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The lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Missouri

1,002 public elementary schools in Missouri appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. HIGHLAND ELEM. leads the list at 4.0%, against a median of 41.2% 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
1,002
Missouri
Best % Proficient
4.0%
Median % Proficient
41.2%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · MISSOURI
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1HIGHLAND ELEM.ST LOUIS, MORIVERVIEW GARDENSElementary61.6%2424.0%
2HICKEY ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%2734.5%
3LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM.ST LOUIS, MORIVERVIEW GARDENSElementary67.2%1374.8%
4LARIMORE ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOHAZELWOODElementary100%3305.4%
5HAMILTON ELEM. COMMUNITY ED.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%2435.5%
6FROEBEL ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%1785.7%
7ACKERMANFLORISSANT, MOSPECL. SCH. DST. ST. LOUIS CO.Elementary100%1376.1%
8WALBRIDGE ELEM. COMMUNITY ED.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%1226.3%
9HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMYKANSAS CITY, MOHOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMYElementary100%1086.4%
10WHITTIER ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MOKANSAS CITY 33Elementary100%5506.4%
11HENRY ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%1656.5%
12KOCH ELEM.ST LOUIS, MORIVERVIEW GARDENSElementary65.6%2996.7%
13KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMYKansas City, MOKIPP: ENDEAVOR ACADEMYElementary100%6656.7%
14LEXINGTON ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%2346.8%
15HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY ELEMKANSAS CITY, MOHOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMYElementary100%3917.0%
16KIPP WONDER ACADEMYST. LOUIS, MOKIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary100%2837.0%
17MONROE ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%1817.0%
18B. BANNEKER ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MOKANSAS CITY 33Elementary100%4877.1%
19MERAMEC ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%1717.1%
20GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEMST. LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%1037.3%
21ASHLAND ELEM. AND BR.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%1997.3%
22GIBSON ELEM.ST LOUIS, MORIVERVIEW GARDENSElementary61.2%3877.6%
23GRIFFITH ELEMENTARYFERGUSON, MOFERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-IIElementary100%2927.7%
24LACLEDE ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%2647.8%
25MEADOWS ELEM.ST LOUIS, MORIVERVIEW GARDENSElementary67.0%3217.9%
26WOODWARD ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%3197.9%
27ARROWPOINT ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOHAZELWOODElementary100%3717.9%
28M. L. KING ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MOKANSAS CITY 33Elementary100%7688.0%
29JEFFERSON ELEM.ST LOUIS, MONORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVEElementary100%2148.0%
30COLE ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%2838.0%
31HERZOG ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%2018.3%
32BERKELEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBERKELEY, MOFERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-IIElementary100%3748.3%
33PRIMITIVO GARCIA ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MOKANSAS CITY 33Elementary100%4948.5%
34GEORGE MELCHER ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MOKANSAS CITY 33Elementary100%3418.7%
35PEABODY ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%1718.8%
36BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLST. LOUIS, MONORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVEElementary100%2338.9%
37SIGEL ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%2068.9%
38KIPP VICTORY ACADEMYST. LOUIS, MOKIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary100%4339.0%
39CENTER ELEM.KANSAS CITY, MOCENTER 58Elementary100%3149.3%
40COLUMBIA ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%2169.6%
41ADAMS ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%1719.6%
42GUADALUPE CENTERS ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MOGUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLSElementary66.2%8019.7%
43SHENANDOAH ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%1459.8%
44JEFFERSON ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%1259.9%
45LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARYFERGUSON, MOFERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-IIElementary71.3%31010.0%
46HUMBOLDT ACAD OF HIGHER LRNINGSt. Louis, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%10810.8%
47LEE A. TOLBERT COM. ACADEMYKANSAS CITY, MOLEE A. TOLBERT COM. ACADEMYElementary100%40110.8%
48TWILLMAN ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOHAZELWOODElementary100%27311.1%
49OAK HILL ELEM.ST LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITYElementary100%25611.3%
50LEMASTERS ELEM.ST LOUIS, MORIVERVIEW GARDENSElementary56.1%30111.4%
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