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

Across Buchanan County, Missouri, 25 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. ELLISON ELEM. leads the list at 59.1%, against a median of 36.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
25
Buchanan County, Missouri
Top % Proficient (Reading)
59.1%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
36.2%
BEST IN READING · BUCHANAN COUNTY, MISSOURI
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)Rank change
1ELLISON ELEM.ST JOSEPH, MOST. JOSEPHElementary34359.1%▲ 1
2OAK GROVE ELEMSt. Joseph, MOST. JOSEPHElementary50258.4%▼ 1
3FIELD ELEM.ST JOSEPH, MOST. JOSEPHElementary33657.7%no change
4MID-BUCHANAN ELEM.FAUCETT, MOMID-BUCHANAN CO. R-VElementary47653.5%▲ 1
5CENTRAL HIGHST JOSEPH, MOST. JOSEPHHigh1,73352.4%▲ 1
6PERSHING ELEM.ST JOSEPH, MOST. JOSEPHElementary28546.5%▲ 3
7BODE MIDDLEST JOSEPH, MOST. JOSEPHMiddle48843.9%▲ 3
8MID-BUCHANAN SR. HIGHFAUCETT, MOMID-BUCHANAN CO. R-VHigh41541.3%no change
9EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLEEASTON, MOEAST BUCHANAN CO. C-1 (025076)Middle16740.3%▼ 5
10LAFAYETTE HIGHST JOSEPH, MOST. JOSEPHHigh64438.9%▲ 1
11PICKETT ELEM.ST JOSEPH, MOST. JOSEPHElementary25038.9%▲ 2
12EDISON ELEM.ST JOSEPH, MOST. JOSEPHElementary36236.7%▲ 8
13HYDE ELEM.ST JOSEPH, MOST. JOSEPHElementary35236.2%▼ 1
14DEKALB JR.-SR. HIGHDEKALB, MOBUCHANAN CO. R-IVHigh12035.6%▼ 7
15SPRING GARDEN MIDDLEST JOSEPH, MOST. JOSEPHMiddle40435.5%▲ 4
16SKAITH ELEM.ST JOSEPH, MOST. JOSEPHElementary39835.0%▼ 2
17CARDEN PARK ELEMSt. Joseph, MOST. JOSEPHElementary63832.8%▲ 1
18COLEMAN ELEM.ST JOSEPH, MOST. JOSEPHElementary38832.6%▼ 3
19TRUMAN MIDDLEST JOSEPH, MOST. JOSEPHMiddle48631.8%▲ 2
20PARKWAY ELEM.ST JOSEPH, MOST. JOSEPHElementary43829.2%▲ 2
21HOSEA ELEM.ST JOSEPH, MOST. JOSEPHElementary42229.1%▼ 4
22RUSHVILLE ELEM.RUSHVILLE, MOBUCHANAN CO. R-IVElementary15726.3%▼ 6
23BENTON HIGHST JOSEPH, MOST. JOSEPHHigh68226.3%—
24LINDBERGH ELEM.ST JOSEPH, MOST. JOSEPHElementary43125.5%no change
25ROBIDOUX MIDDLEST JOSEPH, MOST. JOSEPHMiddle40520.7%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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