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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | BERNARD MIDDLE ST LOUIS · MEHLVILLE R-IX | Middle | 71.3% | +21.8pp |
| 52 | NORTH CALLAWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL AUXVASSE · NORTH CALLAWAY CO. R-I | Middle | 71.3% | +21.8pp |
| 53 | NORTH MIDDLE JOPLIN · JOPLIN SCHOOLS | Middle | 70.6% | +21.1pp |
| 54 | THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE JEFFERSON CITY · JEFFERSON CITY | Middle | 70.6% | +21.1pp |
| 55 | LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLE WILDWOOD · ROCKWOOD R-VI | Middle | 70.3% | +20.8pp |
| 56 | IDA CANNON MIDDLE ELSBERRY · ELSBERRY R-II | Middle | 70.1% | +20.6pp |
| 57 | VALLEY PARK MIDDLE VALLEY PARK · VALLEY PARK | Middle | 70.0% | +20.5pp |
| 58 | SOUTH MIDDLE RAYTOWN · RAYTOWN C-2 | Middle | 69.9% | +20.4pp |
| 59 | NORTH KIRKWOOD MIDDLE KIRKWOOD · KIRKWOOD R-VII | Middle | 69.7% | +20.2pp |
| 60 | Hartville Middle HARTVILLE · HARTVILLE R-II | Middle | 69.6% | +20.1pp |
| 61 | WILLOW SPRINGS MIDDLE WILLOW SPRINGS · WILLOW SPRINGS R-IV | Middle | 69.6% | +20.1pp |
| 62 | BAYLESS JUNIOR HIGH ST LOUIS · BAYLESS | Middle | 69.3% | +19.8pp |
| 63 | CENTRAL MIDDLE PARK HILLS · CENTRAL R-III | Middle | 69.3% | +19.8pp |
| 64 | RIDGEWOOD MIDDLE ARNOLD · FOX C-6 | Middle | 69.2% | +19.7pp |
| 65 | EAST MIDDLE JOPLIN · JOPLIN SCHOOLS | Middle | 69.1% | +19.6pp |
| 66 | GATEWAY MIDDLE ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY | Middle | 69.1% | +19.6pp |
| 67 | CARTHAGE 6TH GRADE CENTER CARTHAGE · CARTHAGE R-IX | Middle | 69.0% | +19.5pp |
| 68 | GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER Kansas City · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74 | Middle | 69.0% | +19.5pp |
| 69 | FT. ZUMWALT NORTH MIDDLE O'FALLON · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 68.8% | +19.3pp |
| 70 | BRANSON JR. HIGH BRANSON · BRANSON R-IV | Middle | 68.7% | +19.2pp |
| 71 | INTERMEDIATE SCH. DESLOGE · NORTH ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-I | Middle | 68.7% | +19.2pp |
| 72 | Trenton Middle School Trenton · TRENTON R-IX | Middle | 68.6% | +19.1pp |
| 73 | FRONTIER MIDDLE O'FALLON · WENTZVILLE R-IV | Middle | 68.5% | +19.0pp |
| 74 | R. G. CENTRAL MIDDLE ST LOUIS · RIVERVIEW GARDENS | Middle | 68.5% | +19.0pp |
| 75 | JOHN BOISE MIDDLE SCHOOL WARSAW · WARSAW R-IX | Middle | 68.1% | +18.6pp |
| 76 | MRH MIDDLE MAPLEWOOD · MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS | Middle | 67.5% | +18.0pp |
| 77 | LOUISIANA MIDDLE LOUISIANA · LOUISIANA R-II | Middle | 67.4% | +17.9pp |
| 78 | ST. JAMES MIDDLE ST JAMES · ST. JAMES R-I | Middle | 66.9% | +17.4pp |
| 79 | LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE UPPER ELEM. ROGERSVILLE · LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE R-VIII | Middle | 66.7% | +17.2pp |
| 80 | FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH MIDDLE ST PETERS · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 66.4% | +16.9pp |
| 81 | BRYAN MIDDLE ST CHARLES · FRANCIS HOWELL R-III | Middle | 66.1% | +16.6pp |
| 82 | CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE CAMERON · CAMERON R-I | Middle | 66.1% | +16.6pp |
| 83 | MIDDLE SCHOOL CARROLLTON · CARROLLTON R-VII | Middle | 66.0% | +16.5pp |
| 84 | HOUSTON MIDDLE HOUSTON · HOUSTON R-I | Middle | 65.8% | +16.3pp |
| 85 | BRENTWOOD MIDDLE BRENTWOOD · BRENTWOOD | Middle | 65.5% | +16.0pp |
| 86 | ALBANY MIDDLE ALBANY · ALBANY R-III | Middle | 65.3% | +15.8pp |
| 87 | Carl Junction Intermediate Carl Junction · CARL JUNCTION R-I | Middle | 65.3% | +15.8pp |
| 88 | SCOTT CO. MIDDLE BENTON · SCOTT CO. R-IV | Middle | 65.3% | +15.8pp |
| 89 | Northwest 5th Grade Center MARSHALL · MARSHALL | Middle | 65.0% | +15.5pp |
| 90 | ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93 | Middle | 64.9% | +15.4pp |
| 91 | CALIFORNIA MIDDLE CALIFORNIA · MONITEAU CO. R-I | Middle | 64.5% | +15.0pp |
| 92 | MARGARET BUERKLE MIDDLE ST LOUIS · MEHLVILLE R-IX | Middle | 64.4% | +14.9pp |
| 93 | CARVER MIDDLE SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII | Middle | 63.5% | +14.0pp |
| 94 | SMITHTON MIDDLE COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93 | Middle | 63.3% | +13.8pp |
| 95 | STURGEON MIDDLE STURGEON · STURGEON R-V | Middle | 63.3% | +13.8pp |
| 96 | KEARNEY MIDDLE KEARNEY · KEARNEY R-I | Middle | 63.2% | +13.7pp |
| 97 | East Trails Middle School Lee's Summit · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII | Middle | 62.4% | +12.9pp |
| 98 | CHESTER BOREN MIDDLE CENTRALIA · CENTRALIA R-VI | Middle | 61.8% | +12.3pp |
| 99 | Carl Junction Jr. High Carl Junction · CARL JUNCTION R-I | Middle | 61.8% | +12.3pp |
| 100 | FORDLAND MIDDLE FORDLAND · FORDLAND R-III | Middle | 61.8% | +12.3pp |
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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.