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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
1CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
CHARLESTON · CHARLESTON R-I
Middle99.0%+49.8pp
2GUADALUPE CENTERS MIDDLE
KANSAS CITY · GUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLS
Middle99.0%+49.8pp
3NORTH CALLAWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
AUXVASSE · NORTH CALLAWAY CO. R-I
Middle99.0%+49.8pp
4Lathrop Middle School
Lathrop · LATHROP R-II
Middle98.0%+48.8pp
5STE. GENEVIEVE MIDDLE
STE GENEVIEVE · STE. GENEVIEVE CO. R-II
Middle98.0%+48.8pp
6FORSYTH MIDDLE
FORSYTH · FORSYTH R-III
Middle97.5%+48.3pp
7CHILLICOTHE MIDDLE
CHILLICOTHE · CHILLICOTHE R-II
Middle97.0%+47.8pp
8Hartville Middle
HARTVILLE · HARTVILLE R-II
Middle97.0%+47.8pp
9CLARK CO. MIDDLE
KAHOKA · CLARK CO. R-I
Middle96.0%+46.8pp
10OAKVILLE MIDDLE
ST LOUIS · MEHLVILLE R-IX
Middle96.0%+46.8pp
11BINGHAM MIDDLE
INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30
Middle95.0%+45.8pp
12FULTON MIDDLE
FULTON · FULTON 58
Middle95.0%+45.8pp
13LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE UPPER ELEM.
ROGERSVILLE · LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE R-VIII
Middle95.0%+45.8pp
14LAMAR MIDDLE
LAMAR · LAMAR R-I
Middle94.0%+44.8pp
15NEOSHO JR. HIGH
NEOSHO · NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle94.0%+44.8pp
16OAKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Middle94.0%+44.8pp
17PLEASANT VIEW MIDDLE
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Middle94.0%+44.8pp
18WEST MIDDLE
CHESTERFIELD · PARKWAY C-2
Middle94.0%+44.8pp
19LAWSON MIDDLE
LAWSON · LAWSON R-XIV
Middle93.6%+44.4pp
20Trenton Middle School
Trenton · TRENTON R-IX
Middle93.6%+44.4pp
21Carl Junction Jr. High
Carl Junction · CARL JUNCTION R-I
Middle93.0%+43.8pp
22VIENNA MIDDLE
VIENNA · MARIES CO. R-I
Middle92.0%+42.8pp
23JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Middle91.0%+41.8pp
24JOHN B. LANGE MIDDLE
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Middle91.0%+41.8pp
25SELVIDGE MIDDLE
BALLWIN · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Middle91.0%+41.8pp
26TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST. LOUIS · LINDBERGH SCHOOLS
Middle91.0%+41.8pp
27HAMILTON MIDDLE
HAMILTON · HAMILTON R-II
Middle90.0%+40.8pp
28LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER
ST. LOUIS · LADUE
Middle90.0%+40.8pp
29ROGERS MIDDLE
ST LOUIS · AFFTON 101
Middle90.0%+40.8pp
30MIDDLE SCHOOL
CARROLLTON · CARROLLTON R-VII
Middle89.6%+40.4pp
31CLIFFORD H. NOWLIN MIDDLE
INDEPENDENCE · INDEPENDENCE 30
Middle89.0%+39.8pp
32SMITHTON MIDDLE
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Middle89.0%+39.8pp
33FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M
KANSAS CITY · FRONTIER SCHOOLS
Middle88.0%+38.8pp
34AURORA JR. HIGH
AURORA · AURORA R-VIII
Middle87.0%+37.8pp
35BODE MIDDLE
ST JOSEPH · ST. JOSEPH
Middle86.0%+36.8pp
36HANCOCK PLACE MIDDLE
LEMAY · HANCOCK PLACE
Middle86.0%+36.8pp
37SCOTT CO. MIDDLE
BENTON · SCOTT CO. R-IV
Middle86.0%+36.8pp
38WASHINGTON MIDDLE
ST LOUIS · MEHLVILLE R-IX
Middle86.0%+36.8pp
39BROOKFIELD MIDDLE
BROOKFIELD · BROOKFIELD R-III
Middle85.2%+36.0pp
40CHESTER BOREN MIDDLE
CENTRALIA · CENTRALIA R-VI
Middle85.0%+35.8pp
41Carl Junction Intermediate
Carl Junction · CARL JUNCTION R-I
Middle85.0%+35.8pp
42HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.
HILLSBORO · HILLSBORO R-III
Middle85.0%+35.8pp
43SEYMOUR MIDDLE
SEYMOUR · SEYMOUR R-II
Middle85.0%+35.8pp
44WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL
COLUMBIA · COLUMBIA 93
Middle85.0%+35.8pp
45STRAFFORD MIDDLE
STRAFFORD · STRAFFORD R-VI
Middle84.2%+35.0pp
46CRESTVIEW MIDDLE
ELLISVILLE · ROCKWOOD R-VI
Middle84.0%+34.8pp
47DR. BERNARD J. DUBRAY MIDDLE
ST PETERS · FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle84.0%+34.8pp
48JOHN A. EVANS MIDDLE
POTOSI · POTOSI R-III
Middle84.0%+34.8pp
49KNOB NOSTER MIDDLE
KNOB NOSTER · KNOB NOSTER R-VIII
Middle84.0%+34.8pp
50CLINTON CO. R-III MIDDLE
PLATTSBURG · CLINTON CO. R-III
Middle83.9%+34.7pp
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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.