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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
401RAY MILLER ELEM.
KIRKSVILLE · KIRKSVILLE R-III
Elementary41.0%-8.2pp
402RED BRIDGE ELEM.
KANSAS CITY · CENTER 58
Elementary41.0%-8.2pp
403ROCK CREEK ELEM.
O'FALLON · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-8.2pp
404BARBARA JORDAN ELEM.
UNIVERSITY CITY · UNIVERSITY CITY
Elementary40.0%-9.2pp
405CHILLICOTHE ELEM
CHILLICOTHE · CHILLICOTHE R-II
Elementary40.0%-9.2pp
406HICKEY ELEM.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary40.0%-9.2pp
407JOHN WELDON ELEM.
DARDENNE PRAIRIE · FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
Elementary40.0%-9.2pp
408MARVIN ELEM.
ST LOUIS · RITENOUR
Elementary40.0%-9.2pp
409RICHARDS ELEM.
WEST PLAINS · RICHARDS R-V
Elementary40.0%-9.2pp
410WESTCHESTER ELEM.
KIRKWOOD · KIRKWOOD R-VII
Elementary40.0%-9.2pp
411MARTIN CITY ELEM.
KANSAS CITY · GRANDVIEW C-4
Elementary39.9%-9.3pp
412OLD NORTH ACADEMY
ST. LOUIS · CONFLUENCE ACADEMIES
Elementary39.9%-9.3pp
413SHELL KNOB ELEM.
SHELL KNOB · SHELL KNOB 78
Elementary39.4%-9.8pp
414ALPHA HART LEWIS
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Elementary39.0%-10.2pp
415BLUE RIDGE ELEM.
RAYTOWN · RAYTOWN C-2
Elementary39.0%-10.2pp
416BOONE ELEM.
KANSAS CITY · CENTER 58
Elementary39.0%-10.2pp
417EPIC ELEMENTARY
LIBERTY · LIBERTY 53
Elementary39.0%-10.2pp
418GREEN TREE ELEM.
LAKE ST LOUIS · WENTZVILLE R-IV
Elementary39.0%-10.2pp
419MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM.
MOUNTAIN VIEW · MOUNTAIN VIEW-BIRCH TREE R-III
Elementary39.0%-10.2pp
420PARKWOOD ELEM.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS · PATTONVILLE R-III
Elementary39.0%-10.2pp
421SCUOLA VITA NUOVA CHARTER
KANSAS CITY · SCUOLA VITA NUOVA
Elementary38.9%-10.3pp
422PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL
ST LOUIS · PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary38.3%-10.9pp
423SOUTHWEST CITY ELEM.
SOUTHWEST CITY · MCDONALD CO. R-I
Elementary38.3%-10.9pp
424BOWLES ELEM.
FENTON · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Elementary38.0%-11.2pp
425DAVID BARTON ELEM.
BOONVILLE · BOONVILLE R-I
Elementary38.0%-11.2pp
426EUGENE FIELD ELEM.
MEXICO · MEXICO 59
Elementary38.0%-11.2pp
427JURY ELEM.
FLORISSANT · HAZELWOOD
Elementary38.0%-11.2pp
428PROGRESS SOUTH ELEM.
ST PETERS · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-11.2pp
429FRANKLIN CO. ELEM.
NEW HAVEN · FRANKLIN CO. R-II
Elementary37.2%-12.0pp
430ARROWPOINT ELEM.
ST LOUIS · HAZELWOOD
Elementary37.0%-12.2pp
431CANTON ELEM.
CANTON · CANTON R-V
Elementary37.0%-12.2pp
432GRIFFITH ELEMENTARY
FERGUSON · FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II
Elementary37.0%-12.2pp
433MURPHY ELEM.
HIGH RIDGE · NORTHWEST R-I
Elementary37.0%-12.2pp
434OSTMANN ELEM.
O'FALLON · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.0%-12.2pp
435SPRING VALLEY ELEM.
RAYTOWN · RAYTOWN C-2
Elementary37.0%-12.2pp
436ARMSTRONG ELEM.
HAZELWOOD · HAZELWOOD
Elementary36.0%-13.2pp
437BABLER ELEM.
GLENCOE · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Elementary36.0%-13.2pp
438BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST. LOUIS · NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE
Elementary36.0%-13.2pp
439HALLS FERRY ELEMENTARY
FLORISSANT · FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II
Elementary36.0%-13.2pp
440HOUSTON ELEM.
HOUSTON · HOUSTON R-I
Elementary36.0%-13.2pp
441LONE DELL ELEM.
ARNOLD · FOX C-6
Elementary36.0%-13.2pp
442MEADOW LANE ELEM.
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Elementary36.0%-13.2pp
443WASHINGTON MONTESSORI
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Elementary36.0%-13.2pp
444TRADITIONAL SCH.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS · PATTONVILLE R-III
Elementary35.1%-14.1pp
445AVENUE CITY ELEM.
COSBY · AVENUE CITY R-IX
Elementary35.0%-14.2pp
446COLD WATER ELEM.
FLORISSANT · HAZELWOOD
Elementary35.0%-14.2pp
447EZARD ELEM.
CONWAY · LACLEDE CO. R-I
Elementary35.0%-14.2pp
448KENNERLY ELEM.
ST LOUIS · LINDBERGH SCHOOLS
Elementary35.0%-14.2pp
449SPRING BRANCH ELEM.
INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30
Elementary35.0%-14.2pp
450WENDELL PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Elementary35.0%-14.2pp
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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.