Missouri schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | BERNIE HIGH BERNIE · BERNIE R-XIII | High | 27.3% | -22.2pp |
| 102 | New Franklin Middle-High New Franklin · NEW FRANKLIN R-I | High | 27.2% | -22.3pp |
| 103 | RICHLAND HIGH RICHLAND · RICHLAND R-IV | High | 26.8% | -22.7pp |
| 104 | WINDSOR HIGH WINDSOR · HENRY CO. R-I | High | 26.4% | -23.1pp |
| 105 | MARCELINE HIGH MARCELINE · MARCELINE R-V | High | 25.5% | -24.0pp |
| 106 | WHEATON HIGH WHEATON · WHEATON R-III | High | 24.9% | -24.6pp |
| 107 | VERONA HIGH VERONA · VERONA R-VII | High | 24.6% | -24.9pp |
| 108 | VALLEY HIGH CALEDONIA · VALLEY R-VI | High | 23.9% | -25.6pp |
| 109 | OSCEOLA JR.-SR. HIGH OSCEOLA · OSCEOLA | High | 23.8% | -25.7pp |
| 110 | GOLDEN CITY HIGH GOLDEN CITY · GOLDEN CITY R-III | High | 23.4% | -26.1pp |
| 111 | CANTON HIGH CANTON · CANTON R-V | High | 22.4% | -27.1pp |
| 112 | HIGBEE HIGH HIGBEE · HIGBEE R-VIII | High | 22.4% | -27.1pp |
| 113 | APPLETON CITY HIGH APPLETON CITY · APPLETON CITY R-II | High | 22.2% | -27.3pp |
| 114 | LICKING HIGH LICKING · LICKING R-VIII | High | 21.9% | -27.6pp |
| 115 | Nodaway-Holt MS/HS Graham · NODAWAY-HOLT R-VII | High | 21.4% | -28.1pp |
| 116 | HIGHLAND JR.-SR. HIGH LEWISTOWN · LEWIS CO. C-1 | High | 21.3% | -28.2pp |
| 117 | NEELYVILLE HIGH NEELYVILLE · NEELYVILLE R-IV | High | 20.9% | -28.6pp |
| 118 | ADRIAN SR. HIGH ADRIAN · ADRIAN R-III | High | 20.4% | -29.1pp |
| 119 | CHAFFEE JR.-SR. HIGH CHAFFEE · CHAFFEE R-II | High | 19.6% | -29.9pp |
| 120 | UNION STAR HIGH UNION STAR · UNION STAR R-II | High | 19.6% | -29.9pp |
| 121 | DADEVILLE SR. HIGH DADEVILLE · DADEVILLE R-II | High | 19.5% | -30.0pp |
| 122 | OTTERVILLE HIGH OTTERVILLE · OTTERVILLE R-VI | High | 19.3% | -30.2pp |
| 123 | EUGENE HIGH EUGENE · COLE CO. R-V | High | 19.0% | -30.5pp |
| 124 | MID-BUCHANAN SR. HIGH FAUCETT · MID-BUCHANAN CO. R-V | High | 18.3% | -31.2pp |
| 125 | BUNKER HIGH BUNKER · BUNKER R-III | High | 18.2% | -31.3pp |
| 126 | SALISBURY HIGH SALISBURY · SALISBURY R-IV | High | 17.7% | -31.8pp |
| 127 | SHELDON HIGH SHELDON · SHELDON R-VIII | High | 17.2% | -32.3pp |
| 128 | LAKELAND HIGH DEEPWATER · LAKELAND R-III | High | 16.9% | -32.6pp |
| 129 | KINGSVILLE HIGH KINGSVILLE · KINGSVILLE R-I | High | 16.0% | -33.5pp |
| 130 | NEW BLOOMFIELD HIGH NEW BLOOMFIELD · NEW BLOOMFIELD R-III | High | 15.9% | -33.6pp |
| 131 | CHADWICK HIGH CHADWICK · CHADWICK R-I | High | 15.6% | -33.9pp |
| 132 | VAN BUREN HIGH VAN BUREN · VAN BUREN R-I | High | 15.0% | -34.5pp |
| 133 | SOUTHWEST LIVINGSTON CO R-1 HS LUDLOW · SOUTHWEST LIVINGSTON CO. R-I | High | 14.3% | -35.2pp |
| 134 | CROCKER HIGH CROCKER · CROCKER R-II | High | 14.2% | -35.3pp |
| 135 | STEWARTSVILLE HIGH STEWARTSVILLE · STEWARTSVILLE C-2 | High | 14.1% | -35.4pp |
| 136 | MILLER HIGH MILLER · MILLER R-II | High | 13.8% | -35.7pp |
| 137 | DORA HIGH DORA · DORA R-III | High | 12.6% | -36.9pp |
| 138 | CRANE HIGH CRANE · CRANE R-III | High | 11.4% | -38.1pp |
| 139 | BUTLER HIGH BUTLER · BUTLER R-V | High | 11.2% | -38.3pp |
| 140 | BELL CITY HIGH BELL CITY · BELL CITY R-II | High | 11.1% | -38.4pp |
| 141 | PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33 | High | 9.2% | -40.3pp |
| 142 | SCOTLAND CO. HIGH MEMPHIS · SCOTLAND CO. R-I | High | 4.4% | -45.1pp |
| 143 | CLARKTON HIGH CLARKTON · CLARKTON C-4 | High | 3.4% | -46.1pp |
| 144 | PATTONSBURG HIGH PATTONSBURG · PATTONSBURG R-II | High | 3.1% | -46.4pp |
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.