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

Across Cole County, Missouri, 20 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. BLAIR OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL leads the list at 63.9%, against a median of 50.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Cole County, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

63.9%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

50.3%

BEST IN READING · COLE COUNTY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	BLAIR OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	BLAIR OAKS R-II	Middle	290	63.9%	▲ 1
2	CLARENCE LAWSON ELEM.	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	Elementary	440	63.0%	▲ 1
3	BLAIR OAKS INTERMEDIATE	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	BLAIR OAKS R-II	Elementary	228	60.6%	▼ 2
4	BLAIR OAKS HIGH	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	BLAIR OAKS R-II	High	421	59.5%	—
5	WEST ELEM.	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	Elementary	317	55.2%	▲ 1
6	PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	Elementary	396	53.7%	▲ 6
7	JEFFERSON CITY HIGH	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	High	1,353	52.8%	▼ 2
8	THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	Middle	927	52.6%	▲ 3
9	BELAIR ELEM.	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	Elementary	363	51.6%	▲ 1
10	CAPITAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	High	1,314	50.7%	▼ 3
11	EUGENE ELEM.	EUGENE, MO	COLE CO. R-V	Elementary	365	49.9%	▼ 2
12	THORPE J. GORDON ELEM.	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	Elementary	294	48.5%	▲ 2
13	SOUTH ELEM.	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	Elementary	302	48.2%	▲ 5
14	EUGENE HIGH	EUGENE, MO	COLE CO. R-V	High	264	48.1%	▼ 6
15	RUSSELLVILLE HIGH	RUSSELLVILLE, MO	COLE CO. R-I	High	285	43.2%	▲ 5
16	CEDAR HILL ELEM.	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	Elementary	313	41.0%	no change
17	LEWIS AND CLARK MIDDLE	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	Middle	966	40.9%	▼ 4
18	COLE CO. R-I ELEM.	RUSSELLVILLE, MO	COLE CO. R-I	Elementary	319	39.5%	▼ 3
19	MOREAU HEIGHTS ELEM.	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	Elementary	324	36.0%	▼ 2
20	EAST ELEM.	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	Elementary	286	22.5%	▼ 1

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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