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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Pettis County, Missouri, drawn from 17 qualifying public schools. NORTHWEST ELEM. leads the list at 61.0%, against a median of 45.5% 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

Pettis County, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

61.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

45.5%

BEST IN READING · PETTIS COUNTY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	NORTHWEST ELEM.	HOUSTONIA, MO	PETTIS CO. R-V	Elementary	161	61.0%	▲ 4
2	HORACE MANN ELEM.	SEDALIA, MO	SEDALIA 200	Elementary	276	60.1%	—
3	SKYLINE ELEM.	SEDALIA, MO	SEDALIA 200	Elementary	483	55.8%	▲ 1
4	PARKVIEW ELEM.	SEDALIA, MO	SEDALIA 200	Elementary	447	55.0%	▲ 3
5	GREEN RIDGE HIGH	GREEN RIDGE, MO	GREEN RIDGE R-VIII	High	181	49.9%	▲ 3
6	SMITH-COTTON HIGH SCHOOL	SEDALIA, MO	SEDALIA 200	High	1,551	49.8%	▼ 1
7	WASHINGTON ELEM.	SEDALIA, MO	SEDALIA 200	Elementary	215	47.2%	▼ 4
8	HEBER HUNT ELEM.	SEDALIA, MO	SEDALIA 200	Elementary	448	47.0%	▲ 2
9	NORTHWEST HIGH	HUGHESVILLE, MO	PETTIS CO. R-V	High	167	45.5%	▼ 7
10	SEDALIA MIDDLE SCHOOL	SEDALIA, MO	SEDALIA 200	Middle	396	43.1%	▲ 2
11	LA MONTE ELEM.	LA MONTE, MO	LA MONTE R-IV	Elementary	161	41.9%	▼ 2
12	PETTIS CO. ELEM.	SEDALIA, MO	PETTIS CO. R-XII	Elementary	110	40.3%	▲ 4
13	LA MONTE HIGH	LA MONTE, MO	LA MONTE R-IV	High	144	36.1%	no change
14	GREEN RIDGE ELEM.	GREEN RIDGE, MO	GREEN RIDGE R-VIII	Elementary	171	34.3%	▼ 3
15	SMITHTON HIGH	SMITHTON, MO	SMITHTON R-VI	High	217	34.2%	—
16	SMITH COTTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHL	SEDALIA, MO	SEDALIA 200	Middle	1,133	34.1%	no change
17	SMITHTON ELEM.	SMITHTON, MO	SMITHTON R-VI	Elementary	288	33.2%	▼ 2

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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