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Missouri schools ranked by test score

Latest MO DVT (Growth) year (2024-25). 365 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 49.2%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
201ROCKWOOD SOUTH MIDDLE
FENTON · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Middle46.0%-3.2pp
202GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHL
GRAIN VALLEY · GRAIN VALLEY R-V
Middle45.0%-4.2pp
203HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
KANSAS CITY · HICKMAN MILLS C-1
Middle45.0%-4.2pp
204NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Middle45.0%-4.2pp
205SECKMAN MIDDLE
IMPERIAL · FOX C-6
Middle45.0%-4.2pp
206WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH
SPRINGFIELD · WILLARD R-II
Middle45.0%-4.2pp
207PINEVILLE ELEM.
NOEL · MCDONALD CO. R-I
Middle44.8%-4.4pp
208JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Middle44.0%-5.2pp
209FIRE PRAIRIE MIDDLE
INDEPENDENCE · FORT OSAGE R-I
Middle43.0%-6.2pp
210FOX MIDDLE
ARNOLD · FOX C-6
Middle43.0%-6.2pp
211LADUE MIDDLE
ST LOUIS · LADUE
Middle43.0%-6.2pp
212CARVER MIDDLE
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Middle42.0%-7.2pp
213FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE
ST CHARLES · FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
Middle42.0%-7.2pp
214FT. ZUMWALT NORTH MIDDLE
O'FALLON · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.0%-8.2pp
215KENNETT MIDDLE
KENNETT · KENNETT 39
Middle41.0%-8.2pp
216NORTH MIDDLE
FLORISSANT · HAZELWOOD
Middle41.0%-8.2pp
217ROBIDOUX MIDDLE
ST JOSEPH · ST. JOSEPH
Middle41.0%-8.2pp
218WRIGHT CITY MIDDLE
WRIGHT CITY · WRIGHT CITY R-II OF WARREN CO.
Middle40.6%-8.6pp
219HERMANN MIDDLE
HERMANN · GASCONADE CO. R-I
Middle40.1%-9.1pp
220BLACK HAWK MIDDLE
WARRENTON · WARREN CO. R-III
Middle40.0%-9.2pp
221HOLMAN MIDDLE
ST ANN · PATTONVILLE R-III
Middle40.0%-9.2pp
222LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLE
WILDWOOD · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Middle40.0%-9.2pp
223MAPLE PARK MIDDLE
KANSAS CITY · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
Middle40.0%-9.2pp
224WYDOWN MIDDLE
CLAYTON · CLAYTON
Middle40.0%-9.2pp
225CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY 33
Middle39.0%-10.2pp
226HOGAN PREPARATORY ACAD MIDDLE
KANSAS CITY · HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY
Middle39.0%-10.2pp
227KIPP TRIUMPH ACADEMY
St. Louis · KIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle39.0%-10.2pp
228MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE
MOUNT VERNON · MT. VERNON R-V
Middle39.0%-10.2pp
229SUMMIT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
NIXA · Nixa Public Schools
Middle39.0%-10.2pp
230UNION MIDDLE
UNION · UNION R-XI
Middle39.0%-10.2pp
231LIBERTY MIDDLE
MOUNTAIN VIEW · MOUNTAIN VIEW-BIRCH TREE R-III
Middle38.0%-11.2pp
232LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR.
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Middle38.0%-11.2pp
233MARGARET BUERKLE MIDDLE
ST LOUIS · MEHLVILLE R-IX
Middle38.0%-11.2pp
234NEW MARK MIDDLE
KANSAS CITY · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
Middle38.0%-11.2pp
235Orchard Farm Middle School
ST CHARLES · ORCHARD FARM R-V
Middle38.0%-11.2pp
236SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOL
SALEM · SALEM R-80
Middle38.0%-11.2pp
237VALLEY PARK MIDDLE
VALLEY PARK · VALLEY PARK
Middle38.0%-11.2pp
238MARIES CO. MIDDLE
BLAND · MARIES CO. R-II
Middle37.7%-11.5pp
239CENTRAL MIDDLE
PARK HILLS · CENTRAL R-III
Middle37.0%-12.2pp
240POPLAR BLUFF MIDDLE SCHOOL
POPLAR BLUFF · POPLAR BLUFF R-I
Middle37.0%-12.2pp
241WEST PLAINS MIDDLE
WEST PLAINS · WEST PLAINS R-VII
Middle37.0%-12.2pp
242CHEROKEE MIDDLE
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Middle36.0%-13.2pp
243DONIPHAN MIDDLE
DONIPHAN · DONIPHAN R-I
Middle36.0%-13.2pp
244CUBA MIDDLE
CUBA · CRAWFORD CO. R-II
Middle35.8%-13.4pp
245LAFAYETTE CO. MIDDLE
HIGGINSVILLE · LAFAYETTE CO. C-1
Middle35.0%-14.2pp
246MRH MIDDLE
MAPLEWOOD · MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS
Middle35.0%-14.2pp
247AVA MIDDLE
AVA · AVA R-I
Middle34.6%-14.6pp
248MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL
MACON · MACON CO. R-I
Middle34.0%-15.2pp
249REPUBLIC MIDDLE
REPUBLIC · REPUBLIC R-III
Middle34.0%-15.2pp
250NOEL ELEM.
NOEL · MCDONALD CO. R-I
Middle33.7%-15.5pp
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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) 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.