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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
251ALLEN VILLAGE ELEMENTARY ACADE
KANSAS CITY · ALLEN VILLAGE
Elementary60.0%+10.8pp
252BRIDLE RIDGE ELEMENTARY
RAYMORE · RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
Elementary60.0%+10.8pp
253Clearview Elementary
Union · WASHINGTON
Elementary60.0%+10.8pp
254INDEPENDENCE ELEM.
ST CHARLES · FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
Elementary60.0%+10.8pp
255PARKWAY ELEM.
ST JOSEPH · ST. JOSEPH
Elementary60.0%+10.8pp
256WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
Elementary60.0%+10.8pp
257LAFAYETTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY
ST. LOUIS · LAFAYETTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY
Elementary59.2%+10.0pp
258CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Elementary59.0%+9.8pp
259GREEN TRAILS ELEM.
CHESTERFIELD · PARKWAY C-2
Elementary59.0%+9.8pp
260MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
Elementary59.0%+9.8pp
261MERAMEC ELEM.
CLAYTON · CLAYTON
Elementary59.0%+9.8pp
262Maple Elementary
SMITHVILLE · SMITHVILLE R-II
Elementary59.0%+9.8pp
263TIPTON ELEM.
TIPTON · TIPTON R-VI
Elementary59.0%+9.8pp
264TRAILRIDGE ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary59.0%+9.8pp
265WARREN ELEM.
ST PETERS · FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
Elementary59.0%+9.8pp
266WEAVER ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary59.0%+9.8pp
267MERAMEC HEIGHTS ELEM.
ARNOLD · FOX C-6
Elementary58.0%+8.8pp
268MINNIE CLINE ELEM.
SAVANNAH · SAVANNAH R-III
Elementary58.0%+8.8pp
269NORTH ELEM.
HOLTS SUMMIT · JEFFERSON CITY
Elementary58.0%+8.8pp
270OAKWOOD ELEM.
HANNIBAL · HANNIBAL 60
Elementary58.0%+8.8pp
271South Point Elementary
Washington · WASHINGTON
Elementary58.0%+8.8pp
272KELSO ELEM.
BENTON · KELSO C-7
Elementary57.5%+8.3pp
273ALFRED L. RENNER ELEM.
KANSAS CITY · PARK HILL
Elementary57.0%+7.8pp
274CENTER ELEM.
KANSAS CITY · CENTER 58
Elementary57.0%+7.8pp
275HALLSVILLE INTERMEDIATE
HALLSVILLE · HALLSVILLE R-IV
Elementary57.0%+7.8pp
276HARVEST RIDGE ELEM.
ST CHARLES · FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
Elementary57.0%+7.8pp
277RICHARD SIMPSON ELEM.
ARNOLD · FOX C-6
Elementary57.0%+7.8pp
278STONEGATE ELEM.
RAYMORE · RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
Elementary57.0%+7.8pp
279VAN BUREN ELEM.
VAN BUREN · VAN BUREN R-I
Elementary57.0%+7.8pp
280GEORGE GUFFEY ELEM.
FENTON · FOX C-6
Elementary56.0%+6.8pp
281JOHN THOMAS SCHOOL OF DISCOVER
NIXA · Nixa Public Schools
Elementary56.0%+6.8pp
282MCGREGOR ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Elementary56.0%+6.8pp
283PARKADE ELEM.
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary56.0%+6.8pp
284PERSHING ELEM.
UNIVERSITY CITY · UNIVERSITY CITY
Elementary56.0%+6.8pp
285REBECCA BOONE ELEM.
WARRENTON · WARREN CO. R-III
Elementary56.0%+6.8pp
286UNION CHAPEL ELEM.
KANSAS CITY · PARK HILL
Elementary56.0%+6.8pp
287LYON AT BLOW ELEM.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary55.7%+6.5pp
288GLENWOOD ELEM.
WEST PLAINS · GLENWOOD R-VIII
Elementary55.4%+6.2pp
289COLE ELEM.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary55.3%+6.1pp
290FREEDOM ELEM.
ST ROBERT · WAYNESVILLE R-VI
Elementary55.0%+5.8pp
291GARFIELD ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Elementary55.0%+5.8pp
292GRANNEMANN ELEM.
ST LOUIS · HAZELWOOD
Elementary55.0%+5.8pp
293JUNCTION HILL ELEM.
WEST PLAINS · JUNCTION HILL C-12
Elementary55.0%+5.8pp
294KINGSTON ELEM.
CADET · KINGSTON K-14
Elementary55.0%+5.8pp
295SWEENY ELEMENTARY
REPUBLIC · REPUBLIC R-III
Elementary55.0%+5.8pp
296THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM.
BLUE SPRINGS · BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
Elementary55.0%+5.8pp
297TIFFANY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHL
KANSAS CITY · PARK HILL
Elementary55.0%+5.8pp
298EUGENE ELEM.
EUGENE · COLE CO. R-V
Elementary54.0%+4.8pp
299HAWTHORN ELEM.
ST PETERS · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary54.0%+4.8pp
300HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · PARK HILL
Elementary54.0%+4.8pp
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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.