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

Across Boone County, Missouri, 37 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. THOMAS BENTON ELEM. leads the list at 90.9%, against a median of 61.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Boone County, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

90.9%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

61.5%

BEST IN READING · BOONE COUNTY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	THOMAS BENTON ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	232	90.9%
2	MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	619	90.9%
3	FAIRVIEW ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	471	88.7%
4	RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	500	83.2%
5	SOUTHERN BOONE MIDDLE	ASHLAND, MO	SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I	Middle	648	82.0%
6	JOHN B. LANGE MIDDLE	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	510	81.4%
7	OAKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	589	79.8%
8	JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	593	79.0%
9	JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	227	76.7%
10	BLUE RIDGE ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	453	73.6%
11	BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARY	Columbia, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	656	73.6%
12	DERBY RIDGE ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	323	70.5%
13	STURGEON ELEMENTARY	STURGEON, MO	STURGEON R-V	Elementary	221	66.3%
14	ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	736	64.9%
15	MILL CREEK ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	583	63.7%
16	SMITHTON MIDDLE	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	605	63.3%
17	MIDWAY HEIGHTS ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	251	62.0%
18	CHESTER BOREN MIDDLE	CENTRALIA, MO	CENTRALIA R-VI	Middle	302	61.8%
19	NEW HAVEN ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	248	61.5%
20	HALLSVILLE INTERMEDIATE	HALLSVILLE, MO	HALLSVILLE R-IV	Elementary	361	58.0%
21	CEDAR RIDGE ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	453	54.2%
22	WEST BLVD. ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	327	53.5%
23	SHEPARD BLVD. ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	538	52.9%
24	SOUTHERN BOONE ELEM.	ASHLAND, MO	SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I	Elementary	282	52.0%
25	CENTRALIA INTERMEDIATE	CENTRALIA, MO	CENTRALIA R-VI	Elementary	273	51.6%
26	Locust St Expressive Arts Elem	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	283	48.9%
27	ALPHA HART LEWIS	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	468	47.1%
28	JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	579	47.0%
29	PARKADE ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	359	46.8%
30	TWO MILE PRAIRIE ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	125	46.6%
31	HARRISBURG ELEMENTARY	HARRISBURG, MO	HARRISBURG R-VIII	Elementary	291	45.8%
32	HALLSVILLE MIDDLE	HALLSVILLE, MO	HALLSVILLE R-IV	Middle	340	40.0%
33	WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	553	33.8%
34	ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	556	33.1%
35	ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM.	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	296	28.6%
36	HARRISBURG MIDDLE	HARRISBURG, MO	HARRISBURG R-VIII	Middle	129	23.3%
37	ELIOT BATTLE ELEMENTARY	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Elementary	344	21.1%

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