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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
951CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATEBRANSONBRANSON R-IVMiddle71.3%51548.7%
952COLE CO. R-I ELEM.RUSSELLVILLECOLE CO. R-IElementary27.9%31948.7%
953JASPER CO. ELEM.JASPERJASPER CO. R-VElementary47.3%24148.6%
954CLEVER ELEM.CLEVERCLEVER R-VElementary32.4%87148.6%
955JEFFERSON ELEM.ST LOUISNORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVEElementary100%21448.6%
956SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOLSALEMSALEM R-80Middle100%25448.5%
957STOUTLAND HIGHSTOUTLANDSTOUTLAND R-IIHigh55.1%15848.5%
958DONIPHAN HIGHDONIPHANDONIPHAN R-IHigh100%48748.5%
959BENTON HIGHST JOSEPHST. JOSEPHHigh46.9%68248.5%
960LIBERAL ELEM.LIBERALLIBERAL R-IIElementary48.3%11648.5%
961CROSSROADS - QUALITY HILLKANSAS CITYCROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOLSElementary55.8%24248.5%
962VAN HORN HIGHINDEPENDNCEINDEPENDENCE 30High77.9%1,06748.4%
963LIBERTY OAKS ELEM.KANSAS CITYLIBERTY 53Elementary29.8%49648.3%
964HOLLISTER MIDDLEHOLLISTERHOLLISTER R-VMiddle61.8%31448.3%
965KIPP INSPIRE ACADEMYST LOUISKIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLSMiddle100%40948.3%
966PARIS HIGHPARISPARIS R-IIHigh42.9%16348.3%
967SOUTH ELEM.NEOSHONEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary67.7%28548.3%
968UNION HIGHUNIONUNION R-XIHigh43.2%95648.3%
969JOPLIN HIGHJOPLINJOPLIN SCHOOLSHigh58.8%2,28848.3%
970JAMESTOWN ELEM.FLORISSANTHAZELWOODElementary100%31448.2%
971BOIS D'ARC ELEM.BOIS D'ARCASH GROVE R-IVMiddle47.2%17848.2%
972LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTERST. LOUISLADUEMiddle8.1%35748.2%
973RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITYNORTH KANSAS CITY 74Elementary56.5%31748.1%
974CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLNEW MADRIDNEW MADRID CO. R-IMiddle100%27648.1%
975NORTHWEST ELEM.HOUSTONIAPETTIS CO. R-VElementary49.7%16148.1%
976HANNA WOODS ELEM.BALLWINPARKWAY C-2Elementary30.3%36048.0%
977REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATEREEDS SPRINGREEDS SPRING R-IVMiddle60.2%25448.0%
978WENDELL PHILLIPS ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY 33Elementary100%32448.0%
979JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOLFESTUSJEFFERSON CO. R-VIIHigh19.0%30048.0%
980ST LOUIS LANG IMMERSION SCHOOLST LOUISST. LOUIS LANG IMMERSION SCHElementary49.9%49347.9%
981LAFAYETTE CO. HIGHHIGGINSVILLELAFAYETTE CO. C-1High45.0%29847.9%
982WASHINGTON ELEM.ST LOUISNORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVEElementary100%24447.9%
983CORDILL-MASON ELEM.BLUE SPRINGSBLUE SPRINGS R-IVElementary25.7%68147.9%
984ST. CLAIR JR. HIGHST CLAIRST. CLAIR R-XIIIMiddle49.9%45147.8%
985LUSHER ELEM.FLORISSANTHAZELWOODElementary100%37147.8%
986CENTRAL ELEM.WESTONWEST PLATTE CO. R-IIElementary18.1%35447.8%
987MCCURDY ELEM.FLORISSANTHAZELWOODElementary100%53847.8%
988KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP MIDDLEKANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP ACADEMYMiddle100%11147.8%
989SOUTH PEMISCOT HIGHSTEELESOUTH PEMISCOT CO. R-VHigh100%26347.8%
990Jasper Co. High SchoolJasperJASPER CO. R-VHigh48.8%21347.8%
991KIPP TRIUMPH ACADEMYSt. LouisKIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLSMiddle100%30547.7%
992GREENWOOD ELEM.GREENWOODLEE'S SUMMIT R-VIIElementary13.0%30047.7%
993GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEMST. LOUISST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%10347.7%
994TIPTON ELEM.TIPTONTIPTON R-VIElementary50.5%22247.7%
995TARKIO ELEMENTARYTARKIOTARKIO R-IElementary61.3%14247.7%
996DIXON HIGHDIXONDIXON R-IHigh43.9%27147.6%
997LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE MIDDLEROGERSVILLELOGAN-ROGERSVILLE R-VIIIMiddle35.5%37547.5%
998EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLEELLSINOREEAST CARTER CO. R-IIMiddle63.0%15447.5%
999SOUTH HARRISON HIGHBETHANYSOUTH HARRISON CO. R-IIHigh40.7%24347.5%
1000NAHED CHAPMAN NEW AMERICAN ACAST. LOUISST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%33247.5%
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