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

15 public middle schools in Jefferson County, Missouri appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. RIDGEWOOD MIDDLE leads the list at 58.8%, against a median of 45.8% 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

Jefferson County, Missouri

Top % Proficient (Science)

58.8%

Median % Proficient (Science)

45.8%

BEST IN SCIENCE · JEFFERSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)	Rank change
1	RIDGEWOOD MIDDLE	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Middle	567	58.8%	▲ 3
2	FESTUS MIDDLE	FESTUS, MO	FESTUS R-VI	Middle	486	56.9%	▼ 1
3	FESTUS INTERMEDIATE	FESTUS, MO	FESTUS R-VI	Middle	804	56.6%	▼ 1
4	HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.	HILLSBORO, MO	HILLSBORO R-III	Middle	682	52.6%	▲ 3
5	ANTONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL	BARNHART, MO	FOX C-6	Middle	535	50.4%	▼ 2
6	HILLSBORO JR. HIGH	HILLSBORO, MO	HILLSBORO R-III	Middle	492	48.5%	▲ 6
7	SENN-THOMAS MIDDLE	HERCULANEUM, MO	DUNKLIN R-V	Middle	347	47.3%	▼ 1
8	SECKMAN MIDDLE	IMPERIAL, MO	FOX C-6	Middle	687	45.8%	▲ 2
9	DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE	FESTUS, MO	JEFFERSON CO. R-VII	Middle	246	43.8%	no change
10	WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	HIGH RIDGE, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Middle	569	42.9%	▲ 3
11	FOX MIDDLE	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	Middle	570	39.2%	▼ 3
12	DESOTO JR. HIGH	DESOTO, MO	DESOTO 73	Middle	338	38.3%	▼ 7
13	GRANDVIEW MIDDLE	HILLSBORO, MO	GRANDVIEW R-II	Middle	138	36.9%	▲ 2
14	NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH.	HOUSE SPRINGS, MO	NORTHWEST R-I	Middle	686	36.0%	no change
15	WINDSOR MIDDLE	Imperial, MO	WINDSOR C-1	Middle	608	32.0%	▼ 4

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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