Missouri schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CANTON HIGH CANTON · CANTON R-V | High | 99.0% | +49.8pp |
| 2 | GAINESVILLE HIGH GAINESVILLE · GAINESVILLE R-V | High | 98.0% | +48.8pp |
| 3 | MAYSVILLE JR.-SR. HIGH MAYSVILLE · MAYSVILLE R-I | High | 98.0% | +48.8pp |
| 4 | PORTAGEVILLE HIGH PORTAGEVILLE · PORTAGEVILLE | High | 96.0% | +46.8pp |
| 5 | LONE JACK HIGH LONE JACK · LONE JACK C-6 | High | 92.0% | +42.8pp |
| 6 | ADRIAN SR. HIGH ADRIAN · ADRIAN R-III | High | 89.0% | +39.8pp |
| 7 | BISMARCK R-V HIGH BISMARCK · BISMARCK R-V | High | 87.0% | +37.8pp |
| 8 | VAN BUREN HIGH VAN BUREN · VAN BUREN R-I | High | 86.0% | +36.8pp |
| 9 | IBERIA HIGH IBERIA · IBERIA R-V | High | 83.0% | +33.8pp |
| 10 | MID-BUCHANAN SR. HIGH FAUCETT · MID-BUCHANAN CO. R-V | High | 83.0% | +33.8pp |
| 11 | CHARLESTON HIGH CHARLESTON · CHARLESTON R-I | High | 82.0% | +32.8pp |
| 12 | SILEX HIGH SILEX · SILEX R-I | High | 78.0% | +28.8pp |
| 13 | ARCHIE HIGH SCHOOL ARCHIE · ARCHIE R-V | High | 76.0% | +26.8pp |
| 14 | SCHUYLER CO. HIGH QUEEN CITY · SCHUYLER CO. R-I | High | 74.0% | +24.8pp |
| 15 | FATIMA HIGH WESTPHALIA · OSAGE CO. R-III | High | 73.0% | +23.8pp |
| 16 | CONCORDIA HIGH CONCORDIA · CONCORDIA R-II | High | 72.0% | +22.8pp |
| 17 | COLE CAMP HIGH COLE CAMP · COLE CAMP R-I | High | 69.0% | +19.8pp |
| 18 | SMITHTON HIGH SMITHTON · SMITHTON R-VI | High | 66.0% | +16.8pp |
| 19 | ASH GROVE HIGH ASH GROVE · ASH GROVE R-IV | High | 64.0% | +14.8pp |
| 20 | KEARNEY JR. HIGH KEARNEY · KEARNEY R-I | High | 63.0% | +13.8pp |
| 21 | MIDWAY HIGH CLEVELAND · MIDWAY R-I | High | 61.0% | +11.8pp |
| 22 | WINDSOR HIGH WINDSOR · HENRY CO. R-I | High | 57.0% | +7.8pp |
| 23 | MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC. ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY | High | 56.0% | +6.8pp |
| 24 | CREST RIDGE HIGH CENTERVIEW · JOHNSON CO. R-VII | High | 55.0% | +5.8pp |
| 25 | MALDEN HIGH MALDEN · MALDEN R-I | High | 54.0% | +4.8pp |
| 26 | NORTHEAST HIGH CAIRO · NORTHEAST RANDOLPH CO. R-IV | High | 54.0% | +4.8pp |
| 27 | Alton High Alton · ALTON R-IV | High | 52.0% | +2.8pp |
| 28 | LINCOLN HIGH LINCOLN · LINCOLN R-II | High | 51.0% | +1.8pp |
| 29 | HOLCOMB HIGH HOLCOMB · HOLCOMB R-III | High | 49.0% | -0.2pp |
| 30 | CONWAY HIGH SCHOOLS CONWAY · LACLEDE CO. R-I | High | 48.0% | -1.2pp |
| 31 | PURDY HIGH PURDY · PURDY R-II | High | 48.0% | -1.2pp |
| 32 | CHAFFEE JR.-SR. HIGH CHAFFEE · CHAFFEE R-II | High | 46.0% | -3.2pp |
| 33 | CRYSTAL CITY HIGH CRYSTAL CITY · CRYSTAL CITY 47 | High | 44.0% | -5.2pp |
| 34 | THAYER SR. HIGH THAYER · THAYER R-II | High | 42.0% | -7.2pp |
| 35 | GREEN RIDGE HIGH GREEN RIDGE · GREEN RIDGE R-VIII | High | 41.0% | -8.2pp |
| 36 | RUSSELLVILLE HIGH RUSSELLVILLE · COLE CO. R-I | High | 37.0% | -12.2pp |
| 37 | SARCOXIE HIGH SARCOXIE · SARCOXIE R-II | High | 34.0% | -15.2pp |
| 38 | NEW BLOOMFIELD HIGH NEW BLOOMFIELD · NEW BLOOMFIELD R-III | High | 27.0% | -22.2pp |
| 39 | LICKING HIGH LICKING · LICKING R-VIII | High | 26.0% | -23.2pp |
| 40 | MARCELINE HIGH MARCELINE · MARCELINE R-V | High | 26.0% | -23.2pp |
| 41 | CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY Kansas City · CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOLS | High | 25.0% | -24.2pp |
| 42 | Viburnum High Viburnum · IRON CO. C-4 | High | 25.0% | -24.2pp |
| 43 | WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON HIGH WELLINGTON · WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON R-IX | High | 24.0% | -25.2pp |
| 44 | HAYTI HIGH HAYTI · HAYTI R-II | High | 23.0% | -26.2pp |
| 45 | WHEATON HIGH WHEATON · WHEATON R-III | High | 21.0% | -28.2pp |
| 46 | BUTLER HIGH BUTLER · BUTLER R-V | High | 20.0% | -29.2pp |
| 47 | ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ELLINGTON · SOUTHERN REYNOLDS CO. R-II | High | 20.0% | -29.2pp |
| 48 | OAK RIDGE HIGH OAK RIDGE · OAK RIDGE R-VI | High | 18.0% | -31.2pp |
| 49 | SOUTH PEMISCOT HIGH STEELE · SOUTH PEMISCOT CO. R-V | High | 17.0% | -32.2pp |
| 50 | NEELYVILLE HIGH NEELYVILLE · NEELYVILLE R-IV | High | 15.0% | -34.2pp |
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.