English Language Arts
93.0%
State avg 49.5%
District avg 67.7%
County avg 51.2%
+52.4pp since 2023-24
District avg 67.7%
County avg 51.2%
+52.4pp since 2023-24
Test scores
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MO DVT (Growth), SY 2024-25
All grades, all students. Growth Percentile vs MO Peer Schools.Mathematics
70.4%
State avg 48.7%
District avg 58.1%
County avg 47.7%
+42.4pp since 2023-24
District avg 58.1%
County avg 47.7%
+42.4pp since 2023-24
Science
76.0%
State avg 49.2%
District avg 46.5%
County avg 50.6%
+13.0pp since 2023-24
District avg 46.5%
County avg 50.6%
+13.0pp since 2023-24
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level, about 70 of 100 do math at grade level, and about 76 of 100 are at grade level in science. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50, 49, and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 52 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 42 points and science scores are up about 13 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
By grade, SY 2024-25
School score vs state average per tested grade.| Grade | English Language Arts | Mathematics | Science | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | State | n tested | School | State | n tested | School | State | n tested | |
| Grade 4 | 93.0% | 49.1% | 37 | 65.0% | 49.2% | 37 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Grade 5 | 93.0% | 49.3% | 44 | 75.0% | 48.5% | 44 | 76.0% | 48.7% | 43 |
2-year history
All grades, all students. HIGHLAND Missouri avgEnglish Language Arts
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | 93.0% | 67.7% | 51.2% | 49.5% |
| SY 2023-24 | 40.6% | 60.8% | 50.1% | 48.5% |
Mathematics
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | 70.4% | 58.1% | 47.7% | 48.7% |
| SY 2023-24 | 28.0% | 44.0% | 47.5% | 47.6% |
Science
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | 76.0% | 46.5% | 50.6% | 49.2% |
| SY 2023-24 | 63.0% | 56.3% | 50.5% | 47.8% |
How to read these scores
What is MO DVT (Growth)?
MO DVT (Growth) is the statewide standardized test administered by Missouri public schools.
What does "Growth Percentile vs MO Peer Schools" mean?
It is the share of students at the school who performed at grade level or above on the test, summed across the top two of four performance levels. A higher number is better.
What does 93.0% mean for English Language Arts at HIGHLAND ELEM.?
It means about 93.0 percent of students tested at HIGHLAND ELEM. performed at grade level or above on the MO DVT (Growth) English Language Arts test in 2024-25. The statewide average for Missouri that year was 49.5%. The other students fell into the lower performance levels.
How is the state average calculated?
It is a weighted average, not a simple average of each school's number. We multiply each public school's score by how many of its students tested, add those together for all schools in Missouri, and divide by the total students tested that year. This way a big school with 1,500 students counts more than a small school with 50 students, which is the right way to ask "how did the typical student do this year?". District and county averages on this page use the same method, just scoped to that district or county.
Where does this data come from?
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education / SAS EVAAS, Missouri Data Visualization Tool (MO DVT). Per-school value-added growth percentile from the public MO DVT API at modese.sas.com. NOTE: This is a GROWTH metric, not a proficiency metric. A "Growth Percentile" of 80 means this school grew faster than 80% of Missouri peer schools on the MAP Grade-Level Assessment over the year — NOT that 80% of students were proficient. School-level MAP proficiency is gated behind the MCDS portal login and is not currently ingested.
How often is it updated?
MO DVT (Growth) is administered once a year (spring). Results are released by the state in the summer or early fall. We refresh this page after each annual release.