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

Across Jackson County, Missouri, 126 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. JAMES WALKER ELEM. leads the list at 79.0%, against a median of 34.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

126

Jackson County, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

79.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

34.9%

BEST IN READING · JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	JAMES WALKER ELEM.	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	456	79.0%	▲ 2
2	VOY SPEARS JR. ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	546	76.2%	▼ 1
3	CHAPEL LAKES ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	600	72.5%	▼ 1
4	FRANKLIN SMITH ELEM.	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	401	71.5%	▲ 10
5	WILLIAM YATES ELEM.	INDEPENDENCE, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	463	71.2%	▼ 1
6	LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM.	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	536	65.0%	▲ 1
7	HIGHLAND PARK ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	407	63.2%	▼ 2
8	JAMES LEWIS ELEM.	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	473	62.2%	▲ 5
9	LONGVIEW FARM ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	401	60.6%	▲ 1
10	Academie Lafayette Oak Elem	Kansas City, MO	ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE	Elementary	520	59.6%	▼ 4
11	JOHN NOWLIN ELEM.	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	460	59.6%	▲ 16
12	CEDAR CREEK ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	487	57.7%	no change
13	BORDER STAR MONTESSORI	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	Elementary	251	57.2%	▲ 13
14	PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM.	GRAIN VALLEY, MO	GRAIN VALLEY R-V	Elementary	567	56.6%	▲ 11
15	MASON ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	512	56.6%	▼ 7
16	GREENWOOD ELEM.	GREENWOOD, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	300	55.5%	▲ 5
17	BUCKNER ELEM.	INDEPENDENCE, MO	FORT OSAGE R-I	Elementary	327	55.2%	▲ 38
18	CORDILL-MASON ELEM.	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	681	54.5%	▼ 3
19	HAZEL GROVE ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	331	54.3%	▼ 10
20	MILL CREEK ELEM.	INDEPENDENCE, MO	INDEPENDENCE 30	Elementary	250	53.9%	▲ 11
21	HAWTHORN HILL ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	444	53.9%	▼ 10
22	WILLIAM BRYANT ELEM.	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	529	53.8%	▼ 3
23	SUMMIT POINTE ELEM.	KANSAS CITY, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	534	53.5%	▼ 7
24	SUNSET VALLEY ELEM.	LEES SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	310	52.3%	▲ 4
25	DANIEL YOUNG ELEM.	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	330	52.2%	▼ 3
26	JOHN T. HARTMAN ELEMENTARY	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	Elementary	360	51.9%	▲ 39
27	SUNNY POINTE ELEM.	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	506	51.7%	▼ 3
28	RICHARDSON ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	405	51.1%	▲ 12
29	HALE COOK ELEMENTARY	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	Elementary	344	50.9%	▲ 5
30	STONY POINT ELEM.	GRAIN VALLEY, MO	GRAIN VALLEY R-V	Elementary	474	50.4%	▼ 13
31	ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE CHERRY ELEM	KANSAS CITY, MO	ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE	Elementary	492	49.3%	▼ 2
32	JOHN W. LUFF ELEM.	INDEPENDENCE, MO	INDEPENDENCE 30	Elementary	362	49.3%	▲ 1
33	SNI-A-BAR ELEM.	GRAIN VALLEY, MO	GRAIN VALLEY R-V	Elementary	475	48.6%	▼ 1
34	OAK GROVE ELEM.	OAK GROVE, MO	OAK GROVE R-VI	Elementary	445	48.2%	▲ 10
35	TRAILRIDGE ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	418	47.8%	▼ 5
36	WESTVIEW ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	269	47.5%	▲ 7
37	BLACKBURN ELEM.	INDEPENDENCE, MO	INDEPENDENCE 30	Elementary	363	47.3%	▲ 1
38	WILLIAM SOUTHERN ELEM.	INDEPENDENCE, MO	INDEPENDENCE 30	Elementary	458	47.0%	▲ 15
39	LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY	INDEPENDENCE, MO	INDEPENDENCE 30	Elementary	263	47.0%	▼ 19
40	SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM.	INDEPENDENCE, MO	INDEPENDENCE 30	Elementary	574	46.2%	▲ 5
41	RED BRIDGE ELEM.	KANSAS CITY, MO	CENTER 58	Elementary	201	45.9%	▼ 4
42	GLENDALE ELEM.	INDEPENDENCE, MO	INDEPENDENCE 30	Elementary	417	45.7%	▼ 1
43	THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM.	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	419	44.5%	▲ 3
44	WOODLAND ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	423	44.3%	▼ 9
45	MEADOWMERE ELEM.	GRANDVIEW, MO	GRANDVIEW C-4	Elementary	336	43.4%	▼ 22
46	PLEASANT LEA ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	346	43.0%	▼ 28
47	SPRING BRANCH ELEM.	INDEPENDENCE, MO	INDEPENDENCE 30	Elementary	278	41.8%	▼ 8
48	ROBINSON ELEM.	RAYTOWN, MO	RAYTOWN C-2	Elementary	315	40.5%	▲ 8
49	PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	604	40.3%	▲ 2
50	MATTHEWS ELEM.	GRAIN VALLEY, MO	GRAIN VALLEY R-V	Elementary	422	39.2%	▼ 3

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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