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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
1	REED ELEMENTARY	ST LOUIS	LADUE	Elementary	8.3%	410	96.3%
2	BROOKFIELD ELEM.	BROOKFIELD	BROOKFIELD R-III	Elementary	49.2%	417	95.5%
3	LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCH	ST LOUIS	LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY	High	100%	383	93.4%
4	PATTONVILLE SR. HIGH	MARYLAND HEIGHTS	PATTONVILLE R-III	High	42.9%	1,945	93.1%
5	VALLEY PARK SR. HIGH	VALLEY PARK	VALLEY PARK	High	36.1%	230	93.1%
6	PARK HILL HIGH	KANSAS CITY	PARK HILL	High	27.6%	1,947	92.4%
7	MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HGTS. HIGH	MAPLEWOOD	MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS	High	31.7%	439	92.3%
8	FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH	ST PETERS	FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	16.0%	1,212	90.9%
9	THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL	Pagedale	THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL	Elementary	100%	220	90.5%
10	UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH	UNIVERSITY CITY	UNIVERSITY CITY	High	100%	874	90.3%
11	WEST ELEM.	OZARK	OZARK R-VI	Elementary	37.3%	584	90.3%
12	DAVID HARRISON ELEMENTARY	SPRINGFIELD	SPRINGFIELD R-XII	Elementary	44.5%	371	90.0%
13	FAYETTE HIGH	FAYETTE	FAYETTE R-III	High	37.2%	188	89.1%
14	WEDGWOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER	FLORISSANT	FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II	Middle	100%	268	89.0%
15	ELDON HIGH	ELDON	ELDON R-I	High	50.8%	597	88.7%
16	LINDBERGH SR. HIGH	ST. LOUIS	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	High	14.8%	2,304	88.6%
17	WILLARD HIGH	WILLARD	WILLARD R-II	High	28.4%	1,379	88.1%
18	NORTH POINT HIGH SCHOOL	WENTZVILLE	WENTZVILLE R-IV	High	11.9%	1,433	87.8%
19	RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY	HICKMAN MILLS C-1	High	100%	1,299	87.6%
20	THOMAS BENTON ELEM.	COLUMBIA	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	100%	232	87.6%
21	PARK HILL SOUTH HIGH	RIVERSIDE	PARK HILL	High	25.8%	1,890	87.6%
22	OAKVILLE MIDDLE	ST LOUIS	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Middle	17.2%	629	87.6%
23	SOUTHVIEW ELEM.	KEARNEY	KEARNEY R-I	Elementary	16.7%	455	86.4%
24	NIXA HIGH	NIXA	Nixa Public Schools	High	22.3%	2,041	86.1%
25	SPARTA ELEM.	SPARTA	SPARTA R-III	Elementary	55.9%	263	86.0%
26	ROBINSON ELEM.	RAYTOWN	RAYTOWN C-2	Elementary	55.2%	315	85.3%
27	MILL CREEK ELEM.	COLUMBIA	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	15.3%	583	85.0%
28	RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM.	COLUMBIA	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	17.4%	500	84.9%
29	FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY	FRONTIER SCHOOLS	High	77.6%	401	84.1%
30	Kairos High	ST. LOUIS	KAIROS ACADEMIES	High	59.9%	287	84.0%
31	SPOKANE HIGH	SPOKANE	SPOKANE R-VII	High	35.5%	203	83.8%
32	BLUE EYE ELEM.	BLUE EYE	BLUE EYE R-V	Elementary	57.9%	202	83.8%
33	TRAUTWEIN ELEM.	ST LOUIS	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Elementary	42.8%	369	83.6%
34	LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH	LEE'S SUMMIT	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	High	11.8%	1,999	83.4%
35	WALT DISNEY ELEM.	SPRINGFIELD	SPRINGFIELD R-XII	Elementary	27.4%	514	83.0%
36	BETTY WHEELER CLASSICAL JR. AC	ST LOUIS	ST. LOUIS CITY	Elementary	100%	260	82.8%
37	LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM.	LIBERTY	LIBERTY 53	Elementary	20.1%	517	82.3%
38	KEHRS MILL ELEM.	CHESTERFIELD	ROCKWOOD R-VI	Elementary	3.6%	555	82.2%
39	Southern Boone High	ASHLAND	SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I	High	18.2%	570	82.0%
40	LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL	LAKE ST. LOUIS	WENTZVILLE R-IV	High	11.0%	1,647	81.9%
41	EMINENCE ELEM.	EMINENCE	EMINENCE R-I	Elementary	100%	139	81.8%
42	MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM.	COLUMBIA	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	34.1%	619	81.8%
43	WEAUBLEAU ELEM.	WEAUBLEAU	WEAUBLEAU R-III	Elementary	64.6%	192	81.5%
44	GEORGE M. NULL ELEM.	ST CHARLES	ST. CHARLES R-VI	Elementary	42.1%	233	81.3%
45	PALMYRA HIGH	PALMYRA	PALMYRA R-I	High	36.6%	331	81.3%
46	DANIEL YOUNG ELEM.	BLUE SPRINGS	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	42.4%	330	81.2%
47	DONIPHAN INTERMEDIATE	Doniphan	DONIPHAN R-I	Elementary	100%	311	81.1%
48	FRONTIER SCHL OF EXCELLENCE-U	KANSAS CITY	FRONTIER SCHOOLS	High	100%	160	80.9%
49	BENTON ELEM.	MARSHALL	MARSHALL	Elementary	58.5%	200	80.8%
50	TIMBERLAND HIGH	WENTZVILLE	WENTZVILLE R-IV	High	14.4%	1,525	80.8%

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