Missouri schools ranked by test score
Latest MO DVT (Growth) year (2024-25). 384 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 49.5%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALLEN VILLAGE JUNIOR ACADEMY KANSAS CITY · ALLEN VILLAGE | Middle | 95.9% | +46.4pp |
| 2 | HARDIN MIDDLE ST CHARLES · ST. CHARLES R-VI | Middle | 95.9% | +46.4pp |
| 3 | NEOSHO JR. HIGH NEOSHO · NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 94.6% | +45.1pp |
| 4 | FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M KANSAS CITY · FRONTIER SCHOOLS | Middle | 92.8% | +43.3pp |
| 5 | EAST MIDDLE ST LOUIS · HAZELWOOD | Middle | 92.0% | +42.5pp |
| 6 | WILSON'S CREEK 5-6 INTER. CTR. BATTLEFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII | Middle | 89.8% | +40.3pp |
| 7 | Carnahan Middle ST.LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY | Middle | 89.1% | +39.6pp |
| 8 | OAKVILLE MIDDLE ST LOUIS · MEHLVILLE R-IX | Middle | 87.6% | +38.1pp |
| 9 | SOUTHEAST MIDDLE ST LOUIS · HAZELWOOD | Middle | 86.7% | +37.2pp |
| 10 | WEDGWOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER FLORISSANT · FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II | Middle | 85.0% | +35.5pp |
| 11 | FT. ZUWMALT WEST MIDDLE O'FALLON · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 84.3% | +34.8pp |
| 12 | DR. BERNARD J. DUBRAY MIDDLE ST PETERS · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 83.5% | +34.0pp |
| 13 | EASTGATE 6TH GRADE CENTER KANSAS CITY · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74 | Middle | 83.0% | +33.5pp |
| 14 | WASHINGTON MIDDLE ST LOUIS · MEHLVILLE R-IX | Middle | 82.4% | +32.9pp |
| 15 | NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH DEARBORN · NORTH PLATTE CO. R-I | Middle | 82.2% | +32.7pp |
| 16 | SOUTHERN BOONE MIDDLE ASHLAND · SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I | Middle | 82.0% | +32.5pp |
| 17 | WAYNESVILLE MIDDLE WAYNESVILLE · WAYNESVILLE R-VI | Middle | 81.7% | +32.2pp |
| 18 | MARIONVILLE MIDDLE Marionville · MARIONVILLE R-IX | Middle | 81.5% | +32.0pp |
| 19 | MIDDLE SCH. NEOSHO · NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 81.5% | +32.0pp |
| 20 | JOHN B. LANGE MIDDLE COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93 | Middle | 81.4% | +31.9pp |
| 21 | NORTH SIDE COMMUNITY-GRAND CTR ST.LOUIS · NORTH SIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL | Middle | 81.3% | +31.8pp |
| 22 | HOLMAN MIDDLE ST ANN · PATTONVILLE R-III | Middle | 81.2% | +31.7pp |
| 23 | UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-MIDDLE KANSAS CITY · UNIVERSITY ACADEMY | Middle | 80.9% | +31.4pp |
| 24 | RICHMOND MIDDLE RICHMOND · RICHMOND R-XVI | Middle | 80.8% | +31.3pp |
| 25 | SEYMOUR MIDDLE SEYMOUR · SEYMOUR R-II | Middle | 80.7% | +31.2pp |
| 26 | FRONTIER SCHL OF EXCELLENCE-M KANSAS CITY · FRONTIER SCHOOLS | Middle | 80.0% | +30.5pp |
| 27 | PINEVILLE ELEM. NOEL · MCDONALD CO. R-I | Middle | 79.9% | +30.4pp |
| 28 | OAKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93 | Middle | 79.8% | +30.3pp |
| 29 | JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93 | Middle | 79.0% | +29.5pp |
| 30 | Westview Middle School Saint Louis · RIVERVIEW GARDENS | Middle | 78.8% | +29.3pp |
| 31 | KIRBYVILLE MIDDLE KIRBYVILLE · KIRBYVILLE R-VI | Middle | 76.9% | +27.4pp |
| 32 | WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH RIDGE · NORTHWEST R-I | Middle | 76.9% | +27.4pp |
| 33 | BROOKSIDE CHARTER MIDDLE SCHL KANSAS CITY · BROOKSIDE CHARTER SCH. | Middle | 76.7% | +27.2pp |
| 34 | FERGUSON MIDDLE FERGUSON · FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II | Middle | 76.5% | +27.0pp |
| 35 | REEDS SPRING MIDDLE REEDS SPRING · REEDS SPRING R-IV | Middle | 76.5% | +27.0pp |
| 36 | Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle Kansas City · EWING MARION KAUFFMAN SCHOOL | Middle | 75.4% | +25.9pp |
| 37 | Academie Lafayette Armour IMS KANSAS CITY · ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE | Middle | 74.8% | +25.3pp |
| 38 | GUADALUPE CENTERS MIDDLE KANSAS CITY · GUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLS | Middle | 74.1% | +24.6pp |
| 39 | FORSYTH MIDDLE FORSYTH · FORSYTH R-III | Middle | 74.0% | +24.5pp |
| 40 | SUMMIT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL NIXA · Nixa Public Schools | Middle | 73.6% | +24.1pp |
| 41 | DESOTO JR. HIGH DESOTO · DESOTO 73 | Middle | 73.4% | +23.9pp |
| 42 | GRANDVIEW MIDDLE GRANDVIEW · GRANDVIEW C-4 | Middle | 73.4% | +23.9pp |
| 43 | BROOKFIELD MIDDLE BROOKFIELD · BROOKFIELD R-III | Middle | 73.0% | +23.5pp |
| 44 | GRAIN VALLEY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHL GRAIN VALLEY · GRAIN VALLEY R-V | Middle | 72.7% | +23.2pp |
| 45 | DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE FESTUS · JEFFERSON CO. R-VII | Middle | 72.3% | +22.8pp |
| 46 | DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBERTY · LIBERTY 53 | Middle | 71.9% | +22.4pp |
| 47 | BERNARD C. CAMPBELL MIDDLE LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII | Middle | 71.8% | +22.3pp |
| 48 | GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE ST. LOUIS · GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS | Middle | 71.8% | +22.3pp |
| 49 | KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP MIDDLE KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP ACADEMY | Middle | 71.8% | +22.3pp |
| 50 | ROGERS MIDDLE ST LOUIS · AFFTON 101 | Middle | 71.8% | +22.3pp |
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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.