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Missouri schools ranked by test score

Latest MO DVT (Growth) year (2024-25). 962 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 49.5%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
551SULLIVAN ELEM.
SULLIVAN · SULLIVAN
Elementary47.5%-2.0pp
552BELAIR ELEM.
JEFFERSON CITY · JEFFERSON CITY
Elementary47.4%-2.1pp
553PORTAGEVILLE ELEM.
PORTAGEVILLE · PORTAGEVILLE
Elementary47.4%-2.1pp
554CUIVRE PARK ELEMENTARY
TROY · TROY R-III
Elementary47.3%-2.2pp
555ALPHA HART LEWIS
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary47.1%-2.4pp
556SWEENY ELEMENTARY
REPUBLIC · REPUBLIC R-III
Elementary47.1%-2.4pp
557CONCORD ELEM. SCHOOL
ST. LOUIS · LINDBERGH SCHOOLS
Elementary47.0%-2.5pp
558ROBERT DRUMMOND ELEM.
ST ANN · PATTONVILLE R-III
Elementary47.0%-2.5pp
559YORK ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary47.0%-2.5pp
560ARCHIE ELEMENTARY
ARCHIE · ARCHIE R-V
Elementary46.9%-2.6pp
561FAIR PLAY ELEM.
FAIR PLAY · FAIR PLAY R-II
Elementary46.8%-2.7pp
562GRADEN ELEM.
PARKVILLE · PARK HILL
Elementary46.8%-2.7pp
563PARKADE ELEM.
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary46.8%-2.7pp
564THE BIOME
ST. LOUIS · THE BIOME
Elementary46.8%-2.7pp
565WABASH ELEMENTARY
WENTZVILLE · WENTZVILLE R-IV
Elementary46.8%-2.7pp
566GEORGE R. ROBINSON ELEM.
KIRKWOOD · KIRKWOOD R-VII
Elementary46.7%-2.8pp
567WATKINS ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary46.7%-2.8pp
568HURLEY ELEM.
HURLEY · HURLEY R-I
Elementary46.6%-2.9pp
569TWO MILE PRAIRIE ELEM.
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary46.6%-2.9pp
570CEDAR CREEK ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary46.5%-3.0pp
571SUNRISE ELEM.
RICHMOND · RICHMOND R-XVI
Elementary46.5%-3.0pp
572BLAIR OAKS INTERMEDIATE
JEFFERSON CITY · BLAIR OAKS R-II
Elementary46.4%-3.1pp
573CROSSROADS - QUALITY HILL
KANSAS CITY · CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOLS
Elementary46.4%-3.1pp
574MATHIS ELEMENTARY
HAYTI · HAYTI R-II
Elementary46.4%-3.1pp
575ANDERSON ELEM.
ANDERSON · MCDONALD CO. R-I
Elementary46.3%-3.2pp
576GEORGE GUFFEY ELEM.
FENTON · FOX C-6
Elementary46.2%-3.3pp
577HUDSON ELEM.
ST LOUIS · WEBSTER GROVES
Elementary46.2%-3.3pp
578PRICE ELEMENTARY
REPUBLIC · REPUBLIC R-III
Elementary46.2%-3.3pp
579CHILLICOTHE ELEM
CHILLICOTHE · CHILLICOTHE R-II
Elementary46.1%-3.4pp
580FOX ELEM.
ARNOLD · FOX C-6
Elementary46.1%-3.4pp
581NODAWAY-HOLT ELEM.
MAITLAND · NODAWAY-HOLT R-VII
Elementary46.1%-3.4pp
582SUNRISE ELEM.
DESOTO · SUNRISE R-IX
Elementary46.1%-3.4pp
583BLACK HAWK ELEM.
KAHOKA · CLARK CO. R-I
Elementary46.0%-3.5pp
584LINE CREEK ELEM.
KANSAS CITY · PARK HILL
Elementary46.0%-3.5pp
585MARVIN ELEM.
ST LOUIS · RITENOUR
Elementary46.0%-3.5pp
586TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Elementary46.0%-3.5pp
587HIGHLAND ELEM.
LEWISTOWN · LEWIS CO. C-1
Elementary45.9%-3.6pp
588LAUREL HILLS ELEM.
RAYTOWN · RAYTOWN C-2
Elementary45.9%-3.6pp
589STONY POINT ELEM.
GRAIN VALLEY · GRAIN VALLEY R-V
Elementary45.9%-3.6pp
590CASTLIO ELEM.
ST CHARLES · FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
Elementary45.8%-3.7pp
591HARRISBURG ELEMENTARY
HARRISBURG · HARRISBURG R-VIII
Elementary45.8%-3.7pp
592MAPLE GROVE ELEM.
DITTMER · NORTHWEST R-I
Elementary45.8%-3.7pp
593LEWIS CLARK ELEM.
ST PETERS · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.7%-3.8pp
594JEFFERSON ELEM.
CONCEPTION JCT · JEFFERSON C-123
Elementary45.6%-3.9pp
595RIPLEY CO. ELEM.
GATEWOOD · RIPLEY CO. R-III
Elementary45.6%-3.9pp
596CONN-WEST ELEM.
GRANDVIEW · GRANDVIEW C-4
Elementary45.5%-4.0pp
597EAST ELEM.
JEFFERSON CITY · JEFFERSON CITY
Elementary45.4%-4.1pp
598LUSHER ELEM.
FLORISSANT · HAZELWOOD
Elementary45.4%-4.1pp
599MONTGOMERY CITY ELEM.
MONTGOMERY CITY · MONTGOMERY CO. R-II
Elementary45.4%-4.1pp
600BLUE RIDGE ELEM.
RAYTOWN · RAYTOWN C-2
Elementary45.3%-4.2pp
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About this ranking

Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the MO DVT (Growth) Growth Percentile vs Peers threshold on the latest available MO DVT (Growth) English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.

Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.

The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Missouri, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.