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

Across Boone County, Missouri, 26 public elementary 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 56.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
26
Boone County, Missouri
Top % Proficient (Reading)
90.9%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
56.1%
BEST IN READING · BOONE COUNTY, MISSOURI
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1THOMAS BENTON ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary23290.9%
2MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary61990.9%
3FAIRVIEW ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary47188.7%
4RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary50083.2%
5JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary22776.7%
6BLUE RIDGE ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary45373.6%
7BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARYColumbia, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary65673.6%
8DERBY RIDGE ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary32370.5%
9STURGEON ELEMENTARYSTURGEON, MOSTURGEON R-VElementary22166.3%
10MILL CREEK ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary58363.7%
11MIDWAY HEIGHTS ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary25162.0%
12NEW HAVEN ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary24861.5%
13HALLSVILLE INTERMEDIATEHALLSVILLE, MOHALLSVILLE R-IVElementary36158.0%
14CEDAR RIDGE ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary45354.2%
15WEST BLVD. ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary32753.5%
16SHEPARD BLVD. ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary53852.9%
17SOUTHERN BOONE ELEM.ASHLAND, MOSOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-IElementary28252.0%
18CENTRALIA INTERMEDIATECENTRALIA, MOCENTRALIA R-VIElementary27351.6%
19Locust St Expressive Arts ElemCOLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary28348.9%
20ALPHA HART LEWISCOLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary46847.1%
21PARKADE ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary35946.8%
22TWO MILE PRAIRIE ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary12546.6%
23HARRISBURG ELEMENTARYHARRISBURG, MOHARRISBURG R-VIIIElementary29145.8%
24ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary55633.1%
25ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM.COLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary29628.6%
26ELIOT BATTLE ELEMENTARYCOLUMBIA, MOCOLUMBIA 93Elementary34421.1%
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