROVE ELEM.MOUNTAIN GROVEMOUNTAIN GROVE R-IIIElementary55.0%65851.0%
838BISMARCK R-V HIGHBISMARCKBISMARCK R-VHigh100%23951.0%
839NORTHVIEW ELEM.JENNINGSJENNINGSElementary100%54050.9%
840MOSAIC ELEMENTARYSt. LouisMEHLVILLE R-IXElementary9.7%25850.9%
841EUGENE FIELD ELEM.HANNIBALHANNIBAL 60Elementary85.3%19050.8%
842OAK GROVE ELEMSt. JosephST. JOSEPHElementary32.9%50250.8%
843FRANCIS HOWELL HIGHST CHARLESFRANCIS HOWELL R-IIIHigh7.6%1,84350.8%
844VASHON HIGHST LOUISST. LOUIS CITYHigh100%62150.8%
845WEST MIDDLE SCHOOLCOLUMBIACOLUMBIA 93Middle55.0%55350.7%
846DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOLLIBERTYLIBERTY 53Middle18.3%67850.7%
847OSAGE MIDDLEOSAGE BEACHSCHOOL OF THE OSAGEMiddle39.5%47950.7%
848ST. JAMES MIDDLEST JAMESST. JAMES R-IMiddle51.8%36950.7%
849FLYNN PARK ELEM.UNIVERSITY CITYUNIVERSITY CITYElementary100%32350.6%
850CREST RIDGE ELEM.CENTERVIEWJOHNSON CO. R-VIIElementary38.8%27650.6%
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