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

Across Jefferson County, Missouri, 27 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. FESTUS ELEM. leads the list at 66.4%, against a median of 49.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
27
Jefferson County, Missouri
Top % Proficient (Reading)
66.4%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
49.3%
BEST IN READING · JEFFERSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)Rank change
1FESTUS ELEM.FESTUS, MOFESTUS R-VIElementary1,04566.4%▲ 1
2RAYMOND NANCY HODGE ELEM.IMPERIAL, MOFOX C-6Elementary33362.6%▼ 1
3SECKMAN ELEM.IMPERIAL, MOFOX C-6Elementary42861.9%▲ 2
4CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM.HOUSE SPRINGS, MONORTHWEST R-IElementary42560.5%▲ 3
5ANTONIA ELEM.IMPERIAL, MOFOX C-6Elementary45260.1%▼ 1
6SHERWOOD ELEM.ARNOLD, MOFOX C-6Elementary34758.4%no change
7LONE DELL ELEM.ARNOLD, MOFOX C-6Elementary38158.4%▲ 8
8GEORGE GUFFEY ELEM.FENTON, MOFOX C-6Elementary52357.2%▼ 5
9ROCKPORT HEIGHTS ELEM.ARNOLD, MOFOX C-6Elementary38656.9%▲ 8
10CRYSTAL CITY ELEM.CRYSTAL CITY, MOCRYSTAL CITY 47Elementary32455.3%▼ 2
11VINELAND ELEM.DESOTO, MODESOTO 73Elementary65353.1%▲ 10
12RICHARD SIMPSON ELEM.ARNOLD, MOFOX C-6Elementary41049.9%▼ 1
13MERAMEC HEIGHTS ELEM.ARNOLD, MOFOX C-6Elementary37649.6%no change
14GRANDVIEW ELEM.HILLSBORO, MOGRANDVIEW R-IIElementary23149.3%—
15HIGH RIDGE ELEM.HIGH RIDGE, MONORTHWEST R-IElementary32748.4%▲ 6
16HILLSBORO ELEM.HILLSBORO, MOHILLSBORO R-IIIElementary45948.1%▲ 1
17TELEGRAPH INTERMEDIATEFESTUS, MOJEFFERSON CO. R-VIIElementary23048.1%▼ 4
18MURPHY ELEM.HIGH RIDGE, MONORTHWEST R-IElementary43347.7%▲ 6
19CLYDE HAMRICK ELEM.IMPERIAL, MOFOX C-6Elementary38646.8%▲ 1
20HOUSE SPRINGS ELEM.HOUSE SPRINGS, MONORTHWEST R-IElementary46246.8%▲ 3
21ATHENA ELEM.DESOTO, MODESOTO 73Elementary46546.1%▼ 11
22SUNRISE ELEM.DESOTO, MOSUNRISE R-IXElementary31845.1%▲ 3
23WINDSOR INTERMEDIATEIMPERIAL, MOWINDSOR C-1Elementary62643.8%▼ 4
24BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.HIGH RIDGE, MONORTHWEST R-IElementary47041.6%▼ 9
25FOX ELEM.ARNOLD, MOFOX C-6Elementary35538.6%▼ 14
26PEVELY ELEM.PEVELY, MODUNKLIN R-VElementary71436.3%▲ 1
27MAPLE GROVE ELEM.DITTMER, MONORTHWEST R-IElementary42534.3%▼ 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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