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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Springfield, Missouri

37 public elementary schools in Springfield, Missouri appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. DAVID HARRISON ELEMENTARY leads the list at 67.2%, against a median of 44.7% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
37
Springfield, Missouri
Top % Proficient (Reading)
67.2%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
44.7%
BEST IN READING · SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)Rank change
1DAVID HARRISON ELEMENTARYSPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary37167.2%no change
2GRAY ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary47464.7%▲ 3
3WALT DISNEY ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary51464.0%▼ 1
4WILLARD CENTRAL ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOWILLARD R-IIElementary40462.5%▼ 1
5SEQUIOTA ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary31959.8%▲ 3
6WILDER ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary32657.2%▲ 3
7MCBRIDE ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary38056.8%▼ 1
8ROUNTREE ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary21055.7%▲ 10
9WILLARD ORCHARD HILLS ELEMSPRINGFIELD, MOWILLARD R-IIElementary39455.2%▲ 1
10HICKORY HILLS ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary34055.0%▼ 6
11FIELD ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary40149.9%▲ 9
12PITTMAN ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary23548.1%▲ 5
13SHERWOOD ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary39647.8%▲ 8
14TRUMAN ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary31647.7%▼ 7
15PERSHING ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary14247.4%▼ 2
16SUNSHINE ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary35346.0%no change
17MARK TWAIN ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary35645.3%▲ 11
18HOLLAND ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary21845.2%▼ 6
19COWDEN ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary27344.7%▼ 4
20YORK ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary22544.5%▼ 6
21HORACE MANN ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary37844.1%▼ 10
22BINGHAM ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary42942.3%▲ 3
23JEFFRIES ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary40541.9%▼ 1
24BISSETT ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary18741.1%▲ 5
25PLEASANT VIEW ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary18939.2%▲ 2
26FREMONT ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary36036.0%▲ 7
27WATKINS ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary25234.2%▼ 4
28WEAVER ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary26432.4%▲ 8
29BOYD ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary34731.0%▲ 2
30ROBBERSON ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary16530.0%▼ 11
31DELAWARE ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary34729.9%▼ 5
32WILLARD SOUTH ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOWILLARD R-IIElementary39529.8%▼ 8
33BOWERMAN ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary27529.5%▼ 1
34WELLER ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary29227.0%▲ 1
35WILLIAMS ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary41226.6%▼ 5
36MCGREGOR ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary28621.6%▼ 2
37WESTPORT ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MOSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary35114.8%no change

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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