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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
901BRIDGEWAY ELEM.
BRIDGETON · PATTONVILLE R-III
Elementary19.2%-30.3pp
902BLANCHARD ELEM.
CAPE GIRARDEAU · CAPE GIRARDEAU 63
Elementary19.0%-30.5pp
903CENTRAL ELEM.
DEXTER · DEXTER R-XI
Elementary19.0%-30.5pp
904CONWAY ELEMENTARY
ST LOUIS · LADUE
Elementary19.0%-30.5pp
905FAIR GROVE ELEM.
FAIR GROVE · FAIR GROVE R-X
Elementary19.0%-30.5pp
906SALEM UPPER ELEM.
SALEM · SALEM R-80
Elementary18.6%-30.9pp
907WESTRAN ELEM.
HUNTSVILLE · WESTRAN R-I
Elementary18.4%-31.1pp
908EL DORADO SPRINGS ELEM.
EL DORADO SPRINGS · EL DORADO SPRINGS R-II
Elementary18.3%-31.2pp
909EUGENE FIELD ELEM.
MEXICO · MEXICO 59
Elementary18.1%-31.4pp
910MACON ELEMENTARY
MACON · MACON CO. R-I
Elementary17.7%-31.8pp
911PERSHING ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary17.7%-31.8pp
912PERSHING ELEM.
UNIVERSITY CITY · UNIVERSITY CITY
Elementary17.3%-32.2pp
913CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
Elementary17.2%-32.3pp
914BECKY-DAVID ELEM.
ST CHARLES · FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
Elementary17.0%-32.5pp
915BLOOMFIELD ELEM.
BLOOMFIELD · BLOOMFIELD R-XIV
Elementary17.0%-32.5pp
916HIGH POINTE ELEM.
NIXA · Nixa Public Schools
Elementary17.0%-32.5pp
917MEADOW LANE ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary17.0%-32.5pp
918WILLARD CENTRAL ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · WILLARD R-II
Elementary17.0%-32.5pp
919W. W. KEYSOR ELEM.
KIRKWOOD · KIRKWOOD R-VII
Elementary16.4%-33.1pp
920COVERDELL ELEM.
ST CHARLES · ST. CHARLES R-VI
Elementary16.0%-33.5pp
921OSAGE BEACH ELEMENTARY
OSAGE BEACH · CAMDENTON R-III
Elementary16.0%-33.5pp
922STONEGATE ELEM.
RAYMORE · RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
Elementary15.6%-33.9pp
923FAIRMOUNT ELEM.
INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30
Elementary15.1%-34.4pp
924WILLOW SPRINGS ELEM.
WILLOW SPRINGS · WILLOW SPRINGS R-IV
Elementary15.0%-34.5pp
925WESTPORT ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary14.5%-35.0pp
926MCBRIDE ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary14.0%-35.5pp
927NORTH COUNTY PARKSIDE ELEM.
DESLOGE · NORTH ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-I
Elementary14.0%-35.5pp
928SCOTT CO. ELEM.
BENTON · SCOTT CO. R-IV
Elementary13.9%-35.6pp
929Marthasville Elementary
Marthasville · WASHINGTON
Elementary13.6%-35.9pp
930HAWTHORN ELEMENTARY
CAMDENTON · CAMDENTON R-III
Elementary13.0%-36.5pp
931MOUNTAIN GROVE ELEM.
MOUNTAIN GROVE · MOUNTAIN GROVE R-III
Elementary13.0%-36.5pp
932BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.
HIGH RIDGE · NORTHWEST R-I
Elementary12.6%-36.9pp
933CORNERSTONE ELEMENTARY
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS · EXCELSIOR SPRINGS 40
Elementary12.0%-37.5pp
934CUBA ELEM.
CUBA · CRAWFORD CO. R-II
Elementary12.0%-37.5pp
935NIKE ELEM.
CATAWISSA · MERAMEC VALLEY R-III
Elementary12.0%-37.5pp
936UNDERWOOD ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary11.3%-38.2pp
937THAYER ELEM.
THAYER · THAYER R-II
Elementary11.2%-38.3pp
938CABOOL ELEM.
CABOOL · CABOOL R-IV
Elementary11.0%-38.5pp
939MONROE CITY ELEM.
MONROE CITY · MONROE CITY R-I
Elementary11.0%-38.5pp
940WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM.
WELLINGTON · WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON R-IX
Elementary10.6%-38.9pp
941HAMILTON ELEM. COMMUNITY ED.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary10.3%-39.2pp
942BLOOMSDALE ELEM.
BLOOMSDALE · STE. GENEVIEVE CO. R-II
Elementary10.0%-39.5pp
943NEW MADRID ELEMENTARY
NEW MADRID · NEW MADRID CO. R-I
Elementary9.8%-39.7pp
944MAIN STREET ELEM.
TROY · TROY R-III
Elementary9.5%-40.0pp
945EAST PRAIRIE ELEM
EAST PRAIRIE · EAST PRAIRIE R-II
Elementary9.0%-40.5pp
946OLD BONHOMME ELEMENTARY
ST LOUIS · LADUE
Elementary9.0%-40.5pp
947PLEASANT LEA ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary9.0%-40.5pp
948ROOSEVELT ELEM.
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON R-VII
Elementary9.0%-40.5pp
949SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary8.8%-40.7pp
950RUSHVILLE ELEM.
RUSHVILLE · BUCHANAN CO. R-IV
Elementary8.5%-41.0pp
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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.