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

Across Jefferson County, Missouri, 52 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. HERCULANEUM HIGH leads the list at 69.7%, against a median of 49.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Jefferson County, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

69.7%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

49.6%

BEST IN READING · JEFFERSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	HERCULANEUM HIGH	HERCULANEUM, MO	DUNKLIN R-V	High	466	69.7%	▲ 6
2	FESTUS ELEM.	FESTUS, MO	FESTUS R-VI	Elementary	1,045	66.4%	▲ 3
3	CRYSTAL CITY HIGH	CRYSTAL CITY, MO	CRYSTAL CITY 47	High	238	64.4%	▲ 10
4	RAYMOND NANCY HODGE ELEM.	IMPERIAL, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	333	62.6%	no change
5	HILLSBORO HIGH	HILLSBORO, MO	HILLSBORO R-III	High	1,050	62.4%	▼ 4
6	JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL	FESTUS, MO	JEFFERSON CO. R-VII	High	300	62.2%	—
7	SECKMAN ELEM.	IMPERIAL, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	428	61.9%	▲ 3
8	FESTUS SR. HIGH	FESTUS, MO	FESTUS R-VI	High	1,019	61.8%	▼ 5
9	FESTUS INTERMEDIATE	FESTUS, MO	FESTUS R-VI	Middle	804	61.3%	▼ 5
10	CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM.	HOUSE SPRINGS, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Elementary	425	60.5%	▲ 3
11	ANTONIA ELEM.	IMPERIAL, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	452	60.1%	▼ 2
12	FESTUS MIDDLE	FESTUS, MO	FESTUS R-VI	Middle	486	58.6%	▲ 4
13	SHERWOOD ELEM.	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	347	58.4%	▼ 2
14	LONE DELL ELEM.	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	381	58.4%	▲ 14
15	NORTHWEST HIGH	CEDAR HILL, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	High	1,788	58.1%	▲ 9
16	GEORGE GUFFEY ELEM.	FENTON, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	523	57.2%	▼ 9
17	ROCKPORT HEIGHTS ELEM.	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	386	56.9%	▲ 14
18	SECKMAN SR. HIGH	IMPERIAL, MO	FOX C-6	High	1,737	56.2%	▲ 8
19	CRYSTAL CITY ELEM.	CRYSTAL CITY, MO	CRYSTAL CITY 47	Elementary	324	55.3%	▼ 2
20	RIDGEWOOD MIDDLE	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Middle	567	55.2%	▼ 8
21	DESOTO SR. HIGH	DESOTO, MO	DESOTO 73	High	862	54.0%	—
22	VINELAND ELEM.	DESOTO, MO	DESOTO 73	Elementary	653	53.1%	▲ 15
23	DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE	FESTUS, MO	JEFFERSON CO. R-VII	Middle	246	52.8%	▼ 4
24	WINDSOR HIGH	IMPERIAL, MO	WINDSOR C-1	High	887	51.2%	▼ 8
25	RICHARD SIMPSON ELEM.	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	410	49.9%	▼ 3
26	MERAMEC HEIGHTS ELEM.	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	376	49.6%	▼ 2
27	ANTONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL	BARNHART, MO	FOX C-6	Middle	535	49.6%	▲ 3
28	GRANDVIEW ELEM.	HILLSBORO, MO	GRANDVIEW R-II	Elementary	231	49.3%	—
29	HIGH RIDGE ELEM.	HIGH RIDGE, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Elementary	327	48.4%	▲ 8
30	HILLSBORO ELEM.	HILLSBORO, MO	HILLSBORO R-III	Elementary	459	48.1%	▲ 2
31	TELEGRAPH INTERMEDIATE	FESTUS, MO	JEFFERSON CO. R-VII	Elementary	230	48.1%	▼ 7
32	DESOTO JR. HIGH	DESOTO, MO	DESOTO 73	Middle	338	47.8%	▲ 11
33	MURPHY ELEM.	HIGH RIDGE, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Elementary	433	47.7%	▲ 9
34	CLYDE HAMRICK ELEM.	IMPERIAL, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	386	46.8%	▲ 2
35	HOUSE SPRINGS ELEM.	HOUSE SPRINGS, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Elementary	462	46.8%	▲ 4
36	HILLSBORO JR. HIGH	HILLSBORO, MO	HILLSBORO R-III	Middle	492	46.7%	▲ 4
37	FOX SR. HIGH	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	High	1,660	46.2%	▲ 4
38	ATHENA ELEM.	DESOTO, MO	DESOTO 73	Elementary	465	46.1%	▼ 17
39	SECKMAN MIDDLE	IMPERIAL, MO	FOX C-6	Middle	687	46.1%	▼ 4
40	WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	HIGH RIDGE, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Middle	569	45.7%	▲ 8
41	SUNRISE ELEM.	DESOTO, MO	SUNRISE R-IX	Elementary	318	45.1%	▲ 5
42	HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.	HILLSBORO, MO	HILLSBORO R-III	Middle	682	44.9%	▼ 13
43	WINDSOR INTERMEDIATE	IMPERIAL, MO	WINDSOR C-1	Elementary	626	43.8%	▼ 9
44	GRANDVIEW MIDDLE	HILLSBORO, MO	GRANDVIEW R-II	Middle	138	43.4%	▲ 5
45	FOX MIDDLE	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Middle	570	42.5%	▼ 1
46	BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.	HIGH RIDGE, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Elementary	470	41.6%	▼ 19
47	SENN-THOMAS MIDDLE	HERCULANEUM, MO	DUNKLIN R-V	Middle	347	38.7%	▼ 2
48	FOX ELEM.	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Elementary	355	38.6%	▼ 26
49	WINDSOR MIDDLE	Imperial, MO	WINDSOR C-1	Middle	608	37.6%	▲ 2
50	PEVELY ELEM.	PEVELY, MO	DUNKLIN R-V	Elementary	714	36.3%	no change

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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