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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
601DANIEL BOONE ELEM.
WARRENTON · WARREN CO. R-III
Elementary45.2%-4.3pp
602TINA-AVALON ELEM.
TINA · TINA-AVALON R-II
Elementary45.2%-4.3pp
603SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM.
CHESTERFIELD · PARKWAY C-2
Elementary45.1%-4.4pp
604CAMBRIDGE ELEM.
BELTON · BELTON 124
Elementary45.0%-4.5pp
605JAMES ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Elementary45.0%-4.5pp
606KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM.
BELTON · BELTON 124
Elementary45.0%-4.5pp
607LEE HUNTER ELEM.
SIKESTON · SIKESTON R-6
Elementary45.0%-4.5pp
608PHILLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Elementary45.0%-4.5pp
609RAY MILLER ELEM.
KIRKSVILLE · KIRKSVILLE R-III
Elementary45.0%-4.5pp
610WHEATON ELEM.
WHEATON · WHEATON R-III
Elementary45.0%-4.5pp
611Clearview Elementary
Union · WASHINGTON
Elementary44.9%-4.6pp
612SCHUYLER CO. ELEM.
QUEEN CITY · SCHUYLER CO. R-I
Elementary44.9%-4.6pp
613KELSEY NORMAN ELEM.
JOPLIN · JOPLIN SCHOOLS
Elementary44.8%-4.7pp
614LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY
INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30
Elementary44.8%-4.7pp
615MULLANPHY BOTANICAL GARDENS
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary44.5%-5.0pp
616TIPTON ELEM.
TIPTON · TIPTON R-VI
Elementary44.5%-5.0pp
617WILLIAMSBURG ELEM.
WILLIAMSBURG · NORTH CALLAWAY CO. R-I
Elementary44.5%-5.0pp
618JONESBURG ELEM.
JONESBURG · MONTGOMERY CO. R-II
Elementary44.4%-5.1pp
619SUMMIT POINTE ELEM.
KANSAS CITY · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary44.4%-5.1pp
620Eagle Heights Elementary
SMITHVILLE · SMITHVILLE R-II
Elementary44.3%-5.2pp
621FATIMA ELEM.
WESTPHALIA · OSAGE CO. R-III
Elementary44.3%-5.2pp
622LONG ELEM.
ST LOUIS · LINDBERGH SCHOOLS
Elementary44.2%-5.3pp
623BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
Elementary44.1%-5.4pp
624NIANGUA ELEM.
NIANGUA · NIANGUA R-V
Elementary44.1%-5.4pp
625RICHARDS ELEM.
WEST PLAINS · RICHARDS R-V
Elementary44.1%-5.4pp
626WOODWARD ELEM.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary44.1%-5.4pp
627BARTLEY ELEM.
FULTON · FULTON 58
Elementary44.0%-5.5pp
628Horizon Elementary
SMITHVILLE · SMITHVILLE R-II
Elementary44.0%-5.5pp
629POND ELEM.
WILDWOOD · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Elementary44.0%-5.5pp
630SOUTH ELEM.
KENNETT · KENNETT 39
Elementary44.0%-5.5pp
631BERKELEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BERKELEY · FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II
Elementary43.8%-5.7pp
632GREENVILLE ELEM.
Greenville · GREENVILLE R-II
Elementary43.8%-5.7pp
633HENRY ELEM.
BALLWIN · PARKWAY C-2
Elementary43.8%-5.7pp
634PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM.
O'FALLON · WENTZVILLE R-IV
Elementary43.8%-5.7pp
635ROCKY COMFORT ELEM.
ROCKY COMFORT · MCDONALD CO. R-I
Elementary43.8%-5.7pp
636WILLIAM YATES ELEM.
INDEPENDENCE · BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
Elementary43.8%-5.7pp
637NORTH PLATTE INTERMEDIATE
EDGERTON · NORTH PLATTE CO. R-I
Elementary43.7%-5.8pp
638SPRING BLUFF ELEM.
SULLIVAN · SPRING BLUFF R-XV
Elementary43.5%-6.0pp
639GEGGIE ELEM.
EUREKA · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Elementary43.4%-6.1pp
640STANBERRY ELEM.
STANBERRY · STANBERRY R-II
Elementary43.4%-6.1pp
641THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM.
BLUE SPRINGS · BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
Elementary43.4%-6.1pp
642ELDON UPPER ELEM.
ELDON · ELDON R-I
Elementary43.3%-6.2pp
643AVA ELEM.
AVA · AVA R-I
Elementary43.0%-6.5pp
644CORDILL-MASON ELEM.
BLUE SPRINGS · BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
Elementary43.0%-6.5pp
645ELLIS ELEM.
PLATTSBURG · CLINTON CO. R-III
Elementary43.0%-6.5pp
646JEFFERSON ELEM.
CAPE GIRARDEAU · CAPE GIRARDEAU 63
Elementary43.0%-6.5pp
647WINDSOR INTERMEDIATE
IMPERIAL · WINDSOR C-1
Elementary43.0%-6.5pp
648WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
Elementary43.0%-6.5pp
649LONE JACK ELEM.
LONE JACK · LONE JACK C-6
Elementary42.7%-6.8pp
650CRAIG ELEM.
ST LOUIS · PARKWAY C-2
Elementary42.6%-6.9pp
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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.