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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Missouri

1,485 public schools in Missouri appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. LOUISIANA ELEM. leads the list at 99.0%, against a median of 49.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,485

Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

99.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

49.6%

BEST IN READING · MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	LOUISIANA ELEM.	LOUISIANA, MO	LOUISIANA R-II	Elementary	343	99.0%
2	REED ELEMENTARY	ST LOUIS, MO	LADUE	Elementary	410	98.0%
3	WELLSVILLE-MIDDLETOWN ELEM.	WELLSVILLE, MO	WELLSVILLE MIDDLETOWN R-I	Elementary	116	98.0%
4	BROOKFIELD ELEM.	BROOKFIELD, MO	BROOKFIELD R-III	Elementary	417	97.0%
5	SOUTH ELEM.	OZARK, MO	OZARK R-VI	Elementary	505	97.0%
6	BOWLING GREEN ELEM.	BOWLING GREEN, MO	BOWLING GREEN R-I	Elementary	472	96.5%
7	SCOTT CO. CENTRAL HIGH	SIKESTON, MO	SCOTT CO. CENTRAL	High	108	96.5%
8	MALLORY ELEM.	BUFFALO, MO	DALLAS CO. R-I	Elementary	599	96.0%
9	WILLARD ORCHARD HILLS ELEM	SPRINGFIELD, MO	WILLARD R-II	Elementary	394	96.0%
10	THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL	Pagedale, MO	THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL	Elementary	220	96.0%
11	HARDIN MIDDLE	ST CHARLES, MO	ST. CHARLES R-VI	Middle	676	95.9%
12	MAYSVILLE JR.-SR. HIGH	MAYSVILLE, MO	MAYSVILLE R-I	High	229	95.4%
13	BUCKNER ELEM.	INDEPENDENCE, MO	FORT OSAGE R-I	Elementary	327	95.0%
14	SPARTA ELEM.	SPARTA, MO	SPARTA R-III	Elementary	263	95.0%
15	NEOSHO JR. HIGH	NEOSHO, MO	NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	753	94.6%
16	WALNUT GROVE ELEM.	WALNUT GROVE, MO	WALNUT GROVE R-V	Elementary	144	94.2%
17	SOUTH ELEM.	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	Elementary	302	94.0%
18	WRIGHT CITY WEST ELEM.	WRIGHT CITY, MO	WRIGHT CITY R-II OF WARREN CO.	Elementary	402	94.0%
19	BETTY WHEELER CLASSICAL JR. AC	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Elementary	260	93.7%
20	GRANDVIEW ELEM.	HIGGINSVILLE, MO	LAFAYETTE CO. C-1	Elementary	440	93.0%
21	HIGHLAND ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	RIVERVIEW GARDENS	Elementary	242	93.0%
22	FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M	KANSAS CITY, MO	FRONTIER SCHOOLS	Middle	307	92.8%
23	EAST MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	HAZELWOOD	Middle	167	92.0%
24	MONETT INTERMEDIATE	MONETT, MO	MONETT R-I	Elementary	313	92.0%
25	STRAFFORD ELEM.	STRAFFORD, MO	STRAFFORD R-VI	Elementary	380	92.0%
26	JOHN T. HARTMAN ELEMENTARY	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	Elementary	360	91.8%
27	JAMESTOWN ELEM.	FLORISSANT, MO	HAZELWOOD	Elementary	314	91.7%
28	THOMAS BENTON ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	232	90.9%
29	MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	619	90.9%
30	DELTA ELEM.	DELTA, MO	DELTA R-V	Elementary	108	90.8%
31	TRAUTWEIN ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	MEHLVILLE R-IX	Elementary	369	90.4%
32	HURRICANE DECK ELEMENTARY	SUNRISE BEACH, MO	CAMDENTON R-III	Elementary	157	90.0%
33	KEARNEY JR. HIGH	KEARNEY, MO	KEARNEY R-I	High	510	90.0%
34	WASHINGTON ELEM.	SEDALIA, MO	SEDALIA 200	Elementary	215	90.0%
35	WILSON'S CREEK 5-6 INTER. CTR.	BATTLEFIELD, MO	SPRINGFIELD R-XII	Middle	424	89.8%
36	MCNAIR ELEM.	HAZELWOOD, MO	HAZELWOOD	Elementary	417	89.3%
37	NIANGUA HIGH	NIANGUA, MO	NIANGUA R-V	High	126	89.3%
38	KOCH ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	RIVERVIEW GARDENS	Elementary	299	89.3%
39	HUMANSVILLE ELEM.	HUMANSVILLE, MO	HUMANSVILLE R-IV	Elementary	156	89.1%
40	FIELD ELEM.	ST JOSEPH, MO	ST. JOSEPH	Elementary	336	89.1%
41	Carnahan Middle	ST.LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Middle	214	89.1%
42	WEST ELEM.	OZARK, MO	OZARK R-VI	Elementary	584	89.0%
43	LINDEN WEST ELEMENTARY	GLADSTONE, MO	NORTH KANSAS CITY 74	Elementary	501	88.8%
44	FROEBEL ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Elementary	178	88.8%
45	FAIRVIEW ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	471	88.7%
46	GLASGOW ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	RIVERVIEW GARDENS	Elementary	264	88.6%
47	MID-BUCHANAN ELEM.	FAUCETT, MO	MID-BUCHANAN CO. R-V	Elementary	476	88.4%
48	PARTRIDGE ELEM.	FT LEONARD WOOD, MO	WAYNESVILLE R-VI	Elementary	375	88.4%
49	NEELYVILLE ELEM.	NEELYVILLE, MO	NEELYVILLE R-IV	Elementary	188	88.3%
50	ZALMA ELEM.	ZALMA, MO	ZALMA R-V	Elementary	101	88.2%

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