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

Across Newton County, Missouri, 19 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. NEOSHO HIGH leads the list at 56.1%, against a median of 39.8% 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

Newton County, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

56.1%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

39.8%

BEST IN READING · NEWTON COUNTY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	NEOSHO HIGH	NEOSHO, MO	NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,530	56.1%	▲ 4
2	STAPLETON ELEM.	JOPLIN, MO	JOPLIN SCHOOLS	Elementary	400	53.5%	no change
3	SENECA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	SENECA, MO	SENECA R-VII	Middle	305	51.8%	▲ 1
4	EAST NEWTON HIGH	GRANBY, MO	EAST NEWTON CO. R-VI	High	445	51.8%	▼ 3
5	SENECA HIGH	SENECA, MO	SENECA R-VII	High	450	51.0%	—
6	RISE Elementary	NEOSHO, MO	NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	230	46.1%	—
7	NEOSHO JR. HIGH	NEOSHO, MO	NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	753	44.9%	▲ 5
8	SOUTH MIDDLE	JOPLIN, MO	JOPLIN SCHOOLS	Middle	596	43.7%	▲ 2
9	SENECA ELEM.	SENECA, MO	SENECA R-VII	Elementary	417	40.3%	▼ 4
10	SENECA JUNIOR HIGH	SENECA, MO	SENECA R-VII	Middle	231	39.8%	▲ 4
11	BENTON ELEM.	NEOSHO, MO	NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	523	39.7%	▲ 2
12	DIAMOND MIDDLE	DIAMOND, MO	DIAMOND R-IV	Middle	212	38.8%	▼ 4
13	SOUTH ELEM.	NEOSHO, MO	NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	285	37.3%	▲ 5
14	MIDDLE SCH.	NEOSHO, MO	NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	702	36.7%	▲ 2
15	GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM.	NEOSHO, MO	NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	591	36.0%	▼ 6
16	TRIWAY	STELLA, MO	EAST NEWTON CO. R-VI	Elementary	431	35.3%	▼ 5
17	WESTVIEW ELEM.	NEOSHO, MO	WESTVIEW C-6	Elementary	112	35.3%	▼ 2
18	GRANBY	GRANBY, MO	EAST NEWTON CO. R-VI	Elementary	583	26.9%	▼ 1
19	DIAMOND ELEM.	DIAMOND, MO	DIAMOND R-IV	Elementary	332	26.1%	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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