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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
251SOUTHWEST MIDDLE
WASHBURN · SOUTHWEST R-V
Middle33.4%-15.8pp
252GALLATIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
GALLATIN · GALLATIN R-V
Middle33.1%-16.1pp
253CENTRAL MIDDLE
CHESTERFIELD · PARKWAY C-2
Middle33.0%-16.2pp
254NIPHER MIDDLE
KIRKWOOD · KIRKWOOD R-VII
Middle33.0%-16.2pp
255NORTHEAST MIDDLE
CREVE COEUR · PARKWAY C-2
Middle33.0%-16.2pp
256OSAGE TRAIL MIDDLE
INDEPENDENCE · FORT OSAGE R-I
Middle33.0%-16.2pp
257YEATMAN-LIDDELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST LOUIS · ST. LOUIS CITY
Middle33.0%-16.2pp
258DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL
LIBERTY · LIBERTY 53
Middle32.0%-17.2pp
259HARDIN MIDDLE
ST CHARLES · ST. CHARLES R-VI
Middle32.0%-17.2pp
260HILLSBORO JR. HIGH
HILLSBORO · HILLSBORO R-III
Middle32.0%-17.2pp
261MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE
BLUE SPRINGS · BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
Middle32.0%-17.2pp
262NICHOLAS A. INMAN INTERMEDIATE
NIXA · Nixa Public Schools
Middle32.0%-17.2pp
263WEST COUNTY MIDDLE
PARK HILLS · WEST ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-IV
Middle32.0%-17.2pp
264WOODLAND MIDDLE
Marble Hill · WOODLAND R-IV
Middle32.0%-17.2pp
265BRITTANY WOODS
UNIVERSITY CITY · UNIVERSITY CITY
Middle31.0%-18.2pp
266KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP MIDDLE
KANSAS CITY · KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP ACADEMY
Middle31.0%-18.2pp
267PIPKIN MIDDLE
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Middle31.0%-18.2pp
268FARMINGTON MIDDLE
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON R-VII
Middle30.0%-19.2pp
269LAKEVIEW MIDDLE
KANSAS CITY · PARK HILL
Middle30.0%-19.2pp
270SOUTH MIDDLE
RAYTOWN · RAYTOWN C-2
Middle30.0%-19.2pp
271BOURBON MIDDLE SCHOOL
BOURBON · CRAWFORD CO. R-I
Middle29.1%-20.1pp
272Academie Lafayette Armour IMS
KANSAS CITY · ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE
Middle29.0%-20.2pp
273GREENVILLE JR. HIGH
GREENVILLE · GREENVILLE R-II
Middle29.0%-20.2pp
274NORTH SIDE COMMUNITY-GRAND CTR
ST.LOUIS · NORTH SIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Middle29.0%-20.2pp
275PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE
LEE'S SUMMIT · LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
Middle29.0%-20.2pp
276NORTH KIRKWOOD MIDDLE
KIRKWOOD · KIRKWOOD R-VII
Middle28.0%-21.2pp
277RICHMOND MIDDLE
RICHMOND · RICHMOND R-XVI
Middle28.0%-21.2pp
278Washington Middle
WASHINGTON · WASHINGTON
Middle28.0%-21.2pp
279CENTRAL JR. HIGH
CAPE GIRARDEAU · CAPE GIRARDEAU 63
Middle27.0%-22.2pp
280LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE
BOONVILLE · BOONVILLE R-I
Middle27.0%-22.2pp
281PUXICO JR. HIGH
PUXICO · PUXICO R-VIII
Middle27.0%-22.2pp
282WESTRAN MIDDLE
CLIFTON HILL · WESTRAN R-I
Middle27.0%-22.2pp
283PALMYRA MIDDLE
PALMYRA · PALMYRA R-I
Middle26.1%-23.1pp
284DELTA WOODS MIDDLE
LEE'S SUMMIT · BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
Middle26.0%-23.2pp
285ELDON MIDDLE
ELDON · ELDON R-I
Middle26.0%-23.2pp
286SOUTHEAST MIDDLE
ST LOUIS · HAZELWOOD
Middle26.0%-23.2pp
287LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY
ST LOUIS · LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY
Middle25.2%-24.0pp
288ANTIOCH MIDDLE
GLADSTONE · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
Middle25.0%-24.2pp
289NORTHWEST MIDDLE
FLORISSANT · HAZELWOOD
Middle25.0%-24.2pp
290ROCKWOOD VALLEY MIDDLE
WILDWOOD · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Middle25.0%-24.2pp
291DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE
FESTUS · JEFFERSON CO. R-VII
Middle24.0%-25.2pp
292REED MIDDLE
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Middle24.0%-25.2pp
293KIPP INSPIRE ACADEMY
ST LOUIS · KIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle23.6%-25.6pp
294CLEARWATER MIDDLE
PIEDMONT · CLEARWATER R-I
Middle23.5%-25.7pp
295MOUND CITY MIDDLE
MOUND CITY · MOUND CITY R-II
Middle23.2%-26.0pp
296BUCHANAN INTERMEDIATE
BRANSON · BRANSON R-IV
Middle23.0%-26.2pp
297GRANDVIEW MIDDLE
HILLSBORO · GRANDVIEW R-II
Middle23.0%-26.2pp
298SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE
ST JOSEPH · ST. JOSEPH
Middle23.0%-26.2pp
299HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
LIBERTY · LIBERTY 53
Middle22.0%-27.2pp
300KINGSTON MIDDLE
CADET · KINGSTON K-14
Middle22.0%-27.2pp
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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.