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Missouri schools ranked by test score

Latest MO DVT (Growth) year (2024-25). 687 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 49.2%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
51KOCH ELEM.
ST LOUIS · RIVERVIEW GARDENS
Elementary91.0%+41.8pp
52MID-BUCHANAN ELEM.
FAUCETT · MID-BUCHANAN CO. R-V
Elementary91.0%+41.8pp
53SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM.
INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30
Elementary91.0%+41.8pp
54WALT DISNEY ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary91.0%+41.8pp
55EAST ELEM.
JEFFERSON CITY · JEFFERSON CITY
Elementary90.0%+40.8pp
56FIELD ELEM.
ST JOSEPH · ST. JOSEPH
Elementary90.0%+40.8pp
57JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM.
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary90.0%+40.8pp
58M. L. KING ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Elementary90.0%+40.8pp
59PARTRIDGE ELEM.
FT LEONARD WOOD · WAYNESVILLE R-VI
Elementary90.0%+40.8pp
60STERLING ELEM.
WARRENSBURG · WARRENSBURG R-VI
Elementary90.0%+40.8pp
61WILDWOOD ELEM.
SARCOXIE · SARCOXIE R-II
Elementary90.0%+40.8pp
62TRIWAY
STELLA · EAST NEWTON CO. R-VI
Elementary89.7%+40.5pp
63BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARY
Columbia · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary89.0%+39.8pp
64JAMES LEWIS ELEM.
BLUE SPRINGS · BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
Elementary89.0%+39.8pp
65LINCOLN ELEM.
TROY · TROY R-III
Elementary89.0%+39.8pp
66LINDEN WEST ELEMENTARY
GLADSTONE · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
Elementary89.0%+39.8pp
67MCGRATH ELEM.
BRENTWOOD · BRENTWOOD
Elementary89.0%+39.8pp
68PARIS ELEM.
PARIS · PARIS R-II
Elementary89.0%+39.8pp
69LAWSON ELEM.
FLORISSANT · HAZELWOOD
Elementary88.0%+38.8pp
70PECULIAR ELEM.
PECULIAR · RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
Elementary88.0%+38.8pp
71PERRYVILLE ELEM.
PERRYVILLE · PERRY CO. 32
Elementary88.0%+38.8pp
72PITCHER ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Elementary88.0%+38.8pp
73SULLIVAN ELEM.
SULLIVAN · SULLIVAN
Elementary88.0%+38.8pp
74FATIMA ELEM.
WESTPHALIA · OSAGE CO. R-III
Elementary87.0%+37.8pp
75GEORGE MELCHER ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Elementary87.0%+37.8pp
76JEFFERSON ELEM.
JOPLIN · JOPLIN SCHOOLS
Elementary87.0%+37.8pp
77KORTE ELEM.
INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30
Elementary87.0%+37.8pp
78MALDEN LOWER ELEM.
MALDEN · MALDEN R-I
Elementary87.0%+37.8pp
79WESTVIEW ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary87.0%+37.8pp
80ANTONIA ELEM.
IMPERIAL · FOX C-6
Elementary86.0%+36.8pp
81CENTRAL ELEM.
MILLER · MILLER R-II
Elementary86.0%+36.8pp
82GARRETT ELEM.
HAZELWOOD · HAZELWOOD
Elementary86.0%+36.8pp
83HALE COOK ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Elementary86.0%+36.8pp
84KELLISON ELEM.
FENTON · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Elementary86.0%+36.8pp
85NEW HAVEN ELEM.
NEW HAVEN · NEW HAVEN
Elementary86.0%+36.8pp
86OAKVILLE ELEM.
ST LOUIS · MEHLVILLE R-IX
Elementary86.0%+36.8pp
87TRUMAN ELEM.
NEVADA · NEVADA R-V
Elementary86.0%+36.8pp
88DANIEL YOUNG ELEM.
BLUE SPRINGS · BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
Elementary85.0%+35.8pp
89DONIPHAN INTERMEDIATE
Doniphan · DONIPHAN R-I
Elementary85.0%+35.8pp
90FISK ELEMENTARY
FISK · TWIN RIVERS R-X
Elementary85.0%+35.8pp
91HAWTHORNE ELEM.
MEXICO · MEXICO 59
Elementary85.0%+35.8pp
92THORPE J. GORDON ELEM.
JEFFERSON CITY · JEFFERSON CITY
Elementary85.0%+35.8pp
93WESTRAN ELEM.
HUNTSVILLE · WESTRAN R-I
Elementary85.0%+35.8pp
94WESTRIDGE ELEM.
BALLWIN · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Elementary85.0%+35.8pp
95CENTRAL ELEM.
WESTON · WEST PLATTE CO. R-II
Elementary84.0%+34.8pp
96CREEKMOOR ELEM.
RAYMORE · RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
Elementary84.0%+34.8pp
97HAZEL GROVE ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary84.0%+34.8pp
98MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY
GLADSTONE · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
Elementary84.0%+34.8pp
99NORTHEAST ELEM.
CAIRO · NORTHEAST RANDOLPH CO. R-IV
Elementary84.0%+34.8pp
100NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
Elementary84.0%+34.8pp
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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) Science 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.