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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

21 public schools in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. EAST ELEMENTARY leads the list at 65.3%, against a median of 43.3% across the ranked schools.

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Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

65.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

43.3%

BEST IN READING · CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	EAST ELEMENTARY	JACKSON, MO	JACKSON R-II	Elementary	726	65.3%	▲ 1
2	BLANCHARD ELEM.	CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO	CAPE GIRARDEAU 63	Elementary	326	64.6%	▼ 1
3	JACKSON SR. HIGH	JACKSON, MO	JACKSON R-II	High	1,830	55.5%	▲ 1
4	NORTH ELEM.	JACKSON, MO	JACKSON R-II	Elementary	249	54.0%	▼ 1
5	WEST LANE ELEM.	JACKSON, MO	JACKSON R-II	Elementary	389	52.3%	▲ 1
6	JACKSON MIDDLE	JACKSON, MO	JACKSON R-II	Middle	850	50.6%	▲ 2
7	CENTRAL HIGH	CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO	CAPE GIRARDEAU 63	High	1,278	49.5%	▼ 2
8	ALMA SCHRADER ELEM.	CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO	CAPE GIRARDEAU 63	Elementary	332	48.0%	▲ 2
9	ORCHARD DRIVE ELEM.	JACKSON, MO	JACKSON R-II	Elementary	404	47.8%	no change
10	SOUTH ELEM.	JACKSON, MO	JACKSON R-II	Elementary	433	45.3%	▲ 2
11	NELL HOLCOMB ELEM.	CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO	NELL HOLCOMB R-IV	Elementary	249	43.3%	▲ 4
12	RUSSELL HAWKINS JR. HIGH	JACKSON, MO	JACKSON R-II	Middle	867	41.5%	▼ 5
13	DELTA HIGH	DELTA, MO	DELTA R-V	High	117	39.2%	—
14	CENTRAL MIDDLE	CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO	CAPE GIRARDEAU 63	Middle	623	35.5%	▲ 5
15	FRANKLIN ELEM.	CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO	CAPE GIRARDEAU 63	Elementary	241	34.5%	▼ 1
16	CLIPPARD ELEM.	CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO	CAPE GIRARDEAU 63	Elementary	383	33.6%	▼ 1
17	DELTA ELEM.	DELTA, MO	DELTA R-V	Elementary	108	30.5%	▼ 5
18	CENTRAL JR. HIGH	CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO	CAPE GIRARDEAU 63	Middle	633	28.6%	no change
19	JEFFERSON ELEM.	CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO	CAPE GIRARDEAU 63	Elementary	494	24.1%	▼ 2
20	OAK RIDGE HIGH	OAK RIDGE, MO	OAK RIDGE R-VI	High	183	23.2%	no change
21	OAK RIDGE ELEM.	OAK RIDGE, MO	OAK RIDGE R-VI	Elementary	182	21.4%	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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