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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
801WARREN HILLS ELEM.
LIBERTY · LIBERTY 53
Elementary31.8%-17.7pp
802MALDEN LOWER ELEM.
MALDEN · MALDEN R-I
Elementary31.7%-17.8pp
803PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary31.7%-17.8pp
804WINONA ELEM.
WINONA · WINONA R-III
Elementary31.7%-17.8pp
805FISK ELEMENTARY
FISK · TWIN RIVERS R-X
Elementary31.5%-18.0pp
806INDIAN CREEK ELEM.
KANSAS CITY · CENTER 58
Elementary31.5%-18.0pp
807SUNSET VALLEY ELEM.
LEES SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary31.4%-18.1pp
808MCEOWEN ELEM.
HARRISONVILLE · HARRISONVILLE R-IX
Elementary31.3%-18.2pp
809GRATZ BROWN ELEM.
MOBERLY · MOBERLY
Elementary31.1%-18.4pp
810ACKERMAN
FLORISSANT · SPECL. SCH. DST. ST. LOUIS CO.
Elementary31.0%-18.5pp
811POINT ELEM.
ST LOUIS · MEHLVILLE R-IX
Elementary31.0%-18.5pp
812CENTRAL ELEM.
MILLER · MILLER R-II
Elementary30.9%-18.6pp
813HICKORY HILLS ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary30.9%-18.6pp
814LILBOURN ELEMENTARY
LILBOURN · NEW MADRID CO. R-I
Elementary30.9%-18.6pp
815RAYMOND NANCY HODGE ELEM.
IMPERIAL · FOX C-6
Elementary30.9%-18.6pp
816CARMAN TRAILS ELEM.
MANCHESTER · PARKWAY C-2
Elementary30.8%-18.7pp
817COWDEN ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary30.7%-18.8pp
818TOWNSEND ELEM.
FLORISSANT · HAZELWOOD
Elementary30.7%-18.8pp
819ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY
ODESSA · ODESSA R-VII
Elementary30.6%-18.9pp
820SHELL KNOB ELEM.
SHELL KNOB · SHELL KNOB 78
Elementary30.6%-18.9pp
821Academie Lafayette Oak Elem
Kansas City · ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE
Elementary30.5%-19.0pp
822BLEVINS ELEM.
EUREKA · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Elementary30.4%-19.1pp
823EMGE ELEM.
O'FALLON · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary30.4%-19.1pp
824PEVELY ELEM.
PEVELY · DUNKLIN R-V
Elementary30.4%-19.1pp
825CLARK ELEM.
ST LOUIS · WEBSTER GROVES
Elementary30.2%-19.3pp
826CARTERVILLE ELEM.
CARTERVILLE · WEBB CITY R-VII
Elementary30.0%-19.5pp
827COLE CO. R-I ELEM.
RUSSELLVILLE · COLE CO. R-I
Elementary30.0%-19.5pp
828HALLS FERRY ELEMENTARY
FLORISSANT · FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II
Elementary30.0%-19.5pp
829OWENSVILLE ELEM.
OWENSVILLE · GASCONADE CO. R-II
Elementary30.0%-19.5pp
830BEAUFORT ELEM.
BEAUFORT · UNION R-XI
Elementary29.9%-19.6pp
831BUNKER ELEM.
BUNKER · BUNKER R-III
Elementary29.8%-19.7pp
832HATTON-MCCREDIE ELEM.
KINGDOM CITY · NORTH CALLAWAY CO. R-I
Elementary29.7%-19.8pp
833Milan C-2 Elementary
MILAN · MILAN C-2
Elementary29.7%-19.8pp
834KINGSTON ELEM.
CADET · KINGSTON K-14
Elementary29.6%-19.9pp
835SOUTHEAST ELEM.
KANSAS CITY · PARK HILL
Elementary29.5%-20.0pp
836BOWLES ELEM.
FENTON · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Elementary29.4%-20.1pp
837ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KANSAS CITY · HICKMAN MILLS C-1
Elementary29.4%-20.1pp
838WILLIAM BRYANT ELEM.
BLUE SPRINGS · BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
Elementary29.4%-20.1pp
839KEARNEY ELEM.
KEARNEY · KEARNEY R-I
Elementary29.1%-20.4pp
840RIDGEVIEW ELEM.
LIBERTY · LIBERTY 53
Elementary29.1%-20.4pp
841SUNSHINE ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary29.1%-20.4pp
842BARRINGTON ELEM.
FLORISSANT · HAZELWOOD
Elementary29.0%-20.5pp
843ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE CHERRY ELEM
KANSAS CITY · ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE
Elementary28.8%-20.7pp
844ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM.
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary28.6%-20.9pp
845VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM.
ALBANY · ALBANY R-III
Elementary28.6%-20.9pp
846GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM
ST. LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary28.5%-21.0pp
847ROBINWOOD ELEMENTARY
FLORISSANT · FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II
Elementary28.3%-21.2pp
848ALMA SCHRADER ELEM.
CAPE GIRARDEAU · CAPE GIRARDEAU 63
Elementary28.0%-21.5pp
849NORWOOD ELEM.
NORWOOD · NORWOOD R-I
Elementary28.0%-21.5pp
850MIDWAY ELEM.
CLEVELAND · MIDWAY R-I
Elementary27.9%-21.6pp
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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.