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

968 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. WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN ELEM. leads the list at 4.5%, against a median of 51.0% 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

968

Missouri

Best % Proficient

4.5%

Median % Proficient

51.0%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN ELEM.	FARMINGTON, MO	FARMINGTON R-VII	Elementary	53.4%	363	4.5%
2	TRUMAN ELEM.	PACIFIC, MO	MERAMEC VALLEY R-III	Elementary	49.3%	201	5.0%
3	ROBERTSVILLE ELEM.	ROBERTSVILLE, MO	MERAMEC VALLEY R-III	Elementary	55.8%	147	7.0%
4	FAIR GROVE ELEM.	FAIR GROVE, MO	FAIR GROVE R-X	Elementary	38.5%	550	9.5%
5	WOODLAND ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	17.3%	423	9.7%
6	EASTWOOD ELEM.	MARSHALL, MO	MARSHALL	Elementary	62.2%	148	12.0%
7	OSAGE BEACH ELEMENTARY	OSAGE BEACH, MO	CAMDENTON R-III	Elementary	40.6%	219	12.5%
8	BELLE ELEM.	BELLE, MO	MARIES CO. R-II	Elementary	47.1%	259	12.8%
9	NORTH COUNTY PARKSIDE ELEM.	DESLOGE, MO	NORTH ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-I	Elementary	57.4%	404	13.5%
10	WILLOW SPRINGS ELEM.	WILLOW SPRINGS, MO	WILLOW SPRINGS R-IV	Elementary	71.1%	446	13.8%
11	GRIFFITH ELEMENTARY	FERGUSON, MO	FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II	Elementary	100%	292	15.6%
12	HAWTHORN ELEMENTARY	CAMDENTON, MO	CAMDENTON R-III	Elementary	50.9%	405	16.3%
13	COVEL D. SEARCY ELEM.	GALLATIN, MO	GALLATIN R-V	Elementary	48.0%	225	17.0%
14	HAMILTON ELEM.	HAMILTON, MO	HAMILTON R-II	Elementary	53.7%	270	17.6%
15	SALEM UPPER ELEM.	SALEM, MO	SALEM R-80	Elementary	100%	335	17.9%
16	ADRIAN ELEM.	ADRIAN, MO	ADRIAN R-III	Elementary	31.8%	314	18.3%
17	MEADOW LANE ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	60.2%	435	19.2%
18	EUGENE FIELD ELEM.	MEXICO, MO	MEXICO 59	Elementary	100%	418	19.5%
19	EAST PRAIRIE ELEM	EAST PRAIRIE, MO	EAST PRAIRIE R-II	Elementary	100%	412	19.8%
20	DAVIDSON ELEMENTARY	KANSAS CITY, MO	NORTH KANSAS CITY 74	Elementary	64.5%	566	20.4%
21	WOODLAND ELEM.	Marble Hill, MO	WOODLAND R-IV	Elementary	67.0%	367	20.5%
22	BECKY-DAVID ELEM.	ST CHARLES, MO	FRANCIS HOWELL R-III	Elementary	14.8%	812	21.0%
23	UNDERWOOD ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	Elementary	40.1%	511	21.8%
24	EUGENE FIELD ELEM.	WEBB CITY, MO	WEBB CITY R-VII	Elementary	60.4%	222	22.5%
25	CORNERSTONE ELEMENTARY	EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO	EXCELSIOR SPRINGS 40	Elementary	40.8%	466	22.7%
26	HILLSBORO ELEM.	HILLSBORO, MO	HILLSBORO R-III	Elementary	35.3%	459	23.0%
27	KEARNEY ELEM.	KEARNEY, MO	KEARNEY R-I	Elementary	32.3%	223	23.5%
28	GRANDVIEW ELEM.	HILLSBORO, MO	GRANDVIEW R-II	Elementary	46.3%	231	23.8%
29	LINE CREEK ELEM.	KANSAS CITY, MO	PARK HILL	Elementary	43.6%	321	24.0%
30	HEBER HUNT ELEM.	SEDALIA, MO	SEDALIA 200	Elementary	77.2%	448	24.0%
31	HALLS FERRY ELEMENTARY	FLORISSANT, MO	FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II	Elementary	57.4%	394	24.1%
32	WELLER ELEM.	SPRINGFIELD, MO	SPRINGFIELD R-XII	Elementary	78.1%	292	24.5%
33	WILLARD CENTRAL ELEM.	SPRINGFIELD, MO	WILLARD R-II	Elementary	41.3%	404	24.5%
34	WREN HOLLOW ELEM.	BALLWIN, MO	PARKWAY C-2	Elementary	14.7%	409	24.6%
35	WESTPORT ELEM.	SPRINGFIELD, MO	SPRINGFIELD R-XII	Elementary	80.6%	351	25.2%
36	PARKVIEW ELEM.	SEDALIA, MO	SEDALIA 200	Elementary	66.0%	447	25.3%
37	CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY	CARUTHERSVILLE, MO	CARUTHERSVILLE 18	Elementary	100%	475	25.4%
38	HIGH POINTE ELEM.	NIXA, MO	Nixa Public Schools	Elementary	35.4%	619	25.5%
39	OWENSVILLE ELEM.	OWENSVILLE, MO	GASCONADE CO. R-II	Elementary	48.4%	539	25.6%
40	ARROWPOINT ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	HAZELWOOD	Elementary	100%	371	25.8%
41	LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY	INDEPENDENCE, MO	INDEPENDENCE 30	Elementary	52.1%	263	26.2%
42	FAIRMOUNT ELEM.	INDEPENDENCE, MO	INDEPENDENCE 30	Elementary	82.7%	313	26.5%
43	GOODMAN ELEM.	GOODMAN, MO	NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	73.2%	272	26.8%
44	GATEWAY ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	Elementary	100%	426	26.8%
45	EDGAR MURRAY ELEM.	ST CLAIR, MO	ST. CLAIR R-XIII	Elementary	56.4%	429	26.9%
46	HIGBEE ELEM.	HIGBEE, MO	HIGBEE R-VIII	Elementary	54.8%	104	27.0%
47	PUXICO ELEM.	PUXICO, MO	PUXICO R-VIII	Elementary	57.8%	308	27.1%
48	WEST ENGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY	KANSAS CITY, MO	NORTH KANSAS CITY 74	Elementary	65.1%	435	27.2%
49	ROBERT DRUMMOND ELEM.	ST ANN, MO	PATTONVILLE R-III	Elementary	63.7%	667	27.2%
50	WEST LANE ELEM.	JACKSON, MO	JACKSON R-II	Elementary	36.5%	389	27.3%

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