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

15 public middle schools in Jefferson County, Missouri appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. FESTUS INTERMEDIATE leads the list at 61.3%, against a median of 46.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Jefferson County, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

61.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

46.1%

BEST IN READING · JEFFERSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	FESTUS INTERMEDIATE	FESTUS, MO	FESTUS R-VI	Middle	804	61.3%	no change
2	FESTUS MIDDLE	FESTUS, MO	FESTUS R-VI	Middle	486	58.6%	▲ 1
3	RIDGEWOOD MIDDLE	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Middle	567	55.2%	▼ 1
4	DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE	FESTUS, MO	JEFFERSON CO. R-VII	Middle	246	52.8%	no change
5	ANTONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL	BARNHART, MO	FOX C-6	Middle	535	49.6%	▲ 1
6	DESOTO JR. HIGH	DESOTO, MO	DESOTO 73	Middle	338	47.8%	▲ 3
7	HILLSBORO JR. HIGH	HILLSBORO, MO	HILLSBORO R-III	Middle	492	46.7%	▲ 1
8	SECKMAN MIDDLE	IMPERIAL, MO	FOX C-6	Middle	687	46.1%	▼ 1
9	WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	HIGH RIDGE, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Middle	569	45.7%	▲ 3
10	HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.	HILLSBORO, MO	HILLSBORO R-III	Middle	682	44.9%	▼ 5
11	GRANDVIEW MIDDLE	HILLSBORO, MO	GRANDVIEW R-II	Middle	138	43.4%	▲ 2
12	FOX MIDDLE	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Middle	570	42.5%	▼ 2
13	SENN-THOMAS MIDDLE	HERCULANEUM, MO	DUNKLIN R-V	Middle	347	38.7%	▼ 2
14	WINDSOR MIDDLE	Imperial, MO	WINDSOR C-1	Middle	608	37.6%	no change
15	NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH.	HOUSE SPRINGS, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Middle	686	32.8%	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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