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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

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
51	Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle	Kansas City	EWING MARION KAUFFMAN SCHOOL	Middle	100%	559	80.5%
52	WILSON'S CREEK 5-6 INTER. CTR.	BATTLEFIELD	SPRINGFIELD R-XII	Middle	26.4%	424	80.5%
53	INDEPENDENCE ELEM.	ST CHARLES	FRANCIS HOWELL R-III	Elementary	11.5%	762	80.5%
54	GARRETT ELEM.	HAZELWOOD	HAZELWOOD	Elementary	100%	309	80.0%
55	FAIRVIEW ELEM.	COLUMBIA	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	26.3%	471	79.9%
56	FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M	KANSAS CITY	FRONTIER SCHOOLS	Middle	82.1%	307	79.8%
57	VIENNA HIGH	VIENNA	MARIES CO. R-I	High	36.8%	136	79.8%
58	CENTURY ELEM.	NIXA	Nixa Public Schools	Elementary	28.7%	592	79.8%
59	MARIONVILLE MIDDLE	Marionville	MARIONVILLE R-IX	Middle	47.8%	157	79.7%
60	KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM.	BELTON	BELTON 124	Elementary	51.0%	355	79.5%
61	GRANDVIEW ELEM.	HIGGINSVILLE	LAFAYETTE CO. C-1	Elementary	47.5%	440	79.3%
62	HAWK POINT ELEM.	HAWK POINT	TROY R-III	Elementary	27.5%	131	79.2%
63	JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM.	COLUMBIA	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	15.0%	227	79.2%
64	CARUTHERSVILLE HIGH	CARUTHERSVILLE	CARUTHERSVILLE 18	High	100%	243	79.1%
65	DEXTER HIGH	DEXTER	DEXTER R-XI	High	45.4%	553	78.9%
66	FLEETRIDGE ELEM.	KANSAS CITY	RAYTOWN C-2	Elementary	59.7%	355	78.9%
67	WASHINGTON MIDDLE	ST LOUIS	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Middle	34.3%	429	78.8%
68	HERCULANEUM HIGH	HERCULANEUM	DUNKLIN R-V	High	45.5%	466	78.8%
69	MCCLUER NORTH HIGH	FLORISSANT	FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II	High	100%	1,059	78.8%
70	MARION C. EARLY HIGH	MORRISVILLE	MARION C. EARLY R-V	High	34.7%	150	78.8%
71	CAMDENTON HIGH	CAMDENTON	CAMDENTON R-III	High	40.5%	1,285	78.6%
72	SOUTH HIGH	MANCHESTER	PARKWAY C-2	High	19.9%	1,485	78.6%
73	OTT ELEM.	INDEPENDENCE	INDEPENDENCE 30	Elementary	75.0%	384	78.6%
74	WILLARD EAST ELEM.	WILLARD	WILLARD R-II	Elementary	34.8%	322	78.5%
75	BUCKNER ELEM.	INDEPENDENCE	FORT OSAGE R-I	Elementary	45.6%	327	78.3%
76	MALLORY ELEM.	BUFFALO	DALLAS CO. R-I	Elementary	63.4%	599	78.3%
77	BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH.	BOLIVAR	BOLIVAR R-I	Elementary	51.4%	572	78.1%
78	LEXINGTON ELEM.	ST LOUIS	ST. LOUIS CITY	Elementary	100%	234	78.1%
79	TRUMAN ELEM.	SPRINGFIELD	SPRINGFIELD R-XII	Elementary	50.9%	316	78.0%
80	LEE'S SUMMIT SR. HIGH	LEE'S SUMMIT	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	High	30.2%	1,989	77.9%
81	MARION CO. ELEM.	PHILADELPHIA	MARION CO. R-II	Elementary	40.4%	109	77.8%
82	AFFTON HIGH	ST LOUIS	AFFTON 101	High	41.3%	761	77.8%
83	WILLARD NORTH ELEM.	WILLARD	WILLARD R-II	Elementary	44.7%	340	77.8%
84	OAKWOOD MANOR ELEMENTARY	GLADSTONE	NORTH KANSAS CITY 74	Elementary	61.7%	277	77.7%
85	ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY	CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER	Elementary	68.9%	244	77.5%
86	FORSYTH MIDDLE	FORSYTH	FORSYTH R-III	Middle	65.7%	356	77.5%
87	BAKERSFIELD ELEM.	BAKERSFIELD	BAKERSFIELD R-IV	Elementary	59.3%	177	77.4%
88	JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL	COLUMBIA	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	32.4%	593	77.4%
89	BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARY	Columbia	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	19.7%	656	77.2%
90	FT. ZUMWALT NORTH HIGH	O'FALLON	FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	15.5%	1,538	77.1%
91	BRENTWOOD HIGH	BRENTWOOD	BRENTWOOD	High	25.6%	195	76.9%
92	FRANKLIN ELEM.	CAPE GIRARDEAU	CAPE GIRARDEAU 63	Elementary	100%	241	76.8%
93	EMIL E. HOLT SR. HIGH	WENTZVILLE	WENTZVILLE R-IV	High	17.3%	1,022	76.8%
94	DOBBS ELEMENTARY	KANSAS CITY	HICKMAN MILLS C-1	Elementary	100%	320	76.6%
95	ORCHARD DRIVE ELEM.	JACKSON	JACKSON R-II	Elementary	52.0%	404	76.5%
96	AVERY ELEM.	ST LOUIS	WEBSTER GROVES	Elementary	5.9%	337	76.5%
97	BLADES ELEM.	ST LOUIS	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Elementary	29.0%	442	76.4%
98	FIELD ELEM.	ST JOSEPH	ST. JOSEPH	Elementary	52.4%	336	76.3%
99	WASHINGTON ELEM.	SEDALIA	SEDALIA 200	Elementary	86.0%	215	76.3%
100	Hartville Middle	HARTVILLE	HARTVILLE R-II	Middle	59.7%	139	76.2%

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