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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Boone County, Missouri

Across Boone County, Missouri, 43 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. FAIRVIEW ELEM. leads the list at 72.2%, against a median of 46.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Boone County, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

72.2%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

46.8%

BEST IN READING · BOONE COUNTY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	FAIRVIEW ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	471	72.2%	▲ 4
2	ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGH	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	High	1,997	68.4%	▼ 1
3	MILL CREEK ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	583	66.9%	▲ 3
4	JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	579	65.0%	▼ 2
5	HALLSVILLE HIGH	HALLSVILLE, MO	HALLSVILLE R-IV	High	464	64.8%	—
6	RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	500	64.2%	▲ 2
7	BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARY	Columbia, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	656	62.8%	▲ 2
8	Southern Boone High	ASHLAND, MO	SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I	High	570	60.1%	▼ 4
9	JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	227	59.7%	▼ 4
10	TWO MILE PRAIRIE ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	125	59.3%	—
11	JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	593	57.2%	▲ 1
12	SOUTHERN BOONE ELEM.	ASHLAND, MO	SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I	Elementary	282	57.1%	▲ 1
13	MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	619	55.5%	▲ 3
14	Locust St Expressive Arts Elem	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	283	55.0%	▼ 3
15	ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	556	53.4%	▲ 3
16	DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	High	2,007	53.0%	▼ 2
17	ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	296	51.6%	▲ 7
18	SOUTHERN BOONE MIDDLE	ASHLAND, MO	SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I	Middle	648	51.3%	▲ 3
19	MIDWAY HEIGHTS ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	251	51.1%	▼ 2
20	ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	736	50.8%	▲ 2
21	SMITHTON MIDDLE	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	605	48.3%	▼ 1
22	HALLSVILLE INTERMEDIATE	HALLSVILLE, MO	HALLSVILLE R-IV	Elementary	361	46.8%	▲ 1
23	CENTRALIA INTERMEDIATE	CENTRALIA, MO	CENTRALIA R-VI	Elementary	273	44.8%	▲ 3
24	HALLSVILLE MIDDLE	HALLSVILLE, MO	HALLSVILLE R-IV	Middle	340	43.0%	▲ 6
25	CENTRALIA HIGH	CENTRALIA, MO	CENTRALIA R-VI	High	398	42.7%	▼ 10
26	STURGEON ELEMENTARY	STURGEON, MO	STURGEON R-V	Elementary	221	41.8%	▲ 10
27	CEDAR RIDGE ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	453	41.5%	▲ 1
28	NEW HAVEN ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	248	40.0%	▲ 4
29	HARRISBURG ELEMENTARY	HARRISBURG, MO	HARRISBURG R-VIII	Elementary	291	38.2%	▼ 10
30	HARRISBURG MIDDLE	HARRISBURG, MO	HARRISBURG R-VIII	Middle	129	37.7%	▲ 9
31	CHESTER BOREN MIDDLE	CENTRALIA, MO	CENTRALIA R-VI	Middle	302	37.1%	▼ 2
32	PARKADE ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	359	36.6%	▼ 5
33	WEST BLVD. ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	327	34.2%	▼ 8
34	WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	553	31.8%	▲ 3
35	THOMAS BENTON ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	232	30.6%	▼ 4
36	ALPHA HART LEWIS	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	468	28.5%	▼ 2
37	OAKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	589	27.7%	▲ 1
38	MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	High	1,492	26.5%	▼ 5
39	BLUE RIDGE ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	453	25.3%	▲ 3
40	JOHN B. LANGE MIDDLE	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	510	25.3%	▲ 1
41	DERBY RIDGE ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	323	22.6%	▼ 1
42	ELIOT BATTLE ELEMENTARY	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	344	20.1%	▲ 1
43	SHEPARD BLVD. ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	538	19.6%	▼ 8

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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