Missouri: the counties with the highest-performing public schools

100 counties

Missouri public school districts ranked by enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency across the county. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#	County	State	Schools	Students	% Proficient
1	Boone County	MO	53	24,547	61.5%
2	Platte County	MO	32	17,612	59.4%
3	Camden County	MO	15	4,831	59.3%
4	Livingston County	MO	8	1,651	59.2%
5	Webster County	MO	15	5,210	58.6%
6	Miller County	MO	15	5,092	58.2%
7	Marion County	MO	14	4,724	58.0%
8	Christian County	MO	32	16,175	57.7%
9	St. Charles County	MO	86	59,314	57.3%
10	Ozark County	MO	10	1,458	57.0%
11	Dallas County	MO	3	1,576	56.9%
12	Wright County	MO	15	3,155	56.8%
13	Vernon County	MO	12	2,938	55.2%
14	Clark County	MO	5	1,074	55.1%
15	St. Louis County	MO	265	134,601	54.7%
16	Cole County	MO	23	10,312	54.6%
17	Moniteau County	MO	11	2,223	54.2%
18	Barry County	MO	18	4,974	54.0%
19	Ripley County	MO	9	2,118	53.7%
20	Linn County	MO	11	2,070	53.5%
21	Nodaway County	MO	15	2,410	53.4%
22	Saline County	MO	18	3,543	53.3%
23	Carroll County	MO	11	1,268	52.7%
24	Pulaski County	MO	21	9,884	52.6%
25	Greene County	MO	93	42,423	52.5%
26	Polk County	MO	20	4,965	52.5%
27	Lawrence County	MO	23	7,271	52.3%
28	Lewis County	MO	4	1,416	52.2%
29	Stone County	MO	14	3,406	52.2%
30	Clinton County	MO	12	3,692	52.0%
31	Shannon County	MO	8	1,687	52.0%
32	Jackson County	MO	222	105,714	51.8%
33	Howard County	MO	7	1,373	51.7%
34	Mississippi County	MO	6	1,730	51.6%
35	Osage County	MO	7	1,460	51.2%
36	St. Louis city	MO	101	29,941	51.0%
37	Gentry County	MO	7	1,161	50.9%
38	Benton County	MO	9	2,475	50.7%
39	Newton County	MO	22	9,567	50.6%
40	Callaway County	MO	22	5,396	50.3%
41	Hickory County	MO	10	1,618	50.3%
42	Henry County	MO	13	2,878	50.1%
43	Dunklin County	MO	19	4,864	49.8%
44	Clay County	MO	75	41,553	49.7%
45	Morgan County	MO	6	1,885	49.6%
46	Grundy County	MO	7	1,265	49.4%
47	Stoddard County	MO	22	4,712	49.3%
48	Buchanan County	MO	29	11,825	49.2%
49	Scott County	MO	21	5,999	49.0%
50	Johnson County	MO	22	8,058	48.7%

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