Missouri schools ranked by test score
Latest MO DVT (Growth) year (2024-25). 144 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 49.5%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | GAINESVILLE HIGH GAINESVILLE · GAINESVILLE R-V | High | 47.7% | -1.8pp |
| 52 | NORTH PEMISCOT SR. HIGH WARDELL · NORTH PEMISCOT CO. R-I | High | 46.6% | -2.9pp |
| 53 | WALNUT GROVE HIGH WALNUT GROVE · WALNUT GROVE R-V | High | 46.5% | -3.0pp |
| 54 | ST. ELIZABETH HIGH ST ELIZABETH · ST. ELIZABETH R-IV | High | 46.3% | -3.2pp |
| 55 | SANTA FE HIGH ALMA · SANTA FE R-X | High | 46.2% | -3.3pp |
| 56 | RICH HILL HIGH RICH HILL · RICH HILL R-IV | High | 45.5% | -4.0pp |
| 57 | NORTH HARRISON HIGH EAGLEVILLE · NORTH HARRISON R-III | High | 44.8% | -4.7pp |
| 58 | CONWAY HIGH SCHOOLS CONWAY · LACLEDE CO. R-I | High | 44.6% | -4.9pp |
| 59 | SWEET SPRINGS HIGH SWEET SPRINGS · SWEET SPRINGS R-VII | High | 44.6% | -4.9pp |
| 60 | THAYER SR. HIGH THAYER · THAYER R-II | High | 44.4% | -5.1pp |
| 61 | GREEN RIDGE HIGH GREEN RIDGE · GREEN RIDGE R-VIII | High | 43.5% | -6.0pp |
| 62 | NORBORNE HIGH NORBORNE · NORBORNE R-VIII | High | 43.5% | -6.0pp |
| 63 | MACKS CREEK HIGH MACKS CREEK · MACKS CREEK R-V | High | 42.9% | -6.6pp |
| 64 | DREXEL HIGH DREXEL · DREXEL R-IV | High | 42.4% | -7.1pp |
| 65 | Naylor High School Naylor · NAYLOR R-II | High | 42.4% | -7.1pp |
| 66 | SOUTH PEMISCOT HIGH STEELE · SOUTH PEMISCOT CO. R-V | High | 41.5% | -8.0pp |
| 67 | WORTH CO. HIGH GRANT CITY · WORTH CO. R-III | High | 41.4% | -8.1pp |
| 68 | TRI-COUNTY HIGH JAMESPORT · TRI-COUNTY R-VII | High | 40.7% | -8.8pp |
| 69 | VAN-FAR JR./SR. HIGH VANDALIA · VAN-FAR R-I | High | 40.1% | -9.4pp |
| 70 | BAKERSFIELD HIGH BAKERSFIELD · BAKERSFIELD R-IV | High | 40.0% | -9.5pp |
| 71 | SOUTH IRON HIGH ANNAPOLIS · SOUTH IRON CO. R-I | High | 39.9% | -9.6pp |
| 72 | CENTRAL HIGH SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII | High | 39.6% | -9.9pp |
| 73 | Viburnum High Viburnum · IRON CO. C-4 | High | 38.8% | -10.7pp |
| 74 | RUSSELLVILLE HIGH RUSSELLVILLE · COLE CO. R-I | High | 38.5% | -11.0pp |
| 75 | OAK RIDGE HIGH OAK RIDGE · OAK RIDGE R-VI | High | 38.0% | -11.5pp |
| 76 | MALDEN HIGH MALDEN · MALDEN R-I | High | 37.3% | -12.2pp |
| 77 | ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ELLINGTON · SOUTHERN REYNOLDS CO. R-II | High | 36.5% | -13.0pp |
| 78 | RICHLAND HIGH ESSEX · RICHLAND R-I | High | 36.0% | -13.5pp |
| 79 | LA MONTE HIGH LA MONTE · LA MONTE R-IV | High | 35.8% | -13.7pp |
| 80 | FAIR PLAY HIGH FAIR PLAY · FAIR PLAY R-II | High | 35.2% | -14.3pp |
| 81 | FATIMA HIGH WESTPHALIA · OSAGE CO. R-III | High | 35.2% | -14.3pp |
| 82 | COMMUNITY HIGH LADDONIA · COMMUNITY R-VI | High | 35.0% | -14.5pp |
| 83 | Jasper Co. High School Jasper · JASPER CO. R-V | High | 34.3% | -15.2pp |
| 84 | SCHUYLER CO. HIGH QUEEN CITY · SCHUYLER CO. R-I | High | 34.0% | -15.5pp |
| 85 | GLASGOW HIGH GLASGOW · GLASGOW | High | 33.9% | -15.6pp |
| 86 | KNOX CO. HIGH EDINA · KNOX CO. R-I | High | 33.7% | -15.8pp |
| 87 | SMITHTON HIGH SMITHTON · SMITHTON R-VI | High | 33.7% | -15.8pp |
| 88 | BRAYMER HIGH BRAYMER · BRAYMER C-4 | High | 33.3% | -16.2pp |
| 89 | ARCHIE HIGH SCHOOL ARCHIE · ARCHIE R-V | High | 33.1% | -16.4pp |
| 90 | HOLCOMB HIGH HOLCOMB · HOLCOMB R-III | High | 32.4% | -17.1pp |
| 91 | STOUTLAND HIGH STOUTLAND · STOUTLAND R-II | High | 32.4% | -17.1pp |
| 92 | IBERIA HIGH IBERIA · IBERIA R-V | High | 32.2% | -17.3pp |
| 93 | GALENA HIGH GALENA · GALENA R-II | High | 31.7% | -17.8pp |
| 94 | MIDWAY HIGH CLEVELAND · MIDWAY R-I | High | 30.2% | -19.3pp |
| 95 | WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON HIGH WELLINGTON · WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON R-IX | High | 30.0% | -19.5pp |
| 96 | SOUTHLAND HIGH CARDWELL · SOUTHLAND C-9 | High | 29.8% | -19.7pp |
| 97 | WELLSVILLE-MIDDLETOWN HS WELLSVILLE · WELLSVILLE MIDDLETOWN R-I | High | 29.8% | -19.7pp |
| 98 | MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC. ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY | High | 29.7% | -19.8pp |
| 99 | CAMPBELL HIGH CAMPBELL · CAMPBELL R-II | High | 28.9% | -20.6pp |
| 100 | PORTAGEVILLE HIGH PORTAGEVILLE · PORTAGEVILLE | High | 28.3% | -21.2pp |
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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) 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.