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

Across Jackson County, Missouri, 36 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Academie Lafayette Armour IMS leads the list at 63.8%, against a median of 35.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Jackson County, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

63.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

35.4%

BEST IN READING · JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	Academie Lafayette Armour IMS	KANSAS CITY, MO	ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE	Middle	295	63.8%	no change
2	DELTA WOODS MIDDLE	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Middle	831	60.7%	no change
3	BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Middle	807	59.2%	no change
4	LINCOLN COLLEGE ACADEMY MIDDLE	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	Middle	583	56.8%	no change
5	SUMMIT LAKES MIDDLE	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Middle	1,005	54.9%	no change
6	East Trails Middle School	Lee's Summit, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Middle	1,051	52.8%	no change
7	GRAIN VALLEY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHL	GRAIN VALLEY, MO	GRAIN VALLEY R-V	Middle	516	51.8%	▲ 3
8	PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Middle	905	51.5%	no change
9	PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Middle	919	49.7%	no change
10	MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Middle	813	47.7%	▼ 3
11	BERNARD C. CAMPBELL MIDDLE	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Middle	1,043	45.7%	no change
12	GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHL	GRAIN VALLEY, MO	GRAIN VALLEY R-V	Middle	527	45.2%	▲ 2
13	UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-MIDDLE	KANSAS CITY, MO	UNIVERSITY ACADEMY	Middle	265	43.2%	no change
14	PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLE	INDEPENDENCE, MO	INDEPENDENCE 30	Middle	731	40.8%	▲ 4
15	BRIDGER MIDDLE	INDEPENDENCE, MO	INDEPENDENCE 30	Middle	744	37.6%	▲ 2
16	OAK GROVE MIDDLE	OAK GROVE, MO	OAK GROVE R-VI	Middle	301	37.0%	▲ 3
17	FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M	KANSAS CITY, MO	FRONTIER SCHOOLS	Middle	307	36.3%	▼ 5
18	OSAGE TRAIL MIDDLE	INDEPENDENCE, MO	FORT OSAGE R-I	Middle	675	35.8%	▲ 3
19	GRANDVIEW MIDDLE	GRANDVIEW, MO	GRANDVIEW C-4	Middle	471	35.0%	▼ 3
20	Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle	Kansas City, MO	EWING MARION KAUFFMAN SCHOOL	Middle	559	34.3%	▼ 5
21	BINGHAM MIDDLE	INDEPENDENCE, MO	INDEPENDENCE 30	Middle	730	33.7%	▲ 1
22	FIRE PRAIRIE MIDDLE	INDEPENDENCE, MO	FORT OSAGE R-I	Middle	713	32.3%	▼ 2
23	MIDDLE SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER	Middle	144	29.5%	▲ 4
24	BROOKSIDE CHARTER MIDDLE SCHL	KANSAS CITY, MO	BROOKSIDE CHARTER SCH.	Middle	225	28.5%	▲ 4
25	CLIFFORD H. NOWLIN MIDDLE	INDEPENDENCE, MO	INDEPENDENCE 30	Middle	902	27.0%	no change
26	CENTER MIDDLE	KANSAS CITY, MO	CENTER 58	Middle	493	26.7%	▼ 2
27	KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP MIDDLE	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP ACADEMY	Middle	111	25.1%	▲ 4
28	RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE	RAYTOWN, MO	RAYTOWN C-2	Middle	488	24.3%	▼ 5
29	RAYTOWN MIDDLE	KANSAS CITY, MO	RAYTOWN C-2	Middle	667	23.5%	▼ 3
30	SOUTH MIDDLE	RAYTOWN, MO	RAYTOWN C-2	Middle	510	22.3%	▼ 1
31	GUADALUPE CENTERS MIDDLE	KANSAS CITY, MO	GUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLS	Middle	355	21.1%	▲ 2
32	HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	HICKMAN MILLS C-1	Middle	590	20.3%	▼ 2
33	HICKMAN MILLS 8TH GRADE CENTER	KANSAS CITY, MO	HICKMAN MILLS C-1	Middle	361	10.7%	▼ 1
34	HOGAN PREPARATORY ACAD MIDDLE	KANSAS CITY, MO	HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY	Middle	134	8.5%	▲ 2
35	NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	Middle	607	8.5%	▼ 1
36	CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	Middle	375	8.1%	▼ 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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