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

192 public schools in Jackson 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. LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP. leads the list at 84.6%, against a median of 35.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

192

Jackson County, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

84.6%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

35.8%

BEST IN READING · JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP.	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	High	997	84.6%	▲ 1
2	ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE ARMOUR IHS	KANSAS CITY, MO	ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE	High	118	80.9%	—
3	JAMES WALKER ELEM.	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	456	79.0%	▲ 2
4	VOY SPEARS JR. ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	546	76.2%	▼ 2
5	LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	High	1,999	74.6%	▲ 1
6	CHAPEL LAKES ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	600	72.5%	▼ 2
7	FRANKLIN SMITH ELEM.	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	401	71.5%	▲ 14
8	WILLIAM YATES ELEM.	INDEPENDENCE, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	463	71.2%	▼ 1
9	GRAIN VALLEY HIGH	GRAIN VALLEY, MO	GRAIN VALLEY R-V	High	1,482	70.0%	▲ 3
10	FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	FRONTIER SCHOOLS	High	401	66.5%	—
11	LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM.	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	536	65.0%	▲ 1
12	BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	High	2,299	64.8%	▲ 19
13	Academie Lafayette Armour IMS	KANSAS CITY, MO	ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE	Middle	295	63.8%	▼ 2
14	HIGHLAND PARK ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	407	63.2%	▼ 5
15	JAMES LEWIS ELEM.	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	473	62.2%	▲ 6
16	LEE'S SUMMIT NORTH HIGH	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	High	1,940	61.8%	▼ 2
17	LEE'S SUMMIT SR. HIGH	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	High	1,989	61.2%	▲ 2
18	DELTA WOODS MIDDLE	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Middle	831	60.7%	▲ 10
19	LONGVIEW FARM ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	401	60.6%	▼ 2
20	BLUE SPRINGS HIGH	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	High	2,429	60.1%	▲ 4
21	Academie Lafayette Oak Elem	Kansas City, MO	ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE	Elementary	520	59.6%	▼ 11
22	JOHN NOWLIN ELEM.	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	460	59.6%	▲ 19
23	BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Middle	807	59.2%	▲ 6
24	CEDAR CREEK ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	487	57.7%	▼ 4
25	BORDER STAR MONTESSORI	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	Elementary	251	57.2%	▲ 15
26	LINCOLN COLLEGE ACADEMY MIDDLE	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	Middle	583	56.8%	▲ 7
27	PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM.	GRAIN VALLEY, MO	GRAIN VALLEY R-V	Elementary	567	56.6%	▲ 12
28	MASON ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	512	56.6%	▼ 13
29	GREENWOOD ELEM.	GREENWOOD, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	300	55.5%	▲ 5
30	BUCKNER ELEM.	INDEPENDENCE, MO	FORT OSAGE R-I	Elementary	327	55.2%	▲ 55
31	SUMMIT LAKES MIDDLE	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Middle	1,005	54.9%	▲ 7
32	CORDILL-MASON ELEM.	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	681	54.5%	▼ 9
33	HAZEL GROVE ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	331	54.3%	▼ 17
34	MILL CREEK ELEM.	INDEPENDENCE, MO	INDEPENDENCE 30	Elementary	250	53.9%	▲ 11
35	HAWTHORN HILL ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	444	53.9%	▼ 17
36	LONE JACK HIGH	LONE JACK, MO	LONE JACK C-6	High	400	53.9%	▲ 44
37	WILLIAM BRYANT ELEM.	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	529	53.8%	▼ 7
38	SUMMIT POINTE ELEM.	KANSAS CITY, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	534	53.5%	▼ 13
39	East Trails Middle School	Lee's Summit, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Middle	1,051	52.8%	▲ 7
40	WILLIAM CHRISMAN HIGH	INDEPENDENCE, MO	INDEPENDENCE 30	High	1,417	52.3%	▲ 29
41	SUNSET VALLEY ELEM.	LEES SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	310	52.3%	▲ 1
42	GUADALUPE CENTERS HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	GUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLS	High	458	52.2%	—
43	DANIEL YOUNG ELEM.	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	330	52.2%	▼ 7
44	JOHN T. HARTMAN ELEMENTARY	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	Elementary	360	51.9%	▲ 55
45	GRAIN VALLEY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHL	GRAIN VALLEY, MO	GRAIN VALLEY R-V	Middle	516	51.8%	▲ 11
46	SUNNY POINTE ELEM.	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	506	51.7%	▼ 8
47	PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Middle	905	51.5%	▲ 3
48	RICHARDSON ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	405	51.1%	▲ 15
49	HALE COOK ELEMENTARY	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	Elementary	344	50.9%	▲ 3
50	OAK GROVE HIGH	OAK GROVE, MO	OAK GROVE R-VI	High	604	50.6%	▲ 12

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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