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

16 public schools in Scott County, Missouri appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. KELSO ELEM. leads the list at 60.9%, against a median of 29.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Scott County, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Reading)

60.9%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

29.4%

BEST IN READING · SCOTT COUNTY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	KELSO ELEM.	BENTON, MO	KELSO C-7	Elementary	199	60.9%	▲ 1
2	ORAN HIGH SCHOOL	ORAN, MO	ORAN R-III	High	165	50.7%	▼ 1
3	SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	SIKESTON, MO	SIKESTON R-6	High	955	46.6%	no change
4	LEE HUNTER ELEM.	SIKESTON, MO	SIKESTON R-6	Elementary	369	42.0%	▲ 2
5	SCOTT CO. CENTRAL HIGH	SIKESTON, MO	SCOTT CO. CENTRAL	High	108	41.1%	▲ 3
6	SCOTT CITY MIDDLE	SCOTT CITY, MO	SCOTT CITY R-I	Middle	223	37.9%	▲ 1
7	SCOTT CO. MIDDLE	BENTON, MO	SCOTT CO. R-IV	Middle	195	31.5%	▲ 5
8	SIKESTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	SIKESTON, MO	SIKESTON R-6	Middle	448	29.5%	▲ 1
9	CHAFFEE JR.-SR. HIGH	CHAFFEE, MO	CHAFFEE R-II	High	269	29.3%	▼ 4
10	SCOTT CITY ELEM.	SCOTT CITY, MO	SCOTT CITY R-I	Elementary	282	29.2%	no change
11	SOUTHEAST ELEM.	SIKESTON, MO	SIKESTON R-6	Elementary	250	28.5%	▲ 5
12	SIKESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL	SIKESTON, MO	SIKESTON R-6	Middle	493	27.8%	▲ 2
13	SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM.	SIKESTON, MO	SCOTT CO. CENTRAL	Elementary	194	27.4%	▼ 2
14	CHAFFEE ELEM.	CHAFFEE, MO	CHAFFEE R-II	Elementary	293	27.0%	▼ 1
15	ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ORAN, MO	ORAN R-III	Elementary	139	25.6%	▼ 11
16	SCOTT CO. ELEM.	BENTON, MO	SCOTT CO. R-IV	Elementary	410	22.7%	▼ 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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