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

Across Jefferson County, Missouri, 42 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. CRYSTAL CITY HIGH leads the list at 77.0%, against a median of 48.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Jefferson County, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

77.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

48.5%

BEST IN READING · JEFFERSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	CRYSTAL CITY HIGH	CRYSTAL CITY, MO	CRYSTAL CITY 47	High	238	77.0%
2	WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	HIGH RIDGE, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Middle	569	76.9%
3	DESOTO JR. HIGH	DESOTO, MO	DESOTO 73	Middle	338	73.4%
4	MERAMEC HEIGHTS ELEM.	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	376	72.9%
5	DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE	FESTUS, MO	JEFFERSON CO. R-VII	Middle	246	72.3%
6	HIGH RIDGE ELEM.	HIGH RIDGE, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Elementary	327	69.8%
7	RIDGEWOOD MIDDLE	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Middle	567	69.2%
8	CRYSTAL CITY ELEM.	CRYSTAL CITY, MO	CRYSTAL CITY 47	Elementary	324	68.4%
9	ROCKPORT HEIGHTS ELEM.	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	386	67.6%
10	ANTONIA ELEM.	IMPERIAL, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	452	67.0%
11	FESTUS MIDDLE	FESTUS, MO	FESTUS R-VI	Middle	486	60.5%
12	RICHARD SIMPSON ELEM.	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	410	59.0%
13	SHERWOOD ELEM.	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	347	58.2%
14	TELEGRAPH INTERMEDIATE	FESTUS, MO	JEFFERSON CO. R-VII	Elementary	230	57.3%
15	WINDSOR MIDDLE	Imperial, MO	WINDSOR C-1	Middle	608	56.5%
16	MURPHY ELEM.	HIGH RIDGE, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Elementary	433	56.1%
17	LONE DELL ELEM.	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	381	56.0%
18	CLYDE HAMRICK ELEM.	IMPERIAL, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	386	55.8%
19	CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM.	HOUSE SPRINGS, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Elementary	425	55.5%
20	GRANDVIEW MIDDLE	HILLSBORO, MO	GRANDVIEW R-II	Middle	138	51.0%
21	GRANDVIEW ELEM.	HILLSBORO, MO	GRANDVIEW R-II	Elementary	231	50.0%
22	SECKMAN MIDDLE	IMPERIAL, MO	FOX C-6	Middle	687	47.1%
23	FESTUS INTERMEDIATE	FESTUS, MO	FESTUS R-VI	Middle	804	46.9%
24	HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.	HILLSBORO, MO	HILLSBORO R-III	Middle	682	46.7%
25	GEORGE GUFFEY ELEM.	FENTON, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	523	46.2%
26	FOX ELEM.	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	355	46.1%
27	SUNRISE ELEM.	DESOTO, MO	SUNRISE R-IX	Elementary	318	46.1%
28	MAPLE GROVE ELEM.	DITTMER, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Elementary	425	45.8%
29	WINDSOR INTERMEDIATE	IMPERIAL, MO	WINDSOR C-1	Elementary	626	43.0%
30	ANTONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL	BARNHART, MO	FOX C-6	Middle	535	41.0%
31	VINELAND ELEM.	DESOTO, MO	DESOTO 73	Elementary	653	40.3%
32	SENN-THOMAS MIDDLE	HERCULANEUM, MO	DUNKLIN R-V	Middle	347	39.7%
33	ATHENA ELEM.	DESOTO, MO	DESOTO 73	Elementary	465	39.5%
34	SECKMAN ELEM.	IMPERIAL, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	428	37.8%
35	HOUSE SPRINGS ELEM.	HOUSE SPRINGS, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Elementary	462	35.3%
36	HILLSBORO JR. HIGH	HILLSBORO, MO	HILLSBORO R-III	Middle	492	33.0%
37	RAYMOND NANCY HODGE ELEM.	IMPERIAL, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	333	30.9%
38	PEVELY ELEM.	PEVELY, MO	DUNKLIN R-V	Elementary	714	30.4%
39	FOX MIDDLE	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Middle	570	20.5%
40	BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.	HIGH RIDGE, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Elementary	470	12.6%
41	HILLSBORO ELEM.	HILLSBORO, MO	HILLSBORO R-III	Elementary	459	10.0%
42	NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH.	HOUSE SPRINGS, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Middle	686	8.5%

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