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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
751NORTH ANDREW ELEM.
ROSENDALE · NORTH ANDREW CO. R-VI
Elementary35.9%-13.6pp
752SOUTH CITY
ST. LOUIS · CONFLUENCE ACADEMIES
Elementary35.8%-13.7pp
753CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER
CARTHAGE · CARTHAGE R-IX
Elementary35.7%-13.8pp
754SOARING HEIGHTS ELEM.
JOPLIN · JOPLIN SCHOOLS
Elementary35.7%-13.8pp
755BOSWELL ELEM.
LEBANON · LEBANON R-III
Elementary35.6%-13.9pp
756A. D. STOWELL ELEM.
HANNIBAL · HANNIBAL 60
Elementary35.5%-14.0pp
757MEADOWMERE ELEM.
GRANDVIEW · GRANDVIEW C-4
Elementary35.5%-14.0pp
758MINNIE CLINE ELEM.
SAVANNAH · SAVANNAH R-III
Elementary35.5%-14.0pp
759ARROWPOINT ELEM.
ST LOUIS · HAZELWOOD
Elementary35.4%-14.1pp
760EUGENE FIELD ELEM.
HANNIBAL · HANNIBAL 60
Elementary35.3%-14.2pp
761HOUSE SPRINGS ELEM.
HOUSE SPRINGS · NORTHWEST R-I
Elementary35.3%-14.2pp
762KELLISON ELEM.
FENTON · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Elementary35.3%-14.2pp
763VIENNA ELEM.
VIENNA · MARIES CO. R-I
Elementary35.3%-14.2pp
764CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY
CARUTHERSVILLE · CARUTHERSVILLE 18
Elementary35.2%-14.3pp
765Lathrop Elementary School
Lathrop · LATHROP R-II
Elementary35.2%-14.3pp
766NORTH NODAWAY ELEM.
PICKERING · NORTH NODAWAY CO. R-VI
Elementary35.0%-14.5pp
767AVILLA ELEM.
AVILLA · AVILLA R-XIII
Elementary34.7%-14.8pp
768ELKHORN ELEMENTARY
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS · EXCELSIOR SPRINGS 40
Elementary34.7%-14.8pp
769EDGAR MURRAY ELEM.
ST CLAIR · ST. CLAIR R-XIII
Elementary34.5%-15.0pp
770ROSE ACRES ELEM.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS · PATTONVILLE R-III
Elementary34.5%-15.0pp
771WALT DISNEY ELEM.
MARCELINE · MARCELINE R-V
Elementary34.5%-15.0pp
772FRANKLIN CO. ELEM.
NEW HAVEN · FRANKLIN CO. R-II
Elementary34.4%-15.1pp
773HAMILTON ELEM.
HAMILTON · HAMILTON R-II
Elementary34.4%-15.1pp
774WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY
GRANT CITY · WORTH CO. R-III
Elementary34.4%-15.1pp
775MOREAU HEIGHTS ELEM.
JEFFERSON CITY · JEFFERSON CITY
Elementary34.3%-15.2pp
776HAWTHORNE ELEM.
MEXICO · MEXICO 59
Elementary34.0%-15.5pp
777LONGVIEW FARM ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary34.0%-15.5pp
778Orchard Farm Elementary
St. Charles · ORCHARD FARM R-V
Elementary34.0%-15.5pp
779STEWARTSVILLE ELEM.
STEWARTSVILLE · STEWARTSVILLE C-2
Elementary33.8%-15.7pp
780WESTCHESTER ELEM.
KIRKWOOD · KIRKWOOD R-VII
Elementary33.8%-15.7pp
781TRAILRIDGE ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary33.6%-15.9pp
782SALISBURY ELEM.
SALISBURY · SALISBURY R-IV
Elementary33.4%-16.1pp
783MARK TWAIN ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary33.3%-16.2pp
784RAYMORE ELEM.
RAYMORE · RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
Elementary33.3%-16.2pp
785ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary33.1%-16.4pp
786CLEARWATER ELEMENTARY
PIEDMONT · CLEARWATER R-I
Elementary33.0%-16.5pp
787WEST LANE ELEM.
JACKSON · JACKSON R-II
Elementary33.0%-16.5pp
788CREEKMOOR ELEM.
RAYMORE · RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
Elementary32.9%-16.6pp
789LOCKWOOD ELEM.
LOCKWOOD · LOCKWOOD R-I
Elementary32.9%-16.6pp
790GRANBY
GRANBY · EAST NEWTON CO. R-VI
Elementary32.8%-16.7pp
791CLARKTON ELEM.
CLARKTON · CLARKTON C-4
Elementary32.7%-16.8pp
792BALLWIN ELEM.
BALLWIN · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Elementary32.6%-16.9pp
793KEEVEN ELEM.
ST LOUIS · HAZELWOOD
Elementary32.5%-17.0pp
794LUCY WORTHAM JAMES ELEM.
ST JAMES · ST. JAMES R-I
Elementary32.4%-17.1pp
795WILLIAMS ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary32.3%-17.2pp
796LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY
FERGUSON · FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II
Elementary32.2%-17.3pp
797HENDERSON ELEM.
ST CHARLES · FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
Elementary32.1%-17.4pp
798JEFFERSON ELEM.
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON R-VII
Elementary32.0%-17.5pp
799LA MONTE ELEM.
LA MONTE · LA MONTE R-IV
Elementary32.0%-17.5pp
800LEMASTERS ELEM.
ST LOUIS · RIVERVIEW GARDENS
Elementary31.9%-17.6pp
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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.