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

Across Cole County, Missouri, 17 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. SOUTH ELEM. leads the list at 94.0%, against a median of 47.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Cole County, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

94.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

47.4%

BEST IN READING · COLE COUNTY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	SOUTH ELEM.	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	Elementary	302	94.0%
2	THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	Middle	927	70.6%
3	EUGENE ELEM.	EUGENE, MO	COLE CO. R-V	Elementary	365	66.2%
4	PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	Elementary	396	64.6%
5	WEST ELEM.	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	Elementary	317	63.8%
6	CLARENCE LAWSON ELEM.	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	Elementary	440	57.7%
7	THORPE J. GORDON ELEM.	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	Elementary	294	55.4%
8	CEDAR HILL ELEM.	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	Elementary	313	51.8%
9	BELAIR ELEM.	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	Elementary	363	47.4%
10	BLAIR OAKS INTERMEDIATE	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	BLAIR OAKS R-II	Elementary	228	46.4%
11	EAST ELEM.	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	Elementary	286	45.4%
12	LEWIS AND CLARK MIDDLE	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	Middle	966	43.3%
13	RUSSELLVILLE HIGH	RUSSELLVILLE, MO	COLE CO. R-I	High	285	38.5%
14	BLAIR OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	BLAIR OAKS R-II	Middle	290	34.8%
15	MOREAU HEIGHTS ELEM.	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	Elementary	324	34.3%
16	COLE CO. R-I ELEM.	RUSSELLVILLE, MO	COLE CO. R-I	Elementary	319	30.0%
17	EUGENE HIGH	EUGENE, MO	COLE CO. R-V	High	264	19.0%

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